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 Then listen to it in chunks, stop the file ...
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
Health Expo 2009: The Environment
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | 1 Comment »St George College held its annual Health Expo 2 weeks ago. There were many stalls with information about issues related to health. I will be publishing here some interviews with some of them. The rest will be published in We ...
Trevor Pearce: Composer
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Posted in ESL podcasts, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | No Comments »Listen to Trevor Pearce, an Australian composer, being interviewed by Dianne Maestri, an Australian pianist. Make a Smilebox postcard This worksheet will help you understand better. You can print it, but remember to check the drop down boxes with multiple choice first. You ...
Wendy & Gihan: Coffee Break
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 Posted in ESL podcasts, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | No Comments »Wendy and Gihan are two TAFE teachers having a coffee break. Listen to their conversation. They are chatting about personal things. What is the main topic of conversation? Check this workseet to understand better and learn about casual conversations and anecdotes.
Four Sydney Women: International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in ESOL students, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, esol | 1 Comment »On Friday 6th March 2009 UNIFEM organised its annual breakfast for International Women's Day. I had the privilege to attend the event with Diane Craven, St George College director and some TAFE teachers and students. The keynote speakers were Fozilitun ...

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