Week 15

7. Note-taking

Social housing part of the lives of a big number of Australians

- 4% of householders rent social housings

- 10% of Australian have lived social housing in past 20 years

Social housing used in various ways

- To raise family

- Springboard

- Safety net

- homelessness

AHURI releases a major commissioned study

- taking people into & out of from 2000-2015

- typical social housing tenant live here for a stable home

- several different ways

Social housing used by different groups

- Older group (average age 60) lived continuously with age pension and disability benefits.

- Second-oldest group left and never return.

- Refugees and other people born overseas entered and than remained in .

- More than a quarter people lived shorter and they are younger Australia-born and indigenous.

Social housing broad benefits

- A launchpad to more stable employment and market housing.

- The impact of social housing is felt well beyond the 4% of the population.

- A part of the housing experience of many Australians or their parents.

 8. Summary – Use the notes and write a brief summary

Social housing is part of the lives of numerous Australians. Over 4% of households rent social housing and about 10% of Australian have lived social housing in the past 20 years.

Social housing used in various ways, such as raising family, springboard to buy own housing, safe place to escape domestic violence, and stable home for homelessness.

AUHRI releases a major commissioned study about tracking people into & out of from 2000-2015. Typical social housing tenants live here for a stable home. Australians use social housing in several different ways.

Social housing used by different groups. The older group (average age 60) lived continuously with age pension and disability benefits. The Second-oldest group left and never return. Refugees and other people born overseas entered and then remained in. More than a quarter of people lived shorter and they are younger Australia-born and indigenous.

Social housing broad benefits. It’s a launchpad to more stable employment and market housing. The impact of social housing is felt well beyond the 4% of the population and it’s a part of the housing experience of many Australians or their parents.

Millennials in the workplace

Millennials are a big part of the employee and they lack loyalty to the companies with high turnover rates. This report is about the mindset of the millennial generation according to two surveys.

PWC collected more than 40 thousand people's responses about workplace culture, communication, pay structure, etc. Deloitte's survey is about the threats and opportunities in the complex world of work in 10 thousand millennials.

Millennials prefer interesting work and a flexible working schedule. They want more support from the company and more opportunities to improve their skills. They believe that businesses and leaders are more loyal to a company.

The organization and manager should consider that they manage Millennials by work-life balance, control working hours and working place, offer help and support and address social concerns.

Week 13

JUNKYARD ADV

1. Vocabulary match

flora - plants, fauna - animal, inordinate-many, enthusiast-participant, canister - container,

concerted-coordinated, haul-carry, enact-bring about, scale-climb, pristine-clean

2. Fill in the blanks

a. flora   b. fauna   c. inordinate    d. enthusiasts  e. canisters

f. pristine  g. hauled   h. enacted   i. scale  j.concerted

JUNKYARD CLOZE 

a. flora   b. fauna   c. heap   d. inordinate   e. enthusiasts   f. canisters 

g. hauled    h. pollutes  i. pristine     j.purpose    k. hauled    l. enacted    m. permanent     n. scale    o.   concerted 

JUNKYARD COMPR

3. T,F,F,T,T

4. a. At that time, the mountain was an area of unique flora and fauna.

b. There are oxygen canisters, sleeping bag parts, broken tents, and food wrappers, just to name a few of the more common items tossed aside.

c. The Indian Army has also climbed the mountain and removed more than 8,000 pounds of trash.

d. Teams of Sherpas have hiked into the dead zone, and hauled off 4,000 pounds of garbage.

e. The new law requires each hiker to bring down eighteen pounds of garbage.

JUNKYARD POST COMPR 

Mt. Everest was an untouched area of plants and animals before the 1950s. Now it is a trash heap. A large number of climbers scale the mountain each year and they threw a lot of rubbish on the mountain. The environmentalists have organized campaigns to remove the trash. A new law requires each hiker to bring down 18 pounds of garbage, otherwise, it will be banned to climb the mountain. Mt. Everest is called “the world’s highest junkyard” because of the continuous increasing garbage.

week 12

In the following article on Nuclear Hazards the signalling words and phrases are missing. Replace them and check your answers.

