Countries and culture

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

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Planner for today

1. Goals for today

2. Recap 

3. Explanation exercise

4. Time to work on Countries & Culture

5. Reflection

6. Homework

At the end of this class.....

1. I know a bit more about what is going on in Australia

2. Recapped plural and som/any

Fill in the right word.
I have .......... vegetables at my home.

Are there some questions?

Is this true or false

1. True it should be some, it is a general question.
2. False for general questions we use any.
3. I don't know

Try to make the following nouns plural:
1. Hero
2. Enemy
3.Witch

Which one is the correct plural noun for fish?

1. Fishes
2. Fishs
3. Fishies
4. Fish

Today

We are going to look at a video.

Be aware ladies and gentlemen because you are going to get some questions.

00:38

What is the nickname of Australia?

01:14

What is so special about the great Victoria desert?

01:30

How many stars can you see during the night?

1. 2000 stars
2. 3000 stars
3. 30000 stars
4. 10000 stars

02:32

What does the speaker mean with a 'diverse' nation?

Question of the day:
Would you like to live in Australia?

Did you know about Australia? (1)

Australian English is full of abbreviatons: shortened forms of words.
People say that Australians abbreviate because they are too laid back to bother saying the whole word.

- Some Australian abbreviations are used worldwide, such as selfie. 

Example of these kind of words

1. Mac Donalds --> Maccas

2. Afternoon --> Arvo

3. Biscuit --> Biccy

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef on the North-East coast of Australia is the largest living structure on the planet. It can even be seen from space! It is made up of 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. The ecosystem on the reef is beautiful and complex but also very fragile: people worry about its extinction.

What are you going to do?

1. Go online to find pictures of the Great barrier reef.

2. Do research into the what threatens the Great barrier reef.

3. Make a drawing or infographic about the threats to the Great barrier reef.

Don'f forget!

To put this into your literature dossier.

What are you going to do?

Do: Countries and cultures

Name 2 things that you have learnt today and 1 thing you would like to learn.

Homework

Finish: Countries and cultures

Study: Theme words, A and C