Compilation of 3rd set of 10 lessons

我的汽油用完了 I’ve run out of petrol!

Hi everyone, Yesterday I ran out of ink, so I couldn’t print our lesson!  That was embarrassing. Question: Do you know when one always runs out of ink? Answer: Just when you need to print something. Ha Ha – and at night when the shops are closed. Ha Ha. Anyway, the expression ” to run […]

做蛋糕 Making a cake

Hi everyone, You know I love instructions on how to do something. Today let’s look at instructions on how to make a “packet” cake. – one we buy in a box,and just add a few things then cook. This is the box: and here is the back of the box,with the cooking instructions: You might […]

怎么打开? How do I open this?

Hi everyone, Today we will learn to ask someone how to open something – “Oh no! I don’t know how to open this? How do I open it?” Answer “You have to  tear it/ lift the tab and pull/twist the cap/lever the lid using a spoon handle/use a can opener……..” Below are pictures of household […]

说话时钟 The Speaking Clock

Hi everyone, Try calling 1194 on your phone. In the past,we in Melbourne could make a telephone call to the Post Office to hear what the correct time was. In the beginning,people actually spoke the time,but in 1954 an automatic robot was brought from England to do the job. The time was set for ” […]

外语 Foreign languages

  Hi there, I’m travelling through Norway at the moment and I just realised I can understand some signs in Norwegian. What do you think this sign is pointing to? English is made up of a lot of foreign words and it is possible to understand different languages by just trying to pronounce words you […]