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I remember everything.

In this piece, I want you to concentrate on writing speech. Have people say things. Keep it genuine.

I am toying with the idea of doing a weekly podcast here on Red Space Rocket. I thought it might go for around ten minutes and consist of some of the content we have covered in the week, one of your pieces from Quality Writing Read out and perhaps the spelling words read out for those who want to practice.

It all depends on how many students would be interested. Could you complete the poll below to let me know what you think?

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Here are our spelling words for the week. I strongly recommend that you write out this list at least twice before Thursday.

through
a lot
industry
professional
marriage
writing
beat
celebrate
pregnant
beautiful
divorce
partied
occasionally
disappointed
fabulous
decided
isolated
vandalism
business
imprison

Leaving for the last time.

When writing this, concentrate on clear images of things.

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1. What is the name of the current Australian Prime Minister?
2. Who was the Australian Prime Minister in January of 1945?
3. Who wrote the novel The Big Sleep?
4. What year was the novelist Nicky Hornby bornin?
5. What was the first feature length film of director Martin Scorsese?
6. How old was John Lennon when he was killed?
7. Whose assassination triggered World War One?
8. What does the VJ in VJ Day stand for?
9. Who was the the first man to stand on the moon?
10. What book was the film Apocalypse Now based on?
11. What is the population of Victoria?
12. What is the capital of Botswana?
13. Who wrote the script for the film Crackerjack?
14. How many runs did Sir Donald Bradman score in his final test match?
15. What which year did Deborah Conway win an ARIA award?
16. What is the first feature film that Kevin Costner directed?
17. In which year was Queen Elizabeth II born?
18. Who founded Google?
19. Which two men founded Apple Computer?
20. Which two men founded Microsoft?
21. In what year was the first iPod available for sale?
22. What year was MySpace launched?
23. Who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
24. Who lost the 2008 Presidential election in 2008?
25. Who played the main two characters in the film Con Air?
26. Who directed the film Dead Again?
27. Who wrote the novel The Riders?
28. Who invented the world wide web?
29. What is the name of Bob Dylan’s most recent album?
30. Who wrote “now is the winter of our discontent”?
31. What was Elton John’s name at birth?
32. What as Elvis Costello’s name at birth?
33. Who is the parliamentary leader of the Australia Liberal party.
34. What is pi to ten decimal places?
35. How far is it from Perth to Melbourne?

If you missed class yesterday here is the worksheet.

You don’t have to complete this in your own time but it certainly wouldn’t hurt.

Camping by the river.

Five years after my only hit song.

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It’s only the beginning.

How I spent time on the internet.

I am especially interested to know what sorts of things you do. Here are some possible things.

Read news.
Write on Twitter.
Write a blog.
Look at videos.
Make and upload videos.
Comment on blogs.
Listen to streaming or podcasts.
Chat on MSN messenger.
Read emails.
Send emails.
Upload photos.
Look at photos.
Read discussion groups.
Write in discussion groups.

Exactly what do you do?