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The Rocks

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The name of the Rocks comes from the rocky coast on the west side of Sydney. Nowadays, more than 100 heritage sites and buildings are along the narrow streets including Sydney's oldest surviving house, Cadman's cottage, built in 1816.

Visitors should visit the Rocks Discovery Museum and walk around the narrow streets with their souvenir shops, restaurants, cafés, and aboriginal and contemporary art galleries. There are also guided tours, photographic excursions and nighttime ghost tours.

the rocks
John Cooke. The Rocks (CC BY-SA)

At the end of the session, you will have:

  • read and answered some questions about the Rocks using its official website.
  • learnt the use of the past simple passive in English.
  • recorded the final version of your podcast with the use of the PodOmatic website. 

Visit The Rocks official website and try to find the answer to these questions:

  • Do the Rocks Markets open on weekdays? (To find out, visit the "The Rocks Markets" section).
  • Which bus stop do you have to get off at to get to the Rocks? (To find out, visit the "Getting Here" section).

You have to answer these questions in your learning diary.

Remember that The Rocks must be a part of the route at your Google Site map.

Continue with your posts on Twitter (#taskpodcast and #EDIAsydney). Send a tweet to The Rocks Twitter telling them that you have visited the centre virtually and with the name of the shop you are most interested in. You can also tweet the answer to the previous questions adding the link of your post from your learning diary. The 'Rubric to assess a Tweet' can help you do a good job in this social network.

The podcasts were recorded by the students

As you have already seen, the passive voice is quite often used in English.

Active Voice in past simple:

  • JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter.

Passive voice in past simple:

  • Harry Potter was written by JK Rowling

Remember how to use ´the passive voice´ in English.

Let's practice how to use the `had better´ structure: exercise 1, exercise 2 & exercise 3.

You can compose a digital poster to explain how to use the passive voice  in English and make up some more examples of its use.

In order to compose a good digital poster, you have to take into account this rubric: 'Rubric to assess a digital poster'.

Your task : The final version of your podcast about a topic of your interest.

Task Step 5: Recording the final version of your podcast about a topic of your interest.

After having visited the Rocks in Sydney, it is now time to record the final version of your podcast about a topic of your interest using the PodOmatic website. Remember that it will be published at your learning diary and shared through Twitter.

Your teacher can help you with your doubts with the final details and the recording of the final version of your podcast made with PodOmatic.

Learning diary

Learning Diary. Step 6: Summarising all the steps taken so far in order to design and record the podcast about a topic of your interest.  

After having finished your podcast, you have to revise all the work you have done so far in order to summarize all the steps you have done. Press the button and answer these questions in your learning diary. You can also share the link of the post of your learning diary through Twitter using the hashtag #taskpodcast

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