Anti-vaxxers blamed

 Note taking

• measles cases surged by 300% worldwide
• measles cases in the U.S. are the highest
• children worldwide have missed out on measles vaccines.
• mostly children died from measles  
• anti-vaxxer/vaccination movement blamed for the rise in measles cases. 
• misinformation about safety of measles vaccine contributing to outbreaks

Summary

Personal reflection

Anti-vaxxers blamed

TASK 1 - Anti-vaxxers blamed

• Listen to the text 
• Complete the activities

TASK 2 - Anti-vaxxers blamed

• Read the text
• Complete the activities

HOMEWORK - Week 12

• Note taking - write some notes on the text
• Summary - summarise your notes in a brief summary
• Personal reflection - write your opinion on the issue

Encyclopaedia online

Click on MedlinePlus (medical encyclopaedia online)

Choose a health topic and read

Notetaking

• Definition
• Causes
• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Prevention

Summary

• Write a brief summary based on your notes

Vocabulary

• Find some medical terminology
• Identify simple, compound and complex sentences in the text

    

ENCYCLOPAEDIAS

 TEXT TYPE - ENCYCLOPAEDIAS (online)

Encyclopaedias, both online and in hard copy, are information texts. You can refer to an encyclopaedia for general background material on a topic.

The information in the printed encyclopaedia is reliable and based on proven information available at the time of publication. The entries are written by experts in their fields.

Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.

There are many encyclopaedias available online. Some of these are free, and anyone can add entries to the encyclopaedia. Wikipedia is an example of an online encyclopaedia. The information in these encyclopaedias may not be accurate, as in many of these the facts are not checked before they are published.

TASK A: ENCYCLOPAEDIA ENTRY

• Encyclopaedia Quiz - complete
• HIV Breakthrough - Cloze Passage (complete)

TASK B: GRAMMAR - Modal Verbs

• Explanation 
• Tasks to complete

TASK C: GRAMMAR - Present Perfect vs Past Simple

• Explanation - read
• Exercises to practise - complete

TASK D: Reading an encyclopaedia entry

• Encyclopaedia Entry High Blood Pressure - read
• Encyclopaedia Entry High Blood Pressure Tasks - complete

WEEK 8 - Assessment - Reading a newspaper report - 24th September 2020

TOPIC: Health/Education

SUBTOPIC: Effects of technology on learning and health

Reading Skills:

PART 1: Predicting

PART 2: Skimming and Scanning

PART 3: Reading for detail

PART 4: Grammar and Vocabulary

Good Luck!

WEEK 7 - TASK: Stress, Depression, Anxiety caused by COVID - 19 restrictions

• Read the article on the right
• Complete the activities (handout will be given to you)

            - Predicting

            - Skimming and Scanning

            - Reading for details

            - Vocabulary and Grammar activities

            - Taking notes and writing a summary

TEXT TYPE - NEWS REPORTS

 Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment. 

The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian are the popular Australian newspapers where you can find stories and reports about these issues.
Enjoy your reading! 

*** Bring a newspaper article EVERY week. ***

Topic:    Health

Subtopic:    Flu and vaccines

Sources: The Daily Telegraph       

     The Sydney Morning Herald

                                                    The Guardian

WEEK 6 TASK: 

• Choose a newspaper article/report from the newspapers online and complete the activity 
• Embed the newspaper article link in your blog 
• Complete the Newspaper Article Activity (click on the link on the right or a handout will be given to you)