To get started, let's look at an Australian artist called Sia. Watch a video clip of one of her most popular tracks, "Chandelier".  What do you think of it?
Do you like it or dislike it? Why / Why not?
How does this song compare to the music you may usually listen to?

This word-list includes a wealth of useful vocabulary and phrases used to describe music. You may wish to explore these with your teacher.

To get a better idea of contemporary Australian music, we have included a playlist from the 2016 Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards. The songs presented here were finalists and winners in the competition. Your job now is to listen through the songs, choose one you like, and then give a short presentation about the artist and their music.

Follow these steps.
Step One: Choose a song you like
  1. Head to Spotify (click HERE) and complete a free registration
  2. Skim through the songs in the playlist and choose one you like.

Step Two: Understand the structure of your presentation
At the end of this lesson, you'll need to give a 5-minute presentation based on the following structure:

Step Three: Do some research
Now that you understand the structure of your presentation, do some research to find out more about the artist and their music.

Step Four: Deliver your presentation
Deliver your presentation to the class using the techniques you have learned in previous lessons. Speak for no more than five minutes. Use visuals if appropriate.

Click this link to the visit the BBC Grammar Practice Site. Study the adjective clause rules  and then do the practice exercises.

Writing

Reading 

Listening

Speaking

Watch the NEWS report below.  What do you think about piracy?  Is it really stealing?

What are the two positions that are represented in these comments?
Comment One

STEP 1 - Read both articles carefully, and take Cornell notes.
STEP 2 - Write a response.

Let's start preparing for the test by understanding language used in academic texts.  Click below and we'll begin.

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Now we'll look at some different opinions on the  topic of digital piracy. At the bottom of the page, you will see an article excerpted from Miller entitled "Downloading Pirated Music: Pros and Cons." The citation for this article is as follows:

Write a response (in a Google Doc created in your Google Folder) which evaluates the arguments in the readings. Make sure your opinion is clearly stated.

Reading

Sample report

2. What what graffiti associated with?

3. Where do many graffiti artists stay?

4. What two cities in the USA are described in this lecture?

5. Are graffiti artists accepted into galleries?

6. What do you think the phrase mainstream means?

7. What do you think the phrase underground means?

8. What do graffiti artists challenge?

Reading

Sample report