My dear learners


For the next written assignment(essay),the topic will be on the policy of multiculturalism and the personal experiences of migrants/refugees.
Make notes and bring the notes to class when you write the essay.Please type out the url address directly in the box if it cannot get the link by clicking on it.

references
websites
Due to technical problems, instead of links, ur given urls.

http://www.brisbane-stories.powerup.com.au/scatteredpeople/

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/deakin/stories/s295948.htm

www.fahcsia.gov.au (read under:communities-publications and articles/wealth of all nations/young people and transition/identification of strategies to assist refugees)

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/settlement.htm

http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/previous/childhood_memories.php

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/culturally_diverse.html


http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au

from all these sources, you can gather key information that might be useful for you during the assessment, and essentiate it into ONE PAGE of handwritten note that you will be allowed to refer to during the assessment.

Good luck ;) Test will be on this Friday at LT 6 Time 12.00 -1.00.Please take a heavy breakfast before you sit for the exam. Thinking requires a lot of calories.Just Joking

Use euphemisms,idiomatic expressions,registers and slang and exclamations to make your drama dialogue more lively and not so stilted.

Spice it up! Jazz it up!

This is an exercise in jigsaw speaking.Two people are paired up .
Each is given an envelope with a dialogue in it.
They rehearse their respective dialogues ,practising the dialogue using the appropriate pitch,intonation,accent,volume and regulating the pauses and timing for dramatic effect.
They have to visualize the mood and mannerisms of the speakers as well as practise the appropriate gestures and facial expressions.
They must not consult or listen to what their partners are doing.It is preferable that they practise in adjacent rooms and a full length mirror is available for them to see their own expressions.



Person A (female)
Person B ( male)

1. I heard that you would like to (A)
hire a part-time worker.

2. Would you like a cock or a hen? (B)


3. Mmmnn,if you don't mind me asking,
what are your rates? (A)

4. For a male,it's $9.50 per kilo and for the female,it's $5 per kilo (B)



5. That's a ridiculously low rate
for females.This is simply outrageous!
You're practising sex discrimination.
I'm going to file a complaint at
the Labour office to charge you. (A)

6. Miss,I'm not trying to outrage
your modesty!I swear I'm innocent.Me,I'm a good guy.I just
follow what the rest in the market charge.(B)


7. How dare you!Are you accusing me of lying?Show me your evidence. (A)


8. You can look with your own eyes.Check out this one! This one is not a tough bird,see it's so tender.Take my word for it,I'm giving you a fair price-not a
cent more,not a cent less.What would you like? - drumstick or breast?(B)




9. You're nuts!What on earth am I going to do
with a drumstick?I'm practically tone deaf. Hey,say again,are you trying to make a proposition to me?Hang on!let me get out my mobile phone.(A)

10. Gee! you brazen hussy,are you buying or not?I've told you a
million times the flesh here is really fresh.(B)


11.Aha! caught you red handed.Now I
have solid evidence that you are getting fresh.Man! You're DEAD MEAT. (A)

12. This is a real rip off!You're getting on my nerves with your
cock and bull story.
Are you looking to pick a fight with me?Cock a doodle doo,I'll show you who rules the roost here!!!(B)








(this is an original piece)

please do not plagiarise

all rights reserved and cursed and actors will
need to inform the writer before you reHEARSE)
Ms. Chan
forewarning(copy at your own doom)

This Year ,what do you want it to be?


A paper tiger,a toothless tiger ,crouching tiger/hidden dragon,only the ferocious tiger will cross the river,a fight between two tigers,when a tiger dies,he leaves behind only his stripes,when a man dies,he will only leave behind his good name,



When you enter a tiger's lair,roar
When you enter the corrall for the oxen,moo

To show addition: again, and, also, besides, equally important, first (second, etc.), further, furthermore, in addition, in the first place, moreover, next, too

To give examples: for example, for instance, in fact, specifically, that is, to illustrate

To compare: also, in the same manner, likewise, similarly

To contrast: although, and yet, at the same time, but, despite, even though, however, in contrast, in spite of, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, still, though, yet

To summarize or conclude: all in all, in conclusion, in other words, in short, in summary, on the whole, that is, therefore, to sum up

To show time: after, afterward, as, as long as, as soon as, at last, before, during, earlier, finally, formerly, immediately, later, meanwhile, next, since, shortly, subsequently, then, thereafter, until, when, while

To show place or direction: above, below, beyond, close, elsewhere, farther on, here, nearby, opposite, to the left (north, etc.)

