Theme 6 : Down Under v3x1

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THEME 6 : Down Under

Workbook B & textbook

Planning

Australia Project 

Listening test

Reading test 

Listening ex. 2 (WB p. 27)

Rumble in the jungle. Choose A or B and write the answers in your notebook.

KEY ex. 2

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. B

p. 86 TB

pronounce as:

indidjenus

pledipus

hemisfeer

Theme words

Ex. 3-4 WB p. 27-28 

Check in 10 min.

Ex. 5-6-7 WB p. 29-30 

Ex. 9, 10, 19 & 20

Done?

Work on the Australia Project

KEY ex. 3 & 4 (wb p. 27-28)

Ex. 3 Key:

1 outback

2 plain

3 creek

4 indigenous

5 drought

6 territory

7 colony

8 settlement

Ex. 4 Key:

1 convict

2 flip-flops

3 swamp

4 go backpacking

5 venomous

6 southern hemisphere

7 platypus

8 laid-back

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.

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.

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

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

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

What is Australia's national bird?

1. Dove
2. Kiwi
3. Emu
4. Ostrich

AE or BE: iemoe

Aussie way of saying it: IEMJUU

The world's biggest coral reef, which is in Australia, is called ...

1. The Great Reef
2. The Great Barrier
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Great Coral Reef

What is the Capital of Australia?

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

What is the other name for Australia?

1. Aussie
2. Down Under
3. the Outback
4. Kangoo Island

Who are the original inhabitants (inwoners) of Australia?

1. Maori
2. Indians
3. Inuits
4. Aboriginals

Inuit --> Canada, Greenland, Alaska

Maori --> New Zealand

Indians --> native Americans

Aboriginals --> member or a tribe in Australia when Europeans arrived there

inju-it

mau-ri

Grammar

Grammar:

Reflexive & reciprocal pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

• You use these in situations in which the subject (onderwerp) and the direct object (lijdend voorwerp) are the same person:
• "You should go and love yourself"

Reflexive pronouns

• You don't use reflexive pronouns after verbs like wash, dress and shave.
•         These verbs describe actions which people usually do for themselves.
• Exception: you want to put emphasis on the person performing this action: She's old enough to dress herself.

Reflexive pronouns

Singular (-self)

• I ... myself
• You ... yourself
• He ... himself
• She ... herself

Plural (-selves)

• We ... ourselves
• You ... yourselves
• They ... themselves

1. She looked at ... in the mirror.

2. We bought ... a present.

3. You (singular) should introduce ... to your neighbours.

4. They tried to do everything ...

5. Sometimes it seems like I don't even really know ...

6. He should learn to behave ...

7. Are you (plural) going to paint the house ... ?

Reciprocal pronouns

• You use these to talk about each other or one another = 'elkaar'
• "Can we ... keep each other company?"

Reciprocal pronouns

• You don't use reciprocal pronouns after verbs like meet, marry, hug, cuddle, embrace and kiss
• These verbs already imply that multiple people are involved.

GRAMMAR

Ex. 25 p. 39

Ex. 4 p. 43 

Finished ?

Slim stampen

Exercise 25

1. He/The interviewer should take a look at himself (first)!
2. I will do it myself.
3. Boys have to start shaving when they are about sixteen years old.
4. They/Those football players look a lot like each other.
5. My grandparents got married when they were eighteen years old.
6. She is very proud of herself.

Currency and Symbols

Currency:

• You will recognise the official currency of Australia.
  
• You will meet and recognise different coins and banknotes. 
• You can find out about the material Australian banknotes are made of. 
• You will meet a very famous Australian Poet, who is depicted on one of these Australian banknotes. 

 Symbols: 

• You will be able to recognise a lot of Australia’s national symbols.
  
• You will know which features form the official Australian flag. 
• You will know the story behind the features on the Australian flag. 
• You will know the story behind the official colours of Australia. 
• You will encounter funny Australian symbols and their story

Australia's Flag

Union Jack

The Union Jack represents the British Empire

2

Commonwealth Star

Represents the Commonwealth (7 points)

3

Base

The base of the flag is a blue field, representing the ocean.

1

Southern Cross

The other stars represent "The Southern Cross Constellation" which is the brightest zodiac in Australia.

4

Build the Australian flag 

by pressing the numbers

National Symbols

Boomerang

Drag Me!!!

16+

Didgeridoo

Sydney Opera House

Australian

Currency

Australian Dollar

Coins:

5, 10, 20 and 50 cents. 1 and 2 Dollar

Banknotes:

1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollar 

1 Aus Dollar = 0,62 Euro