Anglia project; Australia (2) The Outback of Australia

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, k, t
• Leerjaar 1,2

G'day class!

Last week, we've visited the East Coast of Australia. 

Today we will go into the Outback, meet the original inhabitants of Australia (the Aboriginals) and visit Ayers Rock (Ulure); a sacred place in Australia! 

Furthermore you will learn some new Australian words and phrases!

What was one activity of your top three? Do you remember?

Explore on your own now! 

(or together with a classmate)

• Get your earphones/earplugs out
• Work in silence please
• Read carefully and take your time
• Raise your hands when you finished all the pages

00:46

The Australian Outback is a vast remote (afgelegen) area. The term “outback” can commonly refer to…

1. any lands far from the largest cities.
2. any lands close to the largest cities.

01:07

In Australia’s Northern Territory lies an enormous reddish rock formation, which might be the world’s largest monolith and is known as…

1. Uluru
2. Ayers Rock

01:44

The original inhabitants of Australia are called…

1. Australian Aborigines
2. Australian Aborigens
3. Aboras

02:39

Australie was een Britse......

03:08

Camels were…

1. imported to help build railroads
2. imported to cross the deserts.

03:50

Naast wijn en vee, wat kun je nog meer vinden in de Outback?

Uluru - Ayers Rock

Uluru a.k.a. Ayers Rock is a sacred place for the original inhabitants of Australia; the Aboriginals. Right in the middle of this enormous area lies this mystique mountain.

Get to the next page to find out more about Uluru - Ayers Rock.

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Take a stroll

Now take a stroll around Uluru!

Get to the next page.

Some Aussie slang

Australian people speak English, because it was a British colony. 

But they have their own way of speaking, it is quite unique. 

They have some expressions you might have never heard of.

Let's find out!

Can you guess the meaning of the words in bold?

Adam: G’day mate! How ya going? How was your weekend?

John: G’day. Yeah, my weekend was heaps good. I went to the beach and had a barbecue with my mates. It was a true blue weekend.

Adam: Sounds great! How was the beach?

John: The beach was fully sick! Fair dinkum, I caught 5 waves and then took a break. But crikey! I was nearly bitten by a shark!

Adam: Streuth mate! Are you okay? I wished I had come with you, but now I’m glad I didn’t. I’m afraid of sharks.

John: True blue! Next time…see you later!

Adam: Bye!

True Blue

G'day mate!

Crikey!

Fully sick

Fair dinkum

True story!

This is great

genuine, real and honest

How are you?

Wow!

Australian expressions

Did you have all 5 Australian expressions correct? Well done!

Curious on how a real Aussie sounds and looks like? Click here to watch an absolute legend, fair dinkum!

Want to sound like an Australian yourself? Click here.

Next stop: 

The Great Southern Highway

Today you have seen a bit of the Outback, which is the largest area in Australia.

Next week wel will cruise the Great Southern Highway!