There are three separate sources of hazard related to the use of nuclear reactions to supply us with energy.  Firstly , the radioactive material must travel from its place of manufacture to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are solidly built, the containers used for the transport of the material are not. For this reason , there are normally only two methods of transport available, either road or rail, and both of these involve close contact with the general public, whatever the routes are bound to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas. Secondly, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes which in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to de-activate these wastes, and  therefore  they must be stored in one of the ingenious but cumbersome ways that scientists have invented. While  they may be buried under the ground, dropped into disused mineshafts, or sunk in the sea. However these methods do not solve the problem; they merely store it, moreover  an earthquake could crack open the containers like nuts. Finally there is the problem of accidental exposure due to a leak or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two hazards, this is extremely unlikely and despite this does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear programme, whatever it can happen, as the inhabitants of Harrisburg will tell you. Separately, and during short periods, these three types of risk are no great cause for concern. Taken together,  despite the fact that, and especially over much longer periods, the probability of a disaster is extremely high.

Newspaper article task - week 9

When MySpace ends in tears

PART A:

1. What is the purpose of the author in writing of this article?

To encourage teachers to learn online knowledge to intervene in cyberbullying.

2. Skim the text and answer True or False to the following statements.

a) Teachers cannot help much in cyber bullying.        T

b) Teachers are very confident with different kinds of internet communications  F

c) Teachers could not observe and control cyber bullying     T

d) There were policy-based programs on cyber bullying for teachers    F

e) Most of students will report cyber bullying only to their parents       F

PART B:   

3. Match the following words to their meaning.

   cyber bullying: bullying electronically

   proportion: part

   significant: important

   equipped: prepared

   interactive: cooperative

   monitor:  observe

   intervene: take part

   harassment:  intimidation

4. Circle the part of speech of the following words in the text

     a) interactive: adjective  

     b) monitor: verb   

     c) training: noun     

5. Scan the text and answer the following:

a) How many students experience forms of cyberbullying?

    One in three students.

b) How many percent of students use internet during or outside school?

    Sixty-five percent.

c) What are the two internet communications used by students?

    MySpace and Facebook.

d) Who is the author of website cyberbullying info?

    Chris Webster. 

6. Answer in detail:

a) Why are teachers failing to intervene in school cyberbullying?

    Teacher largely remained unfamiliar with type of internet communication.

b) What is required so teachers can monitor and control cyberbullying?

    To use interactive cyber technology.

c) What is the reason that the majority of students will not report cyberbullying to their teachers or parents?

    The adults will solve the problem by removing access to the technology.

7. Explain the meaning of the words in bold

a)  faced the greatest challenges = take part in a contest or competition

b)  they struggled to monitor and control cyber bullying = effort to get free of restraint or constriction

c)  schools are in a vacuum = a space entirely devoid of matter

8. This newspaper article is about:

c) Teachers not being able to intervene in cyberbullying

9. Where is the text from? The Age Fairfax Digital

10. When was written? February 1, 2009

11. What is the headline? What do you think it means?

When MySpace ends in tears. It means online harassment makes students sad.

12. What is the main information of the text?

Australian teachers are failing to effectively intervene in school cyberbullying.

13. Who would read this kind of text?

Teachers, parents and the people who are interesting in school cyberbullying.

PART C  - Note-taking task

1. Australian teachers are failing to effectively intervene in school cyberbullying

* a report found, the Internet is important, in primary school-aged children

* 65% 6-14 yrs use the Internet, outside school, using email & message 

* most teachers not good at internet communications, MySpace & Facebook, 5 yrs student can use

2. A significant proportion of teachers do not use or understand interactive online technologies

* interactive online technologies, required

* research shows, 1/3 students, aged 10-14, harassment - email, message, online chats

* teachers hesitate in cyber technology, difficult to monitor & control cy

3. Appropriate training for teachers needs to be developed

* no training programs on cy, to member of NSW teacher federation

* DEA ensure, teachers have ability, respond cy

* teacher limited understanding, greatest challenges

4.The majority of students will not report cyber bullying or internet safety incidents

* adults don't understand, solve the problems, removing access

* this technology, social lifeline, teenagers to peers

* cy doesn't only occur outside school

Task of Week 8

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/03/30/coronavirus-lockdown-rules-gatherings/

A Find a newspaper article with topic on environmental issues and embed (link)  to your personal blog. 

