Seasons+and+Weather

= = =**FLOODS and CYCLONES** = **2011 has been a year of extreme weather.** **Here is a story on BTN about Insurance against natural disasters: (click on the picture below to hear the story)** and here is a cartoon about the same issue:

=**SIZZLING SUMMER** = Paul Kelly song: Roll On Summer media type="file" key="Paul Kelly - Roll On Summer.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * [[image:http://www.amws.com.au/pk/pics/photos/2004/20040219/Picture%20034-s.jpg height="75"]] ||
 * Shadow ||

Link to Paul Kelly lyrics and page [|Paul Kelly]

Beach Culture Australian English @ the Beach - [|PRACE site] __Dangers at the Beach__
 * [[image:http://beach.prace.vic.edu.au/tours/gal/Watego%20Bay%20-%20Byron%20Bay/_thb_byron-watego-039.jpg height="98" link="http://beach.prace.vic.edu.au/tours/byron.php"]] ||
 * Byron Bay - Northern NSW - click for more ||
 * Sharks - look at this video about 2 shark attacks in Sydney []

CAN YOU SWIM??? Look at this video from the Australia Network, about Michelle who is learning to swim. Learn about the past continuous tense too!

= WEATHER Do you know whether the weather is good or bad :)= English as a Second Language (ESL) site with [|WEATHER] words, activities and lots of interesting links Try this BBC activity: [|interactive crossword] with weather words

===**[|GRAFTON LOOP] ** === Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) site where you can look at the weather in this area - in REAL TIME click on the forward arrow to see which way the weather is moving

Lots of Information and links about[|AUSTRALIAN WEATHER AND THE SEASONS] from Australia's Cultural Portal

The Great Outdoors Listening exercise: [|Camping Under the Stars] Aussie weather is perfect for outdoor living and activities. Check out the photos of [|Wendy's family visit]. Write down all the outdoor activities they did.

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 * Santa in summer ??????? **

<span style="font-size: 1.066em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Santa arriving at the beach by boat
====<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 21px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Click on the picture above to find out about Christmas in Australia ====

**Summer is a time for snakes - BEWARE!!!** Read and listen to the story** "Snakes Alive" **- you need to click on the volume button to hear the sound

then do some of the exercises Read WENDY'S SNAKE STORY (see link on Home page)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Tale of a Snake and a Mosaic]

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<span style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|California Dreaming] - a song about winter by the Mamas and Papas ====== click on "more info" on the right side to see the lyrics (words) of the song

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<span style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">A lesson plan based on this song:<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|California Dreaming] ======