KEEPING TEACHING CURRENT. Creative Thinking in the Classroom. Written by Vanessa Kudeken (BROWNS English Language School teacher). One of my favourite things about teaching at BROWNS is the commitment to ongoing teacher training. This year I had the privilege of going to the QLD PD Fest held at The University of Queensland in Brisbane1. I was […]
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Keeping Teaching Current – Creative Thinking in the Classroom
- Australian English
- Friday, 26 April 2019
Aboriginal Dot Painting lesson
- Australian English
- Monday, 07 January 2019
Aboriginal Dot Painting In December for Art week, the A2 Elementary students were introduced to Aboriginal Dreamtime stories and the use of symbols in dot painting to tell stories and create maps. They studied the history of Aboriginal art and were amazed to discover that artists have to seek permission to paint a story that […]
Australian Slang Quiz
- Australian English
- Friday, 02 November 2012
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language but are considered acceptable in certain social situations. Make sure that your English matches the occasion. It’s OK to use slang with friends but not in a business meeting. Lets see how much you know about Aussie slang (Read the post "Aussie slang") […]
Learning Australian Slang
- Australian English
- Monday, 13 August 2012
When you come to Australia, you probably think you are going to learn English. In fact, you are going to learn Englishes! You will learn different varieties of English: A formal variety of English used in academic and business contexts (e.g. in cover letters, essays, presentations). This variety is used basically the same way all […]
Aussie Slang
- Australian English
- Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Chrissie is nearly here. Time for everyone to chilax at the beach in their bathers and sink a few cans on Vitamin B! If you have no idea about the meaning of these two sentences, you should read this story. Australia is a unique country and so are the people that live here. It goes […]