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Archive for June 2009

Ambitions, Achievements and Dreams (revisited)

Posted by: hojunara on: June 30, 2009

THIS TOPIC HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED HERE
Good to see both Jung Su and Sun Baek in class today:)
Now as you can click the link above to get the notes for today’s lesson, but I really wanted to get you both to have a look at Scottish singer Susan Boyle, seen here [...]

Appearances

Posted by: hojunara on: June 30, 2009

Today we discussed appearances: how to describe how a person looks, how to ask about people’s looks and our opinions on appearances in general.
We started by asking each other: which celebrity do you think is attractive/good looking?
Kyoung Won thinks Colin Firth (a British actor who starred in Bridget Jones’ Diary and Pride and Prejudice) is [...]

Memories / The past

Posted by: hojunara on: June 29, 2009

TODAY: article and audio
Following up from CJ and Moa’s fantastic stories about a memorable moment of theirs, I thought it would be good to explore our past a little bit more.
I think now would be a good time to say welcome to Helen – don’t worry, you made a good first impression
We discussed [...]

Good Aussie television

Posted by: hojunara on: June 28, 2009

Today we talked about Australian television shows and how difficult it can be to understand them- to talk is one thing, but we really need to see them to appreciate them. So here we go:

Kath and Kim, the biggest Australian comedy this decade – see if you can understand a word [...]

Religion / Religions of the World

Posted by: hojunara on: June 28, 2009

TODAY: article and audio
Religion is always an interesting topic because even if everyone in the room is deeply spiritual, I’m an aetheist. And so the discussion/argument begins!
No really, today was very interesting – Jessica is Christian and Moa is Catholic (Sun Young? CJ? Where were you? Huh? ) and this led to some interesting [...]

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Posted by: hojunara on: June 28, 2009

TODAY: article and audio
What a bunch of cynics! It seems very few of us believe in the romantic notion of love at first sight. Oh well…
Can we taught about love at school?
And what about the supposed ‘ten virtues’ of true love: honesty, humour, kindness, optimism, courage, loyalty, tolerance, flexibility, beauty and intelligence – do you [...]

Melbourne Highlights (according to Yosuke)

Posted by: hojunara on: June 28, 2009

As mentioned below, Yosuke spent a week in Melbourne taking in the sights of what is undoubtedly Australia’s coolest and most favourite city at the moment.
Here’s a list of his things to do in Melbourne:

1) visit the 12 Apostles
2) take a trip down the Great Ocean Road
3) go shopping on Chapel Street

4) visit the house [...]

What makes you happy (revisited)

Posted by: hojunara on: June 28, 2009

THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WITH ANOTHER CLASS HERE
Tuesday saw us welcome back an old student Yosuke, who looked very refreshed following his week in Melbourne (see more about that above).
Sorry about that Japan v Australia game mate!
It also saw two new students, Ann and J.J., join the class – welcome aboard you [...]

*CHEAP EATS* Shark Bar – 127 Liverpool St

Posted by: hojunara on: June 23, 2009

In class today we talked a little bit about the Shark Bar/Shark Hotel at 127 Liverpool Street, the same street as ‘Sydney Mart’ – go there on Wednesdays for $2 steaks and $4 beers!!

Daily routines

Posted by: hojunara on: June 23, 2009

TODAY: ‘Secrets of Sleep’ audio (homework sheet)
Another day, another new student: welcome Dong Hoon!
At the same time, on Friday we said goodbye to a very successful student, Jung Su. We’ll miss your delicious cooking!
Today we discussed our daily routines ie. things we do every day
We started by discussing times of the day – [...]


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  • What ages/birthdays are important in your culture?
    Following on from the previous lesson, we talked about the best party you’ve ever been to Jason told us about a house party he went to last weekend and touched on an interesting point – parties in Australia are very different to those in South Korea In South Korea parties are usually at a restaurant or a club, [...]
  • What makes a good party?
    TODAY: article and audio THIS TOPIC HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED HERE Jason set the tone for today’s lesson by telling us about a party he went to on the weekend where a stripper had been hired – lucky your girlfriend wasn’t there! We then watched the video below of Corey Worthington, who became famous in 2007/2008 for his [...]
  • Tourist Habits revisited
    THIS HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED BY ANOTHER CLASS HERE TODAY: article and audio So what are tourists, in this case, Korean tourists, like? Are they clean or messy? Stylish or unstylish? Polite or rude? Do they try to speak the local language and try the local cuisine (local food)? Jason thought that Koreans were messy/untidy and littered alot. [...]
  • Parenting – how would you teach your children?
    TODAY: article and audio We’ve discussed what we would like to teach our children, but how would we like our children taught? We outlined private schools, public schools, religion-based schools and home-schooling. Included in this are same-sex/single sex and ‘co-ed’ (boys and girls) schools. What type of school do you attend? Did/Does a sam […]
  • Parenting – what would you teach your children?
    For homework we were asked ‘what two things would you teach your children?’ So, what are the two most important things you would teach them? Yosuke suggested teaching manners and encouraging them to be sociable. After all, it’s not what you know, but who you know! Kyoung Suk suggested something slightly different: diligence and love. What i […]
  • Parenting: how would you discipline your child?
    TODAY: audio and article It seems like people are always complaining about how different today’s youth/Generation Y are. The world is changing and so are our children, yet many parts of society are not changing with them. In Britain this has become a big problem – so much that British schools are thinking of fining parents or sending [...]
  • Free hugs and $1 kisses
    TODAY: audio and article Yes, it was Tamami’s last day, but we ended the week on a positive – free hugs and $1 kisses. Not to mention Jason and his girlfriend celebrated their 500 day anniversary. Congratulations! It began with us discussing how to show emotion in your country. In Korea and Japan we all agreed that people [...]
  • What?! Homeless people make more than we do??
    TODAY: audio and article Yes, it’s true. Homeless man Ken Johnson earns up to $400 a day, just sitting outside Myer about a block from here. That’s potentially $2000 a week. Even on a bad day he reckons he will make $175 – $220. That’s a good day for just about any of our students! Could [...]
  • PLACES TO VISIT – Bertoni Casalinga and Uchi Lounge
    Tamami can’t stop talking about this place, so I thought I might as well mention Bertoni Casalinga , which serves a heap of delicious Italian food on Kent St in the CBD. I’ll have to try one of those paninis Tamomi View Larger Map Uchi Lounge happens to be where one of [...]
  • Is class an issue in Australia?
    THIS TOPIC HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED HERE Article and Audio With Andrew and Hans on Friday night we looked into the attitudes Australian’s adopt when they’re overseas. Click the link above for a more in depth look at a discussion of Australian stereotypes including ‘bogans’ and ‘mullets’ – that’s a fine example i […]