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Pei Ye asks her classmates about the stories they were told as children. We learn about what Korean, Chinese, Bangla and African students heard in their childhood. They talk about the importance and effect of those stories on them and their own children.

Listen to Lina interviewing her classmates about love, engagements, divorce, etc. Her interview shows how a group of people from very different countries has reached a level of openness such that they don't mind sharing their opinion amongst themselves and the world.

Another fantstic program by ESOL students. This time Keya talks to her classmates about music. Do not miss this episode!There is live music for all to enjoy!

Every year Sydneysiders are presented a spectacular international art exhibition, Scultpure by the Sea. It is an outdoor exhibiton laid out on the magnificent coastal walk between Bondi beach and Tamarama beach. Last Tuesday our two AMEP classes (A & B) went to see it. We were very fortunate with the weather, but I wont' tell you any more about it. Listen to the students talking about it. They talk about the day, the stting, the sculptures in general and individual sculptures they were working on for their blogs. You can visit their blogs on the right-hand sidebar of Our Class 2009 sculpturebythesea09 no music

Listen to the introduction of the new AMEP-B students for semester 2, 2009. Keep an eye on this space! They’ll be back with new interesting radio programs. And don't forget to check the voicethread in the previous episode. They'll be updating their talks about a special belonging. You can also leave your comments there.   music by Mig

Mouri and Jean prepared a program about music. Unfortunately Jean couldn’t be with us to record the program, so it was up to Mouri to introduce it and talk to the callers. Listen to her very musical introduction and the talkback session with some of her classmates. What about you? Do you like music? What type of music do you listen to? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Desire and Yun prepared a radio program about sports. Listen to Desire's interviews about sports different peop le practise. What about you? Do you practise any sports? Do you like watching sports on tv or on the field? Let us know. Tell us about it.Let's talk!

It’s the second last day of class and Lina interviews her classmates about learning English. Listen to their conversation and their opinion, suggestions and the difficulties they face in order to improve their English. What about you? How do you learn English? Do you have any suggestions? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Listen to Mitu, Jovanna and Igor interviewing Michele Goldthorp, one of the dental nurses at the college Health Expo 2009. Is dental care free in Sydney? Who can get free dental care? What do you need to have in order to receive free dental health? How often should you visit a dentist? Are there any after hours dental clinics in this area of Sydney? What about you? Is dental care important in your country? Is it free or is it very expensive? Tell us aobut it. Let's talk!

Listen to Asha and Jovanna's program "Love Birds". The audience got so enthusiastic that ended up getting involved and asking questions too! What about you? What do you think about love? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Bee and Nunung decided to have a program about pets. Listen to them talking to Lina, Desire & Andrea. You will see the different ways different people think about pets. It all depends on your personal situation, as you can learn from each one of the callers. What about you? Do you have a pet? What do you think about pets? tell us about it. Let's talk!

Today Aleya and Pat produced a program about hobbies. Listen to their interview with Rana, Desire, Wang and Jean de Dieu. There is a pleasant surprise at the end of the interview, so keep listining! What about you? Do you have a hobby? tell us about it. Let's talk!

Diana & Mitu present their talkback radio program on food. Listen to them talking to their listeners Desire, Nunung and Asha. There are some tips for keeping healthy, having a beautiful skin and perfect weight.

Listen to some of the AMEP-B students talking about the Health Expo right after they finished helping. You can hear Aleya, Asha, Mitu, Yu, Nunung, Pat, Yustin, Bee, Igor, Jean and Desire. They talk about what they did, their interviews with different stall holders and what they thought about the experience.

St George TAFE Health Expo 2009 raised funds for Aussie Helpers. Pat, Bee, Yun & other students interview Sue Martin, an Aussie HelpersAussie helper volunteer. Listen to the interview. It's really interesting and an eye opener about one aspect of Australia that many people don't know. What is Aussie Helpers? Who are the people working there? Who do they help? Why do those people need help? What is the Australian bush? What is the grapevine? Write a post in your blog about Aussie Helpers. What do you think? Tell us about it. Let's talk! music by traxsmiths

Our class and other AMEP classes helped at the Health Expo 2009 fundraising for Aussie Helpers. We cooked traditional dishes, served the food and also sold raffle tickets and welcomed people to the Expo while handing them Expo bags. Watch this space for podcasts we recorded interviewing several stall holders. Health Expo 2009 Episode 78 Let's talk!

