Hi

Welcome!

Look at the previous class's blogs:

http://sweetsweetsweetcafe.blogspot.com/
http://arvocafe.blogspot.com/
Then, follow these blogs in order:
http://cafeskills.blogspot.com/2009/05/resumes.html
http://cafeskills.blogspot.com/2009/05/skills.html
http://cafeskills.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-study.html

Hazards

Hazards - games:

http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/EducationAndTraining/ActivitiesAndTests/HuntTheHazards/hunt.htm

http://www.safeworksa.sa.gov.au/safeworksa/EducationAndTraining/ActivitiesAndTests/VirtualHotel/vhotelframe.htm

Once again, here is some important vocabulary and phrases for cafes:

Study:
http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-vocabulary.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-menu.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-bar.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-back.htm

Now, try the quizes:http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-serving.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/food-drink-guests.htm

Then, prepare a resume and cover letter to apply for another job on Seek.com.au, perhaps the one in the previous post :)

And more games:

Office:

http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/EducationAndTraining/ActivitiesAndTests/VirtualOffice/vofficeframe.htm

Supermarket:

http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/contentPages/EducationAndTraining/ActivitiesAndTests/VirtualSupermarket/vsupermarketframe.htm


OK, now we have some more advanced English-learning activities about workplace safety:

http://www.safeworksa.sa.gov.au/safeworksa/EducationAndTraining/ActivitiesAndTests/SafetyCheck/default.asp

New Job

Hi team! Good work for checking this blog regularly.

Here is a job you can send your new resume to:

Current vacancies

12923 - Counter Hand
Harry's Cafe de Wheels

Job Type: Part time/Casual

We are seeking to employ counter hand staff for our world famous food take away business in Woolloomooloo. Candidates should have fluent English as well as great work ethics and attitude. Previous experience working in customer service would be an advantage.

Must be available to work Friday and Sunday.

We are offering good $$$, continuous / stable employment and a great team.

Expiry Date: 14/08/2009

How to Apply:
Email: katrin@harryscafedewheels.com.au

What to Submit:
Resume

New Vocabulary

Hi! It's important to state times you can work...

eg

Availability: Weekdays 5pm-12am and all weekend.

Objectives - what are your hopes? What do you want to do as a job?
All-rounder - a person who has a range of skills.
"teamed with" - plus. eg "We need a someone with cafe skills teamed with knowledge."

Experience:
You might include:

Cafe Skills - work experience
Pacific Gateway English Program
Skills included:- making coffees with a cappuccino machine.
- serving customers in a school cafe area.
- experience making a range of coffee styles, including cappuccinos, macchiatos, short/long blacks, flat whites, hot chocolates etc.
- running a cafe as a team of students and selling coffees.
- preparation of flyers and posters in the student marketing department, including creation of a cafe blog:
http://sweetsweetsweetcafe.blogspot.com/

Resume

Hi Cafe Skills class! Great work this session.

Today, we are gonna look at writing a cover letter and resume for jobs in cafes.

1.First, open a new tab (right-click->open in new tab)
2. http://seek.com.au/
3.Search: eg Enter keywords: cafe
part-time
any
any
sydney
sydney - inner
4. SEEK
5. Find a job that suits your free time (weekends and evenings, right?)

STAGE 2
1. Open WORD (start-> Microsoft WORD)
2. file->new
3. CLICK right: templates -? on my computer
4. other documents -> contemporary resume
5. Change the details.
6. Save AS...
7. You can even apply for the job on seek now!
8. When you apply, write a small cover letter / statement about yourself. Next time, also attach a cover letter.

STAGE 3
1. Finally, check out the two cafe blogs:
http://arvocafe.blogspot.com/
http://sweetsweetsweetcafe.blogspot.com/
2. Ask me to log you in
3. Upload new photos and write something that's happenend.

Answers

Here are the answers for the wikipedia (close your eyes and scroll down if not finished yet... ;) )

Sufi monasteries of the Yemen in southern Arabia.[

Coffee is usually propagated by seeds. The traditional method of planting coffee is to put 20 seeds in each hole at the beginning of the rainy season; half are eliminated naturally. Coffee is often intercropped with food crops, such as corn, beans, or rice, during the first few years of cultivation.[23]


Coffee berries and their seeds undergo several processes before they become the familiar roasted coffee.

Brazil
17,000,000 Tonnes

Coffee berries and their seeds undergo several processes before they become the familiar roasted coffee. First

More Study

OK, cool. Well done today.

This month, it's important that you know how to make all the different types of coffee. First, you need to remember what coffees are possible. Here is a list.

Using Google-images, find the following pictures of coffee.
http://images.google.com.au
espresso
cappuccino
cafe latte
vienna coffee
long black
flat white


Have a look at this page and answer the following questions about coffee:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee

Which country was the first to discover the effects of coffee? (Credible evidence)
How do you traditionally grow a coffee plant?
Which country produced the most coffee in 2008?
How much?
How is coffee roasted?