Australia What do you know about Australia?
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Watch the video and note some interesting facts about Australia.
Learning about Australia
Introduction
1. How much do you know about Australia?
Imagine that you have just won a trip to Australia. You will be able to go
in July. See if you can answer these questions about what you might find
there. Check the answers with your instructor.
A. Your Journey
(1) The trip is in July. Will you need to take clothes for hot weather or
cold weather?
☐ Hot weather ☐ Cold weather
(2) About how long will your flight be? hours.
(3) What direction will you fly in?
B. In Australia
(4) Name two cities you would like to visit.
(5) Name two special places you would like to visit.
(6) Name two uniquely Australian animals that you might see.
C. Australian People
In Australia do you expect that:
(10) Most people live in cities, or in the country?
(11) Most people live in houses, or apartments?
(12) People will all be white/European or a mixture of races?
2. Did you know...?
There have been nine Australian Nobel Prize Winners. One famous
Australian scientist who has had a big impact on Korea, as well as the
rest of the world, is Dr Howard Florey. He was a leader of the team
which discovered penicillin. It is estimated that penicillin has saved at
least 50 million lives!
Australian School System
Kindergarten (When children are age 4)
Pre-school (Age 5 or 6)
Primary School Grades 1 - 6 (Ages 6/7 - 11/12)
Secondary School Years 7 - 12 (Ages 12/13 - 17/18)
3. Australian Animals
4. A Map of Australia
pickup / dog / two-way radio
truck / motor bike / windmill
satellite dish / computer / water tank
Australia Complete the activity. Find the words.
British Convicts British Queen Premiers
Constitutional Monarchy Commonwealth Governor General
Canberra Prime MInister Aborigines
K J B R I T I S H C O N V I C T S O C W P K
G Y W Z G B R I T I S H Q U E E N V T B R X
R E I B P I E Q T I U B T P C R C X A B I A
H M X X Q Z D C M G Y F A Z S I C H D F M E
X S K D G O V E R N O R G E N E R A L U E D
B O W F G D W H Z Z L G O H F N Y M S W M T
B H P I H Z M Y Q I P Y B Z O K W H A H I T
M E V L R U L F A N C I G S X A I D S P N Y
U O T H H T P M X K V D P F D C K O Q Z I U
N T B M B Q E C A N B E R R A A D P O A S E
R D G T G N R V L G X U X C E S K A V K T Y
C F A E T G D B U M M H N I Y M X U M H E A
K Y T C Z E V B U S D H U V S C I D T J R H
L N L D Y B T L H K W A F E K F P E K V X X
C O N S T I T U T I O N A L M O N A R C H Y
N K O T P L T Q Z Q Q B W V X X L Z A S Z D
J N U E A O T E A B O R I G I N E S L A K L
N N Y Y U T H Z W I C O M M O N W E A L T H
Parliament
Fill in the words from the box on the right. There are THREE words you do not
need!
ABORIGINAL CHILDREN – AUSTRALIA’S STOLEN GENERATION
Between 1910 and 1970 the Australian __________________ took 100,000 Aboriginal
children away from their homes. These children, known as the Stolen Generation, were
often under five years of __________________. They were taken away from their
families because the government did not believe in the __________________ of the
Aborigines. They thought it would be better to bring them to __________________
families.
Many methods were used to __________________ Aboriginal babies and children from
their families. Children were simply taken away by government __________________
and later told that they were __________________ . Mothers often were given
__________________ to sign. They could not read or write and they were told it was
some kind of __________________ programme. Others were taken to hospitals and
never seen by their families again. In most cases, rich white families were given money to
bring them up. Some went to orphanages or church __________________ .
In 1995 an __________________ was stated to bring more truth to the topic. The
government however did not __________________ to the victims. The new Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd was the first Australian __________________ to make a formal
apology to the Aborigines in 2008. However, he also said that the government would not
give any money to the __________________ . He claimed that it was in the interests of
government to __________________ the children in the best way.
