HomeWork

350 words - Discuss the C&E's of the rising obesity of Australian children. OR Discuss the C&E's of the increasing popularity of overseas travel. (remember you need to prove/provide details/examples of each of your ideas.)
 * Homework**
 * Friday - 17th March**
 * 1/ E-packs - Listening Pack: to Statistics, Writing Packs: Graph & Trend Descriptionsx2**
 * 2/ Finish the Vocab Sections of Unit 7 - this is all revision!!! We all need the practice**
 * 3/ Independent Study - eg. Choose a reading from the RES06 (learning hub) - course documents - 'more reading power'.**
 * 4/ Do some research - How does your country generate its power???? Pie Chart??? Past/Present/Future**
 * Week 3 Friday**
 * 1) Choose a course and effect topic. Either a topic from the text book or one of the topics from Fridays class.

2. Listening E-Pack on Cause and Effect (on-line ILC - eLearning) 3. ICON - research your Oral Presentation and find sources to prove your ideas. Keep it simple and interesting. 4. Reading 'Mega Cities' 5. Balance your studies with some interesting activities. FYI on Sunday in Lygon St. Cartlon (right near our school) there is an *** Italian Festival** * You should visit - one of the exciting things that you can see is an attempt to break a Guiness World Record. YES - they hope to make the worlds biggest pizza. They are aiming to make a pizza that is 1.2km's long. GO and visit this Festival - Italian food, coffee and wine is delicous. Their will be music and lots of things to entertain you!!! Choose one of the 3 Stories from page 136 and write a summary of the story. Make sure:
 * Week3 Thursday.**
 * that all the main ideas are mentioned.
 * provide some extra information where appropriate.
 * use signal language SO your summary is logical and easy to follow
 * use cause and effect language where appropriate

Week 2 Thursday
 * Homework**
 * 1) Reading p60-61 of your text book (we will check answers as a class tomorrow!)
 * 2) Find at least one academic book as a source for your icon.
 * 3) Join the RMIT Swanston Library, and then the State Library and then the City Library (Flinders Lane)

Week 2 Wednesday
 * 1) complete chapter 2 from your Independent Learning Book

Week 1 Friday 11th Feb
 * 1) Do Unit 1 from your FOIL (focus on INDEPENDENT LEARNING book)
 * 2) Complete all exercises from Chapter 1 of your text book.
 * 3) Write an Essay - compare and contrast (option of also writing an essay about Pro's and cons of mobiles - refer to Classwork Page of Wiki - under Fridays work
 * 4) Begin research on possible ICON TOPICS (must come to class on Monday with your ideas ready for group discussion - refer again to scope - check Oral Presentation Page on wiki.

Week 1 Thurs 10th Feb


 * 1) Flinders Street Article
 * 2) Check and respond to Wiki Invite

Week 1 Wednesday 9th Feb. - ALSO go into Intermediate E-Packs and do the packs Listening, Reading and Langauge)
 * 1) Finish Reading Activity p 13-16
 * 2) Skim and Scan the entire TEXT BOOK and create a list of all the TOPIC/ISSUES you find e.g Genetically Modified Food p99
 * 3) New Students ILC induction (do by the end of the week in the ILC - locate file on the desktop screen (Independent Learning Centre Induction)
 * 4) ALL Students: E-Packs : (Advanced 1 - READING PACKS: On-Line Library Orientation, RMIT WebSite)
 * 5) New Students: "How do I use the e-Learning Packs (found on front page)
 * 6) New and OLD Students: (go over E-Learning packs from Upper Intermediate - "do this over the next few weeks". (especially C&E)