Hi everyone,
I hope that everyone is fine and your place is dry and safe.
Base on the weather reports, our school stays "closed" on Thursday too. At this stage, I cannot give you any advice for Friday, however, I will try to keep you up to dated via this blog or my facebook.
Try to avoid any unnecessary outing in these uncertian conditions and keep your mobile phones charged as we don't know if the power would be cut or not. Have an evacuation plan for emergency and keep your passports and documents handy in case. As we mentioned before, do not approach the flooding water at any circumstances and keep in touch with friends and family as much as you can.
Good luck
Michael
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Lateral Thinking Skills
Lateral thinking is the ability to think creatively, or "outside the box" as it is sometimes referred to in business, to use your inspiration and imagination to solve problems by looking at them from unexpected perspectives.
Lateral thinking involves discarding the obvious, leaving behind traditional modes of thought, and throwing away preconceptions.
Lateral Thinking Quiz (1)
The following question will test your ability to think laterally. Please post your answer to me by Friday 17th.
A woman goes into a store to buy an item. She asked the shop assistant: "How much does it cost for one?" The assistant replies 2 dollars. "And how much for 10?" The assistant replies "$4" "How much for 100?"She gets the reply "$6 "What is the woman buying?
Lateral thinking involves discarding the obvious, leaving behind traditional modes of thought, and throwing away preconceptions.
Lateral Thinking Quiz (1)
The following question will test your ability to think laterally. Please post your answer to me by Friday 17th.
A woman goes into a store to buy an item. She asked the shop assistant: "How much does it cost for one?" The assistant replies 2 dollars. "And how much for 10?" The assistant replies "$4" "How much for 100?"She gets the reply "$6 "What is the woman buying?
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Website of the week (BBC Language Learning)
G'day,
Click on the link below and explore its different features.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
Click on the link below and explore its different features.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Phrasal Verbs "up" + activity task
A phrasal verb is a verb which consists of more than one word. Most phrasal verbs consist of two words: the first word is a verb and the second word is a preposition or an adverb.
You can sometimes guess the meaning of a phrasal verb from the meaning of the words it contains, for example come in = come + in.
But more often, the meaning of the phrasal verb is different ‑ often very different ‑ from the meaning of the verb which forms its first part.
One common use for 'up' in phrasal verbs is to indicate an upward movement, an increase or an improvement
1. If you display something such as a poster, you 'put it up' on a wall or a notice-board.
· Have you seen the warning the boss has put up on the notice-board?
· Can you put up a poster in your window?
2. If somebody is miserable and you want them to be happier, you can tell them to 'cheer up'.
· You look really unhappy. Cheer up!
· Michael was sad the other day so I sent him a joke to cheer him up a bit.
3. If you are sitting and then you rise from your chair, you 'stand up'.
· When the judge arrives, everybody must stand up.
· Stand up straight when they’re measuring your height.
4. If you want to make something stronger, you can 'build it up'.
· I have built up a strong relationship between myself and my students.
· I have been ill and need to build up my strength.
5. I can't hear very well these days – I'm old. When you speak to me, you need to speaker, to 'speak up'.
· Can you speak up a bit please? There is a lot of background noise.
· It is a big room. You will have to speak up so that those in the back can hear.
6. The place where you lived when you were a child is where you 'grew up'.
· He was born in Scotland but grew up in England.
· Where did you grow up?
7. If something increases fast, it 'shoots up'.
· The price of petrol has shot up recently.
· My English skills shot up after I started studying with Michael. (It shows you have not wasted your time in my class :-)
Now, I'd like you to make 7 sentences using those new phrasal verbs and post it to me.
You can sometimes guess the meaning of a phrasal verb from the meaning of the words it contains, for example come in = come + in.
But more often, the meaning of the phrasal verb is different ‑ often very different ‑ from the meaning of the verb which forms its first part.
One common use for 'up' in phrasal verbs is to indicate an upward movement, an increase or an improvement
1. If you display something such as a poster, you 'put it up' on a wall or a notice-board.
· Have you seen the warning the boss has put up on the notice-board?
· Can you put up a poster in your window?
2. If somebody is miserable and you want them to be happier, you can tell them to 'cheer up'.
· You look really unhappy. Cheer up!
· Michael was sad the other day so I sent him a joke to cheer him up a bit.
3. If you are sitting and then you rise from your chair, you 'stand up'.
· When the judge arrives, everybody must stand up.
· Stand up straight when they’re measuring your height.
4. If you want to make something stronger, you can 'build it up'.
· I have built up a strong relationship between myself and my students.
· I have been ill and need to build up my strength.
5. I can't hear very well these days – I'm old. When you speak to me, you need to speaker, to 'speak up'.
· Can you speak up a bit please? There is a lot of background noise.
· It is a big room. You will have to speak up so that those in the back can hear.
6. The place where you lived when you were a child is where you 'grew up'.
· He was born in Scotland but grew up in England.
· Where did you grow up?
7. If something increases fast, it 'shoots up'.
· The price of petrol has shot up recently.
· My English skills shot up after I started studying with Michael. (It shows you have not wasted your time in my class :-)
Now, I'd like you to make 7 sentences using those new phrasal verbs and post it to me.
Monday, November 8, 2010
What is Peace and how it is achieved or maintained?
Define the word "peace" and explain how it could be achieved and maintained in a few paragraphs. Due date: Friday12th Oct
Friday, November 5, 2010
Website of the week (writing fun)
Below is a very interactive website which helps you with your writing in different genres. I hope you like it.
http://www.writingfun.com/writingfun2010.html
After you logged in to the website, you need to click on Enter Here and then you can select the type of text you need more practice on.
Good luck
http://www.writingfun.com/writingfun2010.html
After you logged in to the website, you need to click on Enter Here and then you can select the type of text you need more practice on.
Good luck
Monday, November 1, 2010
Phar Lap
Following our today's lesson about Phar Lap, I'd like you to get in to the link below and listen to the video clip about the famous Australian horse and answer the following quesions.
http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/346/
Understanding the video clip
1. Who was Phar Lap?
2. When did Phar Lap race?
3. Phar Lap raced during the Depression — what was the Depression?
4. What happened to Phar Lap?
5. What evidence is there that people loved him?
http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/346/
Understanding the video clip
1. Who was Phar Lap?
2. When did Phar Lap race?
3. Phar Lap raced during the Depression — what was the Depression?
4. What happened to Phar Lap?
5. What evidence is there that people loved him?
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