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Settlement Topics

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)

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