CLIL Australia

EX. 1 - LOOK AT THE MAP AND WRITE THE CARDINAL POINTS ON IT: NORTH,

SOUTH, EAST, WEST.

EX. 2 - COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS LOOKING AT THE

MAP:

COUNTRY, WEST, EAST, ISLAND, OCEANS, CONTINENT, COASTLINE, GULF, NORTH,

BAY, SOUTH, COASTS, HEMISPHERE, DESERT PLATEAU, PLAIN, RAINFALL, RIVERS,

CAPE, STRAITS, MOUNTAIN CHAIN, LAKE, GREAT BARRIER REEF.

1) Australia lies in the southern ……… and it is an isolated …….. surrounded by ……..: the

Indian Ocean to the …… and the Pacific Ocean to the ……..

2) It is the largest ……. in the Oceanic ……. with a generally regular …….., interrupted only by

the Great ….. of Carpentaria to the north, and the Great Australian ….. to the south.

The northern …… are characterized by the …………. to the east, the largest coral reef in the

world.

3) The territory is arid or semi-arid, and the ……. is low and irregular; most of the western part of

the country is covered by a ……... In the south-east, by contrast, there is a wide ….. through which

the Murray and the Darling ……. flow.

The Australian Cordillera, running from ….. York to the …… of Bass, is the most important

……….. The largest ….. are Lake Gairdner, Lake Frome and Lake Eyre.

GLOSSARY

Text: Paragraphs 1,2,3:

-surround (to be all around sth/sb = circondare)

-lies (3rd pers sing present simple v. lie = è situata

-coral reef = barriera corallina

-by contrast = per contrasto

-wide = ampio, grande

-running = pre part di run = to lead or strtch from one place to another = that runs = che si estende

-flow= to move steadily and continuously in one direction =scorrere

EX. 3 - NOW WORK ON THE MAP: UNDERLINE THE MOUNTAINS, HIGHLIGHT

THE RIVERS, CIRCLE THE DESERTS AND THE LAKES.

EX. 4 - READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT, THEN WRITE ON THE MAP WHERE THE

DIFFERENT REGIONS ARE LOCATED

4) Australia has tropical, temperate and dry regions, with different weather conditions for each

region.

In the north, the tropical region, there is a six-month-long wet season with temperatures between

30 and 50°C. The temperatures fall to about 20°C in the dry season.

The centre of Australia is the desert region.

Here it is very hot during the day, and very cold at night. It's usually about 40°C in the summer and

between 16 to 24°C in the winter. At night the temperature can fall to 0°C. There is also very little

rain.

The temperate region in the south has changeable weather with an average temperature of

around 30°C in the summer, and 15°C in the winter.

EX. 5 - READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT

5) Because of its geographical location and climate, Australia has species of animals, such as the

Kangaroo and Koala not found elsewhere.

The eucalyptus is one of the most common trees. Eucalyptus trees give out small drops of blue oil

and this is why the mountains near Sydney are called “The Blue Mountains”.

6) Australia is the lowest populated country in the world with a population of 20.6 million over an

area of 7,682,300 square kilometres and a population density of only 2.2 inhabitants per square

mile. The racial composition of the people is mainly European, with a minority (about 300,000

people) of Aborigines, the earliest inhabitants who arrived from Asia approximately 60,000 years

ago.

Today most Aborigines live in reservations and they are in serious danger of extinction.

Australia was chosen by Britain as the place for state prisons, so the first British people who lived

there arrived in 1788-1830 and they were criminals. Later a lot of other British immigrants settled

in the new land: they grew crops and raised animals. After 1850, when gold was discovered, a lot

of people came from Europe and from Asia. After World War 2 the Australian government

encouraged immigration to help develop economy. Today almost all of the population has English

or European origins, but there is a growing number of Asian immigrants. It is a multicultural

society: people from 200 countries live in Australia; about one million are Italians.

7) English is the official language, but with differences in word pronunciation and word usage;

Protestantism is the official religion.

8) Agriculture is not particularly developed; the main products are wheat, fruit and sugar.

Animal-farming gives better results. The chief activity of the country is sheep-farming: wool is a

very important product and Australian wool is exported all over the world.

Minerals, such as lead, copper, zinc, gold and silver, are the main natural resources.

Industry is growing and trade with Japan, USA, Europe and New Zealand is becoming more and

more important.

9) Australia became a Federal Union of six Autonomous states in 1901; they are: Victoria, New

South Wales, Queensland, Southern Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Australia entered the Commonwealth in 1938

Each state of the Union has its own parliament and a governor-general who represents the British

monarch. It is a Constitutional Monarchy.

The Australian parliament is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Prime

Minister is the head of the government and the British monarch the head of State.

