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
Podcasts:
Visit Melbourne, where the city's children have a long tradition of leaving notes or gifts for fairies at a carved tree in Fitzroy Gardens. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1342669.htm
Find out about what can happen when people drink alcohol before driving. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1339298.htm
Meet two women who've started up their own papers, which have become very popular with parents of young children. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1317457.htm
See how people in a small town are helping their children learn. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1293628.htm
What is Jim's last chance to save the rock wallabies? Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1208721.htm
In Darwin, Territory Day is celebrated every year with everyone letting off their own fireworks, or crackers as they're known. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1249709.htm
In this episode of English Bites we go to Queensland to find out about some very old and delicious Australian foods. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1204535.htm
Every year, the biggest country music festival is held in Tamworth, in rural New South Wales. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1289297.htm
More than 100 years ago a team of Australian explorers went to Antarctica. Led by Douglas Mawson, there was a photographer on the team, who took photos of the wild, unexplored land. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1254025.htm
A cattle drive is when large groups of cattle are moved from one place to another. This cattle drive has another purpose. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1208808.htm
Graffiti upsets many people in the community, but for many young people, it's an artistic or creative pastime. Meet someone who is trying to give graffiti a good name. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1239402.htm
In this episode of English Bites we take you to the outback - out into the red South Australian desert. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1344928.htm
In this episode of English Bites we meet a family of beekeepers. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1349540.htm
Hear about why seagulls are proving to be a pest, not only for people at the beach, but for the environment as well. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1305538.htm
Go to Perth in Western Australia and take a look at the local fashion industry. Find learning materials for this story on the English Bites website: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/stories/s1317493.htm
