Australian Book and Language Studio

This video is used for our cultural awareness courses for international students. It contains some interesting facts about Australia. To find out more about the courses we offer, please complete the form below. Worksheet

This iconic Australian add is used in our Marketing courses. At one point, this song was ringing around every schoolyard in the country. “My dad picks the fruit that goes to Cottee’s, to make the cordial…that I like best!” we sang, even though our dad did NOT pick that fruit at all. In fact, we…

This video is used for our Aged Care English courses. It examines some of the traits of a caregiver. Caregivers are assigned to work with clients. They must be kind and caring. Sometimes new clients aren’t happy, so they need someone with a positive attitude. Moreover, communication is very important part of a caregiver’s job…

This video is used in our Aged Care English courses. As medical technology improves, people are living longer. However, most families can’t afford to take care of their elderly parents. Therefore, people need help caring for their ageing family members. That being the case, our country needs more elder care providers. Worksheet

This is a video we use for our Digital Literacy courses, and for other courses where necessary. Vint Cerf, one of the “fathers of the internet” explains the history of the net and how no one person or organisation is really in charge of it. To find out more about our courses, please complete the…

This classic Australian ad is used in our Marketing courses and also in our cultural awareness courses for international students. When ad agencies create adds, their goal is to make a commercial that is catchy and memorable. The use of jingles is to keep it in your head and remind you of the product. You…

This video looks at present simple and present continuous, and is used for English language students at the Intermediate level. It is presented as a classroom lecture. To see all the courses we have available, please complete the form below.

A short animated grammar story for students learning English. It is used to teach or consolidate the difference between past simple and past continuous tenses. Watch the video and try to answer the qıuestions at the end. To find out about all our courses, please complete the form below.

This classic Australian ad is used in our Marketing courses as well as our Australian Culture courses for international English language students. An attractive young backpacker swelters in a dimly lit room, trying to beat the stifling heat in just a singlet and her trusty Antz Pantz underpants from Holeproof. Lying on the bed, she…

This video explains five basic sentence patterns around which most English sentences are built. Learn how to make sentences in correct grammar in studying the English language. Especially designed for teachers and students of English as a Second Language (ESL). To find out more about our courses, please complete the form below.

This video is used to teach grammar to English language students at an Intermediate level. They learn the difference between active voice and passive voice as well as when to use the passive voice. To find out about the courses we deliver, please complete the form below.

This classic Australian ad is used in our Marketing and Business courses. The ultimate aim of every advertising guru is to get their creation into the common vernacular, and on that measure “Not Happy, Jan” may be the greatest success in Australian advertising history. The catchphrase rapidly became part of everyday Australian conversation, and is…

This video from the BBC series Wild Weather is used to teach English language to students at the Elementary level. In Wild Weather the presenter, Donal MacIntyre, looks for the wildest weather in the world. There are four programmes: Hot, Wet, Wind and Cold. This clip is from the Wet programme and is used in…

This video is used to teach English grammar at an Intermediate level. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to write a good topic sentence. At the end of the video lesson, there are prompts for students to write about. To find out more about the courses we deliver, please complete the form below.

This Australian ad is used in our Marketing courses. It shows that you don’t necessarily need big stars, catchy songs or spectacular action to make an iconic ad. You don’t even necessarily need much money: Lubemobile’s ad was so cheap-looking it was only one step up from the “late night lunatics screaming about carpets” genre.…