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1 Elementary to Intermediate 23 Discovering SYDNEY Eight lessons on well-known Sydney landmarks Bible lesson also included ESL Writers Team English as a Second Language

Preface In our church community ESL classes we have the privilege of meeting and befriending many students who come to our great city from all over the world.

2 Preface In our church community ESL classes we have the privilege of meeting and befriending many students who come to our great city from all over the world. It is our joy to help them feel settled in Australia not only by teaching them English but also by helping them learn about their city - Sydney. These lessons are an updated version of our resource first written in The lessons have come after many requests from students and teachers to learn about Sydney. We have chosen some of the places in Sydney that we think are the most significant. A relevant Bible segment has been included with each lesson. The lessons are two hours in length for two levels of students - elementary and intermediate. Each lesson is complete in itself although we have tried to arrange the lessons in order of difficulty. Each lesson consists of the following: An Introductory Activity: This is designed for all the students together and should be applicable to most levels. A Lesson Plan for both an upper level class and a lower level class. Pictures to use as visual aids are provided at the back of the book but teachers are encouraged to look for additional relevant pictures, maps and information about the places to be studied. These can be sourced from many places including Tourist Information Office The Rocks Cnr Argyle & Playfair Street Sydney 2000 It is also suggested that a class excursion to some of the places being studied should be an essential part of this series of lessons. We hope that these lessons will be helpful to students in learning English as well as in learning about the city that has become their home. We would appreciate any feedback and/or corrections which could be incorporated into later editions. However more than anything we pray that the lessons will be a means of helping people understand more of the God who loves them and the people of Sydney. Cathryn Thew June 2008 ANGLICARE, Sydney Diocese ESL- Discovering Sydney...

ESL Writers Team Jennifer Kerr Patricia MacCabe Pamela Riley Cathryn Thew Kath White Production Judith Mathews PUBLISHER CONTACT DETAILS ANGLICARE, Diocese of Sydney English as a Second Language

3 ESL Writers Team Jennifer Kerr Patricia MacCabe Pamela Riley Cathryn Thew Kath White Production Judith Mathews PUBLISHER CONTACT DETAILS ANGLICARE, Diocese of Sydney English as a Second Language (ESL) Ministry PO Box 427 PARRAMATTA NSW 224 AUSTRALIA Ph: Copyright Notice All rights reserved. Teacher instructions and student worksheets used for the purpose of conducting a lesson for students in your ESL class may be photocopied without permission. Scripture Quotations are from the Contemporary English Version CEV American Bible Society 99, 995 Biblical graphics Global Recordings Network Australia. Used by permission. 2 ESL - Discovering Sydney

4 CONTENTS Discovering Sydney Lesson Language Work Bible Lesson Introduction to Sydney Landmarks P 4 Queen Victoria Building P 5 Sydney Opera House P 3 Harbour Bridge P 43 The Rocks P 57 Circular Quay P 75 Town Hall P 9 Revision Lesson P 0 Listening and Matching Prepositions Asking & Giving Directions, Clarifying Directions Sydney Tourist Book Reading Vocabulary: Appliances Old and New Describing Things Listening for Detail Comparative Adjectives Reading Comprehension Past Simple Tense Rhythm & Intonation Rhyme Word Order for Questions Listening for Gist Large Numbers There is.. There are.. There isn t.. There aren t.. Passive Forms Reading Comprehension Prepositions Rhythm & Intonation Rhyme Difference between /l/ and /r/ Past Simple & Present Perfect Tenses Present Perfect Questions Listening for Detail Use of can Reading Comprehension Describing a Picture Rhythm & Intonation Rhyme Sydney Suburbs Pronunciation Different Future Forms Descriptions - Present Continuous Tense Talking about Time Town Hall Vocabulary Reading and Listening Jigsaw More Future Forms Listening for Detail Dialogue Drill and Substitution Writing an Invitation Various Revision Activities The Heavenly City Revelation 2 Treasures in Heaven Matthew 6:9-2 Making Music Psalm 50 Jesus is the Way to the Father John 4:3-6 The Calling of Levi Mark 2: 3-7 Making Plans Psalm: 40:5 Stilling the Storm Mark 4: 35-4 God is in Charge of Time Ecclesiastes: 3:-8 The Heavenly City Revelation 2-22 ESL- Discovering Sydney...3

