All posts tagged "English"
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureCookbook Review: Fruit: Recipes that Celebrate Nature, by Bernadette Worndl
A beautifully presented cookbook for a cook who likes using seasonal fruits in their cooking, as each recipe contains at least one fruit as its central ingredient.
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954Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Rabbit, The Dark and the Biscuit Tin, by Nicola O’Byrne
A young rabbit tries desperately to stave off bedtime. The clever rabbit traps the dark and gives it an identity and personality who describes the reasons for the inevitability of darkness and bedtime.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The People’s Poet: Transformed, by Geoff Goodfellow & Rebecca Bond
A book positioned beautifully to engage young people with language so that they see how powerful literature can be created out of everyday life, deeply and sensitively observed.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Morris the Mole, by Nicki Greenberg
Morris the Mole has a habit of digging haphazardly and unwitting surfacing in all kinds of inopportune settings, causing chaos for the other creatures above ground. Then, one day, it seems as if a barrier has been built to stop him from surfacing. What is he to do?
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951Books & LiteratureBook Review: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler, by Stephen Moss
British naturalist, author and award-winning television presenter, Stephen Moss, goes on a fascinating journey through the many influences on the English language as he examines the origins of bird names.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Sounds Appealing, by David Crystal
Debate over correct pronunciation has existed for centuries but, as English becomes more and more of a global language of communication, the need to be intelligible to others is ever-more important.
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842Adelaide FestivalFestival Review: Late Night in the Cathedral
What a feast of glorious music in the wonderful setting of St Peter’s Cathedral.
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985Books & LiteratureBook Review: How to Say I Love You in Five Languages, by Kenard Pak
Colourful and stylised illustrations combine with clear, push-button vocals to teach kids 3 and over to say, “I Love You”, in Spanish, English, Mandarin, French and Japanese.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureCookbook Review: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, by Samin Nosrat
A book designed to help you enhance what you already know in the kitchen by understanding the four main elements that add taste or texture to your cooking.
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866Books & LiteratureBook Review: A Universe of One’s Own, by Antonia Hayes
Three essays describing how growing up with two languages impacted the author and how her early love of reading focused on The Baby-Sitters Club series.
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757Books & LiteratureBook Review: Chronologica, by The Whitaker’s Team
A children’s historical compendium beginning with the mythical foundation of Rome by the twins Romulus and Remus in 753BC to world-shaping events of 1989.
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800Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Soweto Gospel Choir
The choir was formed in 2002 and has enjoyed incredible success around the world, winning four Grammy Awards, an Emmy and an Academy Award nomination.
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881Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Story of Australia’s People vol 2, by Geoffrey Blainey
Controversial historian Geoffrey Blainey continues his social history of Australia in this 2nd book, spanning from the discovery of gold in western NSW, onwards.
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803Books & LiteratureBook Review: How Writing Works: A Field Guide to Effective Writing, by Roslyn Petelin
A condensed guide to communications both print-based and online that will be useful for solo writers or those who work with other publishing professionals.
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575calendarBritish Film Festival 2016 Announces Program
The British Film Festival has announced it's 2016 program, including 19 premieres, classic restorations, and a spotlight on pioneering director Ken Loach.
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1.8KFood DrinkSay Hey, Hi And Hello To Adelaide’s New Sandwich Bar
Hello Sarnie, Adelaide's new sandwich bar, are putting the sexy back into the sandwich...
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361FamilyNon-English Subjects Can Help Migrant And Refugee Children
New research at the University of Adelaide recommends that migrant and refugee children be exposed to more non-English-based subjects – such as art and sport – to help them to make friends, transition into school education and improve their wellbeing.
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494ArtsEnglish Artist Discovers ‘A Land Down Under’
When Jacky Murtaugh left her homeland half a world away she did not expect her painting to point out the way home.
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2.1KBusinessBurnside Plaza Lingerie Re-imagined
Burnside Plaza Lingerie opens its doors to their VIPs with nothing short of luxury, displaying the new re-imagined Burnside store.
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Lancashire Lasses Art Exhibition by Helene Hardy & Jacky Murtaugh
Lancashire Lasses is an art exhibition taking place at the National Wine Centre from May 31st 2013.
