English Bites
Summary: English Bites is an informative and entertaining TV show and web site that can help you improve your knowledge of the English language. English Bites is brought to you by Australia's largest and most trusted broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and is shown daily on Australia Network, which is available in 21 million homes in 41 countries across Asia, the Pacific and the Indian subcontinent and in more than 200,000 hotel rooms. NOTE: Some lessons are available in dual language (Indonesian).
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- Artist: Australia Network
- Copyright: Australia Network 2007
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Learn about a new program that tries to help homeless people to change their situation. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1387338.htm
Find out about a famous event known as the 'Eureka Stockade'. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1387347.htm
Everyone has their own idea about what makes a good song. But have you ever wondered what kind of music dogs like? Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1314051.htm
Meet someone whose job is to predict what the weather will be like. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1303252.htm
Watch this episode of English Bites to find out more about pulp fiction. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1332543.htm
Visit Western Australia and find out about an interesting and healthy type of fruit called the bush plum. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1376394.htm
In this episode of English Bites we visit the University of Adelaide. We asked students there "What’s your name?" and "Where do you live?". Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1158754.htm
In this episode of English Bites we'll meet some students and look at how they answer the question "What do you study?". Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1158804.htm
Find out about Geoffrey Bardon, a white art teacher who worked with Aboriginal people in the early 1970s. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://www.australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1342709.htm
All big Australian cities have programs where the local governments collect rubbish to be used again, rather than just throwing it all away. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://www.australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1169249.htm
Visit Western Australia, and look at the history of the state's first radio station. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1322780.htm
Visit a fancy restaurant in Singapore. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1303198.htm
The transit of Venus is when the planet Venus crosses between the sun and the Earth. It doesn't happen very often, and it has been an important event in times gone past. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1214039.htm
Visit some music workshops that are being run in Victorian high schools. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1387362.htm
When there's a spill, a leak or even an emission of environmentally harmful materials, Ken Raine and his pollution busters - an environmental response team - are the first on the scene. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1350196.htm