FAREWELL

 

We have come to the end of the semester and this is a brief note to bid you farewell. I would like to wish you the best in all your undertakings in the future. I hope you have enjoyed the reading class and the class blog. I must say that I am very happy you have learnt about blogging so quickly - I was just lucky to teach a group of intelligent bloggers in my class. Once you leave the class you can still have access to the class blog and all the material and links provided for you. You are very welcome to keep your student blogs active if you wish. I would also like to wish you all the best in your further studies and pursuing your careers.

MORE ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING PRACTICE

• Look at the different essays written by students
• There are some mistakes you need to correct
• Please practise

Reading an extract from an online encyclopaedia

Part 1 - Pre -reading - Predict vocabulary and content - Chickenpox

Part 2 - Skim and scan

Part 3 - Read for detail

Part 4 - Notetaking and Summary

 Reading an extract from an online encyclopaedia - Diabetes

Part 1 - Pre -reading - Predict vocabulary and content

Part 2 - Skim and scan

Part 3 - Read for detail

Part 4 - Notetaking and Summary

 

WEEK 13 - ENCYCLOPAEDIA TEXT TYPE

An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.

Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably as a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts, printed versions found a prominent place in libraries, schools and other educational institutions.

The appearance of digital and open-source versions in the 20th century has vastly expanded the accessibility, authorship, readership, and variety of encyclopedia entries and called into question the idea of what an encyclopedia is and the relevance of applying to such dynamic productions the traditional criteria for assembling and evaluating print encyclopedias.

TASK 1.  Go to Encyclopaedia Entry - Taj Mahal and complete the tasks

TASK 2.  Go to Britannica Encyclopaedia and get familiar with the text type
TASK 3.  Go to Encarta Encyclopaedia and get familiar with this type of encyclopaedia

    - Compare the two types of encyclopaedias 
TASK 4. Choose a health topic from Britannica - take notes and write a summary
TASK 5. Go to Medical Economics and search a topic, then write a brief summary

 

Housing Affordability - Migrants

Recent Australian migrants are still buying into the dream of home ownership, but it's becoming elusive.

• Read the report and complete the task (handout given)

Stand Up Australia

Sitting or lying down, (with the exception of sleeping), are what we call 'sedentary' behaviours. You can be sedentary at work, at school, at home, when travelling or during leisure time. Sedentary behaviour requires little energy expenditure.

• Look at the research report and examine the report.
• Identify the key features - Practice Activity 1 (Student Workbook p.19)

Describing Graphs and Tables

Complete the Activity 1, 2 and 3.

Transition Signals

What are transition signals? Transition signals are linking words or phrases that connect your ideas and add cohesion to your writing. They signpost or indicate to the reader the relationships between sentences and between paragraphs, making it easier for the reader to understand your ideas.

https://ltl.lincoln.ac.nz/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/01/Transition-signals.pdf

Transition Signals QUIZ  https://hbicambodia.com/using-transition-signals-quiz/

GRAPHS AND CHARTS

Tables, graphs, and charts are an easy way to clearly show your data. ... Most graphs use bars, lines, or parts of a circle to display data. ... Here is an example of a common graph that will use x and y coordinates for different points on the graph.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/graphs-and-charts/zjwky9q

Graphs and Charts QUIZ

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/ma37grap/quiz/ma37grap-l1-quiz.pdf

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRESS

Read the report

Identify the main ideas

Locate some numerical information

Complete the Quiz

Quiz 1

https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPage.aspx#FormId=InJTGddVgUWE-8LaboNcdING2jderXBEmazEDSgUpthUMFhUVUg0TkM3MzQwSFhRN1c2SlNXVFo1RC4u&Preview=%7B%22PreviousTopView%22%3A%22None%22%7D&TopView=Preview 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a2885003be89a49689e9b214556e18c4c%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=f09e7830-5051-4454-bfe6-401ae9a2e144&tenantId=19537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74

 TEXT TYPE - REPORTS     

A report is a document that presents information in an organised format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents.

Reports are professional documents so need to be written in a formal and concise style. 

Reports use features such as tables, graphics, pictures, voice, or specialized vocabulary in order to persuade a specific audience to undertake an action or inform the reader of the subject at hand. Some common elements of written reports include headings to indicate topics and help the reader locate relevant information quickly, and visual elements such as charts, tables and figures, which are useful for breaking up large sections of text and making complex issues more accessible. Lengthy written reports will almost always contain a table of contents, appendices, footnotes, and references. A bibliography or list of references will appear at the end of any credible report and citations are often included within the text itself. Complex terms are explained within the body of the report or listed as footnotes in order to make the report easier to follow. 

