Research in English II
Image via Wikipedia Hi, Researchers! Welcome to Sheffner’s Research in English IID. Homework: Answer the questions in the textbook on page 29 Read some of the Australian news posts on this blog, choose one that interests you, and leave a comment about it. The Australian news posts are Unexpected visitor Aborigines not getting the houses [...]
Interactive writing II
Image via Wikipedia Hello, Interactive Writers! Welcome to Sheffner’s Interactive Writing II. Students are still deciding which class to take, and some have not yet made up their minds. Some students would like to know more about this class before they make up their minds: what kind of class is it? what is the textbook [...]
An Unexpected Visitor!
On Yahoo! UK news today is a story about a kangaroo that jumped through a window into a woman’s office. Kangaroos are shy creatures and avoid humans usually, so it is a puzzle why this kangaroo came into the building. YAHOONEWSGLOBALS.thisStoryUrl = ‘/afp/20090917/r_t_afp_od_australia/tod-frantic-kangaroo-smashes-into-aussie-37b0eca_1′; ‘Frantic’ kangaroo smashes into Aussie office
Kizzy was made into a TV drama by the BBC in 1976
Image via Wikipedia I just discovered that Rumer Godden‘s story for children, The Diddakoi, was actually made into a TV drama by the BBC in 1976. If you go to this page, and scroll down, you can see some pictures from the original series. I have been trying to find a video or a DVD [...]
Aborigines not getting the houses they were promised
Image by digitalreflections via Flickr According to the BBC, A report into an ambitious housing scheme for Australia‘s Aboriginals has found that not one dwelling has been built in the year since it began. The project aims to construct 750 homes in the Northern Territory and refurbish hundreds of others.Officials blamed “administration problems” for the [...]
Madonna explains gypsy comments
Image via Wikipedia According to this BBC article, Madonna, the American pop star, made comments in support of Gypsies and against the discrimination they face during a concert in Bucharest in Romania, although she was booed by the fans for her comments. Madonna explains Gypsy comments. Madonna has said she was “compelled” to comment on [...]
Gypsy children beg and thieve
This BBC news report tells about how Gypsy gangs use children to beg and steal money: How Gypsy gangs use child thieves It appears to be true. It is unfortunate because a common stereotype of Gypsies is as thieves. Here, for example, is part of the Wikipedia entry on Romani: Many fictional depictions of the [...]
The Cove… on Japanese tv
As I blogged previously (here and here), “The Cove” is a documentary movie made in English by an American filmmaker. One of the advisors to the movie was Ric O’Barry, a former dolphin trainer. Australia created a very popular TV drama series about a dolphin. The series was called “Flipper” and was popular not only [...]
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