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20twenty20twentyQLD State Election Preview Panel - Bill Muehlenberg - Rob Norman - Alex Dodd - Mike Southon - Dave Pellowe - 25th Oct 2024We’re talking to ACL QLD Director Rob Norman, and Cultural Commentator Bill Muehlenberg, as well as Mrs Alex Dodd (Family First QLD Campaign Director)Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-10-251h 28The Good SauceThe Good SauceMinor Party Merger, Albo's Ministry of Truth & Calvary Hospital | The Church And State Show 23.17George Christensen was unbeatable as the federal Member for Dawson, and is now on the front foot as the Australian Campaign Director for CitizenGo, a right wing activist org fighting for life, family and freedom. He discusses with Dave Pellowe the path forward for minor parties, the remarkably Orwellian ACMA bill, and other battles being lead by CitizenGo. • Save 20% on CAS conference tickets with the code "GS20" at https://ChurchAndState.com.au. • Follow George: https://NationFirst.substack.com • Save Free Speech: https://CitizenGo.org • More from Dave Pellowe: https://DavePellowe.com2023-07-1349 minThe Good SauceThe Good SauceVictorian Election Preview | Pellowe TalkBernie Finn, Bill Muehlenberg and Vickie Janson join host Dave Pellowe discussing the upcoming Victorian Election and Matthew Guy's consistent vandalism of the Liberal Party.2022-11-221h 14The Good SauceThe Good SaucePellowe Talk, Ep. 59 | Craig KellyGovernment IS the pandemic We discuss the biggest problem killing and hurting Australians since March last year. Craig Kelly joins Dave to discuss his bill to outlaw vaccine mandates and passports (by any name). WATCH & SHARE: https://GoodSauce.news/pellowe-talk-59/2021-08-2051 minMiranda Devine LiveMiranda Devine LiveDave Pellowe won't pay Lauren Southern's security billThe events director is refusing to cop a $68,000 bill from Victoria Police  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-08-2908 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeFirst Lesson of the School Year for EFL Classroomswww.eltpodcast.com In this episode, language teachers talk about what they do when faced with a new group of students in the classroom on the first day of classes in the new school year. Visit the Teachers' Lounge archive on our website for a full summary of this and other episodes. ELT Podcast Teachers' Lounge is for language teachers.2008-04-0900 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeStreaming Students by Ability LevelStreaming, or tracking, involves dividing the students up into different ability levels. The goal is to have a set of classes comprised of students of similar abilities and / or aptitudes, so that teachers can provide more suitable class contents and teacher instruction. The first question is how students are placed into their levels. Dominic's school uses the TOEIC Bridge Test. Dominic says it's easy to administer, and the students' mark sheets are sent to the test company for marking. Kevin's school uses a speaking test produced in England for the first year, and...2007-11-2300 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeReports on the JALT CALL conferenceELT Podcast - Teachers Lounge We talk about various technology-related presentations that we attended at a conference held in Tokyo June 2-3, 2007. For extensive notes and links to the content discussed, please visit http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge2007-06-2400 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeAttending Conferences for Language Teacherswww.eltpocast.com Conferences for language teachers are an important opportunity for professional development. Today's episode is intended for teachers with little to no conference experience. We discuss why we like attending conferences, and we offer some advice for "novice" conference-goers to get the most out of the experience. Listen to this episode and / or view our online summary (www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge).2007-05-1600 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeSeating Arrangements in Language Classroomswww.eltpocast.com We have all probably seen large classrooms that are two-thirds full, with the front third of the seats empty. Or, when the number of seats is about the same as the number of students, you might have seen students rush in to grab the seats at the back, then watch as the classroom fills up back to front. However, when the students are closer to the teacher, it is easier to watch their faces for feedback. Also, teachers do not have to strain their voices to reach the back of the large room. Classrooms with students bunched...2007-04-2200 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeAttendance and Tardiness in