LEARN ENGLISH WITH SONGS

 Choose a song, listen and complete the activities

ADVANCED GRAMMAR PRACTICE AND REVISION

This is an opportunity for  you to practice more advanced grammar

In this section you can improve your grammar with our clear and simple grammar lessons. Start with an exercise to test your understanding. Then, read the explanation to improve your grammar knowledge. Finally, test your understanding again to see if you have improved.

Choose a grammar point and start improving your grammar today. Good luck!

ADVANCED ENGLISH IDIOMS AND PHRASES

Introducing advanced idioms in English can be an engaging and enlightening way to delve deeper into the richness of the English language. While idioms might initially seem like puzzles, exploring their meanings through stories, playful activities, or relatable examples can make learning them enjoyable and memorable.

We usually use simple English in our daily conversations. It might be quite all right. However, English native speakers sometimes use some phrasal verbs and idioms which have a deeper meaning. So, if we want to become like more professional speakers, it is necessary to use such phrases and idioms in our daily talks.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 Reference materials are various sources that provide background information or quick facts on any given topic. While there are many different types of resources, here are a few: almanacs, atlases, bibliographies, biographical resources, dictionaries, encyclopedias (both general and by subject), handbooks, indexes, statistics, and citation guides

Encyclopaedia Entry - Taj Mahal

• Preparation Task
• Matching paragraphs Task
• Reading comprehension

First Government House

• Pre-reading
• Skimming 
• Scanning
• Read for detail
• Grammar

Reporting Verbs in English

A reporting verb is a word which is used to talk about or report on other people's work. Reporting verbs can be used to great effect, but the difficulty with using them is that there are many, and each of them has a slightly different and often subtle meaning.

• Watch the video - Weak Reporting Verbs
• Watch the video - Reporting Verbs EAP

Using Academic English

Academic writing is objective and impersonal

• Complete Activity 1 - 7

TEXT TYPE - REPORTS

 A report is a document that presents information in an organised format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents. Reports are professional documents so need to be written in a formal and concise style. 

TASK 1:

Report Text Type – Watch the video 'What is a Report?'

Reports vs Essays – Read about different features of reports and essays

Watch the video and identify the differences in reports and essays

(Click Assessment Tasks and then Reports)

Language of Reports (Prezi) - Watch the presentation

TASK 2 - Stand Up Australia 

               

Sitting or lying down, (with the exception 

of sleeping), are what we call 'sedentary' 

behaviours. You can be sedentary at work, 

at school, at home, when travelling or 

during leisure time. Sedentary behaviour 

requires little energy expenditure.

• Look at the research report and examine the report.

• Identify the key features 
•  Practice Activity 

TASK 3  – Writing about Survey Results

Reading reports practice

• Do the Preparation

• Read the Report

• Complete the tasks 1 and 2

TASK 4 - Comparing two charts

Reading reports practice

• Do the Preparation

• Read the Report

• Complete tasks 1, 2, and 3

TASK 5: Schools Strike 4 Climate

• Watch the video 
• Read the transcript
• Complete tasks 1 and 2

TASK 6 - Interpreting information 

in diagram form in a report 

# Migrants and refugees #

• Complete the pre-reading activities
• Complete the reading activities 
•  (handout given)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

 Media File

Each week you will need to collect news clippings about current issues and the most useful sources are The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment.

Class Activity - Take some notes using key words after reading the article you have chosen.

Homework = Summary - Write a brief summary of the main issues the article deals with based on your notes.

Personal reflection - Respond in a written format about attitudes, feelings, reflections on the content and implications of the article.

TASK 1 - News headline Language - PPP - watch the PPP

TASK 2 - Newspaper Headlines - Useful Language

• Analyse the headline
• Focus on key words
• Complete the activity choosing the correct key word

TASK 3 - AEFS Project - Key features of a news article

• Choose a news article from the suggested newspapers in the blog
• Read it but do not focus on each word
• Try to identify the features of news article
• Answer the questions regarding each news article feature

WEEK 3 - 5 JOURNAL ARTICLES

 WEEK 3 - 5 JOURNAL ARTICLES

Journal articles are shorter than books and written about very specific topics. A journal is a collection of articles (like a magazine) that is published regularly throughout the year. Journals present the most recent research, and journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their field. They may be published in print or online formats, or both. 

The language of scholarly journals is that of the discipline covered. It assumes some technical background on the part of the reader.

The main purpose of a scholarly journal is to report on original research or experimentation in order to make such information available to the rest of the scholarly world.

Complete the following tasks:

TASK 1:

• Watch 'What is a journal article?', and get familiar with the text type
• Watch Journal vs Popular Articles and discuss the differences
• Watch 'Elements of Journal Articles'
• Watch 'Tips for reading journal articles

TASK 2:

• Find a journal article of your interest (health, education, sport etc.)
• Write your notes using the different parts of the journal/periodical
• Complete your summary based on your notes

Benefits of sport

• Watch the video Benefits of Sport
• Complete the activities (handout given)

WELCOME TO AEFS

 Dear students,

Welcome to AEFS reading class. For the AEFS reading unit, we will use our class blog as an online delivery platform. I will put resources and tasks for you to complete and send them back to me as blog posts or via email so you can practise. The course delivery will be in class face-to-face.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Managing your time is very important skill 

during your studies.

TASK - Watch the video

Discuss

INTRODUCING TEXT TYPES

Watch the video

Understanding text types

TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSE

Watch the video

PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

It is important to identify the reason for 

writing the text and for whom it is written.

TASK - Watch the Slide share

READING STRATEGIES

Watch the video

- predicting

- skimming

- scanning

MAIN IDEA

Main idea is important to understand the text

Read and watch the video

NOTE TAKING PPP

You can use symbols and abbreviations 

while taking notes

TASK - Watch the PPP

NOTE TAKING in class

You can always improve in this skill.

TASK - Watch the video

SELECTIVE UNDERLINING

It is a very important skill to know 

what to underline from a reading text.

TASK  - Watch the PPP

READING ACADEMICALLY QUIZ

Complete the quizzes

Check your answers

Reflect on your academic reading skills