Five ESOL students talk about themselves. They have all recently moved to Australia and talk about what they did in their coutries, learning English and their future plans. What about you? Have you ever lived in a different country? Tell us about it. Let's Talk! music by mig

ESL students & teachers celebrate Harmony Day at St George TAFE Sydney. Pat, Yun, Rana & Diana tell you what the event is about and how they celebrated it. On the second part, Cellena leads her classmates (also including Wang, Dina, Asha, Rita and Mouri)in a very interesting discussion about living in Australia, the health system, political freedom, gambling and aged care. What about you? What do you think? Let's talk! You can view a video of the day, Harmony Day

Elmira gives Cathy her opinion about films, movies, subtitles,etc. Listen to her and tell us what you think. Let's talk!

Cathy talks about her favourite movies too. Check the previous episodes to hear other students' opinions about films. We'd love to hear from you.Leave us a comment or recorded message. Let's talk!

Now it's Sophie's turn to tell us about her favourite movies. Do you also dislike horror movies? tell us about it. Let's talk!

Diana talks about her favourite movies. Listen to her and tell us about yourself. Let's talk!

Listen to Aneta talking about movies. What about you? Do you ofen go to the cinema? What type of movies do you like? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Elmira talks about blogging for English and blogging for her personal hobbies. She also tells us about learning English through the use of forums, websites, etc. What about you? Tell us about yourself. Let's Talk!

Listen to Orietta talking to Rosa about teaching herself how to embed a bubbleshare slide show onto her blog. She also talks about blogs and learning English. What about you? Do you use web 2 technlolgies to improve your English? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Listen to Orietta's impressions about our excursion to Sculpture by the Sea.

Valeria and Lara are studying ESOL 4 in Marion's class. Listen to them introducing themselves. You can leave a recorded or written message for them in this post. Let's talk!

Diana & Aneta also went to the excursion last Tuesday (see previous episode). Listen to their thoughts about it. Did you go? If you are not from Sydney, is there anything similar to this in your country? Tell us about it. Let's talk! (you can send a recorded message on my podomatic email)

Last Tuesday (16th October 2008) our class and Marion's class had a great day exploring Sculpture by the Sea, an annual exhibition that takes place in the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama, Sydney. Listen to Elmira, Sue and Sophie talk about what we did and what they thought about it. You can see all the work we did before and after the excursion if you visit Our Class 2008 and the students' blogs linked on the right sidebar.

Marion and Rosa's students interview Marion, who has just come back from her trip to Europe. Listen to them. What other questions would you ask her? You can record them on an email on the right sidebar. Let's Talk! BubbleShare: Share photos - Play some Online Games.

Listen to Andrew, another English teacher, talk about what he is wearing. Answer these questions. ANDREW* 1. What is Andrew wearing? 2. What type of colours is he wearing? 3. What type of pattern is his coat? 4. What’s the difference between a coat and a jacket? 5. How’s a denim jacket different? 6. Why does Andrew only wear plastic watches? What two things happen to him when he wears vaulable watches? 7. What is he the victim of? 8. Where does he jump into? 9. What does Andrew say about wearing jewellery? 10. Who made him remove it and why? The photos are of both Andrew and Alison. There are some words to help you with the language they use to describe their clothes. BubbleShare: Share photos - Play some Online Games. Now that you have listened to these two teachers (episodes 58 & 59)you can practise and talk to other people about what they are wearing. You can also send us a recorded message using the email address on this blog. Let's talk! Don't forget to check the native speakers podcating blog Let's Talk- St George previously Sydney's People Podcast. You will find listening podcasts and worksheets to help you with your listening and writing skills.

My brother gave me this idea for an ongoing podcast/vodcast. Ask different people to talk about the clothes they are wearing. Listen to this teacher and answer the questions below. ALISON 1. What is Alison wearing? 2. Describe her jumper. 3. Describe her shoes. 4. Describe her T-shirt. 5. What items of clothing does she hand-wash? 6. What’s special about her earrings? 7. Wht’s another name for earrings? 8. What matches her T-shirt? 9. What would she like different in her jacket? 10. Describe her watch and bangle. Now is your turn What are you wearing? Ask your classmates to practise and then you can ask fluent speakers of English to extend your vocabulary and fluency. The photos are of both Andrew and Alison. There are some words to help you with the language they use to describe their clothes. BubbleShare: Share photos - Play some Online Games.

Hi there, There are some new students in our class this semester. Listen to their introductions. Do you have a similar group in your class? Where do you come from? Have you ever migrated to a new country? How did you feel? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

In this second part of the interview, ESOL students ask Djimi questions about her studies. Djimi is inspiring and a role model for them. You can look at this study chart to follow her ESOL pathways: Djimi's Study Pathways Enjoy her interview. What do you think? Let's talk!

