Go for gold!

Start blogging
Hello everyone!
I would like you to write a little bit about where you’re from. What’s it like? Is it a big city or a small town? What do the people do there?
Your blog is for personal discoveries and experiences. Add to it whenever you get a chance! Tell everyone what’s happening in your life!
For inspiration, look at what other students in your class and other classes have written their own blogs.

Making your own blog – a few pointers:
· Don’t put too much personal information. Protect your privacy.
This might include your full name, address, email address or phone numbers.
· Don’t use any material from other sites without citing it.
This includes text, images and sound files. Some sites give you free stuff, so use that! If you use something from someone else’s site, it’s best to put the website address, or the author or photographer. (See the credit to Matthew Field I put above the picture of Sydney harbour in the first blog entry).

Olympics quiz
Answer the following questions by looking at http://www.olympics.com.au/ . Check your answers with another student. I’ll give you the answers when you’re done.
Thanks to Nadia for creating this quiz.
1. What was Australia’s ranking in the overall medal tally in
(a) 2000 Sydney Olympics? (b) 2004 Athens Olympics?
2. In which Olympic Games did the Australian team have the best result and how many medals did they collect in that Olympics?
3. How many Australian athletes are participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics?
4. In which Olympics did Australia send the largest team?
5. Who else accompanies the athletes?
6. How many sports are played in the Olympics? Name as many as you can.
How many out of these sports did Australia qualify for?
7. Which Australian athlete in the 2008 Olympics has participated in the most Olympics?
(Find name, sport and how many Olympics)
8. How many athletes are participating for their 3rd Olympics?
9. How many athletes are debutants (1st timers) in this Olympics?
10. Who is the oldest athlete, how old and in what sport?
11. Who is the youngest athlete, how old and in what sport?
12. What is the average age of most athletes?
13. How many are there indigenous Australian athletes?
14. How many athletes were born outside Australia?
15. Who are Australia’s two top Olympic medal winners in Australian history?
16. Where are the 2012 Olympic Games going to be held?

ESL websites for students
On the left is a growing list of internet sites designed to help you improve your English – reading, listening, grammar, pronunciation and spelling. Choose a site now and roam around it. Try some of the activities. Do you think it’s a useful site? In your blogs, refer other students to the most useful sites. Tell us how you did on any quizzes or tests and what your level is!!!

Keep blogging!