EFL ClassroomsFor more extensive notes, please visit http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge Dominic's basic policy is to mark students absent if they are over 5 minutes late, and 3 absences will earn the student a failing grade. But what if the teacher is late? Listen and find out.2007-04-1500 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLIntermediate Conversations - I got a new computerConversation: Bill: I got a new computer yesterday. Robert: You got a new computer? Bill: Yes, a new notebook computer. Robert: Why didn't you get a desktop computer? Bill: The notebook is light, and has a battery, so I can use it anywhere. I can use it on the train or the bus. Robert: Isn't the keyboard too small to use? Bill: It's compact, but I'll get used to it. Robert: I think large keyboards are easier to use than small ones. Also, desktop computers are more powerful than notebooks. Bill: That...2007-03-0400 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - IntroductionsThis is a basic introduction between two people. You will hear it three times: first at a regular speed, then at a slower speed, then at the regular speed again. Robert: Hi, I'm Robert Chartrand. Bill: Hi. I'm Bill Pellowe. Nice to meet you. Robert: Nice to meet you, too. What do you do? Bill: I'm a university teacher. How about you? Robert: Me too! What university do you teach at? Bill: I teach at Kinki University. And you? Robert: Oh, I teach at Kurume University.2007-03-0200 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeInformation Gap Activities in EFL LessonsToday we discussed information gap activity, a familiar type of exercise found in communicative textbooks and teacher resource books. An information gap activity requires as least two different versions of the material. Students work together in pairs or threes, and each have different information on their pages, so that they have to talk to each other in order to complete the information. For more extensive notes, please visit http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge2007-02-2100 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeUsing Textbook Dialogs in EFL Classroomswww.eltpodcast.com This week we discussed what to do with the dialogs that are commonly found in language textbooks. First, we outlined a basic procedure that was popularized through textbooks such as Streamlines Departures in the late 80s. We discussed follow-ups and alternatives.2007-02-1200 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeStudent Expectations in EFL Classroomswww.eltpodcast.com Welcome to the sixth episode of ELT Podcast, the Teachers' Lounge. In this episode, we discuss student expectations. What do students expect our classes to be like? What do they expect to get out of the classes? How are their expectations sometimes at odds with our own expecations of how the class should go?2007-02-0400 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeStudent Evaluations in EFL Courseswww.eltpodcast.com Welcome to the fifth episode of ELT Podcast, the Teachers' Lounge. In this episode, we discuss student evaluations, including continuous assessment, final examinations, and other aspects that go into deciding a final grade for our students.2007-01-2300 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeHolidayswww.eltpodcast.com Welcome to the fourth episode of ELT Podcast, the Teachers' Lounge. With the winter holiday approaching, we discussed a topic that, while outside the scope of educational topics, is nevertheless relevant to a teacher's life as a teacher, long holidays. We discussed the various conditions under which we have worked, including contact hours, office hours, research days and more.2006-12-2800 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeAttendance in EFL ClassroomsThis is our third episode, and our topic is attendance. We started with a CNN news story with the title of "Students with good attendance can win a new car." We talked about how many classes students were allowed to miss. We raised the question of what constitutes attendance. Also, we talked a little bit about rewarding participation, and this seems to be a topic worth returning to in more concrete detail in the future. For a more detailed summary, see www.eltpodcast.com/archive/lounge2006-12-1700 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeAccents and Language Teachingwww.eltpodcast.com Welcome to the second episode of ELT Podcast, the Teachers' Lounge. Today we discussed accents, starting with a look at an online quiz that can accurately place your accent to a region of the USA with only 13 questions. There are two URLs for this quiz; as far as we know, both give the same results: www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have