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TIEC Talkabout December 2012 English learning tips 1. Read as much as possible. Books, newspapers, magazines, English websites – whatever you are interested in. 2. Watch television in English. In the beginning you might not understand much but it will get easier with time. Certificate III AEFS 4 with teacher Rae (Far Right) Festival Eid Al-fitr On Sunday 19 th August we went to Almaqsarah in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on King Abdullah Street. We went by car. All family members, relatives and friends. After the end of Ramadan, we celebrated the end of the fasting month with a festival called Eid Al-fitr. This festival comes after the worship fasting. The celebration started from 6:30 am to 3:00pm. We went to the mosque to pray. We took with us chocolate to give children in the mosque. Next we went to Almaqsarah reception hall. There were round tables. On the tables there were coffee, tea, chocolates and nuts. There was a place to dance. Also there was a specials place for children with popcorn, French fries and corn. There was a cinema and dressed up characters, for example Barney and Mickey. After that we had a buffet lunch. There were many types of food for example many kinds of salads and soups and many kinds of main dishes and a special table for dessert. Maha Alshlash - Saudi Arabia Certificate I Basic English Language Skills Stage 2 Being a Volunteer in Rural Area January 2012 it‟s such a great time helping children in rural area who don‟t have a chance to educate like children is the city living without technology and lack of electricity. It‟s not a big deal anymore when I saw their smile. Almost two weeks we spend time together, two of happiness started on 8 January 2012. When volunteers arrived at local area far from the city of 8 hours and the road is very uncomfortable. We arrived there. We saw children and farms were waiting for our aid. They were sit on a dirt floor and used their sandals as a chair. First time they saw us they were starting to cry and come to hold out hand tightly and said something in their local language but we could not understand. However we know how problem was in there. There‟s no stationery, no teacher, no water etc. We were try hard to solve the problems but what could do was raising funds and effort all ability that we had to contribute. It was two weeks of amusing days. We spend significant period together. We laughed. We cried. Viyada Itthiphone - Laos Certificate III English for Further Study Stage 1 3. Listen to English radio, songs, audiobooks or podcasts. You can borrow a lot of listening materials from the library – free! 4. Write a journal or blog in English. This gives you a chance to practice writing and also record your thoughts and experiences of living in a foreign country. 5. Speak to people in English: Your friends, neighbours, people in shops. 6. Record your voice. This is a good way to practice pronunciation. 7. Keep trying! Don’t give up! Artwork Sandro Mannai TAFE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE ( TIEC) www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au/TIEC
TIEC Talkabout December 2012 My First Trip New Horizon My Three Jobs When I was in my country I sit with my friends in the park and we discussed about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling overseas to study. Then we left the park and when I went my home, I sit by myself to think about completing my study and met my father to explain to him what am thinking. After that, he said to me this is your life and do what you want if you feel comfortable. This words was the power to keep going to complete my study. After two days I opened the internet and searched about the university then rang my phone and talked to my friend he studied at university of Canberra and gave some information about everything like the city, university, living and system. Then he bought to me offer from UC and I arranged my flight then I went to the airport to go to Dubai and the Sydney. This was the first trip overseas and it was long trip to reach to Canberra. It takes around seventeen hours and when I arrived to Sydney I called my family to tell them about my situation then I saw my friend in the airport to pick me up to his home. When we on the way I am very astonished because the way was crowded and different culture. Also my language was poor. I talked to him many times about that then he pushed me pushed me up and encouraged me to do the best. This was difficult to me but day by day I felt more comfortable and confident. Now I am very happy to be here and I learnt many things are useful in my life. So I can say I love Australia and I hope to spend a nice time and I never forget my teachers because they teach me the English language and I would say to them thank you and good luck in the future. I start my story by my sweet home country, Vietnam. I was born and grew up in a rural area along the Mekong Delta. With the sweet taste of coconut milk, I grow day by day in the love of my grandmother and parents. When I graduated high school, I went to Ho Chi Minh Technology University. This maybe was the most stupid decision in my life. After three years and a half I know that the school was not the rest of my life. Then I quit and worked for my friend‟s company. And this year in 2012 I got advice from a special friend in Sydney. He suggested to me to move to Sydney to find a new horizon for my life. It took me a week to think about the suggestion. At that time I read a Shakespeare quote All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely actors. I found that I was just a player in a big theatre. If I didn‟t play well I could not control myself and could become a puppet. I wasted my tie in Vietnam on uninteresting things. So I left my homeland behind. TIEC is pretty new for me but I met a lot of friendly classmates and teachers here. I love the change of the climate in New South Wales, the fresh air and busy life of Sydney. But I have just stayed here for ten days, therefore I still miss my country, food and the pollution of Vietnam. Nguyen Toan An Le - Vietnam Certificate III English for further study Stage 4 Don’t Forget Don’t Forget My My name is is Thien I I come from Vietnam, so so learning English iis is a huge challenge for me. There are are several ways that I I have learnt at at TIEC. Bank Officer, Dress coordinator and Japanese Teacher, I‟ve ever worked the 3 jobs. Those jobs were very different each other. Bank officer was very responsible job. I worked as a dealer. I had to use a great deal with money which I can‟t deal with by myself. It was stressful. The bank was Korean but a Japanese branch. So I worked with Korean, Japanese and Korean-Japanese. It was a good opportunity to study Korean. My next job was dress coordinator at a hotel. The job was borrowing and selling costumes for ceremony, mainly weddings. The job helped happy people and I could study how to put on Kimono and ceremony manor. The third job was a Japanese teacher. I taught Japanese to various country of students who wants to study Japanese. I‟m pure Japanese, but it was hard to teach Japanese grammar and Japanese culture. So teaching Japanese was not only for students, but for me. At the moment, im back to a student again. It‟s difficult to study English, but on the other hand its happy to get knowledge and making friends who are from various country over the generations. The time when I study at TIEC is not eternal. So in the limited period I want to absorb a lot of things. Misaki Koyama - Japan Certificate III English for further study Stage 2 Arif Alsuhaimi – Saudi Arabia Certificate IV English for academic purposes Stage 3 Certificate I BELS 1 + 2 Certificate II RELS 1 + 2 teacher Heather (Middle) Spend time daily reading and and listening. This is is the the primary key key to to succes and and learning English as as vocabulary is is developed and and writing skills are are improved also. Homework should be be done before class, because there is is no no time to to look for for new vocabulary from the the dictionary during class time. Talk to to friends, not not only to to improve english speaking but but we we can can realise that we we are are not not entirely different from eachother. Despite different mother languages we we can can share our our stories and and dreams. Van Thien Tran Certificate IV IV EAP 3 Certificate III AEFS 3 teacher Selina (Middle) TAFE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE ( TIEC) www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au/TIEC
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