ELT lesson Australia

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Australia

What do you know about Australia?

Today we travel to Australia. where surfing is a school subject!

All about Australia

You are going to watch a  seven-minute YouTube video on the history of  Australia. Afterwards you will answer 10 multiple choice questions 

Instructions:

1. Read the first question and answers
   
2. Watch the clip until you hear the answer and stop the video to answer the question.
   
3. Read the next question and answers
   
4. Repeat until you have answered all the questions. 

The British came to Australia

1. by ship
2. by car
3. on horseback
4. on foot

When was the first European contact with Australia?

1. March 1600
2. March 1066
3. March 1606
4. March 1660

What did the first explorers call Australia?

1. New Amsterdam
2. New Holland
3. New London
4. New York

What was the purpose of Australia for the British?

1. extra land because of overcrowding in England (overbevolking)
2. they claimed it just for fun
3. there was a food shortage in England (voedseltekort)
4. they used it as a penal colony (strafkolonie)

How did three Dutch sailors end up in Australia?

1. They were on a mission to Australia (missie)
2. They came there accidentaly (per ongeluk)
3. They were just floating around for fun (rondreis)
4. They got shipwrecked (schipbreuk)

How was first contact with the aboriginals?

1. As often peaceful as violent
2. It was always peaceful
3. It was always violent
4. There was no contact at all

When did Europeans start to settle?

1. After the Dutch arrived at the east coast
2. After the Americans arrived at the east coast
3. After the British arrived at the east coast
4. After the Spanish arrived at the east coast

What or who killed most of the aboriginals?

1. the colonists
2. smallpox
3. the aboriginals killed each other
4. wild animals

What do we mean by "the stolen generation"

1. Most of the aboriginals were killed
2. They placed white orphans with aboriginal families
3. All half-casts (halfbloedkinderen) were killed
4. The government placed half-casts (halfbloedkinderen) intowhite families

Which country bombed Australia during World War 2?

1. Japan
2. Malaysia
3. Birma
4. Germany

School system Australia

The school system in Australia is different from the school system in The Netherlands. At the age of 5 or 6 years old, children start primary education. After six or seven years of primary School they start Secondary Education which  is compulsory up up to the age of 15. The final two years of high school, they choose a smaller number of subjects to specialize in.

Children may leave school after age 15 but must complete Year 10 to get their School Certificate.

Sunshine school 

On the next page you'll  find a video about a secondary school in Australia. Watch the video and answer the questions in the next slides.

Sunshine school offers excellent programs in …………. and …………………

Can all the students corporate to the surfing program?

What is the aim at the start of every year?

Why is Hayden very motivated to go to school in the morning?

What does Saige mean when she’s talking about “grom comps”?

What does the “excellent program” involve?

What do you think?

Now you've seen what children in Australia can do at their schools, tell us what you want to do at your school. Write a few sentence  about the things you would like your school to offer. Hand in when you're finished. 

Good luck!

After this lesson you can:

• Name different facts about Australia and its history

• Tell more about the school system in Australia

• Fill in words while watching a video (listening)

• Write an English essay