The Australian Government can make all the laws in Australia, after the Australia Act of 1986.

10) The Capital City is Canberra.

Important towns are: Sidney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Albany.

11) Australia’s flag shows the British Union flag and the constellation known as the Southern

Cross. The emblem is the Kangaroo.

GLOSSARY

Text: Paragraphs 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11:

-average temperature = temperatura media

-almost all of (almost = nearly = quasi, quindi quasi tutti)

-because of (for the reason that = a causa di/grazie a )

-elsewhere (in/at/to anothere place = in un altro posto)

-growing =(pres part di grow = to increase in size and number, to become bigger = crescente)

-mile (unit for measuring distance equal to 1609 metres) miglio = 1609 metri

-settle (make your permanent home = insediarsi, colonizzare)

-wheat = a plant grown for its grain that is used to produce the flour for bread, cakes, pasta = grano

-lead = heavy soft grey metal used especially in the past for water pipes or to cover roofs = piombo

-copper = soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins = rame

-main = being the largest or most important of its kind = il principale, il più importante

-chief = most important, main = principale, più importante, preminente

-such as = for example, of a kind that, like = ad esempio, come

-all over = everywhere = dappertutto, su tutta la superficie

-prison = a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or

while they are waiting for trial = prigione

-drop = a very small amount of liquid that forms a round shape = goccia

-to give out = to produce sth = produrre

-grow = coltivare piante (past simple: grew)

-sheep = an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat or its wool = pecora

-to farm = to use the land for growing crops and or keeping animals = coltivare/allevare

-crops = the amount of grain, fruit etc. that is grown in one season/a plant that is grown in large

quantities = raccolto/ pianta coltivata, coltura

-raise = to breed particular farm animals, to grow particular crops / coltivare e allevare (to raise

cattle/corn)

-farming = the business of managing or working on a farm = agricoltura, coltivazione / allevamento

-to increase = to become or to make sth greater in amount, value,number etc. = aumentare

-federation = a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own

affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions/ = federazione

-law = the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey = legge

-made up of = costituito/a da

-governor general = rappresentante del monarca

Ex. 6 - WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN TEXT E (PARAGRAPHS 5,6,7,8,9,10,11): KEY WORDS AND

THEIR MEANING MATCHING EXERCISE:

WRITE THE WORDS ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANING.

law, inhabitants, square mile,, emblem, official language, religion, product, animal farming, natural

resources, trade, Federation, autonomous states, monarch, Constitutional Monarchy, Representative,

Prime Minister, Head of State, Head of the government, population, flag, settle.

all the people who live in a particular area

the degree to which sth is dense

people that live in a particular place

unit for measuring distance equal to 1609 metres

the number obtained when you multiply a number by itself

to make a place your permanent home

agreed to, said, done, by somebody who is in a position of authority

the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a

particular country

the belief in the existence of a god or gods

thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale

any living being that is not a plant or a human

the business of managing or working on a farm

existing in nature, not made or caused by human beings

a supply of sth that a country has and can use, especially to increase their wealth

the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between

people or countries

a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own

affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions

able to govern itself

a country considered as an organized political community controlled by one

government

a person who rules a country or an ampire, for example a king or a queen

a country with a king or a queen, whose power is controlled by a set of laws and

basic principles

member of the lower house of a state parliament

the main minister and leader of the government

the person in charge of the group of people who are responsible for controlling a

country or a state

the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government

the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey

a piece of fabric with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a

country

a design or picture that represents a country or an organization

KEYS FOR EX. 6

Population all the people who live in a particular area Density the degree to which sth is dense Inhabitants people that live in a particular place Square the number obtained when you multiply a number by itself Mile unit for measuring distance equal to 1609 metres Settle to make a place your permanent home

Official agreed to, said, done, by somebody who is in a position of authority Language the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a

particular country

Religion the belief in the existence of a god or gods Product thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale Animal any living being that is not a plant or a human Farming the business of managing or working on a farm Natural existing in nature, not made or caused by human beings Resource a supply of sth that a country has and can use, especially to increase their wealth Trade the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people

or countries Federation a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own

affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions Autonomous able to govern itself State a country considered as an organized political community controlled by one

government Monarch a person who rules a country or an ampire, for example a king or a queen Constitutional

Monarchy a country with a king or a queen, whose power is controlled by a set of laws and basic

principles

Representative member of the lower house of a state parliament Prime Minister the main minister and leader of the government Head of the

government the person in charge of the group of people who are responsible for controlling a

country or a state Head of state the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government

Law the whole system of rules that everyone in a country or society must obey Flag a piece of fabric with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a

country

Emblem a design or picture that represents a country or an organization

EX. 7 - COMPLETE THE CHART WITH INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT AND THE

MAP

Position

Territory

Climate

Seas

Coasts

Mountains

Lakes

Rivers

Fauna

Flora

Population

Population density

First inhabitants

First European inhabitants

Official language

Religion

Main economic resources -Agricultural products

-Animal farming products

-natural resources

-trade

Australian Parliament

Head of Government

Head of State

Capital City

Other important cities

Flag

Emblem

EX. 7B – VIDEO ABOUT SIDNEY

EX. 8 - MAP 2

COMPLETE THIS MAP WITH THE NAMES OF THE SIX STATES AND THE TOWNS.

