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Michael: My father the Town Crier

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 Posted in esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | 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 ...

Sculpture by the Sea 2009

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | 1 Comment »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X5CymFLp3w[/youtube]Video with audio A group of AMEP students and their teachers went to Sculpture by the Sea on Tuesday 10th November, 2009. Listen to a couple of interviews with 4 visitors to this amazing exhibition. This worksheet will help you with ...

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

Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE, Young Sydneysiders | 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 esol, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | 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, ESOL students, Native speakers & Fluent speakers | 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 ...

Annette: Barista

Monday, December 1st, 2008 Posted in ESL podcasts, Native speakers & Fluent speakers, TAFE | No Comments »

Annette is in charge of the coffee machine at St George TAFE canteen. Here she tells me about different types of coffee and how to order it. Listen to her and do the worksheet exercises. They will help ...