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Listen to Marcela's interview with her classmates about love, marriage and other related topics. They all had a lot to tell, some a bit too much... What about you? Let us know. Leave a comment, written or recorded.

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Click here, Salsa lesson for a photostory of the salsa lesson Marcela, her boyfriend Ricardo and Angela gave our class to celebrate the end of the course. A true musticultural event, where we had Harjit, from India, dancing to the sound of samba.

Helen asked her classmates about the effects of having changed to a country with a differenct culture. Has changing countries, which really means changing cultures, changed you?

Lisen to their answers and tell us what you think.

Harjit interviews her classmates about their cultures and that of Australia. They are from China, Colombia, India, Japan, Lebanon and Russia. They had many things to say, some of them surprising.

What about you? Do you live in a country where the main culture is different to your own? Have you adapted? Do you believe you should? Has the experience changed you?

If you have never lived in another country, do you think you would find it difficult to adapt to a new culture? Or do you think the world is becoming so similar that it won't be hard at all?

Tell us what you think!

Anna, from Russia, interviews her classmates about movies. Their answers were varied and very interesting. From Indian movies like Friendship, to Luc Besson's The Fifth Element,going through blockbusters like Titanicand new releases like The Da Vinci Code.

Listen to Anna's radio program and write your own opinion in comments .

This is the first of a series of interviews conducted by the students in our class about different topics.

Chika, who is from Japan, decided to ask her classmates about transport in their countries of origin. They also compared it to transport in Sydney. Not surprisingly, the latter leaves a lot to be desired, especially when compared to the Japanese transport system.

Listen to Chika's radio program and write your own opinion in comments .

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We didn't answer all of Fernanda's students questions because some students were absent on the day we recorded them.

Last Tuesday we had a class discussion about flora and body language in our countries of origin. You can listen to it here.

Hello, Mafalda. My name is Helen. I'd like to ask you a few questions.

First, do you have a lot of homework from school?

Secod, which subject do you like best? Why?

Third, what are your hobbies?

Four, when did you start to learn English?

Do you think it's hard to learn or easy?

What do you think about your religion?

How many religions do you have in your country or in your town or village?

What do churches look like in Portugal?

Are you a very religious person?

What makes you interested in a different religion? Which religion?

Do you know anything about your religion that you can teach us?

Which celrbration do you like to celebrate and why?

What is the most famous church you have in your country?

Tell us about the Virgin of Fatima. What happened? When did it happen? Are there any of the children still alive? If so, how old are they?

Hi Elizabeth, my name is Marcela. I come from Colombia, but now I live in Sydney. In my country we have some traditions: St Joseph Day, Easter and Christmas. Nine days before Christmas Day we have something for children. It's called La Novena del Niño Dios, which means the nine days of Baby Jesus. Children go in groups of 15 or 16 children, to different houses. They sing Christmas Carols, people give lollies everyday.

I show my religion with a little cross or any icons of saints, in my neck, like a medal.

This questions are for Ronaldo, Carla and Andrea and anyone else.

This is Hideki again, I've got some questions for you:

What kind of traditional sweets do you have?

What kind of sweets do you eat for Christmas?

What is your favourite sweet?

How do you cook fish?

How many times do you eat sweets a day

Do you like slow food like (in) Italy?

Thank you.