Up to now only one __________________ of Australia's Stolen Generation has received
money from the government. Bruce Trevorrow was taken to hospital on Christmas Day in
1957. His father never saw him again and the government sent him to a white
__________________ family. He came back to his mother when he was ten years old. In
his further life he __________________ from depression and turned to alcohol. In 1998
he went to court and __________________ in getting about 500,000 dollars from the
Australian government as a form of compensation.
There are many others in Australia who have suffered the same __________________ .
Organizations are being set up to work for the __________________ of the Aborigines and to make sure that
nothing like this ever happens again.
age
apologize
documents
fate
foster
future
government
interests
investigation
member
missions
officials
orphans
politician
programme
raise
rights
separate
signed
succeeded
suffered
vaccination
victims
white
Fill in the words from the box on the right. There are THREE words you do not
need!
ABORIGINAL CHILDREN – AUSTRALIA’S STOLEN GENERATION
Between 1910 and 1970 the Australian government took 100,000 Aboriginal children
away from their homes. These children, known as the Stolen Generation, were often
under five years of age. They were taken away from their families because the
government did not believe in the future of the Aborigines. They thought it would be
better to bring them to white families.
Many methods were used to separate Aboriginal babies and children from their families.
Children were simply taken away by government officials and later told that they were
orphans . Mothers often were given documents to sign. They could not read or write
and they were told it was some kind of vaccination programme. Others were taken to
hospitals and never seen by their families again. In most cases, rich white families were
given money to bring them up. Some went to orphanages or church missions.
In 1995 an investigation was stated to bring more truth to the topic. The government
however did not apologize to the victims. The new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was the
first Australian politician to make a formal apology to the Aborigines in 2008. However,
he also said that the government would not give any money to the victims . He claimed
that it was in the interests of government to raise the children in the best way.
Up to now only one member of Australia's Stolen Generation has received money from
the government. Bruce Trevorrow was taken to hospital on Christmas Day in 1957. His
father never saw him again and the government sent him to a white foster family. He
came back to his mother when he was ten years old. In his further life he suffered from
depression and turned to alcohol. In 1998 he went to court and succeeded in getting
about 500,000 dollars from the Australian government as a form of compensation.
There are many others in Australia who have suffered the same fate . Organizations are
being set up to work for the rights of the Aborigines and to make sure that nothing like
this ever happens again.
age
apologize
documents
fate
foster
future
government
interests
investigation
member
missions
officials
orphans
politician
programme
raise
rights
separate
signed
succeeded
suffered
vaccination
victims
white
Map of Australia
Australia’s states and territories
Australia’s capital cities Look at the map
and write in the missing words.
Perth is the capital city of .
is the capital city of South Australia.
Hobart is the capital city of .
Canberra is the capital city of .
is the capital city of Victoria.
is the capital city of Queensland.
Darwin is the capital city of .
is the capital city of New South Wales.
Ping’s story Read the story.
My name is Ping. I come from China. Six years ago I came to Australia for a holiday. First I went to Perth then I went to Adelaide by train. Then I went to Sydney by aeroplane and then Brisbane in Queensland.
Now I live in Australia. I live in Hobart, but I go to Melbourne a lot because my sister lives there. I like Australia very much.
Write Yes or No. Yes/No
1. Six years ago Ping visited four cities.
2. First she went to Perth.
3. She went to Adelaide by aeroplane.
4. Now she lives in Sydney.
5. Her sister lives in Melbourne.
Mark Ping’s journey on the map of Australia.
Worksheet 5: Australia’s people Look at the pictures and discuss.
People from many different countries came to live in Australia.
Population The population of Australia is about 22 million.
More than a quarter of the people were born overseas.
Language The national language of Australia is English.
There are more than 200 languages spoken in Australia.
Australian landmarks
Read about Australia’s landmarks.
This is the Sydney Opera House.
It is in New South Wales.
This is Parliament House.
It is in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.
This is Uluru.
It is in the Northern Territory.
These are the Twelve Apostles.
They are in Victoria.
This is the Gold Coast.
It is in Queensland.
This is Perth.
It is in Western Australia.
This is Cradle Mountain.
It is in Tasmania.
This is a vineyard.
It is in South Australia.
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