WEEK 3 - TEXT TYPE - BIOGRAPHY

 Sometimes, a biography describes a person's life from birth to death. At other times, the writer concentrates on a particular period in a person's life. We will be reading biographies of famous Australians and other people. We will be practising completing a time line, making notes of key points as events, turning points and achievements.

Assessment Task - Reading a Biography of a Famous Person

TASK 1: 

• Read the Fred Hollows Biography and do the timeline and also turning points and achievements
• Read a Biography of a famous Australian from a website and do the timeline, turning points and achievements

TASK 2: 
Turning points and Achievements (BIO)

• Read Nelson Mandela's Biography and identify the turning points and achievements. List them in two groups in one new post in your blog. When you finish we will have an open class discussion.
• Read a biography of your choice and identify the turning points and achievements as above.

TASK 3: Killian Jornet Biography

• Complete the preparation task
• Read the text
• Complete the two activities

WEEK 2

 

What kind of student are you?

• Listen to the interviewer
• Write your answers on a oiece of paper
• Listen to see what kind of student you are

Study problems

• Complete the preparation part
• Read the text
• Answer the comprehension part

Reading Habits Questionnaire

Skimming Task - Stars on Mission

Purpose and Audience

Purpose and Audience Activity

Types of Sentences

• Read and study the types of sentences
• Complete the Quiz at the end

Topic Sentences

• Read the text and analyse the topic sentences
• Complete the activities

Past Simple vs Past Perfect Tense

• Complete Grammar Test 1
• Read the Grammar Explanation
• Complete Grammar Test 2

WEEK 1 - 2

Dear Students,

TAFE NSW campuses in the Greater Sydney area will remain open. However, there will be no face-to-face delivery on any campus in these communities next few weeks.

We will be using the class blog for the reading unit as one of the online delivery platform. I hope you will enjoy blogging which can give an opportunity to practise in your own time at your own pace beyond the classroom. You will be able to access lots of resources provided by your teacher and you can also interact with your teacher and your classmates.

TASK 1 - Connected Learning

• Read the information 
• Helping students to feel confident in a connected learning

TASK 2 - Getting ready for connected learning

• Before class
• During the class

TASK 3 - Microsoft Teams guide for students

• Downloading and accessing MS Teams
• Connecting to your class
• Interacting with your class

TASK 4 - Learning Styles - Self-Assessment (Click on each)

• What's your learning style?
• Which study habits can you improve? (optional)
• What kind of student are you? (optional)

TASK 5 - Diagnostic Test

• Complete the Preparation
• Read the text
• Complete task  1 and 2

TASK 6 - Internet Safety

• Read and listen
• Complete the activities provided