Australian nature & wildlife lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

In today's lesson:

Australian nature & wildlife

- Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter (listening)

- The Great Barrier Reef (reading worksheet)

Lesson goals:

1. At the end of this class you know who Steve Irwin is.

2. At the end of this class you can name 3 Australian animals.

3. At the end of this class you know what the Great Barrier Reef is.

Steve Irwin

• Does anyone know Steve Irwin?
• Nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter",
• He was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife expert and environmentalist.
• Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles and was educated on them by his father Bob
• Irwin died after being pierced in the chest by a short-tail stingray.
• Let's watch a video of his --> Answer the questions in ENGLISH that show up

Teacher's guide:

- Laat de leerlingen inloggen in LessonUp

- Bekijk de video.

- De leerlingen beantwoorden vragen tijdens de video.

- Bespreek de antwoorden voordat je verder gaat met kijken.

00:30

Steve talks about continuing the 'family tradition'. What does he mean?

00:50

Steve is feeding some wild dogs. What is the official name of this type of animal?

1. Bingos
2. Dingos
3. Dimbos
4. Bimbels

01:05

True or false:
Elephants live in the Australian wilderness.

1. True
2. False

01:21

What kind of animal is ''Mini Bus''?

01:40

What are wombats famous for?

1. Digging
2. Burying themselves
3. Sleeping
4. Jumping

02:01

What are 'venomous snakes'?

03:16

Steve is standing in his ''Crocoseum''.
What do you think this place is used for?

Australia Zoo

• What do you think of Steve Irwin?
• Would you visit Australia Zoo?

The Great Barrier Reef

Teacher''s guide:

Bekijk de video met de klas. Vraag eventueel voor het bekijken of iemand weet wat The Great Barrier Reef is.

Reading about the Great Barrier Reef (+/- 20 minutes)

1. Do the 2 pre-reading assignment.

2. Read the text about the Great 

     Barrier Reef.

3. Answer the True/False questions about the text.

Teacher's guide:

- Geef iedere leerling een werkblad met de leestekst en de opdrachten.

- Laat de leerlingen de opdrachten maken en de tekst lezen.

- Bespreek de opdrachten klassikaal na.