1. NSW –SYDNEY (4.5 million people)

2. ACT –CAMBERRA (400.000 people)

3. VIC –MELBOURNE (4.2 million people)

4. SA –ADELAIDE (1.3 million people)

5. WA –PERTH (2 million people)

6. NT –DARWIN (130.000 people)

7. QLD –BRISBANE (2 million people)

8. TASMANIA –HOBART (200.000 people)

EX. 9 - LOOK AT THE MAPS 1-2 AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. How big is Australia compared to

Italy?………....…………………………….…………………………………………………..

2. There are about 20 million people in Australia: where do they live in your opinion?

……………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………..

3. Where are the largest cities?

………………………………………..……………………………………………..…………………

...

4. Why do so many people live along the coast? (What is in the centre of Australia?)

………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………...

5. Where is the great barrier reef? What is it?

…………………………………………………………..……………………….

6. Australia has many native animals only found in Australia:

why?…………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………….

EX. 10

MUTUAL DICTATION PAIR WORK – DIFFICULT WORDS: ULURU AND OUTBACK

Monolith a large single block of stone = monolite

Massive very large, heavy and solid = massiccio, imponente

Sandstone a type of stone that is formed of grains of sand tightly pressed together = arenaria

Rock the hard solid material that forms part of the surface of the earth= roccia, pietra,

scoglio, sasso

Bare not coverde by anything = spoglio

Range variety = gamma, varietà

Sunrise the time when the sun first appears in the sky in the morning = alba

Sunset the time when the sun goes down and night begins = tramonto

Cave a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground = grotta

Ancient very old = antico, vecchio

Painting a picture that has been painted = pittura, dipinto

Remote far away from places where other people live = remoto, distante

Inland located in or near the middle of a country = all’interno, nell’entroterra

Sheep an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat or its wool =pecora

Cattle cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk and meat = bestiame

bovino

Farm an area of land and the buildings on it used for grewing crops and/or keeping animals

= fattoria

Raise to use the land for growing crops(raccolto, coltura) and or keeping animals =

coltivare e /o allevare

STUDENT A: LISTEN TO STUDENT B AND WRITE THE MISSING INFORMATION

IN YOUR TEXT

Uluru or Ayers Rock is a monolith, …………………………………………………… .

It is 346 m high, 3,6 km long …………………………………………………………………. .

It is a completely bare rock, as no vegetation grows there

………………………………………………………………………………… .

At sunrise and sunset the rock ………………………………………… .

Uluru is sacred to the Aborigenes …………………………………………………………………. .

The Outback is the remote inland part of Australia.

……………………………………………………………….. .

In the stations they raise sheep for wool and meat.

………………………………………………………………………..

Some stations are so big that ……………………………………………………………………

There aren’t many schools in the Outback ……………………………………………………..

Some children never meet schoolfriends ……………………………………………………………. .

STUDENT B : LISTEN TO STUDENT A AND WRITE THE MISSING INFORMATION

IN YOUR TEXT:

…………………………………………………………, a massive sandstone rock in central

Australia.

…………………………………………………………..and 2,4 km wide.

……………………………………………………………………… and it has a beautiful range of

changing colours.

……………………………………………………………..can become a deep red.

……………………………………………………………and it has many caves and ancient rock

paintings.

…………………………………………………………………………….. In the Outback there are

some sheep and cattle farms called “stations”.

……………………………………………………………………………… There are about ten

times more sheep than people in Australia.

…………………………………………………………….. they have to use planes to check all the

animals.

…………………………………………………………… and children learn from home via the

post, TV, radio or the Internet.

……………………………………………………… … but only see them over a webcam.

Storyboard

1

In epoca preistorica, circa 50.000 anni fa, gli Aborigeni giunsero in Australia migrando dal Sud-Est dell’Asia. Erano seminomadi (il loro tipo di vita era chiamato “walkabout”) e vivevano in tribù di 10-50 persone; qualche volta costruivano capanne oppure vivevano in caverne. Andavano dove trovavano cibo e acqua e si spostavano quando finiva. The Aborigenes came originally from Asia and arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago. They were seminomads (this way of life was called the walkabout), they lived in tribes of about ten to fifty people ; they sometimes built huts or lived in caves; they went where they could find food and water: when it finished they moved to another place.

