Let's Talk - St George ESOL » pathways

Tessa: Theatre & Other Creative Endeavours

MariaRosa Ochoa — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:15:00 +0000

Meet Tessa, a girl I met recently at a workshop we both took with a community college. Can you guess what type of workshop it was by looking at the picture on the left? Maybe the slide show will give you more clues.

Visit our teacher’s website, Barbara Ryman. She’s got amazing works of art!

Print this worksheet and then listen to our conversation, which took place in the Strand Arcade, a beautiful building in the heart of Sydney.

(1.32 MB )(Duration 00:05:47)
Music by my brothers’group Hato de Foces

Melinda: On Top of the World

MariaRosa Ochoa — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:42:00 +0000

Melinda is a 21 year old Sydney university student. She talks about her recent trips to India & Vietnam, her love of dancing, physical education, her career and her fantastic job as a Bridge Leader.If you want to know what this means , listen to our conversation. Print this worksheet before you listen. It will help you understand better.

(MB, o:02.70 )(Duration 00:11:50)

Music by Mig

Some of my students have written short articles about Melinda, Svietalana’s is one of them.

Anastasiya: On Her Way Now

MariaRosa Ochoa — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:04:00 +0000

Today we had a surprise visit from one of my students form last semester. Anastasiya finished ESOL 4 in December and went straight into a mainstream course, Real Estate Diploma.Some of you are thinking of what to do next. Listen to her telling us about the challenges of being in a class where the majority of students are of English Speaking Background.

music by my mig

Jennifer: Empowering Women

MariaRosa Ochoa — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:50:00 +0000

Two weeks ago we had an information session about study pathways for those of you who are finishing level 4. Jennifer Julian is one of the teachers from the English section. I talked to her about the CEEW course she co-ordinates.
Listen to the interview below and read about the course on this flyer or the information published on the local newspaper, the Leader.

(1.48 MB, o:06:29)music by my brothers’ group Hato de Foces

You can also read about another course provided by the English section:
Communications Skills 2 flyer
Communications Skills 2 programme

Nikki: Creativity

MariaRosa Ochoa — Wed, 02 May 2007 01:38:00 +0000

Last week I interviewed Nikki, a young girl, from Sydney’s inner western suburbs. It’s amazing how much a young girl like her fits into her life. It’s an inspiration to us all. Before listening to the podcast, download and print the worksheet. It will help you with the listening. Then you can answer the comprehension questions. Don’t worry too much if you don’t understand everything Nikki says. The workseet will help you a lot and you can listen to it as many times a s you want.

You can view a movie version of the interview here (youtube) or on the video below.

Listen to our conversation:

(2.61 MB, o:11:25)music by mig