Like the rest of this site, this page is very much a work in progress! Bear with us as we work together to update it!

Health

• Ana sees the Doctor (ESL Reads)
• Zahra has an Appointment (ESL Reads)
• A Visit to the Doctor (Carringbush Reading Series)
• Kim Loves Life (Djerriwarrh) (Breast Cancer journey)
• English Express 7 and 8: Appointments and Health

Mental Health, Settlement Challenges

• Jok Feels Stressed (ESL Reads)
• Taw Meh can Speak (ESL Reads)
• The Camel Trek (Milpera Publishing, for teens, Journey to Australia
• One Year (Milpera Publishing, for teens, Settlement in Australia)
• The Secret Kite (Milpera Publishing, for teens, Settlement)
• Unlocking the Future (Milpera Publishing, for teens, dealing with loss)

Education

• Carlos Starts School (ESL Reads)
• Moo See’s Pathway (ESL Reads)
• Amal Can’t Come to Class (Carringbush Reading Series)
• My English Class (Carringbush Reading Series)
• English Express Chapter 2: Going to Class
• The English Chip (intermediate fiction on futuristic language learning: The Book Next Door)

Employment (also see Workplace English)

• Underpaid! (May Street Stories, important employment information)
• My Busy Day (English Express: explores huge range of different jobs at beginner level)
• My Job is the Best (The Book Next Door – Free reading resource, simple look at different jobs)
• Can you Keep a Secret? (The Book Next Door – workplace elements in story)
• The Coat (The Book Next Door – small business discussion elements in story)

Volunteering

• Kim Volunteers (Carringbush Reading Series)
• My Job is the Best (Elderly volunteer, The Book Next Door)

Emergency

Fire, Fire! (May Street Readers)

Shopping, Consumer Ed

• Chen and Lin buy a Microwave (ESL Reads)
• English Express 4 and 6: At the Cafe and At the Market
• The Garage Sale (The Book Next Door)

Law

What’s the Law? (Victorian Legal Aid free resource)

Services

• Milan goes to the Library (ESLReads)
• Welcome to the Library (Djerriwarrh)

Beach Safety/Swimming

• Dinesh Goes to the Beach (ESLReads)
• Beach Icons of Australia (The Book Next Door)
• Learning to Swim (PRACE PageTurners)
• The Sea (Sugarbag on Damper)

Also please see Clare’s post on Beach Safety resources on her Englishy Things blog.

Housing

English Express 5: House Hunting

Transport

English Express 9: Transport

Wildlife and Nature

• Cousins: Koala and Wombat (Sugarbag on Damper)
• Amazing Birds of Australia (The Book Next Door)
• The Outback (The Book Next Door)

Citizenship, Australian knowledge

• Australian Government (Sugarbag on Damper)
• The First Australians (Sugarbag on Damper – reference, as now out-of-date terminology)
• Capital Cities of Australia (The Book Next Door)
• A Lady’s Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia (adaptation from The Book Next Door, advanced level)