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What makes a good party?

Posted by: hojunara on: September 14, 2009

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 [...]

Free hugs and $1 kisses

Posted by: hojunara on: September 3, 2009

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 [...]

Ageing/Plastic surgery/Tattoos

Posted by: hojunara on: July 23, 2009

THIS TOPIC HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED HERE
Firstly, a big welcome to Yosuke!
In class we discussed whether you would drink from the fountain of youth (see link above) or not?
Moa and Helen said they would not. They would prefer to get older as this is the law of nature.
Yosuke and CJ said they would drink from [...]

Dancing With the Stars – Gerrard Gosens (blind dancer)

Posted by: hojunara on: July 22, 2009

Helen mentioned this in class on Monday – Australian paralympian (disabled Olympic athlete) Gerrard Gosens dancing on Channel 7’s TV show ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
He’s blind! That’s just amazing:)

Icons

Posted by: hojunara on: July 20, 2009

We also discussed icons today in class. An icon is something or someone of great, enduring importance.
This is why, above, there’s a picture of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, a medical service famous in Australia for reaching rural communities since the late 1920s. They were one of the first flying medical services, used radio, the technology of the [...]

Class systems in Australia (revisited)

Posted by: hojunara on: July 16, 2009

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH ANOTHER CLASS PREVIOUSLY AND CAN BE VIEWED HERE
plus ‘BOGANS’ and transcript
TODAY: article and audio
The teaching of ‘culture’ is always a controversial issue. People often argue that culture cannot be taught, only experienced. That is definitely true, to a point. So that is partly why we’re going on [...]

One day/ What are you waiting for?

Posted by: hojunara on: July 8, 2009

Here’s the ad that Helen referred to in class – I love it!

What is the one thing you can’t live without?

Posted by: hojunara on: July 8, 2009

TODAY: ‘SURVIVAL’ AUDIO + cool survival video
For homework we were made to think of the one thing you couldn’t live without, or as Moa put it, the one thing you want to live with. I like the positive thinking, have a chip!
Also, welcome to Chang-Jin – the similarities between you and CJ are spooky. Hope [...]

What’s on your bucket list? (revisited)

Posted by: hojunara on: July 3, 2009

THIS TOPIC HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED HERE
It’s hard to say goodbye… farewell Sun Young! Enjoy yourself in Brisbane and the rest of Asia
Getting to the bucket list topic, we discussed what was on our bucket lists
CJ wants to start his own business and be remembered as a good husband. Some noble goals CJ!
Moa [...]

Money

Posted by: hojunara on: July 2, 2009

TODAY: article and audio
Today saw us farewell Su-Jung for at least a month – don’t work too hard!
Today we focused on money. Regardless of how you feel about it, money makes the world go round.
We began by looking at some Australian currency: the $5 note, which features Queen Elizabeth on one side and Parliament House [...]


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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 […]