Saturday, October 24, 2015
EFS 3 LISTENING PRACTICE
If anybody from EFS 3 Would like to practise listening, there are several files on the blog that can help you..
Just search EFS 3 Listening...
EFS3 Page 66 Reading answers
Do Carrots Help you see in the dark?
A-2 B -1 C-3
3. 1. Older people
3.2 Vegetables contain substances that are important in the protection of our eyesight.
3.3 Causes loss of clear sharp vision
3.4 a group of women between the ages of 50-79 had their consumption of coloured vegetables monitored over a period of 15 years/
A-2 B -1 C-3
3. 1. Older people
3.2 Vegetables contain substances that are important in the protection of our eyesight.
3.3 Causes loss of clear sharp vision
3.4 a group of women between the ages of 50-79 had their consumption of coloured vegetables monitored over a period of 15 years/
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Listening practice
This is a British Council website for listening practice.
Monday Listening
Here is the listening file for pages 118-119 Remembering teachers
Here is the file for page 121
and page 122
Here is the file for page 121
and page 122
Monday, July 13, 2015
Notes- EFS 3. EFS 1
Firstly, sorry to the EFS 1 students. I forgot to take the book home with me on the weekend and haven't had time to post the answers for you. I will try and do this tomorrow afternoon.
Secondly, EFS 3 Students. I have posted the answers to today's work and the listening and answers below. If you have problems with the files, please let me know and I will try and fix them
-Leann
Secondly, EFS 3 Students. I have posted the answers to today's work and the listening and answers below. If you have problems with the files, please let me know and I will try and fix them
-Leann
Listening page 94 EFS 3 Nature interview
EFS 3 ANSWERS TO PAGES 92-93
Friday, July 3, 2015
EFS1- Answers to pages 46-50
Hello, welcome to EFS 1. If you have questions, you can email me...
USE TO AND WOULD
We use past simple to talk about actions that happened and
have now finished
If you always use 'used to' to describe repeated things in the past, you can usually get the grammar right.
William- actor, Justin- singer, Tessa- teacher , Lizzie -scientist
USE TO AND WOULD
We use used to/would to talk about repeated events and
actions in the past
We use used to to talk about repeated states in the past.
You can't use would for this.
If you always use 'used to' to describe repeated things in the past, you can usually get the grammar right.
Remember
used to + basic form of the verb
Would + basic form of the verb
Look out for how the word 'but' is used to link sentences in some of these examples..
past simple and used to- Answers for page 46
1. She didn't use to smoke
2. She used to live in Chicago
3. She didn't use to have money
4. She didn't use to eat meat
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey was born on March 27 1970 near Long Island New
York. When she was three years old , her parents got divorced and she was
brought up by her mother, an opera singer. I was also around this time that
Mariah discovered her love of music.
Mariah claims that she wasn't a very good student at school.
At night she used to/would sing for her brother's band and used to/would miss
school the next day. She made her first recording in a studio her friend worked
for, but they could only record at night.
Just days after she finished school, Mariah moved to New
York City where she got several casual jobs. Before long she started singing
with pop star Brenda K Starr. It was at a party with Starr in the late eighties
that Mariah met with record company executives and gave one of them a tape of
her songs. The rest is music history!
Used to and Would.- Page 47
1. A retired businessman
2. A former marathon champion
3. a former night worker
4. a dieter
2.
We used to live in a small flat but last year we bought a
house.
He used to/would spend a lot of money on the cinema, but now
he only buys computer games.
Peter and John used to be best friends but then they fell in
love with the same girl.
My primary school teachers didn't use to/wouldn't give us any homework but they used to/would
teach us a lot in class.
Mr Smith used to /would watch TV all day before he lost his
sight.
I didn't used to like
seafood but now I just love it.
Harrison Ford used to accept the most peculiar jobs before
he became an actor.
Page 49 Answers. Past Simple Passive
b. were bought.
c. was launched
d. were given
e. was filled
f. was held
g. were seen
h .was known
i. were worn
j. was murdered
k. was attended
l . was comforted.
My Ambition- answers
1-
2.-
3 be
4. -
5. -
6. of
7. -
8. to
9. more
10. that
11. a
12. -
Page 50.
1. used to / would play
2. used to/ would tell
3.used to / would sing
4. used to/ would play
5. used to love
6. used to /would help
7. asked
8. used to/would
William- actor, Justin- singer, Tessa- teacher , Lizzie -scientist
Sunday, May 17, 2015
EFS 2 Listening- negotiating for Success, page 145
Here is the listening for this activity
Here are the answers
Because this is a WMA file, you have to down load it and play it using Windows Media player.
Sorry.
Here are the answers
Because this is a WMA file, you have to down load it and play it using Windows Media player.
Sorry.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Self Employment in the US Listening EFS2 pages 140-141
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Requests for EFS 2 and EFS 3
Hi,
If anybody has any requests for practice exercises, please let me know . I'm happy to have a look for listening, reading and writing practice material.
Please also advise me if there are any problems with the EFS 3 Listening uploads I've done tonight.
Leann
If anybody has any requests for practice exercises, please let me know . I'm happy to have a look for listening, reading and writing practice material.
Please also advise me if there are any problems with the EFS 3 Listening uploads I've done tonight.
Leann
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Obesity is taking over Australia- EFS 2 listening
Here is the link to the listening on page 107 of the booklet.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Listening EFS2 BTN page 63
Here is the link for the listening about shopping on page 63
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Listening EFS 2 Communication pp 28-33
This is the listening for pages 28-33 in the EFS 2 booklet.
There 's a lot.
part 8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8,8
8.9
8.10
Hopefully these links work. If not please send me an email
There 's a lot.
part 8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8,8
8.9
8.10
Hopefully these links work. If not please send me an email
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Modal Verbs in essays.
