TEXT TYPE - NEWS ARTICLES

 Media File

Each week you will need to collect news clippings about current issues and the most useful sources are The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment.

TASK 1 - News headline Language - PPP - watch the PPP

TASK 2 - AEFS Project - Key features of a news article

• Choose a news article from the suggested newspapers in the blog
• Read it but do not focus on each word
• Try to identify the features of news article
• Answer the questions regarding each news article feature

 TASK 1  - MANAGING MY TIME

Managing your time is very important skill 

during your studies.

- Watch the video

Discuss

TASK 2 - TEXT TYPES

 -  Watch the video

Understanding text types

TASK 3 - TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSE

 - Watch the video

TASK 4 - PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

It is important to identify the reason for 

writing the text and for whom it is written.

 - Watch the Slide share

TASK 5  -  MAIN IDEA

Main idea is important to understand the text

- Read and watch the video

TASK 6 - ACADEMIC READING SKILLS QUIZ

 - Complete the quiz and check 

what kind of reader you are

TASK 7 - How Humans Evolved Language

- complete the preparation task

- complete the matching task

- complete TRUE/FALSE task

 Dear students,

Welcome to AEFS reading class. For the AEFS reading unit, we will use our class blog as an online delivery platform. I will post resources and tasks for you to complete and send them back to me as blog posts or via email allowing you to practise your reading and writing skills. As you know, the course will be delivered face-to-face in class.

I look forward to working with you this term.