Welcome back to the final podcast of this week! Today we are going to look at how you can incorporate what you’ve learnt into your every life in Australia.
This week you’ve reviewed the basic English tense and looked at vocabulary about feelings and achievements.
Let’s see how we can link this altogether to be able to use as soon as we touch down on Australian soil!
Imagine this: You have had an arduous (difficult and tiring) journey, travelling more than 24 hours to arrive in Australia! You arrive at your new accommodation and your roommates are stoked (really excited) to meet you, but all you want to do is sleep.
You could tell your story something like this:
I was feeling excited as I knew this was the beginning of a brilliant journey. I had been travelling for over 16 hours on trains, buses and planes when I heard that my second flight had been cancelled. I was mortified! How could they cancel my plane? How would I get to Australia? Travelling was exhausting! I had to sleep on the cold, hard ground of the airport for 5 hours while I waited for the next available flight. And you won’t believe it when I got on the flight my phone battery died, I had just charged it hours before! All of a sudden my dream to travel overseas didn’t seem so exciting anymore, I wanted to stop travelling and be back home in my bed. FINALLY the plane touched down on runway and I was relieved.
So I apologise guys, I really do, but I need to sleep because I am drained!
Did you notice the narrative tense throughout that story?
Can you find an example of a gerund used as a subject and an object?
Which adjectives do you remember from earlier this week?
See how easy it is to use your new language in every day life!
I mean, I hope this kind of plane journey doesn’t happen to you and that you arrive hassle free, but if you do have a long journey at least you’ll be able to twist it into an exciting story!
That is all for week one team! We hope you enjoyed your first week and feel a little more connected with Australia! Looking forward to seeing you next week! (Look at the a gerund as a subject again, see how easy it is!)
