reading practice OCTOBER 7 2008

try the exercises on the reading below
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~qqqf/teleworkingandgender.htm

16 Sept 2008
HERE ARE SOME GOOD LINKS FOR LINKING WORDS
http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/linking-words/

http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/linking_LL/index.html

http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/la/QuickClicks%20Repository/LC_worksheet_linking%20words.pdf

AND SUMMARIZING
http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_tuts/summarising_LL/index.html

some links for aep 8 presentations
space migration
http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id131/pg1/
http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Tech/Space/

greenhouse gases
http://www.carbonplanet.com/country_emissions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3143798.stm
http://maps.grida.no/go/collection/cop-5-emission-graphics
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-environment/greenhouse-gases.html?fs=science-panther.nationalgeographic.com videos
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-environment/greenhouse-gases.html?fs=science-panther.nationalgeographic.com video

hip hop culture
http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2000/03/03-21-2000.html
http://www.zimbio.com/Rap+Music

TED
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/list/orderedby/JAW-DROPPING
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html

http://www.lifethroughtime.com/

Writing a Summary 2 links on how to write a summary & Paraphrasing

http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/01summarising.htm

http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_writingSkills/writing_tuts/paraphrase_LL/index.html

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/reading/detailed-reading/1.2.xml

relative clauses

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/common/stage2-3ex1.htm
try the exercise above, by correcting it to make a relative or reduced relative clause

ADVERTISEMENTS LINKS
take a look at some of these ads. What do you think about them?

Aussie Tourism Ad
http://www.wherethebloodyhellareyou.com/tvc/index.html


many ads
http://adsoftheworld.com/ print, tv, radio, all regions and products

pick one http://www.veryfunnyads.com/

http://www.adhaiku.com/

Single Ads
Bang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvsPv9uzdDM&NR=1

Condoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3DmuFx0ug&NR=1

Fast food http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvLLR0pP5yU&NR=1

Ford Ka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kW5eWk9g4&feature=related


worlds funniest continuous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAK6kJ1EIjo

smoking http://www.jyhwang.com/


Exercises listening gap fill
http://ressources-cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/tvcoms/index.htm

• try this recipe, it's delicious

marinate some chicken pieces for 2-4 hours in the following (I use a mix of legs, thighs, breasts etc. on the bone)

1 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon grated ginger
juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon grated lemon grass
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 echalot or small onion grated
2 tablespoons brown sugar
sprinkle of dried red chillie (to taste)
one quarter of a sweet pineapple, cut into pieces

After marinating pour off almost all of the liquid and
Place chicken pieces in roasting pan
add pineapple pieces
Cook about 40 minutes at 180 C


or try cooking them on the barbeque

this is me
I believe I see
more than you
but I am not sure