5 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Introductory Activities Whole Class Objectives To help students become familiar with some of the best-known Sydney landmarks. To help students ask for and understand directions to these landmarks. Preparation Method Bring pictures of major Sydney landmarks from books or tourist brochures. Photocopy the Introductory Worksheet you will be using. Choose as many of the following activities as time permits. Brainstorm to discover what Sydney buildings and places the students know. Write the names on the board on lines around the word Sydney, as below, as students call them out. The Rocks Opera House SYDNEY Harbour Bridge Try to include: The Opera House, The Harbour Bridge, the Rocks, the Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Circular Quay, and the Town Hall. 2 Write Have you ever been to...? on the board. Say to students: Think of a place you have been to in Sydney. Ask another student Have you ever been to...? If s/he has, decide what you will tell the rest of the class about that place. If s/he has not been to that place, ask another student. If there is an available picture of each pairs chosen place they could show and comment on the picture to the rest of the class. 3 As there is an emphasis on prepositions in the remainder of the lesson draw students attention to them by activities such as the following: Number students in groups of four. Number them, 2, 3, 4. Tell them to stand as follows: & 2 opposite 3 & 4 3 & 4 in front of & 2 & 2 next to 3 & 4 3 behind 2 on the right of 2 3 & 4 beside & 2 3 on the left of 4 etc. 4 ESL - Discovering Sydney

6 4 Distribute the Introductory Worksheet with pictures of 6 of the places to be studied labelled -6. Read the text clearly describing each building. Students should listen and write the letter a, b, etc next to the number of the building being described. a b c d e f This is made of one huge span of grey steel, built on brick towers called pylons. At night it has hundreds of lights, so that people can see it from all over Sydney. Some people say it looks like a coat hanger across Sydney harbour. Thousands of people use it every day to get from North Sydney to the city. This modern building is known as one of the most famous sights in the world. It looks like giant white sails on the harbour, and it has white marble roof tiles on top of pink-grey stone walls. It is on the edge of the harbour. Music and concerts are held here. This is a well-known building in George Street. It is a beautiful old stone building and fills a whole block. It has rows of stone arches, with two small green domes at each side of the roof. Outside the building is a statue of a queen, and inside are cafes and shops selling expensive clothes and jewellery. The ferry boats that carry people across Sydney harbour to the city start and end here. When you get off the ferry you find musicians, actors, people selling things, ice cream parlours and cafes. Trains and buses start here too, and you can walk from here to the Opera House in 5 minutes. Behind this place are the tall buildings of the city. This attractive big stone building, built in 889, is on George Street. It has a huge tower with a clock. At the front are wide steps where people wait to meet friends. It is used for concerts and has a splendid organ. This is an old area of Sydney, stretching up the hill from George Street. The buildings are mostly of yellow stone, joined to each other. Many of the houses were very small when people lived in them. They are now used as shops and restaurants. 5 Distribute Introductory Worksheet 2 to the students. Help them to write the names of the places under the pictures. Students should now separate acording to English ability levels. ESL- Discovering Sydney...5

7 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks 2 m pl e Introductory Worksheet - Whole Class 4 Sa ESL - Discovering Sydney 6

8 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Introductory Worksheet 2 - Whole Class Sa m pl e Write the names of the places under the pictures. The Rocks The Queen Victoria Building The Harbour Bridge The Opera House Circular Quay The Town Hall ESL- Discovering Sydney...7

9 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Upper Level Objectives To familiarise students with some of the better known Sydney landmarks. To help students practise asking for and giving directions in the context of Sydney city. Target Language Can you tell me how to get to the QVB please? Go straight ahead Turn left for 3 blocks. It s opposite Hyde Park. next to beside across from in front of Preparation Make 2 sets of cards, one set saying, You are here and the other set saying You want to go to... Write places in Sydney on both sets of cards. Provide a map of the CBD of Sydney for each student. You could copy these from a street directory or from a tourist brochure. Optional Bring some Sydney Guide tourist information books if possible. These are available from any tourist office in Sydney. Prepare a worksheet like Upper Level Worksheet based on the Sydney Guide you obtain. Dialogue Play the CD or prepare to act it out with a helper: A Excuse me B Yeah, can I help you? 2 A Yes, please. Can you tell me how to get to the Opera House? 3 B Ah, let s see. Go straight down George Street to Alfred Street, and turn right. That s Circular Quay. Walk right across in front of the ferries, and at the end, turn left. Then you ll see the Opera House in front of you. 4 A Could you please tell me again, more slowly? 5 B Oh, sorry. Go straight down George Street to Alfred Street, and turn right. Walk across in front of the ferries, and at the end, turn left. The Opera House is in front of you. Got that? 6 A I think so. I walk down here to Alfred Street and turn right. I go across in front of the ferries and turn left. Then the Opera House is in front of me. B That s right. Have a good walk. 7 A Thank you, goodbye. 8 ESL - Discovering Sydney

