excirsion on 4th May in Rock

On 4th May our class went to The Rock for an excursion. First we went to the Kogarah station and catch the train for city CBD. we change the train from townhall to circular quay.

There was something i want to tell that was, when I arrived in station I saw my friend is not arrived yet. So I have to wait for her, but when she arrived we missed the first train at 9.35am. And then we catch the next train after 5min. Then we meet with other students and Marion on townhall where we change our train for circular quay.

After that we walked and look around the Sydney harbor bridge and the opera. Then we walk to the Rock and went in the Museum of Contemporary Art, that was Rock museum, history of Rock. After that we went to the cabmen’s cottage. It was one of the oldest buildings in Sydney.

In the afternoon12 o'clock we had our lunch at the in front of trace and then again we walked and took some photos. While walking we saw old rock house. And also we saw aboriginal music and dance show on street. After that we decide now time to go home and we catch the train from circular quay to Kogarah.

Before 2.30 o'clock we arrived in home. So now I could say that excursion was good and we all have a great time and it was a pleasant experience for me.

ANZAC Day

In every year 25th of April ANZAC Day is a very special day for Australians . The letters stand

for Australian and New Zea land Army Corps. Australian soldiers are called Diggers. Most

countries have people who work in the army, the navy or the air force -- this is called the

Defence Force. “Defend” means “to keep safe” and the people in the Australian Defence Force

keep our country safe and protect us.


Most of the countries in the world joined in the fighting and this was called the First World War.

Simpson and his Donkey are famous heroes from the First World War. Simpson called his

donkey Duffy.


On ANZAC Day we show our thanks to the people who have fought for our country. The Ode is

part of a special poem that is said during the ANZAC Day service. The word we say in reply to

Ode is - We will remember them. On ANZAC Day flowers and wreaths of red poppies are laid at

the bottom of war memorials as a way of saying we have remembered these brave people. A war

memorial is a place that honours all those who have died in wars.

The Royal Easter Show - Sydney

The Easter Show is Australia’s largest annual event, an iconic showcase of

Australian culture, heritage and excellence. It combines innovation, heritage,

education and entertainment. Every year The Sydney Royal Easter Show attracts around

900,000 visitors.

The Show aims to recognise achievements in agriculture through the various

competitions that it organises and promote awareness of rural industries, issues and

lifestyles among city Showgoers. It pays tribute to Australia’s agricultural

heritage whilst providing a platform for the future.

The Show is also a dynamic entertainment experience for the whole family. Live

music, extreme action performances, entertainment, sideshow, food, rides and

shopping are all integral components of the Show.

In 2010, The Sydney Royal Easter Show will take place from 1-14 April.

Dates: April 1-14

General Admission: 9.00am to 9.30pm.

The Easter Show is held at Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park. Sydney

Showground is conveniently serviced by bus, train, ferry and taxi services.

Chock Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

125g butter, chopped
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup (110g) plain flour
1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
2 tbs cocoa powder
125g milk choc bits
125g dark choc bits


methods:

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Line base of 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.

2.Using electric beaters, cream butter, vanilla and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth (do not overbeat). Beat in egg.

3.Sift flours and cocoa together. Add flour mixture and choc bits to butter mixture, stir well to combine.

4.Place tablespoons of mixture onto prepared trays, leaving about 6cm between each. Bake, in batches, for 12-15 minutes or until just firm on the surface. Stand cookies on tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes:

Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Harmony Day

Harmony Day is celebrated on 21 March each year.


The 2010 theme is ‘Express Yourself’. This gives you the opportunity to share with

others the importance of diversity in your workplace, school and community through

action, performance, fashion and food.


Last Wednesday our class celebrate Harmony Day. We went to building A in the

conference room.There was already waiting many students from other classes.

At the beginning one lady told us about Harmony Day and why we celebrate this day.

After next some of students told us something about there difficulties to settle in

new country and how they manage it.They also told us there countries, where they

came from and the differences to there home countries.

