Australian nature & wildlife lesson 1

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

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.

4. At the end of this class you've spoken English for 45 minutes! 

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 him --> 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 assignments.

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.

Brochure assignment

1. Choose one Australian animal you would like to see in the wild. Give information about the animal and why you want to see that animal.

2. Choose one part of the Australian nature/ outback you would like to  visit. Give information about your chosen part of nature and why you want to visit it.

Teacher's guide:

- Laat de leerlingen aan de slag gaan met de brochure.

- Stuur hen erop aan dat ze een Australisch dier en een onderdeel van de Australische natuur in de brochure verwerken.