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Geographical Words Welcome to Australia! Down under: This is Australia! 1 Geographical words 1 a) Read the definitions and match them with the right words. Draw lines. Be careful: There are more words than definitions. A. a piece of land B. an area of land C. a forest in a tropical D. a large area of land with that is completely beside a sea region of the world few plants and little surrounded by water where it rains a lot water and where the weather is really dry beach – coast – weather – island – globe – river – country – earth – rainforest – desert – lake E. an area of sand or F. a round ball that G. an area of land H. the planet on which we small stones beside has a map of the that has its own live the sea or a lake world on it government* and official borders b) Start your own wordbank with words about geography. For example you can tip Look at the • draw little pictures or icons to go with the words • sort the words in alphabetical order wordbanks in • add the German meaning • … your textbook for ideas. Add new words from Theme 1 to your wordbank. 2 Welcome to Australia! a) Read the text about Australia. Six sentences are missing. Write the correct numbers in the boxes. 1 So you better be careful where you put your feet! 4 Enjoy the Australian way of life! 2 This area is also called the sunburnt country. 5 There is a special kind of football. 3 A koala eats about two pounds of leaves a day. 6 Australians call them ‘skippies’. Australia is called the land down under because it is below the equator. Since it is so close to the equator the weather can be very hot. The continent is famous for its different landscapes: Beautiful beaches, huge mountains and rainforests in the east and green hills in the west. In the centre part of Australia there are many deserts and lonely farmland which is known as the outback. The Aborigines are Australia’s native people. You can get to know the world’s oldest living culture through their art, dance, stories and didgeridoo music. If you’re interested in wildlife, the country has a lot to offer. The kangaroo is its national symbol, and different kinds of kangaroos can be seen all over the continent. Another animal, the koala, lives in the forest, where it climbs eucalyptus trees. But there are also many deadly spiders and snakes. Australia has got beautiful swimming and surfing beaches. You shouldn’t miss those! And Australians are crazy about team sports like cricket and rugby. It is the most popular spectator sport and it is called ‘Australian rules football’. But its fans just call it “Aussie rules” or “footy”. Sydney and Melbourne offer big city life with lots of cafés and restaurants, museums, events and attractions. Come and visit the fifth continent. b) Find these words in the text. 1 [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni] 5 [ˌdɪdʒeriˈduː] 2 [ɪˈkweɪtə] 6 [ˌkæŋɡəˈruː] 3 [ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs] 7 [ˈkrɪkɪt] 4 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] 8 [ˈrʌgbi] MORE Find out why kangaroos are called ‘skippies’. Aus: Camden Market 5, ISBN Workbook, 978-3-425-72817-9, © Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Schrödel Westermann Diesterweg Schöningh Winklers GmbH, Braunschweig 2009 2 Down under: This is Australia! 3 Picture this! a) Choose one of the photos and picture yourself in it. Take notes on: 1 • What can you feel? (e.g. wind, sun) • What can you smell? • What do you think? • What do you do? • How do you feel? b) Now talk about your ideas with a partner. When I look at the picture I can feel … MORE Tell a little story which goes with the picture. 4 How the kangaroo got its name a) Find out how the kangaroo got its name. Fill in the missing letters to complete the words. Do you know w the kangaroo is called kang ? Well, about 200 years a , a white man was travelling thr Australia and he m an Aborigine in t bush. The Aborigine had ne heard a white man sp before and of cou he didn’t speak Eng . The white man saw a str animal hopping past. “Wh is that?” he cr . The Aborigine looked at h , and at the hopping ani . “Kangaroo?” he asked in h native Aboriginal language, wh means “What did y say?”. The Englishman tha him and wrote do the name of t animal in his lit book. Even today, peo are using the wr name. But at least o word of the Aboriginal lang hops on. Aus: Camden Market 5, ISBN Workbook, 978-3-425-72817-9, © Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Schrödel Westermann Diesterweg Schöningh Winklers GmbH, Braunschweig 2009 b) Now listen to the CD and check your text. CD 3 Down under: This is Australia! 