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Perth InternationalEnglish College of Issue 4 August 2012 Inside this issue: Students of Perth International College of English sPICE Speaking 2 Fremantle! English... Our favourite place in Perth is Fremantle. We are going to tell you some interesting facts Cirque du Soleil 2 about this beautiful place. It's not far, you can take a bus or train and it's only 30 minutes from the city. Malaysia 2 Fremantle Prison Bali 3 The prison has a precious heritage. They have four kinds of tour: Doing time tour which you can learn about the history of prison. The Great escape tour Tim Tam Time! 3 which traces convicts' footprints. Torchlight tour which you walk in prison at night and you can do a test of your courage. Tunnels tour which explores on foot and by boat in under- Perth Nightlife 4 ground tunnels of the prison. Which tour would you choose? You can see wall paintings which were painted by aboriginal prisoners or Capoeira 4 visit the church where weddings are still held today, so it will be a How about some 4 valuable and interest- Brazilian Food? ing experience! The Fremantle Markets The Fremantle The English Australia Olympics Markets are old- st est and most in- When? August 1 teresting public market located in WA. The markets house over 150 shops with a large 1- 4pm variety of products such as crafts, fashion, and fresh food products- there are many Where? UWA vegetable growers and food retailers. How much? $10 Inside the market you can buy whatever you like, you should stroll around and see many shops with beautiful items. They are classified by appropriate regions so it's eas- What's it all about?? ier for customers. You'll find the biggest and best fashion range around, with brilliant The English Australia Olym- jewellery and great clothes. There is an International Food Court including Turkish, pics will take place in Perth French, Japanese and Vietnamese blending in with the local fare. It's open on week- next month. All English lan- ends. As a special treat you can also enjoy the entertainment put on by street perform- guage students are invited ers just outside the market!! to participate or support the games in UWA. If you don't want to pay a lot of money, you still can enjoy spending time here. PICE needs a team of 20 The weather in Perth and Fremantle is nice, it is windy and sunny in Spring. It feels athletes to do a variety of pretty hot and there is a little rain sometimes in summer. The best time of year to watch sports, including sack race, the sunset in Fremantle is winter. Usually the sunset starts at 5:35PM. It's the right time three legged race and lots to enjoy it, and then you can go home early. You can watch the sunset on the beach, it's of other exciting sports. very enjoyable. Even if you are not feeling sporty, you can also come You can also enjoy a tranquil time while drinking coffee at tasteful open cafes or eating and support your school some seafood especially fish and chips which is quite filling and delicious. and enjoy the BBQ! By Thu, Likun and Ena See the front desk to take part! Ena Speaking in English … Is it possible??? Yes, it is! I believe a lot of people want to speak easily, but every- an easy way to memorize words and to understand the body finds it difficult. I`ve researched about how you can meaning. Instead of only writing phrases, create sentences improve your speaking and I know how hard it is when you in negative, positive and question forms, because you will want to say something and a lot of words are going round know how to use it and also try to use it in several tenses. in your mind but you can`t speak. This is difficult for all Watching films in English is great because you can listen students when they are studying English but I have some and try to say the words in the same way, to produce the suggestions about how you can speak and improve your same sound, copying the pronunciation and speed. You can conversations. start to watching films for children because the vocabu- First of all, you are going to make mistakes but they are lary is easy to understand and you can improve with the important to help you learn, through errors or mistakes simple grammar. In fact, you need to have a solid basic you will understand and learn. So it is important to be dar- grammar and those types of films can help you. ing and don`t be afraid or shy. Now you have hard work in front of you, but remember, Reading is really important to add more words to your vo- you can learn English and also speak very well, you only cabulary and to improve your communication, because when need to be patient with yourself because it is really hard you have good vocabulary you will feel more confident to to study another language. Look how much you have done speak. until now instead of worrying about how much you need to Start with elementary books because it is quite easy and do in the future. you will see how to use grammar correctly. By Thais Spelling words is quite difficult in the beginning but you can improve it if you start to spell small words and after move on to spelling big ones. Spelling is quite important but difficult also because even when you know how to say MALAYSIA the word correctly, it is still hard to spell it. Try to write a lot of words in sentences because it will be In Malaysia, there are many kinds of cultures, for example: Melayu, Chinese, and Indian etc. Many people think that Malaysia is a country with only rural communities. But it Have you heard about Cirque du Soleil? isn't, there are also large cities and towns. There are many traditional things in Malaysia. There are so many that I Since 1984, Cirque du Soleil is Quebec based – Canada – and has can't mention all of them now. The Malaysian language is mixed the senses and provoking the emotions of people around the fun. Here are some examples. world. Each show is a synthesis of circus styles from around the world, How are you? - Apa khabar ? with its own central theme and storyline. They draw the audience into Thank you Terima kasih the performance through continuous live music, with performers rather - than stagehands changing the props. I love you - Aku cintai mu Actually within the company there are 11 touring shows and There is a famous traditional food in Malaysia. ‘Nasi Le- nine resident shows in Las Vegas – USA. Here in Australia the shows mak '. It's a rice with cucumber slices, dried anchovies begin in Brisbane after that will be in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne (ikan bilis), roasted peanuts, hardboiled egg and hot spicy and in April, here in Perth. The place has not been set yet. sauce (sambal). The taste of the 'sambal' is very important. The show here in Perth is OVO. If 'Nasi Lemak' is made without the 'sambal' it's not the “OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem right kind of ' Nasi Lemak '. teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, Additionally, the Malaysian traditional costume is named ' fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and move- Baju Kurung ' which is loosely translated as ' Enclosed ment. The insects' home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion. Dress '. A ' Baju Kurung ' is a loose-fitting full length dress, consisting of a skirt and a blouse. The skirt is made from a long cloth with folding on one side; the blouse is Particularly for me, this show is special because there is a Brazilian director, writer and choreographer. Her name is Deborah Colker, she collarless, has long sleeves, and extends to between the was born in Brazil; she grew up in a creative environment. Her father hips and knees. It's usually made of silk. was a violinist and conductor and she started piano lessons at the age of eight. If you want to know more about Malaysia, you can search If you would like to enjoy this show, hurry up, because the tickets are the internet. It's best you search from selling fast. You can buy tickets on line: www.tourism.gov.my/ . It's the official tourism website of http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/ovo/tickets/perth.aspx Malaysia. By Anderson By AI JIA Page 2 sPICE Maximise your English at www.mychatbuddy.com A Great Cheap Holiday If you're living in Perth and you're with perfect waves all year. Below I looking for some where to go on your have chosen some beaches that you can holiday you should go to Bali, it's a visit: nice choice if you want to visit another Candidasa, Kuta Beach, Holwato, Le- country and don't want to spend a lot of gian Beach, Tanjung Benoa Beach, money. Jimbaran Beach and Balangan Beach. Bali is an Indonesian island about five Padang Bai beach is a special beach for hours from Perth by plane, the flight me because I saw Kelly Slater and costs about AU$ 300.00 return. When other pro surfers getting perfect waves.