Listen to Djimi, an ex-student of ESOL and mother of three, talking about her educational pathways.

Hi again from the FT semester 1 ESOL class. Today we were talking about what we would do if we won lots of money in the lottery. Thanks to Splendid Speaking for providing us with a great worksheet that inspired us and helped us with our English. Listen to our thoughts. Not everyone thinks that it's such a good thing to suddently come into big amounts of money. What do you think? Let's talk!

Hi there! We are a group of students doing a full time course (FT 3-4) at St George TAFE, Sydney. Listen to our introduction and keep listening, as we will publish our podcasts here in the very near future. You can leave a written or recorded comment for us. Let's talk!

Zee interviews his classmates about cooking, going out to eat and food in general. Listen to their reaction at some of their clasmates' answers. Two of them are lucky people... If you feel hungry with all this food talk, you can check the multicultural recipes written by previous students here What about you? Tell us about it. Let's talk!

Last Tuesday we had a pleasant surprise. Marielle, one of our AMEP students from last year came by to say hello. Our students couldn't believe how good her English was and in such a short period of time. Listen to our informal chat to her about what she is doing at the moment, her future plans and how she got her English at the level it is now. Thanks Marielle for taking the time and inspiring our class! What about you? Do you have a similar experience? Tell us about it.Let's talk!

Marta interviews the manager of Arco Iris (rainbow), a Spanish speaking playgroup. Listen to her interview. Do you know of any playgroups or community groups from your cultural background? Do you think it is a good idea to teach children about their parents' cultural background? We will discuss this in our forum. But if any of you wants to talk about it, leave a written/recorded message here. Let's talk!

Hello everyone, This is our semester 2, 2007 Full Time ESOL class at St George college of TAFE, Sydney Institute. Listen to us introducing ourlseves and keep in touch, as we will be publishing individual radio programs. Do you want to introduce yoursefl? You can leave a written comment or you can record a comment (see side bar). We would love to hear form you. Music by my brothers' group Hato de Foces Let's talk!

Marta interviews Mercedes, a friend she met through her friend Susana. Mercedes works in a glass workshop & shop, because she is originally a glass artist. Now she is developing as a ceramist as well. You can read Marta's blog entry about this interview here Listen to their interview and tell us what you think. Let's talk!

Sharon, a journalist from China, presents a program about dreams: night dreams an day dreams. Listen to her introduction and interview with her classmates Yvonne, Jane, Katie, Winnie, Annie and Lei. They talk about beautiful dreams, nightmares and aspirations. What about you? Tell us about your dreams. Let's talk!

Dan talks to Yvonne, Annie and Winnie about the environment , what the government of Australia is doing about it and what they are doing as individuals.

Hi again and welcome back to my students' podcasts! Listen to the new students in my FT 3/4 class. Today they are just introducing themselves. Very soon you will be able to listen to their radio programs. Tell us about yourselves. You can record a message. Let's talk!

Yuki interviews his classmates about internet shopping. They do not all agree. Listen to their arguments. What do you think? Let us know. Let's talk!

AMEP-A students interview one of our teachers, Andrew, who has spent nearly three years living in Thailand. The questions haven't all been recorded this time. Listen to Andrew and tell us what you think about the very interesting topics he talks about (overseas adoption, Australian prisoners in overseas jails, etc) Tell us what you think. Let's talk

Anastasiya interviews Kelly, who also works for the Student Association at t george college. Kelly tells us a bit more about how the Health Expo started. Listen to her talking about how St george college and a couple more colleges were the "guinea pigs" this year.

Anastasiya interviews Kylie Johnson, Student Association Officer, about the Health Expo she organised at St George college of TAFE , Sydney. Our AMEP classes where involved at many levels, one of them was the recording of this podcasts. Kylie tells us the Health Expo is an inniciative of TAFE Active, which is trying to encouage young people to be active to stay healty and fight against obesity.

Marielle wants to know how her classmates felt on their first day in Australia. Dana, Rejani, Dan are very honest about their feelings and how they have changed since then. Anna tells us an anecdote about herself and Sophia and Silvana recount an anecdote about Sophie's very different first day in Sydney. Listen to it, it's unbelievable! * Do you have similar anecdotes? Tell us about them. Let's talk! * "Unbelievable", "hard to believe" are expressions that show amazement at a story, event, fact, reality. By using them we are not doubting the story. We are merely expressing how fantastic, extraordinary, out of this world, we think the story is.

Chi interviews some of his classmates about their hobbies. He ends up being interviewed himself! What are your hobbies? Tell us about them. Let's talk!