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G'day to all the new students for semester 2, 2007 and welcome to our class blog.
I know some of you have done this task before but, before we start, you should think a bit about good computer habits. Some of you are a bit lazy and sit very awkardly at the computer! It is very important to get used to having good posture when you are working on the computer so that you don't get back pain, etc. You will find very useful information and some language exercises here: Computer Health. Read the information first and then answer the Computer Health quiz.
When you finish answering the quiz, print it and keep it in your folder in the blog section. Yes, you will have to get a ring folder to be well organised with your class notes. I'll speak more about this on Monday! Geeta and I will ask you to look at things done in previous lessons. Some of you really need to get organised!!
Now try this game to learn about computer words. You can also do this other game with more computer vocabulary in English.
On Monday, new students were introduced to the novel called Opal Crazy. This is set in the town of Lightning Ridge in New South Wales. The story also mentioned Coober Pedy. Look at the links to find out more where these places are and what they have to offer tourists. Write in your blog which town you'd like to visit and why!! Then do a Google search for Olympic Australis 1956!!! Then read the article Are opals bad luck? Post a comment on what you think!! Are you superstitious? What do you do to avoid bad luck? What do people in your country consider bad luck or superstitious? Write a list in your blog!
If you have still have time, you can look at Time4English and look at the useful page on tenses. Go into Grammar book, then select T and look at the Tenses chart and the past tense irregular verb list. Ask me for the username and password if this is your first class.
For those who want a challenge, look at Rosa's blog and see if you can answer the questions she's asked about the photos! Rememer to write the answers in the comments section of Rosa's blog!
Until next week, happy blogging!
