General English (GE1A)
Here are some useful sites for GE1A:
- Chat to Alice - Talk to ALICE the robot online.
- English Language Listening Lab Online (ELLLO) - Great listening website.
- Lateline (ABC TV) - News listenings with tapescripts.
Select the week you wish to use
- Week 1 - Who's a smart cookie?
- Week 2 - Getting away
- Week 3 - Piece of cake
- Week 4 - All you need is love
- Week 5 - Jog your memory
| Week 1 | Who's a smart cookie? |
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Taking the plunge. The Sydney Morning Herald covers two people skydiving.
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Listening game: Feelings. You will hear how four men are feeling. First do the quiz and then read the tapescript.
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Life down under. Nicola, from Queensland talks about why Australia is cool but different from Japan.
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All about Australia. Mike tells you everything you need to know about Australia.
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English laguage centre. A student calls to find out more information about a Language Centre.
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Haven't we met before? Two university students meet again.
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Personal problems (difficult). Ron talks about a problem he has.
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Jokes. Use your vocabulary to choose the best answer.
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First names quiz - man or woman?
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Adjectives - Adjectives ending in'ed' and 'ing' - Q&A: 'ed'/'ing' adjective or verb?
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Personality quiz - choosing different colours will reveal your true personality.
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| Week 2 | Getting away |
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The Sydney Morning Herald travel page
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Listening game: flags. Learn the flags of 18 different countris and try to guess the one's described. first do the quiz and then read the tapescript.
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Travel arrangements (easy). Listen to a customer booking a trip over the phone and then answer the questions.
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Visiting a Japanese public bath (medium). Listen to two friends talking about the custom of visiting a public Japanese bath and then answer the questions.
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Asia tour: A mountain in Indonesia. Phil talks about going to Indonesia.
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Great trip, great country (medium). Nicola talks about Turkey.
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Hotel check-in (more difficult). Listen to a guest checking into a hotel and then answer the questions.
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Phrasal verbs used to talk about travel
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Travel trivia - how much do you know about Europe?
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Travel trivia - how much do you know about the USA?
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Word list - countries and nationality
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Present perfect - Present perfect or past tense
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| Week 3 | Piece of cake |
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Food videos form the Sydney Morning Herald website.
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Dining around the world. Simon compares going to various restaurants and pubs around the world.
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Dinner time. A father tries cooking for his daughter with some less-than-fantastic results. Listen ans answer the questions. Then look at the tapescript and vocabulary.
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How to be a chef. Rebecca discusses the various ways to become a chef.
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A chef's life. Rebecca talks about her experience working in Australian restaurant.
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Recipe: Cuban chicken. Alex shares her recipe for making a very tasty Cuban dish with chicken.
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Pizza delivery. A telephone pizza order. Listen and answer the questions. Then look at the tapescript and vocabulary.
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Song: "Coffee" by Dean Krippaehne. Great fun! Listen to this song about coffe as you read the lyrics.
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A healthy lifestyle (difficult). A couple talk about health. Listen and answer the questions. Then look at the tapescript and vocabulary.
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Things found in the kitchen - with pictures
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How to cook an omelette - verb quiz
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Cooking pasta (vocabulary gap-fill)
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Zero conditional (eg. If I pay attention in class, I learn more).
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First conditional (eg. If I study harder, I will get better marks).
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Second conditional (eg. If I studied every hour of every day, I would be completely fluent within a month).
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Review - Review of first, second and third conditionals
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If and Unless
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Funny quotes about food and eating
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Quotes about cooking (cooking rule - if at first you don't succeed, order pizza)
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| Week 4 | All you need is love |
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Song: "It'll be alright" by Heather Sullivan. Great fun. Lsten to this song about love as you read the lyrics.
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Dating. Mark and Mike talk about how to ask a woman on a date in the United States.
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Twins. Nicola talks about her twin. Listen and answer the questions.
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Family roots. Listen to the story of Ana Maria Cavazos, look at the photos and answer the questions.
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Mum and Dad. An American woman talks about her mum and dad. Listen and answer questions.
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Dinner time (medium). Dad cooks dinner. Listen and answer the questions.
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Enjoying the zoo (more difficult). Listen to a father and his young son talking about their visit to the zoo. Then answer the questions.
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Wedding anniversary. Listen to Ashley talking about her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. Then answer the questions.
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Word list: family and relationships
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Third conditional (eg. If I had studied harder when I was a child, I would have learned more in school). - Third conditionals quiz 6 (with grammar information)
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Past and present wishes - Past and present wishes quiz 1 - Past and present wishes quiz 2 - Past and present wishes quiz 3 - Past and present wishes quiz 4 - Past and present wishes quiz 5
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How to expand your mind. Mark talks about a passion he has.
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How to stand in Canada. Steven talks about getting into a Canadian University.
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Four language learning listenings. Four great listening exercises from ELLLO.
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Interview with Steve Ryan. Listen to Steve's tips for learning a language.
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Culture shock. Learn about culture shock with this longer video. Then answer the questions. Which stage are you at?
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Vocabulary for University students
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Idioms related to understanding
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Paragraph gap-fill (like, as, such as)
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Talk to your friends - conversation questions about education
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Talk to your friends - conversation questions about school
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