March 23

Connection to Country Day

Today we had a special day of learning about our community; particularly the Nyoongar cultural heritage of this area. Troy Bennell and his family led us on a walk by the river and told us stories that link the past, present and future. Here are some videos that relate to our experiences today.

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March 20

Winston Churchill speech excerpt

We will be working on annotating this speech in class. Here is the final part of Winston Churchill’s famous ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ speech, delivered to the House of Commons on June 4th 1940

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March 20

Modal verbs

Your choice of modal verbs is important when you want to persuade someone of something. Here is an earworm which lists some modal verbs. Remember that modals help us to express degrees of certainty, probability, possibility or obligation.

This clip shows how modal verbs have been used in movies to express obligation. Enjoy!

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March 19

It’s up to you!

We have been discussing persuasive texts and inclusive language in class. How does the message in the video below fit with our discussions?

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March 17

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

La Fheile Padraig daoibh go leir! To celebrate St Patrick’s day, which is Ireland’s national holiday I am adding some videos just for fun! Have a great St Patrick’s Day!

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