10 Method Presentation Play the CD or act out the whole dialogue, two or three times if necessary.. Play/act out the dialogue again in sections and show students there are seven parts to the dialogue. Greeting. 2 Asking directions. 3 Giving directions. 4 Asking for repetition. 5 Repeating. 6 Checking. 7 Thanking. Write these 7 parts on the board. Students should now use their maps. Tell them to start at Central Station and trace down George Street to the Queen Victoria Building (QVB). Play the tape or read the dialogue again, and follow the directions to the Opera house. Go back to the QVB and get a student to take B s role. Give directions to the Opera House. All go to the Opera House. You be A and ask how to get back to the QVB a student can tell you. (Make sure you ask for repetition and check you re right as in the dialogue!). From the QVB you be A and ask another student B how to get to The Rocks. Practice Give every student a copy of a map of Sydney. Students should work with a partner and ask for and give directions around Sydney, including: to the Harbour Bridge from The Rocks to the Opera House from the Harbour Bridge to Centrepoint from the Opera House to Circular Quay from the Aquarium to Hyde Park from Circular Quay to The Rocks from Town Hall, etc Students should work with a partner and ask for and give directions for these places around Sydney. Partners use the destination cards to ask for and give directions. Check that they ask for repetition and check that they understand the directions. Mystery Destinations. Starting at the QVB, give directions to a mystery destination on the map. Students should follow and guess the place. Then helpers and students can give directions to mystery destinations to each other. Give out Worksheet Upper Level if you have distributed Sydney Guides to your students. Check that the questions fit with the edition of the book that you have distributed. If not you could prepare a similar worksheet. Bible Lesson Link: We are learning about the City of Sydney here in Australia on earth. St John in the Bible tells us about a Heavenly City that God has prepared for those who love Him. Method: Follow the directions on the student worksheet. N.B. v. means Verse. ESL- Discovering Sydney...9

Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Worksheet - Upper Level - to accompany Sydney Guide Look at a map of Sydney. Answer these questions. a Where are the bus terminals?

How many stops on the Explorer bus? How could you get from Haymarket to Pyrmont? Where would you go to catch a ferry to Manly?

. see where the government sits? visit the head of state in NSW?... do some shopping?... catch the train to Melbourne?

Where does the Bondi tourist bus take you? What are some of the essential attractions recommended for first time visitors to Sydney?

11 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Worksheet - Upper Level - to accompany Sydney Guide Look at a map of Sydney. Answer these questions. a Where are the bus terminals? b c d e f g h i j What do the red dotted lines mean? Where can you enquire about the opening times of the museums? Where does the Sydney Explorer bus start? How many stops on the Explorer bus? How could you get from Haymarket to Pyrmont? Where would you go to catch a ferry to Manly? Where could you go to get a good view of the city? In which streets are cars not allowed? Where would you go to... visit a big church?. look where money was made?. see where the government sits? visit the head of state in NSW?... do some shopping?... catch the train to Melbourne?. 2 Look in the Tourist book to find the answers to these questions. a b c d e f g h i j How much is the combined explorer one day ticket? Where does the Bondi tourist bus take you? What are some of the essential attractions recommended for first time visitors to Sydney? Name two streets that have interesting historical sites in The Rocks. When is Sydney Aquarium open? Give the name and address of a Japanese restaurant. What discount is offered in this book to visitors to the Australian Maritime Museum? Where can you hire bicycles at Olympic park? What is one activity recommended for children? What is the telephone number of Taronga Zoo? 0 ESL - Discovering Sydney

12 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Bible Worksheet - Upper Level Read the text. 2 Find words that mean... a the place where God is b trouble and sorrow The Heavenly City From Revelation 2 I saw a new heaven and a new earth. I saw a holy city and it was like a bride dressed in her wedding gown and ready to meet her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice shout God s home is now with his people. He will live with them. Yes, God will make his home among his people. 4 He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever. 0 Then He showed me the holy city coming down from God in heaven. It was dazzling and crystal clear like a precious jasper stone. 2 The city had a high and thick wall with twelve gates, and each one of them was guarded by an angel. The city was made of pure gold, and crystal clear. 22 I did not see a temple there. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were its temple. 23 The city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb s book of life will be in the city. c very bright and shining d entirely clear and bright e a person from heaven (v) (v4) (v0) (v0) (v2) f a religious building (v22) 3 Read these questions in turn with your partner. Talk and agree on the answer before you write. a What things of the past will be gone forever in the Heavenly city? b What words show that heaven is beautiful? c Why do you think there is no temple in the heavenly city? d Why is there no sun or moon in the heavenly city? ESL- Discovering Sydney...