www.gotoquiz.com/what_accent_do_you_have During the conversation, Bill mentioned a website that has compiled recordings of a wide variety of accents of English; he couldn't remember...2006-12-1000 minELT Podcast - The Teachers\' LoungeELT Podcast - The Teachers' LoungeMichael Richards; Educational Reformwww.eltpodcast.com This is our first episode of ELT Podcast, the Teachers' Lounge. We started with an article from the Japan Times, "Reform panel eyes teacher improvement" (see our website, eltpodcast.com, for links to the article). We also discuss the Michael Richards incident (in which during a comedy stand-up routine, the actor best-known for his role of Kramer on Seinfeld began hurling racial slurs at two members of his audience), relating this to how we as teachers should develop strategies for dealing with disruptive students.2006-12-0300 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLThe food is spicy.A: Where should we have our year-end party? B: How about that new Sri Lankan restaurant downtown? I hear it's good. A: Yeah, I read a review about it in the newspaper. Apparently, it's good, but the food is spicy. B: Now that you mention it, it's probably too spicy for me. A: OK, so do you know any other good restaurants? B: Well, how about Rizzo's? A: What's Rizzo's? B: It's an Italian place. Great pasta. A: Sounds good. B: All right, let's...2006-12-0100 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLCall Me(Phone rings.) A: Hello? B: Hey Robert, this is Bill. A: Bill who? B: Bill Clinton. Who do you think it is? A: Ah, you must be Bill Pellowe. B: Yep. How are you doing? A: Not too bad. B: Great. Listen, are you free tomorrow? Some friends of mine are coming over. Do you want to join us? A: Sorry, I'm not free tomorrow. Actually, I'm tied up all week. B: OK, well, that's too bad. Call me if you change your plans. A: OK, I might do that. LIsten, I'm...2006-11-2400 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLWhat happened?A: Hey, what happened to you? B: I broke my arm. A: Well, I can see that by your cast. How did it happen? B: I got hit by a car. A: You got hit by a car? How? B: Well, I was crossing the street and a car came around the corner pretty fast. A: Did you break anything else? B: No, just my arm. I got scrapes and bruises on my legs. A: That's too bad. I'm sorry to hear that. B: Thanks. I'll be alright. A: Hey, now's my...2006-08-0300 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLHow has your summer been so far?Note: "How's" can mean either "How is" or "How has." In this conversation, it means "How has." A: How's your summer been so far? B: I haven't really done much yet. A: Have you been to the beach? B: Yes, I went there last weekend. I want to go a few more times before the summer is over. What about you? Do you have any plans for the rest of the summer? A: I'll probably have a barbecue or two. I'd like...2006-07-2100 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLThe WeatherAs the conversation begins, we can hear heavy rain. When Mr. A says, "Nice weather," he is being sarcastic. A: Nice weather isn't it? B: Yeah, tell me about it. It's been raining cats and dogs for three days. I just hate the rainy season. A: Well, at least it's not too hot. What I hate the most is the hot and humid weather. B: I know what you mean. I hate it too when it's muggy. Also, the thunder and lightning scares me. I always feel like it&apos...2006-07-0300 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - How long are you staying?Bill: Hi Robert! What's up? Robert: I'm going to the U.S. next week. Bill: Oh, really? I didn't know that. Where are you going? Robert: I'm going to Tampa. Bill: Where's that? Robert: In Florida. Bill: What are you going to do there? Robert: I'm going to visit my family. My grandmother lives there. Bill: That sounds nice. When are you leaving? Robert: On Saturday March 11th. Bill: How long are you staying? Robert: A couple of weeks. Let's practice. Where are you going? To...2006-07-0100 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLPart-Time JobA: Do you have a part-time job, Joe? B: Yes, I work at a convenience store. A: What do you do there? B: I do a little of everything. When there are a lot of customers, I work at the cash register. At other times, I put stuff on the shelves. A: Do you have to clean the store? B: Of course. We all do. We have to keep the restroom clean. If someone spills or breaks something in the store, we have to clean it up. We also have to make sure that the garbage bins outside don&apos...2006-06-3000 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - What kind of sports do you like?Bill: Robert, I have some tickets to the Hawks game. Do you want to go? Robert: Not