5 A short history of Australia 1 a) Read about Australia’s history. Match the right headlines with the three paragraphs. A. Starting a new life – B. The Commonwealth of Australia – C. A new British colony The British captain James Cook arrived in Australia in 1770. Australia was declared to be British from then on. It took the British government 18 years to come up with an idea for what to do with this far- away continent. Seven hundred British criminals were sent to the new British colony and arrived there on 26th January 1788. After hearing reports about the new continent, others back in Britain started leaving for Australia, hoping for better lives for themselves and their families. Many men started sheep farms and sent the wool to British textile mills. In 1851 gold was discovered near Melbourne in the state of Victoria. People who had shown no interest in Australia until then set out with the hope of getting rich. Most of them didn’t even make enough money to buy a ticket home. The free settlers and former prisoners had established six colonies. In 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was formed by uniting the six colonies under one constitution. A new nation was founded. Today, Australia Day is celebrated on 26th January. b) Look at the text and sort the new words into this grid: similar to clear from the words I need to German German German German context look up continent Add the German meanings. Use a dictionary to look up the words that you don’t know. MORE Make a timeline about Australia’s history. LiF c) Be a language expert: Look at the text and highlight the passive forms. Then fill in the 15 missing words below. / / + past participle = passive in the simple present / + past participle = passive in the simple past 6 If I went to Australia, … LiF a) What would YOU do if …? Finish these sentences. 12 1 If I went to Sydney, I would 2 If I saw a koala, I 3 If someone said ‘G’day mate!’ to me, I 4 If I was invited to try kangaroo meat, I 5 If I b) If you went to Australia what would you take with you? Work with a partner or in a group and make a chain sentence. How long can you go on? Here is an example: If I went to Australia, I would take my sunglasses with me. Aus: Camden Market 5, ISBN Workbook, 978-3-425-72817-9, © Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Schrödel Westermann Diesterweg Schöningh Winklers GmbH, Braunschweig 2009 If I went to Australia, I would take my sunglasses and my laptop with me. If I went to Australia, I would take my sunglasses, my laptop and some hiking boots with me. 4 Down under: This is Australia! 7 Australia’s population Look at the statistics and tick (4) whether 1 the statements are true or false. true false 1 Almost a quarter of Australia’s population was born in the UK. 2 There are more immigrants from New Zealand than from China. 3 Fewer immigrants come from Italy than from India. 4 Immigrants from the UK are the second largest group in the statistics. 5 There are more immigrants from Greece than from Italy. 6 Almost one third of the immigrants are from the UK and New Zealand. 7 Only two point five per cent of the immigrants are from the Philippines. 8 Most of Australia’s immigrants come from countries other than the UK, New Zealand, China, Italy, Vietnam, India, the Philippines and Greece. 8 What is it? a) Read the definitions and write down the words that are described. 1 the area at the centre of Australia where not many people live: 2 a school where pupils live and work: 3 a distance that is 1,000 metres long: 4 an Australian wild dog that hunts sheep: 5 a car with no roof that can drive over all types of land: 6 the space between two people or things: b) Now write definitions for these words. 1 neighbourhood: 2 pyjamas: 3 classmates: 9 Life in the outback Look at page 18 of your textbook again. What is life like in the outback? Write the sentences into LiF your exercise book. 14 drive at 16. go to school at home. are able to people see their classmates on a webcam. are allowed In the pupils do much travelling. can outback, doctors call the flying doctor in emergencies. can’t Aus: Camden Market 5, ISBN Workbook, 978-3-425-72817-9, © Bildungshaus Schulbuchverlage Schrödel Westermann Diesterweg Schöningh Winklers GmbH, Braunschweig 2009 sheep farmers walk to the nearest doctor’s. have to watch out for dingoes. easily visit their neighbours. 5 Down under: This is Australia! 10 Let’s talk Strine! 1 ‘Strine’ is informal for Australian English.
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