It is traditional to use modal verbs in English language essay writing. So it is very useful to be able to use them correctly.
I found this website has a simple, yet easy to understand explanation.
The key point is that after a modal verb, the simple form of the verb is used.
For example,
I can do the washing tomorrow.
After 'can' the verb is 'do' not 'to do'
Another example.
I should work on my assignment tonight.
After 'should' comes 'work' not 'to work.'
Hope that helps.
I found this website has a simple, yet easy to understand explanation.
The key point is that after a modal verb, the simple form of the verb is used.
For example,
I can do the washing tomorrow.
After 'can' the verb is 'do' not 'to do'
Another example.
I should work on my assignment tonight.
After 'should' comes 'work' not 'to work.'
Hope that helps.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Speaking practice
A student was asking me about speaking practice and I found this on the SITEC facebook page, which everybody should go and like BTW
Friday, April 10, 2015
Cause and Effect Essay
Some notes from the class on Cause and effect essays yesterday.
There are two possible structures of a cause and effect essay.
Introduction
Cause
Effect
Cause
Effect
Conclusion
OR
Introduction
cause
effect
Conclusion
Yesterday we used the second structure to write an essay .
Below is an example of a cause and effect essay based on the first structure. This essay is about Obesity and you can see it here.
We also talked about linking words for cause and effect. A list of some linking words is here
There are two possible structures of a cause and effect essay.
Introduction
Cause
Effect
Cause
Effect
Conclusion
OR
Introduction
cause
effect
Conclusion
Yesterday we used the second structure to write an essay .
Below is an example of a cause and effect essay based on the first structure. This essay is about Obesity and you can see it here.
We also talked about linking words for cause and effect. A list of some linking words is here
Thursday, April 2, 2015
A short guide to writing essays.
Hello lovely students, past, present and future...
I have spent the day writing this brief summary of everything you need to know about academic writing.
Please have a look at it and tell me what you think.
Can you understand it? Does it make sense? What else do you need to know?
You can read it as a pdf here.
I have spent the day writing this brief summary of everything you need to know about academic writing.
Please have a look at it and tell me what you think.
Can you understand it? Does it make sense? What else do you need to know?
You can read it as a pdf here.
Excellent writing site from the University of Sydney
This website is an overview of what is required for academic writing. The section on grammar is particularly good
http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/
http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Reported Speech- Exercises and information - EFS 2
Listening Practice, EFS 2 With transcript and teachers answers.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Updates- March 28 2015
Hello,
I've updated the blog with some listening practice for EFS2, Please let me know if there are problems with the links.
Thanks and happy listening
Leann
I've updated the blog with some listening practice for EFS2, Please let me know if there are problems with the links.
Thanks and happy listening
Leann
EFS 2 Listening- Extend the topic. Page 83
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Some notes on the EFS2 assignment
Basically the report should consist of
1. An introduction
2. A discussion of the method
3. A discussion of the results you found from the survey
4. A conclusion
The total report is 500 words. Most of the report will be a discussion of the results and graphs which you made from the results.
So a suggested word count might be
1. Introduction- 75 - 100 words
2 Method - 75-100 words
3 Results- 100-250 words
4. Conclusion- 75-100 words
1. The introduction
The post below is an example of an introduction for the report on your survey.
Sentence 1- a general statement about the topic
Sentences 2 and 3- background information about the topic
Sentence 4- The purpose or aim of the survey (basically the title)
Sentence 5- talks about your survey and includes some of the questions you asked.
Sentence 6- is about the structure of the report.
This is an example, you don't have to follow it exactly, but it may help in writing your introduction.
1. An introduction
2. A discussion of the method
3. A discussion of the results you found from the survey
4. A conclusion
The total report is 500 words. Most of the report will be a discussion of the results and graphs which you made from the results.
So a suggested word count might be
1. Introduction- 75 - 100 words
2 Method - 75-100 words
3 Results- 100-250 words
4. Conclusion- 75-100 words
1. The introduction
The post below is an example of an introduction for the report on your survey.
Sentence 1- a general statement about the topic
Sentences 2 and 3- background information about the topic
Sentence 4- The purpose or aim of the survey (basically the title)
Sentence 5- talks about your survey and includes some of the questions you asked.
Sentence 6- is about the structure of the report.
This is an example, you don't have to follow it exactly, but it may help in writing your introduction.
EFS2- Model introduction for the assignment
(1)Bread
is part of the staple diet of most Australians.(2) In spite of this, there
are many bakeries and supermarkets selling low quality, unhealthy bread.
(3)There seems to be a need for a new, good quality bakery. (4) The purpose
of this report is to provide information for a new bakery to ensure its
success. (5)This information includes what people want in a local bakery, how
much they are willing to spend, why they will use a bakery instead of a
supermarket and the type of bread they prefer. (6) The report includes a
description of the survey method, a discussion of the results and finally
some conclusions about the type of bakery that would be successful.
|
(1)
= general statement
(2)
and (3) = background
information
(4)
= purpose of the text
(5)
and (6) = overview
|
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
EFS 1 Listening- Some Dangerous Animals
This is quite a difficult listening task so you may have to listen to it a few times...
Here is the listening for Some Dangerous Animals on page 138 of the coursebook
Some Dangerous Animals
Answers
Friday, January 23, 2015
Have I forgotten anything?
Please let me know if I have forgotten to post anything I promised to post- or if you want answers for any activities in the course booklet...
Just email me
Just email me
ENIAC Listening and Answers
These are links to the listening and the answers to the activity about ENIAC- the electronic brain, the handout I gave to EFS1C on Friday afternoon.
Please let me know if there are problems with either the listening or the answers.
This is the listening for first activity. Circle the word you hear.
This is the lecture for the other activities
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