To indicate logical relationship: accordingly, as a result, because, consequently, for this reason, hence, if, otherwise, since, so, then, therefore, thus


I don’t wish to deny that the flattened, minuscule head of the large-bodied "stegosaurus" houses little brain from our subjective, top-heavy perspective, BUT I do wish to assert that we should not expect more of the beast.FIRST OF ALL, large animals have relatively smaller brains than related, small animals. The correlation of brain size with body size among kindred animals (all reptiles, all mammals, FOR EXAMPLE) is remarkably regular. AS we move from small to large animals, from mice to elephants or small lizards to Komodo dragons, brain size increases, BUT not so fast as body size.IN OTHER WORDS, bodies grow faster than brains, AND large animals have low ratios of brain weight to body weight. IN FACT, brains grow only about two-thirds as fast as bodies. SINCE we have no reason to believe that large animals are consistently stupider than their smaller relatives, we must conclude that large animals require relatively less brain to do as well as smaller animals. IF we do not recognize this relationship, we are likely to underestimate the mental power of very large animals, dinosaurs in particular.
Stephen Jay Gould, “Were Dinosaurs Dumb?”

To our beloved students

Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Holidays

Feast and fun and come back with Ang Pows (full) and cookies (for all your friends and teachers)

Hi

It's been a month since you've embarked on this journey.Some of you may be starting to feel sea sick and some may be lost.Please don't use the old methods of study habits you've acquired from past experience to apply to this course.You are now running a MARATHON and stamina and perseverance are vital passports to success.
Good luck to the last minute worker for you may start experiencing the mountain loads of stress if you procrastinate as every assignment,quiz and project carries more marks than the final exam.
College is very different from high school.New and different types of learning are demanded,and you need new skills and techniques to meet these demands.


1. Start with a positive attitude
2. Build your concentration ( reduce your late night DOTAing or football matches)
3. Strengthen your comprehension.


1. Stick with a reading assignment.Consider highlighting,outlining,drawing diagrams ,preparing vocabulary charts

2. Reading is not something you can rush through.The time you invest will pay off in increased comprehension.

3. Actively search for key ideas as you read.try to connect these ideas with what your instructor is discussing in class.

4.Think of reading as a way of unlocking the writer's message to you,the reader.Look for clues about the writer's attitudes,opinions and beliefs.This will put you in touch with the writer as a peson and help you understand his or her message.

5. If all else fails, try to do something else to relieve stress like exercising,watching a movie or playing music.

1.Describe the physical appearance and mannerisms of Sandy and Tachibanna.Do they reinforce or challenge the stereotype of males and females of a particular nationality? (dressing,personality traits,style of communication,habits,likes and dislikes)
eg. Sandy : talkative /smokes a lot
Tachibanna : quire reserved,accented pronunciation/how to say no/sits at back of car/switches channel on car radio from rock songs to Japanese music.

2.Sandy's mother is quite morbid as she likes to cut out and collect obituaries.Sandy accuses her mother of being sick as she is interested in Death.Her mother retorts,'There is nothing sick about death.It's part of being alive".This statement is a premonition that prepares the viewer for the climax of the story.What is this climax?

3.Tachibanna is impressed by the vastness of the mine,the machinery and the open space of the desert as compared to the enclosed space in Japan.
-"In Australia there is a lot of space and no people and in Japan there is a lot of people and no space.There's nothing out there.It scares me."
Is the setting important in the plot of this movie?

4.How has the misadventure of being stuck in the bog affected their relationship?


5.Tachibanna isn't expressive/demonstrative.Look at his reply when Sandy asks him if he loves his wife?

"I don't need to say it,when I say it then it's not true."

How does Sandy express her interest in him?

6."Stop snapping photos and start experiencing life."Is this an analogy that has a deeper meaning or a casual remark about Tachibanna's habit?

7.Why does Sandy have an affair with Tachibanna knowing that he is a married man and why does he fall for her?

8. How does Sandy react to the sudden death of Tachibanna?

9.How does Tachibanna's wife handle the fact of her husband's death and infidelity?

10.When Sandy's mother wanted to send a condolence card to Tachibanna's wife,Sandy replied that she can't send a condolence card to a complete stranger from a different culture.What is the connotation of Sandy's mother's statement about the universal themes that transcends race and culture?

"Some things are the same the world over"


11.According to the scriptwriter,Alison,the story explores the theme of the fragility and transience of Life.How is that theme rel;ated to the cherry blossoms in Japan?