Exploring the Australian Outback

• Eng
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Exploring Australia the Australian Outback

Learning Targets

I can speak about the geography, culture  and climate of Australia and the Australian Outback.

What do you already know about the Australian Outback?

Vocabulary

infamous for  vs. famous for 

• population,
•  remote    
• boarding school
• it is estimated, sacred
• harsh,
• caves

 Strategy: Note-taking

• Write down key words and relevant information in a few keywords
• Don't write complete sentences 

Magister Learn, Unit 3 Lesson 1

Read  the text and answer the questions ex.2 a-d

Group work (3-4) students)

Prepare a short presentation on the most important facts about Australia and the Outback

Population and Lifestyle in the Outback

Wildlife and Tourism in the Outback

Education and Medical Services in the Outback

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.