After this few students sang a songs from there home countries. We heard a song from

China and Russia. And then all students sang a song Australian National Anthem

that is "Advance Australia Fair", "I am Australian" and " I still call Australia

home".Some of students took some photos.

After that we had a lunch in the conference room.and then we back to our class.

Really we had a great time.

Migrants settling into a new country

Settling in a new country is often an alienating process for many immigrants; they

are forced to disconnect with their social ties and norms in the home country,

leaving much of their social capital behind. In addition to the language problems

and cultural shock, the lack of social support often makes the situation more

difficult, further hindering the integration process. Immigrants arriving to a

foreign land often employ many strategies to overcome these obstacles and re-

accumulate their social capital.

Social capital is important in establishing roots for immigrants, whether it is

channeling local information or developing reciprocal relationships, those with

social ties and existing networks may be easier in locating the resource. Such ties

are means in which immigrants can rely on to improve their socioeconomic conditions

thorough introduction to employment opportunities and social services.


It is also possible that immigrants will be introduced to new religions and join

with these institutions. Through participating in these religious institutions.


If people do hard work that,what they are doing in Australia it easy to achive the

goal what they want.Its important that do hard work and achive your goal.

My 1st Excursion with AMEP student's in TAFE

Last Tuesday 9th march our class went to the Hawthorne park. So we met at the MRC in

the morning and they hired a bus. We left there at 10.30am and arrived in the park

after 15min later.


When we arrived at first we saw one of oldest aboriginal welcome us with smoke

ceremony.Then we walked through the bush where we saw some oldest gum tree and other

trees and some different type of spider. An hour later,we went to the park hall and

we saw some Australian native animal. That is- green tree frog,Ring tail

possum,Tawny frog mouth,Flying fox and Blue tongue lizard. We took some photos of

them and also our class mates.In the afternoon we get back on the bus and went to

the MRC where we had our lunch and had lots of fun. Then at 2.30pm to head back home.


We all enjoyed the excursion very much.Excursion organized for International Woman's

Day only for women.We all had a great time.

International womens day

The first National Women’s Day was marked on 28 February 1909 in the United States

after a declaration by the Socialist Party of America.NOw International Women's Day

was transferred to 8 March that same year and has remained the global date for the

event ever since.Now a daqys while International Women's Day is largely aimed at

inspiring women across the world and celebrating their achievements, its roots are

in movements campaigning for better pay and voting rights.

Sydney's People Podcast: Library

Sydney's People Podcast: Library

library quiz,and conversation with Ms.Patricia's

Any student who enroll in TAFE can borrow from the TAFE library.For student join in

TAFE need to bring the TAFE card.In TAFE student can borrow items and things from

the any TAFE library such as: Books,Magazines,Videos,CDs,dictionary and Map.Student

can use there TAFE card to photocopy and printing facilities from TAFE library.For

printing student have to be load the money in there TAFE card.And the cost of A4

size paper Black & White 20c and the colour one AUD 1.If they are student

associations member then they have to pay less,for black & white 10c and colour 50

c.By joining the student association, students can get lots of facilities such as:

cheap parking, discount on movie tickets,discount mobile phone cards and

international calling cards,local community discounts and much,much more.student can

borrow books for 2 weeks,videos for 1 weeks.If any student want to keep long the

books if they need then they have to call in TAFE library for renew the items for 2

weeks and for dvd or cds for 1 week.And student can also access online via the

library catalogue from there home.The Library catalouge is available

online:http://tafensw.edu.au/tafecat.html.They also can came in person and renew the

book or items.Student can return the books after hours in Library building.Library

opens time during: Mon-THu:9am-8pm,Friday:9am-6pm and in holiday:to be advised.The

library also provide some free other services such as assisting for preparing an

assignment, finding information and books much more.The library also has lots of

resources to support ESL students such as books, exercise books and audio tapes.If


student cann't find any book what they wanted then they can find any of TAFE library.