Unit 3 Australia video

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

Work in pairs. Listen very carefully and answer the questions.

00:37

James Cook discovered Australia.

1. True
2. False

00:50

Why is Canberra capital of Australia?

1. Canberra was the biggest city in Australia.
2. That just sounded good.
3. They could not choose between Sydney and Melbourne.
4. There were more kangaroos in Canberra.

01:14

The people of Australia mainly descend from ...

1. kangaroos
2. prisoners/inmates
3. police officers

01:44

The proportion of people vs sheep is...

1. 1 op 10
2. 1 op 6
3. 1 op 3

02:40

Which of these animals were not discovered by Darwin?

1. Marsupials
2. Possums
3. Platypus
4. Mole rats

03:13

How many types of snake live in Australia?

1. 200
2. 150
3. 115
4. 120

03:36

Hoe long can an earthworm get?

1. 2 meters
2. 1.2 centimetres
3. 1.2 meters
4. 1.2 feet

04:05

What does the fence divide?

1. Dingos and Humans
2. Humans and Kangaroos
3. Dingos and Kangaroos

04:58

When was the largest diamond ever found?

1. 1927
2. 1972
3. 1297
4. 1872

00:50

Capital of Australia is...

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

FOLLOWING

• read the introduction on p97 of your book
• read the text on p98 and answer the questions
• in exercise 2