really, Bill. I don't like baseball. Bill: Oh, do you like sports? Robert: Yes, of course. Bill: What kind of sports do you like? Robert: I like soccer. Bill: Well, that's the world's most popular sport. Let's practice. A: What kind of sports do you like? B: I like soccer. A: What kind of Japanese food do you like? B: I like sushi. A: What kind of books do you like? B: I like Harry...2006-06-0400 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - The WeekendThis is a basic conversation about the weekend. First, you'll hear it at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Robert: Good morning, Bill. How are you today? Bill: Good morning, Robert. I'm all right. How are you? Robert: Pretty good. Did you have a nice weekend? Bill: Not bad. I went to the movies on Saturday night. Robert: Oh yeah? What did you see? Bill: I saw the new Harry Potter movie. Robert: Did...2006-05-2000 minELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Intermediate Conversations for EFL and ESLIntermediate Conversations - What have you been up to?Bill: Do you want a cup of coffee? Robert: Yeah, sure. So, what have you been up to? Bill: Well, I've been really busy trying to finish this project on time. Robert: Are you having a hard time? Bill: Yes, but I haven't had enough time to really concentrate on it. Robert: I know what you mean. Bill: Not only that, but I've been feeling a little under the weather lately. Robert: Did you catch a cold? Bill: I don't know, I think I'm coming down with something. Robert: Maybe...2006-03-0600 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - Who did you talk to?Who did you talk to? Robert: I talked to someone interesting yesterday. Bill: Who did you talk to? Robert: I can't remember his name, but I was sitting on the train... Bill: Yeah... Robert: ...and this young man started talking to me. Bill: What did he say? Robert: He said that he was from Thailand and he was studying here in Japan. Bill: You mean he was a university student. Robert: No, he was a high school student. He had a uniform on. Bill: I see, so what did you talk about? Robert: Well, he said that he...2006-03-0600 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - Weekend plansWeekend plans Robert: Do you have any plans for this weekend? Bill: I don't know. I might watch a video at home. And you? Robert: I'm going to meet some friends. Bill: What are you going to do? Robert: We might go sailing if the weather is nice. Bill: Sailing, wow! Do you have a sailboat? Robert: No, my friend has one. She goes sailing every weekend. Let's practice. A: We might go for a drive. B: A drive, wow! Do you have a car? A: We might go hunting. B: Hunting, wow! Do...2006-03-0300 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - How often do you go skiing?Bill: How was your weekend? Robert: It was great. I went skiing. Bill: How was it? Robert: It was fun. Do you ski? Bill: Yes. Robert: You should come next time. Bill: That sounds good. How often do you go skiing? Robert: About once a month. Let's Practice A: I went to the movies. B: How often do you go to the movies? A: About twice a month. A: I baked a cake. B: How often do you bake cakes? A: About once every two months. A: I went running. B: How often do you go running? A...2006-02-1400 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - I do not know howFirst, you'll hear this a basic conversation at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Robert: Hi Bill. What's happening? Bill: Not much. How about you, Robert? Robert: Well, actually, I want to go to the art museum this afternoon, but I don't know where it is. Do you know where it is? Bill: Which one? There are a few art museums in Fukuoka. Robert: I want to see the Napoleon exhibit. Have...2006-01-2700 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - Where do you usually go?First, you'll hear a basic conversation at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Bill: Where do you usually go on your vacation, Robert? Robert: I usually go to Canada in the summer. Bill: What about the winter vacation? Robert: I like to stay here in Japan in the winter. Bill: Don't you want to spend Christmas in Canada? Robert: I do, but it's just too cold. Bill: I know what you mean...2006-01-2000 minELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESLBasic Conversations - What are you reading?First, you'll hear this a basic conversation at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Bill: What are you reading? Robert: A spy novel. Bill: How is it? Robert: It's good. Do you want to borrow it when I'm finished? Bill: Sure. Thanks. Practice: A: What are you eating? B: A tuna sandwitch. A: How is it? B: It's delicious. A: What are you listening to? B: A podcast. A: How...2006-01-1700 min