Listening to Australia

A new beginning...

A few days ago, Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo, Egypt. He spoke about the Muslim and Western worlds. Listen to his speech and think about how the world might change in the future.

Journalists Killed In the Line of Duty

Journalists play a very important role in many societies. There job can be very dangerous and sometimes they are killed. Watch this movie and learn more.

Answer the following questions while you are watching:

1. Where is this a problem?
2. Why is it a problem?
3. How big is the problem?
4. What are people doing to solve this problem?

Advertising & Children

We all see advertising in our lives. Have you ever wondered how much this advertising effects kids? Or how the advertisers target kids? This documetary covers these areas.

The Language Debate in Malaysia

Animal Liberation Front-Part 7

Cane Toads

Animal Liberation Front-Part 6

Mateship in Australia

Go to this website. Watch the movie clip and read the information under it to understand why mateship is so important in Australia.

Animal Liberation Front-Part 5

Animal Liberation Front-Part 4

Cyberbullying

Animal Liberation Front-Part 3

Animal Liberation Front-Part 2

Animal Liberation Front-Part 1

The Animal Liberation Front is a highly controversial organisation. Watch these movies to find out more.




I will continue to post the other parts of the documentary in the future.

Th pronunciation

Sick Around the World

I saw this documentary a few months ago. It compares the Health Systems of five different countries around the world. It is great to see how they compare to each other.

Which one is most similar to your country?

Which one do you think is the best system?

Grammar and Movies?

Here is a great blog that combines movies with grammar learning.

You might find the following categories helpful:

Passive Voice

Verb Patterns

Conditionals

Gallipoli: Where Australia found it's identity

Gallipoli, a beach in Turkey, is the most famous place in Australia's wartime experience. All Autralians know how important it was in defining Australia's national identity.

There is a great movie about Gallipoli. You can visit this website and see some clips from the movie.

If you haven't seen this movie yet, you should!

If you are from Turkey, I would love to hear your feelings about our shared history at Gallipoli.

A World of 100 People