New coronavirus rules: Morrison limits gatherings to two, urges elderly to stay home

B  Read the headline and try to guess the content without reading the article

The Prime Minister announced the new rules about the Coronavirus. The number of outdoor gathering people limits two and the aged people should stay home.

C Skim the article and identify the main idea in the article

To stop the spread of the Coronavirus, the Prime Minister announced to limit outdoor gathering people to two and the people over the70s should stay at home to protect themselves.

D Read the article in detail and write down the notes (main point)

New rules limit outdoor people to two and aged people should stay at home.

Do exercises outdoors but don’t gather with others.

Shopping for food and necessary supplies but get back as soon as quickly.

Must stay at home unless necessary.

Limit shopping to essential services.

Medical officer said the measures have got the effect.

Advice for over 70s to stay indoors.

Put a moratorium on evictions for small business.

E Using your notes write a brief summary

PM announced the new rules to limit outdoor people to two and aged people should stay at home. People can do exercises outdoors but don’t gather with others. People can go shopping for food and necessary supplies but must get back quickly as soon as possible. People must stay at home unless necessary, e.g. need for medicare or have to work or study. Essential retails will keep open and offer the service. The Medical Officer said the government’s measures have got the effect. PM advises for people over the 70s to stay indoors to protect from the virus. There is a moratorium on evictions for the small business which have financial difficulties.

F Write your personal reflection on the issue in the article

This article is about the new rules which the Prime Minister announced. The PM limits outdoor gathering people to two and the aged people should stay at home to protect them from the Coronavirus. In my opinion, there are some advantages to reduce the gathering and ask people to stay at home. Today, there are more than 4,250 Coronavirus cases in Australia and the virus spread very fast. Staying at home and reducing the gatherings can stop the spread and protect people safely. I strongly believe that the new rules are beneficial to protect the people from the Coronavirus.

News article

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/23/australian-athletes-told-to-prepare-for-olympic-games-in-2021

Questions:
1. Where did you find your article?     
    The Guardian

2. What is the date of your article?
    23 Mar 2020

3. What is the headline?
    Australia athlets told to prepare for Olympic Games in 2021

4. From reading the headline what do you think this article will be about?
    The Tokyo Olympic Games will be hold in 2021.

5. What is the main information in the article?
    The Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 maybe change the be held in 2021 because of the  Covid-19 pandemic.

6. What are two things the article tells you?
    Australian cannot assemble a team for 24 July start. Situation due to Cornoavirus has become 'untenable'.

7. a) Find two positive and two negative words or pharses in the article that show the writer's point of view.
Positive: extremely challenging, assist
Negative: tough and uncertain times, untenable situation
b) What do these words tell you about the writer's point of view?
Changing the date of the Olympic Games 2020 makes it extremely challenging and IOC and AOC will assist the athletes. Because the Covid-19 has exploded all over the world, now people are in tough and uncertain times and untenable situation.

8 a) Identify sources of information the writer refers to in the article. eg quotes from experts, research results, etc.
"It remains difficult [to postpone an Olympics]. Hence why their decision is they'll come back to us within a month," an exhausted chief executive Matt Carroll said on Monday.
b) What information do these sources give?
This sentence was said by chief executive Matt Carroll on Monday.

9. What is the link between the visual image or graph and the words in the article?
People are doubting if the Olympic Games in Tokyo can go ahead as planned this year during the expolsion of Coronavirus.

10. Personal reflection ( Write your opinion about the issue/information in the newspaper article ) - Homework
This article is about the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 maybe postpone to 2021 due to Coronavirus has exploded all over the world. In my opinion, there is more beneficial to change the date of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games is the world's biggest sporting event，and millions of people will come together. But recently, the Coronavirus has swept most of the countries and there are more than 380,000 cases and 16,700 death in the world. Postponing the Olympic Games can reduce the spread of the virus and protect people's health.  I think there are advantages to changing the date of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.