PRACTICE TASKS:

WRITING TO INFORM – Look at the handout and discuss

WHAT IS A REPORT? – Watch the video

REPORT VS ESSAYS – Watch the video and identify the differences in reports and essays

TASK 1 – REPORTS VS ESSAYS QUIZ – Complete the Quiz

FEATURES OF REPORTS – Watch the video

REPORT STRUCTURE – Look at the overal structure of reports

TASK 2 – REPORT STRUCTURE QUIZ – Complete the quiz

TASK 3 – Millennials in the workplace – Reading reports practice

• Read the report 
• Complete the given tasks

HAVE FUN!

Lexical Chains

 A lexical chain is a sequence of related words in writing, spanning short (adjacent words or sentences) or long distances (entire text). A chain is independent of the grammatical structure of the text and in effect it is a list of words that captures a portion of the cohesive structure of the text.

• Watch the video about lexical chains
• Complete the lexical chains tasks

WEEK 8 - Global Warming and endangered species

Endangered Species

• Listen to the news article (click on the right icon)
• Complete the given activities

• Read the news article (click on the right icon)
• Complete the given activities

World Wonders Threatened

• Click on the icon on the right
• Complete warm up activities
• Complete the vocabulary
• Complete pre-comprehension activity
• Complete post-comprehension activity

Global Warming Threatens to Kill

• Read the news article - 
• Take notes 
• Write a summary based on your notes
• Identify some grammar aspects in the text 

        

WEEK 7 - ENVIRONMENT LANGUAGE CHANGED

• Read the article on the right
• Complete the task (handout will be given to you)
• You need to complete Pre-reading, Skimming and Scanning, 
• Read for detail, take notes and write a summary based on your notes 

BIODIVERSITY

 

Biodiversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is typically a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. Terrestrial biodiversity is usually greater near the equator, which is the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, and is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 percent of earth's surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world's species. Marine biodiversity is usually highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest, and in the mid-latitudinal band in all oceans. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity. Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hot spots, and has been increasing through time, but will be likely to slow in the future.

  
WEEK 7 TASK 1: 

a) Find a newspaper article with topic on environmental issues and embed (link)  to your personal blog. 
b) Read the headline and try to guess the content without reading the article
c) Skim the article and identify the main idea in the article
d) Read the article in detail and write down the notes (main point)
e) Using your notes write a brief summary
f) Write your personal reflection on the issue in the article

Record all in a blog post in your blog.

Have fun!

TASK 1 - WEEK 6

• Click on Different Types of Text Types in News Reports and read about them
• Choose a news article from a newspaper and do the activity (handout will be given to you)
• Put the link of your news article in your blog post 

WEEK 5 - Reading Practice

• Read the text on the right
• Complete the activities

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130703-largest_building.html

WEEK 4 and 5 - Textbook Practice

 TASK A -  Click on Study Skills (on the right) and do the following tasks:

TASK 1 - Rank your choice of textbooks

TASK 2 - Match the parts of the textbook with the definitions
TASK 7 - Match the index with the meanings

TASK 8 - Finding information using the index

TASK B - Go to Homes of the Future and do the activities:

• Preparation
• Watching the Video
• Transcript 
• Worksheet

TASK C - Go to Homes of the World and

• read the text
• do the interactive multiple choice quiz

TEXT TYPE - TEXTBOOK

 

Textbook           

                                     

A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions. Although most textbooks are only published in printed format, many are now available as online electronic books and increasingly, although illegally, in scanned format on file sharing networks.

We will be surveying textbooks - identifying the parts of a textbook and analysing them using the reading strategies 

• predicting/guessing
• skimming
• scanning
• reading in detail

WEEK 2 - TASK 1

1. Do the Plagiarism Quiz 

2. Do the Reading Academically Quiz

3. Do the activities below:

• Parts of Textbook Quiz 1
• Parts of Textbook Quiz 2

WELCOME TO AEFS CLASS BLOG

Dear Students!

Welcome back to TAFE and welcome to our AEFS Class Sem 2 2020. Blogging is an ideal avenue for teaching and learning literacy allowing you to be creative and if you remember that a blog is just a blank canvas you can innovate and mould it into anything you like. It is an effective two-way communication between home and school, so important. Blogging is an excellent method for learning to be a responsible member of an online community in an authentic and ongoing way. Blogging assist students (and teachers) to become digitally literate and creating a blog requires teamwork and collaboration. Students and teachers learn together. I hope you will enjoy your reading class and blogging which can help you advance your reading and writing skills.

TASK 1 - Getting started - Managing My Time (watch the video)

TASK 2 - Study Skills 0- Reading efficiently and basics (watch the video)