13 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Lower Level Objectives To familiarise students with some of the best-known Sydney landmarks. To help students ask for and understand directions to these landmarks. Target Language Where is the Opera House please? I want to go to the Harbour Bridge. Is this the way to The Rocks? Go straight past ahead down there Turn It s left right in front of next to opposite on the corner on the right the ferries. for 2 blocks. for 3 blocks. Preparation Prepare the CD of the listening text or get two English speakers to read and act it. Give a map of the Sydney CBD to each student. You could get maps from a street directory or from a tourist book. Prepare an OHP of the Listening Text/Dialogue or write it on the board. Cover it till after the listening exercise. Listening Text Dialogue A Excuse me. B A B A B A B A Yes, can I help you? Where s the Opera House please? Go straight down George Street to Alfred Street. Turn right and go past the ferries. Then turn left and it s in front of you. Please say that again. Go straight down George Street to Alfred Street. Turn right and go past the ferries. Then turn left and it s in front of you. Is that OK? Down to Alfred Street. Turn right. Go past the ferries. Turn left and it s in front of me. Yes, that s right. Thank you. Goodbye. B ByeṢample 2 ESL - Discovering Sydney

14 Method Presentation Give students the maps of the CBD. Help them to find some of the places they know in Sydney on the map. Listening Tell students: You are here at the Queen Victoria Building. You want to go to the Opera House but you do not have a map. What will you do? Tell students to listen to this conversation. One person is asking how to get to the Opera House. Repeat the dialogue while students listen to follow the directions. You may need to do this two or three times. Show the text of the written dialogue. Let students read the dialogue to themselves. Act out the dialogue again while students listen and read. Tell students they are to ask for directions. (A in the dialogue). Choose a few students to ask you directions and you tell them how to get from the QVB to the Opera House. Find the QVB on the maps again and you (the teacher) now take A s role. Ask a student how to get to the Opera House. From the Opera House, get students to ask you how to get to The Rocks. Find the QVB on the maps again. Choose two students, A & B (or one student and a helper). Tell A to ask B how to get from the QVB to The Rocks. Practice Students should now practise with one or two others, asking for and giving directions using the language practised in the dialogue. From the QVB to The Rocks From The Rocks to the Harbour Bridge From under the Harbour Bridge to the Opera House From the Opera House to QVB From QVB to Circular Quay Mystery destinations, using the maps. Tell students to start at the QVB. Give directions to a place and ask students to follow on their map. e.g. Go outside the QVB onto George Street, turn left on George Street and walk to Market Street. Turn left again and walk 3 blocks. Go up the stairs and it s on your right. Where are you? [Answer: The Aquarium] After you and the helpers have given a mystery destination or two, students could take a turn. Bible Lesson Link: We are doing lessons about the City of Sydney. The Bible talks of a Heavenly City. Method: Follow instructions on Bible Worksheet. ESL- Discovering Sydney...3

Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Bible Worksheet - Lower Level The Heavenly City Read the text. John writes: live with them. 2 Find words that mean... a Jesus.

15 Introduction to Sydney Landmarks Bible Worksheet - Lower Level The Heavenly City Read the text. John writes: live with them. 2 Find words that mean... a Jesus... (v22,23) b feelings of sorrow Revelation 2 I saw a new heaven and a new earth. 3 I heard a loud voice shout God s home is now with his people. He will 4 He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. Then He showed me the city. The city was made of pure gold. 22 I did not see a temple there. God and the Lamb were its temple. 23 The city did not need the sun or the moon. The Lamb was its light.... (v4) c a religious building... (v22) 3 Answer true or false. a God s people will live with God.... b There will be lots of sadness in heaven.... c God s city in heaven will be very beautiful.... d There will be no light in heaven.... e Heaven will be a place of death Read these sentences to your partner. Your partner should answer true or false. Check your answers. 5 Discussion What does the text tell you that the new heavenly city will be like? 4 ESL - Discovering Sydney

Is anything too hard for Jesus? Matthew 19:26, NIV. Jesus can do what is impossible. Walking on Water Mark 6:45-51

OVERVIEW CARD Key Question: Bottom Line: Memory Verse: Is anything too hard for Jesus? Jesus can do anything. Bible Story: Jesus can do what is impossible. Mark 6:45-51 Coloring Page: Jesus walks on the