3V Australia Project - Lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

theme 6: DOWN UNDER

Theme 6: Down Under 

Today's lesson

Test your knowledge

Work on Australia Project
Deadline of written part:

Presentations:

Do ex. 9, 10, 19 & 20

What do you think Australians mean when they talk about 'the outback'?

Did you pay attention? Mention 2 things about the Australian outback!

The outback's most important road, the Stuart Highway, links Darwin to …

1. Canberra
2. Perth
3. Port Augusta

The town known as the capital of the outback is called...

1. Alice Springs
2. Cooper Pedy
3. Darwin

Hoe lang is het Great Barrier Reef?

1. 20 km
2. 20.000 km
3. 2 km
4. 2000 km

In welke plaats staat
"The Opera House"?

1. Brisbane
2. Melbourne
3. Sydney
4. Perth

Continent

Mountain range

Outback

Coastline

Coral reef

To do

- Work on your project

- Do ex. 9, 10, 19 & 20

You can find the instructions, requirements and assessment on Google Classroom

KEY ex. 9 & 10

9 Key:

1 Is it common / customary to use last names around here?

2 we generally use first names in this country.

3 Around here, music festivals are an important summer pastime.

4 barbecues allow for great social gatherings.

5 snowboard events are extremely popular.

6 drive on the left-hand side of the road.

10 Key:

1 Australia has a desert climate. The outback can be very dry.

2 This island has large areas of rainforest along the east coast.

3 most major cities are situated in the east of the country.

4 These people have been living in this country since time immemorial.

5 The Aboriginals used to have a nomadic lifestyle. / The Aboriginals had a nomadic lifestyle.

6 most Aboriginals live in cities.

KEY ex. 19 & 20

19 Key:

1 C

2 B

3 A

4 B

5 B

6 C

20 Key:

1 als een sterrenhemel met blauwe sterren.

2 Ze geven informatie over de geschiedenis en het geologische belang van de grotten.

3 Hij vindt ze geweldig want ze bieden een van ‘s werelds grootste schouwspelen.

4 De (lichtgevende) larve van een vlieg (fungus gnat).

5 Vier van de volgende kenmerken:

Ze lijken op muggen.

Ze kunnen niet eten.

Hun enige taak is paren. / Ze zijn helemaal gericht op nakomelingen maken.

Ze leggen eieren.

Ze gaan na een of twee dagen dood.

6 Binnen kunnen ze op elk tijdstip van de dag of nacht oplichten en buiten alleen als het donker is.

KEY ex. 5, 6 & 7(wb p. 29-30)

5 Key:

1 false

2 false

3 true

4 false

5 false

6 true

6 Key:

1 C

2 A

3 C

4 A

5 B

6 B

7 Key:

1 The Maori usually got their first tattoo during adolescence.

2 In Maori culture, people of lower-rank status could not have tattoos.

3 It was considered offensive not to be able to recognise a person's social rank by his tattoo. / It was prohibited to have a tattoo as a priest.

4 Moko involved a tattooing process that was very painful.

5 While tattooing, the Maori sang songs to soothe the pain.

6 People have been incorporating Maori tattoo art in modern tattoos.