Unit 3 - Australia - Introduction

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Australia

Unit 3

Today

Australia

1. The Australian outback

2. Clips, questions

At the end of this lesson you can mention at least five things about the Australian outback.

Australia

Write down 3 facts about kangaroos…

Emu

Wallaby

Platypus

Tasmanvian devil

Quokka

A legendary Australian bird that cannot fly is the ...

1. Budgerigar
2. Cockatoo
3. Emu
4. Dodo

Why do you think the animal is called Tasmanian devil ?

How much of Australia does the outback cover

1. 10%
2. 60%
3. 95%
4. 80%

The outback has a.....climate

There are 200 species of repitiles in the outback.

1. true
2. false

The town known as the capital of the outback is called...

1. Alice Springs
2. Cooper Pedy
3. Darwin

What is the capital city of Australia

1. Melbourne
2. Sydney
3. Perth
4. Canberra

Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?

1. The English
2. Aboriginals
3. The Incas
4. Cowboys

Australia got the nickname 'the land down under' because..

1. A lot of Australia is covered in desert
2. The ocean level is very low there
3. It's in the Southern Hempisphere
4. It's opposite Great Britain

In an Australian restaurant you can order a burger made of ...

1. Kangaroo
2. Crocodile
3. Koala
4. Fruit

Today's lesson was...

Homework/ Studytime 

> § 3.1 words

> S 3.2 words

 

Do you think you would enjoy growing up there yourself? Explain your answer...

The Anangu, the Australian Aboriginals who live near Uluru, don't want to climb the rock. Why do you think that is?

Closed on 26 October 2019

It's permanently off limits

Sacred to indigenous people

It can be up to 47 degrees

People died of dehydration

It's 348 meters high