HV2E's English Lesson Backpackers jobs

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Year 2's  English Lesson

Today's Programme

*Check the answers of the worksheet. 

* Watch a tourist advertisement about Australia 

* We'll watch what life on a farm looks like... (backpacker job) 

* Do: exercises in your book about backpacker jobs

Which things did you see in the tourist advertisement? Think about animals, environments (omgevingen), types of structures...

Australia is known for its venomous critters. Luckily, not many people are killed by those yearly.

1. critters = parrots and kangaroos
2. critters = marsupials (buideldieren).
3. critters = cuddly kangaroos
4. critters = insects and spiders

This is the capital of Australia... And no... it's not Sydney.. 

The capital of Australia is _______________. It's a city that's located inbetween Sydney and Melbourne..

Many people backpack through Australia. What is backpacking?

1. To travel through a country and live in a fancy hotels.
2. To travel through a country for a long period of time.
3. To travel through a country for a very short period of time.
4. To travel to a country to study there for a period of time.

A backpacking job...

Some people take up backpacking jobs in order to finance (bekostigen) their travels throughout a country. Australia is an enormously large country and its hot (and tropical climate) ensures farmers can grow different types of crops (fruits, vegetables and spices) ... Bananas can also be grown in Australia.. let's take a look at what life looks like on banana farm.. 

Would you be prepared to work 88 days on a farm in order to stay longer at a country that you absolutely love ( (knowning that the work is hard) ?

Yes

No

I don't know yet

V2J's English Lesson

*Turn to page 100 (do: exercise 2 

*Turn to page 112 (do: exercise 2,3,4,8,9) 

TH2C's exercise 3.4