Synopsis
Let's Talk is a space for a group of ESOL students, mostly new arrivals (AMEP), to broadcast short audio files recorded by them to practise their English.
Episodes
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Marielle's First radio program
01/11/2006 Duration: 01minOn Tuesday we learnt how to use Audacity to record and edit mp3 recordings. Marielle decided to create a mini radio porgram. She interviews a new student, Sophie. Listen to it and send us any questions you would like them to answer. Let's talk!
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Radio program: International Food Market
12/09/2006 Duration: 04minSally's AMEP-C class organised an international food market day at St George TAFE. They were supported by the Student Association and many of the ESOL students and teachers, who instead of bringing their own lunch, bought it from the AMEP-C market. The posters were all designed and created by the students. This one was done by Ana Luisa. Do you organise events like this one? Tell us about it. Let's talk!
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Steve Irwin
12/09/2006 Duration: 02minSteve Irwin is the most famous man in the world. He had a TV program called:” Crocodile Hunter”. He also had Irwin’s Australia Zoo in Queensland where everyone could see many different animals. Unfortunately, he was killed by a stingray blow to his chest while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. Mariella,Sany, Lucy, Dina, Chi & Sarina interviewed some classmates about this. These are the questions: 1. What do you know about Steve Irwin? 2. What do you think about his death? 3. Is it fair the way he died? We would like to know what you think. Let's talk!
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Our Class 2006-Semester 2: students
12/09/2006 Duration: 01minRobert and Sarina describe their class. What about yours? Tell us more about what you are like, the things you like, what you do, what you did before, and so on. Let's talk! Script: There are 18 students in our class from different countries (India, Chile, Brazil, Macedonia, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Lebanon, Egypt), and ages 19 to 60. We live in Sydney Australia. All of us are migrants. There are four levels in the AMEP course. We are level four and study full time from February to November, also we are studying computer skills at the same time. We have two teachers, both very good teachers: Liz is Australian and Rosa from Spain. Liz’s class is for practising our pronunciation and writing, and Rosa’s class is a lot of grammar, homework and blogging. Our English had improved a lot since the first time that we came to TAFE. Most of us are very happy to live in Australia. Australia is an easy going country, the Australian people are friendly.
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Second semester students
22/08/2006 Duration: 02minListen to Ana (from the Ukraine), Gloria (from Chile), Dina (from Bangladesh) and Huong (from Vietnam) introducing themselves. Send us a comment. Let's talk!
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Semester 2 Students
15/08/2006 Duration: 03minWelcome to our podcast for the second half of the year. Listen to some of the new students for semester 2, 2006. They come form many different countries and some have been in AUstralia for several years, while others have just arrived. Leave us a message. We'd love hearing from you!
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Djimi's radio program: First trip to Australia
04/07/2006 Duration: 07minDjimi interviewed her classmates about their first trip to Australia. How long did it take? Were they by themselves? Was it boring? There is a twist at the end. Listen to her and Hideki debating why they are studying English. Hideki gives a very interesting answer. Tell us what you think. music by my brother's group, Tresena
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Angela's radio program: Work
04/07/2006 Duration: 12minAngela talks to her classmates about work, their jobs before they came to Australia, their jobs now and in the future. As usual, Hideki has a very particular take on the topic. Listen to them and tell us what you think. Music by mig Traxmyths
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Marcela's radio program: Love & Marriage
26/06/2006 Duration: 07minListen to Marcela's interview with her classmates about love, marriage and other related topics. They all had a lot to tell, some a bit too much... What about you? Let us know. Leave a comment, written or recorded. music by mig Click here, Salsa lesson for a photostory of the salsa lesson Marcela, her boyfriend Ricardo and Angela gave our class to celebrate the end of the course. A true musticultural event, where we had Harjit, from India, dancing to the sound of samba.
