FAREWELL

Dear EFS students,

We have come to the end of the course and I hope you have improved in all or some areas. Please continue with your hard work which will help you to achieve your goals. It has been my pleasure to teach you and I wish you the very best in pursuing your career.
Best of luck in whatever you are doing next semester. 

ENCYCLOPAEDIA TEXT TYPE

An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.

Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably as a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts, printed versions found a prominent place in libraries, schools and other educational institutions.

The appearance of digital and open-source versions in the 20th century has vastly expanded the accessibility, authorship, readership, and variety of encyclopedia entries and called into question the idea of what an encyclopedia is and the relevance of applying to such dynamic productions the traditional criteria for assembling and evaluating print encyclopedias.

TASK:

• Go to Medline Plus - encyclopaedia onlineand get familiar with the website.
• Choose one health issue and go through the headings
• Write a very brief summary about what the disease is,symptoms and other headings in the report online

INFORMATION TEXTS

An information text is a piece of non-fiction writing which gives information about a particular thing (for example: Cleopatra, Ancient Egypt, recycling or volcanoes). Information texts are sometimes called non-chronological reports, because they are giving information about something without mentioning the order in which it happened.

NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment. 
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph are the popular Australian newspapers where you can find stories and reports about these issues.
Enjoy your reading! 

TASK 1 - Newspaper Article Features 

Choose a newspaper article from one of the newspapers and complete the answers in the paper given to you before (Key Features of a Newspaper article). You can put your answers in your blog if you like.

TASK 2 - Note-taking

Choose another article from either The Daily Telegraph or Sydney Morning Herald, read it and take notes in a point form (main ideas from the article but not in complete sentences)

TASK 3 - Internet of Things

Click on the icon and practise the lesson
(listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and other activities provided in the lesson)

Dear Students,


Welcome to EFS reading class where you can improve and advance your reading and writing skills. Hope you will enjoy blogging as well which can give you an opportunity to practise in your own time and at your own pace beyond the classroom. You will be able to access lots of resources provided for you by your teacher. You can also interact with your teacher and your classmates online and be able to view their work and give feedback. Enjoy it...







Sometimes, a biography describes a person's life from birth to death. At other times, the writer concentrates on a particular period in a person's life. We will be reading biographies of famous Australians and other people. We will be practising completing a time line, making notes of key points as events, turning points and achievements.

Assessment Task - Reading a Biography of a Famous Person

TASK 1:

• Read a Biography of a famous Australian from Koori History and do the timeline
• Read Fred Hollow's biography and do the timeline

TASK 2:

Turning points and Achievements (BIO)

• Read Nelson Mandela's Biography and identify the turning points and achievements. List them in two groups in one new post in your blog. When you finish we will have an open class discussion.
• Read a biography of your choice and identify the turning points and achievements as above.

            


TASK 3:  Look through the Famous People Biographies Lessons 

•                 Choose a famous person
•                 Listen and read the biography text
•                 Do the vocabulary, phrase match and gap-filling activities