Arbeitsblatt: Susanzunit Land Down Under

Extraunit – Land Down Under Gday Australia Task: fill in the missing words five days surfing Mozzie roo sausage right dont like arvo cricket barbie first aid If you visit Australia, be prepared that Australians have their own way of speaking English. Some people call it Strine. Strine has its own words, like snag for sausage, and shortened words like for barbecue, for mosquito, for kangaroo, bickie for biscuit or for afternoon. Strine is famous for its expressions that seem typical of the Australian lifestyle. Take this one for example: He is snag short of barbie is used to describe person who seems bit mad – after all, what sort of person tries to have barbecue without any food, not even , to put on it? What else is special about the Australian lifestyle? If you think summer, sun and beaches, you are quite. Australia wouldnt be Australia without its many beaches. One of the most popular water sports is . Australia was the first place in the world to have surf lifesaving clubs. Every summer, thousands of volunteer lifesavers patrol beaches and provide when needed. Another sport that is very popular in Australia, especially in the summer season, is. It is tiny bit like baseball – although one match can last up to! Batsmen try to hit the ball as far as they can into the field so they can score points by running while the opposing team gets the ball back. Just in case you are talking to cricket fan: dont say their favourite game is like baseball – they it! For many Australian families, this game plays big role, especially at Christmas. Geography of Australia and New Zealand 1. Label the Australian states and territories: Australian Capital Territory Queensland New South Wales Tasmania Northern Territory Victoria 2. Label the two main islands of New Zealand: North Island South Island 3. Label the the following: Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 4. Draw star over Australia capital city and label it Canberra. 5. Draw star over New Zealand capital city and label it Wellington. Western Australia 6. Facts about the states of Australia Task: Australia is divided into six states and two territories. Read the small texts about the states and fill in the table below. Camberra is the national capital and the centre of government. It is located approximately 290 kilometres south of Sydney in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Canberra lies on the ancient lands of the Indigenous Ngunnawal people, and its name is thought to mean ‘meeting place, from the Aboriginal word ‘Kamberra. It is home to important national institutions, including the Australian Parliament and the High Court of Australia. New South Wales is Australias oldest and most populated state. It was originally settled as penal colony on the shores of Port Jackson where the bustling capital city of Sydney now stands. More than third of Australians live in New South Wales, and Sydney is the nations largest city. Victoria is the smallest of the mainland states in size but the second most populated. Melbourne is the capital and is Australias second most populated city. During the gold rush of the 1850s, it became one of the world largest and wealthiest cities. Melbourne is sometimes referred to as the cultural capital of Australia and is the birthplace of Australian film, television, art, dance and music. Victorians enthusiasm for sport is also legendary and this is where Australian Rules football began. Queensland is Australias second-largest state in size. The state capital is Brisbane, the third most populated city in Australia. Queenslanders enjoy more winter sunshine and warmth than most other Australian states and its perfect for all types of outdoor activities and water sports. Queensland is also home to the world famous Great Barrier Reef as well as five World Heritage listed areas. South Australia is state in the southern central part of the country which covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. It is the fourth largest of Australia states and shares its borders with all of the mainland states and the Northern Territory. The state capital is Adelaide, the fifth-largest city in Australia. South Australia has thriving arts scene and is sometimes known as the ‘Festival State, with more than 500 festivals taking place there every year. At the top end of Australia lies the Northern Territory. Darwin, on the northern coast, is the capital, and Alice Springs the principal inland town. Alice Springs is the physical heart of Australia, almost exactly at the nation geographical centre. The Northern Territory is home to the famous Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and Kakadu National Park. Western Australia is Australias largest state by area. About three-quarters of the states population live in the capital Perth, which is the fourth most populated city in Australia. The east of the state is mostly desert while to the west the state is bound by almost 13000 kilometres of pristine coastline. In the 1890s gold was discovered and mining is still one of the states biggest industries. Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by Bass Strait and is the smallest state in Australia. The capital, Hobart, was founded in 1804 as penal colony, and is Australia second oldest capital city after Sydney. One-fifth of Tasmania is covered by national parks and wilderness areas. It is one of the world most mountainous islands whose geology reflects Australias connection millions of years ago with Antarctica. State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information State/ territory Capital city Important information THE DEAD HEART – Midnight Oil Verse 2x We dont serve your Dont serve your Know your custom dont your tongue White man came everyone Refrain We carry in our hearts the And that cannot be We follow in the steps of our ancestry And that cannot be Verse We dont protection Dont need your hand your promise on where we stand We will listen well Refrain 2x Mining companies, pastoral companies Uranium companies Collected companies Got more right than people Got more say than people Forty thousand years can make difference to the state of things The dead heart lives here Aboriginal Australia 1. Fill in the gaps with the past simple. 2. Try to translate the red words on the next page. Australian Aborigines (to be) the first people to inhabit Australia. Their ancestors (arrive) in Australia 50,000 years ago – some historians say it might even have been as long as 150,000 years ago. The Australian Aborigines (to be) huntergatherers for most of their history. When Australia (to become) British in 1770, their lives (to change) dramatically. They (to lose) most of their land, and the white settlers in some parts of Australia (to be) allowed to shoot them like animals. In the early 20th century, many Aboriginal families (to be) separated from each other. By order of the Australian government, white Australians (to take) Aboriginal children from their mothers, so they would grow up in white families and forget their own culture. Aborigines have now the same rights as white Australians, but they are still disadvantaged. In 1998 Australians held the first National Sorry Day – the Australian people (apologise) for all the horrors that had happened to the Aborigines. Much of traditional Aboriginal culture is based on the Dreaming or Dreamtime. The Dreaming is the way traditional Aboriginal people explain life and how the world (to come) into being. The Dreaming is told in songs, dances and paintings. Aboriginal paintings show many circles, curved and straight lines, or the tracks of animals. Circles often stand for waterhole, camp site or important place. Curved lines stand for rain or water travelling underground. Cshaped figure might mean person. Australian didgeridoos are often decorated with such symbols. Some Aboriginal signs found in traditional artwork: boomerang kangaroo adult child honey ant emu digging stick Translation: to inhabit :_ ancestors :_ huntergatherers :_ settlers : disadvantaged :_ to come into being :_ curved and straight lines :_ place bush plum spears tracks of animals :_ 3. What is your opinion about the way the Aborigines were treated? Write it in your booklet. Sydney Sydney is city on the east coast of Australia. Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales. About four million people live in Sydney which makes it the biggest city in Oceania. Sydney started in 1788, when the Captain Arthur Phillip brought the First Fleet to settle in Australia. The settlers were mostly convicts from crowded prisons in England and Ireland, with group of soldiers to guard them. In Sydney, there are many famous buildings: the Sydney Opera House, the Queen Victoria Building and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney has large harbour and many beaches. The most famous beach is Bondi Beach, some other famous beaches are Coogee Beach and Manly Beach. popular coastal walk to do is the Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk [4]. Famous parts of the harbour are Darling Harbour and Circular Quay. The most famous sports ground in Sydney is ANZ Stadium (which used to be called Stadium Australia) because it was built for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Another stadium in Sydney is the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Sydney has many things to see and do. These include visiting Taronga Zoo (a park for animals) on the northern side of the harbour, eating food, looking at art or watching sports (like cricket or rugby) or walking down George Street which has many nice shops[5]. Sydney has some of Australia best shopping, and the Blue Mountains are about two hours drive away to the west. Many people go to Sydney City to watch the great fireworks display over the harbour on New Year Eve. Questions about the text 1. When and how started Sydney? 2. What can you see and do in Sydney? 3. Have you ever visited Sydney or another place in Australia? Which ones? Would you like to visit Australia? What would interest you most (Outback, nature, Sydney, Melbourne,.)? Grammatik: Simple Past or Present Perfect Topic: Australia Read the sentences, look at the form of the verb and the time expression. Then decide why the Past Simple or the Present Perfect have been used in each sentence. action is finished action is still going on action in the past has result or consequence in the present We have lived in Australia for nearly eight months now. My dad lived in Australia for ten years. Then he moved to England. We moved to Brisbane three months ago. Since we moved to our new house we have seen lots of animals everywhere. have already seen three koalas in our own garden. Since school started in September, have met many nice kids. When we moved to our new house, all our neighbors came over to help us. Yesterday we went swimming after school and then we had barbecue in our garden. My sister has already made lot of new friends at school. Today she is very tired. All day long she has been studying for history exam about the Aborigines. So far we have learned something about their history, but next week we will learn something about their traditions.