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Helen's radio Program: New Culture New Me
25/06/2006 Duration: 09minHelen asked her classmates about the effects of having changed to a country with a differenct culture. Has changing countries, which really means changing cultures, changed you? Lisen to their answers and tell us what you think.
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Harjit's radio program: Cultural differences
18/06/2006 Duration: 14minHarjit interviews her classmates about their cultures and that of Australia. They are from China, Colombia, India, Japan, Lebanon and Russia. They had many things to say, some of them surprising. What about you? Do you live in a country where the main culture is different to your own? Have you adapted? Do you believe you should? Has the experience changed you? If you have never lived in another country, do you think you would find it difficult to adapt to a new culture? Or do you think the world is becoming so similar that it won't be hard at all? Tell us what you think!
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Anna's interview: Movies
05/06/2006 Duration: 08minAnna, from Russia, interviews her classmates about movies. Their answers were varied and very interesting. From Indian movies like Friendship, to Luc Besson's The Fifth Element,going through blockbusters like Titanicand new releases like The Da Vinci Code. Listen to Anna's radio program and write your own opinion in comments .
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Chika's Intreview: Transport
03/06/2006 Duration: 09minThis is the first of a series of interviews conducted by the students in our class about different topics. Chika, who is from Japan, decided to ask her classmates about transport in their countries of origin. They also compared it to transport in Sydney. Not surprisingly, the latter leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to the Japanese transport system. Listen to Chika's radio program and write your own opinion in comments .
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Flora and body language
05/05/2006 Duration: 14minWaratah We didn't answer all of Fernanda's students questions because some students were absent on the day we recorded them. Last Tuesday we had a class discussion about flora and body language in our countries of origin. You can listen to it here.
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Helen's questions on school
02/05/2006 Duration: 28sHello, Mafalda. My name is Helen. I'd like to ask you a few questions. First, do you have a lot of homework from school? Secod, which subject do you like best? Why? Third, what are your hobbies? Four, when did you start to learn English? Do you think it's hard to learn or easy?
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Marcela and Djimi's questions on religion
02/05/2006 Duration: 47sWhat do you think about your religion? How many religions do you have in your country or in your town or village? What do churches look like in Portugal? Are you a very religious person? What makes you interested in a different religion? Which religion? Do you know anything about your religion that you can teach us? Which celrbration do you like to celebrate and why? What is the most famous church you have in your country? Tell us about the Virgin of Fatima. What happened? When did it happen? Are there any of the children still alive? If so, how old are they?
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Marcela's answers on Xmas traditions
02/05/2006 Duration: 38sHi Elizabeth, my name is Marcela. I come from Colombia, but now I live in Sydney. In my country we have some traditions: St Joseph Day, Easter and Christmas. Nine days before Christmas Day we have something for children. It's called La Novena del Niño Dios, which means the nine days of Baby Jesus. Children go in groups of 15 or 16 children, to different houses. They sing Christmas Carols, people give lollies everyday. I show my religion with a little cross or any icons of saints, in my neck, like a medal.
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Hideki's questions on food
02/05/2006 Duration: 44sThis questions are for Ronaldo, Carla and Andrea and anyone else. This is Hideki again, I've got some questions for you: What kind of traditional sweets do you have? What kind of sweets do you eat for Christmas? What is your favourite sweet? How do you cook fish? How many times do you eat sweets a day Do you like slow food like (in) Italy? Thank you.
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Joanna's questions on transport
02/05/2006 Duration: 25sHello, Mafalda. This is Joanne. I have some quetrions for you. The first one is: have most families got a car in your country? Second, what do they do when people meet the first time? Third, do all students wear uniforms? Fourth, what is the main food and drink in your country? Thank you.
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Anna's questions on artifacts
02/05/2006 Duration: 21sHello this is Anna again. I'm from Russia, but now I live in Sydney , Australia and I want to ask you some questions. First, you asked us about artifacts but you didn't tell us about Portuguese artifacts. What are they? Are they popular? Do you use them? Thank you very much.