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Insurance: Coffee break chat

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »

Listen to three teachers talking about the types of insurance they normally take out.   Print the worksheet to get fruther practice with vocabulary, comprehension, note taking and dialogue/role play. InsuranceSueLouisRosa

Karen Heycox: Social Work

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »

Karen Heycox, a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, talks about what Social Work means, the areas it covers and the people it reaches. She also comments on the role of interpreters, specifically in ...

Katie Malyon: Immigration Lawyer

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, esol | No Comments »

Katie Malyon, judged one of the top Immigration lawyers in Australia,  talks about some of the issues she discusses with clients. She also addresses the need for interpreters to assist some of those clients. Listen to the interview and check the ...

Rania: Law

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, Young Sydneysiders, esol | No Comments »

This week we have started to deal with legal topics. Listen to my interview with Rania Jones, a student of law in her final year. Check this worksheet to support your listening and extend your learning. As usual you can ...

Vince: Building

Monday, March 8th, 2010 Posted in Interpreting, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »

Today I  interview Vincent Sicari, heritage architect. He tells me the steps to be taken before building or renovating a house. You can use this worksheet, the Building Process, to make the most out of the interview. VinceFinal  music by Hato de Foces

Miguel: Type 1 Diabetes

Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, Young Sydneysiders, esol | No Comments »

We are studying topics related to Health. Listen to this interview with a young Sydneysider, Miguel, talking about Type 1 diabetes. Tasks: Listen to it once, to get the general gist of the conversation Listen and do the Diabetes worksheet Then listen to it ...

Michael: My father the Town Crier

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE, esol | No Comments »

[caption id="attachment_357" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="father and son"][/caption] Michael Keating, a teacher from the English section at our college, visited our class last week and told us about his father, Graham Keating, who is a Town Crier. Listen to our conversation to find ...

Angelica, Cassandra, Melisa & Rachelle(s): Loftus Event Managers

Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE, Young Sydneysiders, esol | No Comments »

photo by Nicola Pegum On August the 14th 2009 5 students from Loftus Event Manmagement worked for the Green Light for Green Skills conference organised by the TAFE NSW Managers Association. They were registering the conference participants, helping with rooms, liaising with ...

Christina: Green Architect

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE, esol | 1 Comment »

  Christina Totsis works at St George TAFE. She wears many hats (check the meaning of this expression!). Listen to our interviews and find out about her role at the college.You can also visit her building management wiki. christinagreen music by Tresena

Health Expo: Coast Walks

Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | No Comments »

Listen to an interview with Ian Wells from Royal Coast Walks. coastalwalks music by Tresena