Lots of our students have worked at the festival over the years. You can volunteer and get a free ticket or get a job. Past students have worked in VIP tents serving food and alcohol; others have been picking up rubbish, serving in the food stalls and many other jobs.

We will post more photos when the students come back.

At home

Review:

Go over your day’s work

Do your homework – after corrections do it again!

Make vocabulary lists – don’t forget pronunciation!

Speaking

Talk to your homestay family or share house mates

Go shopping, Woolies, the chemist, yoga class, art gallery and speak to the locals

Make a friend from another country and chat over coffee

Writing

Keep a diary in English – give it to your teacher once a week

Write e mails, facebook posts and text messages in English

Write a blog, weblog for your friends and family back home

Listening

Watch English language DVDs

Watch TV – especially comedies and soap operas: The Simpsons, ABC 2, Friends!

Listen to a podcast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en

http://www.abc.net.au/services/podcasting 

Reading

Read English readers – you can borrow them from the school

Read the newspaper, The Northern Star or the Echo

Woulter Hendriks – A

Marie-Suzanne Davits – C

We also had great results in Cambridge Advanced English CAE and 100% passed the First Certificate in English FCE.

The Australia Day Paddle from Wategos to Main Beach is a great thing to do on January 26. All money raised goes to charity. It is a fun way to meet the locals, speak English, get some exercise, give back to the community and have a BBQ.Triple J Hottest 100:

Take part in the world’s biggest musical democracy! Listen to triple j on Australia Day to celebrate with sunshine, BBQs, good company + the best music of 2011. January 26 12:00pm

Do you want to be a star?

Shooting a promotional advertisment for the northern NSW town of Byron Bay. If you are a model/actor please apply! Shoot dates 24th-25th January. Those involved will participate in a variety of activities that the Byron Shire has to offer promoting everything from the beach to the bush. The shoot will be colour graded and will be attempting to convey a summertime feel similar somewhat to the Corona Commercial – From where you’d rather be.

Any gender,aged 18 to 23 from New South Wales, Australia.
Payment details: no pay
www.starnow.com.au
Applications to this casting call require:

• A phone number
• A profile photo

New friends!

It’s on again the BBELS BUDDY night.

1. Find your buddy. 2.Have some dinner. 3. Listen to some music. 4. Speak English

5. Have a dance and make some new friends!