2

Erano cacciatori e raccoglitori; cacciavano con boomerangs e lance o coltelli. Prima di andare a caccia, dipingevano con simboli il loro corpo e anche il boomerang. Cacciavano kangaroos, emus, snakes, crocodiles, fish, goannas. Raccoglievano bacche, frutti e anche larve (witchedy grubs) dal sapore di latte, che mangiavano cotte o crude. They were hunters and gatherers; they hunted with boomerangs, spears or knives; before going hunting they painted their body and their boomerang; they hunted kangaroos, emus, snakes, crocodiles, fish, goannas; they gathered berries, fruits, insects, larves ( witchedy grubs: they have a milky taste and are eaten alive or cooked).

3

Nel 1770 il capitano inglese James Cook esplorò le coste orientali dell’Australia e il 26 gennaio 1788 il capitano Arthur Phillip sbarcò nella baia di Sidney con un primo gruppo di Inglesi che si insediarono sull’isola; essi erano carcerati in Inghilterra e l’ Australia divenne la loro prigione. In 1770 the English captain James Cook explored the Australian east coast. In January 1788 captain Arthur Phillip landed in Sydney Bay with the first group of English people who settled there, on the island; they were convicts in England and Australia became their prison.

4

Tra il 1788 e il 1900, circa 95.000 Aborigeni morirono a causa delle malattie portate dagli Inglesi o uccisi dagli stessi, che li ritenevano selvaggi (in Tasmania li uccisero tutti: 30.000 persone). From 1788 to 1900 approximately 95,000 Aborigenes died of diseases brought by the English or because they were killed by the English.(English people thought they were savage and in Tasmania they killed all of them:30,000 Aborigenes).

5

Dal 1900 al 1970, il governo australiano adottò segretamente una politica razzista, poichè voleva eliminare gli aborigeni: i bambini furono presi e affidati a famiglie inglesi o alle missioni, dove erano psicologicamente e fisicamente resi schiavi. Essi furono rubati alle loro famiglie e fu rubata anche la loro fanciullezza. Nel 2007 è stato realizzato un film su questi fatti: “The stolen generation” (Lla generazione rubata). From 1900 to 1970 the Australian government adopted in secret a “white Australia policy”to eliminate the Aborigenes: Aborigenal children were taken from their families and left with English families or missions. These children were slaves, psychologically and physically. They were stolen, and also their childhood. In 2000 a film was made about these facts: “the stolen generation”

6

Oggi, il 2,2% della popolazione dell’Australia è aborigena, circa 600.000 Aborigeni vivono in Australia con il diritto di preservare la loro cultura; la maggior parte di loro vive in riserve, ma continuano ad essere minacciati dall’invasività dei turisti e dalle imprese minerarie che vogliono sfruttare i giacimenti del sottosuolo. La nazione aborigena ha come simbolo una bandiera nera e rossa, con un cerchio giallo: il nero simboleggia gli Aborigeni, il rosso è la terra rossa australiana e il cerchio giallo rappresenta il sole. Today 2.2% of the total population of Australia is Aborigene; about 600,000 Aborigenes live in Australia with the right to preserve their culture;the most part of them live in reservations, but they are threatened by tourists and mining industries. They have their own flag: it’s black and red, with a yellow circle: the black symbolizes the Aborigenes; red is the red earth of Australia and the yellow circle is the sun.

7

Uluru (Ayers Rock) è un monolite sacro per gli Aborigeni, poiché è il luogo dove vivevano i loro antenati; oggi è di proprietà degli Aborigeni. Uluru (Ayers rock) is a monolith: it is sacred for the Aborigenes because it is the place where their ancestors lived; today they own this territory.

EX. 11 - JIGSAW READING:

ASK YOUR SCHOOLFRIENDS IN ORDER TO FIND THE INFORMATION YOU CAN

MATCH WITH YOURS.

60,000 years ago Aborigenes came from Asia and settled in Australia

1770

Captain Cook arrived and claimed the Australian continent for the British

1788

The first group of British people arrived in Australia on 28th January

1851

Gold was discovered; the immigration increased

1901

The six colonies became a Federation

1940s to 1960s

The Australian government encouraged immigration after World War II

1986

With the “Australia Act” the Australian government can make all the laws in Australia

Where the Aborigines lived

They lived in the deserts, on the coasts and in Tasmania

Aborigenal traditions

They comunicated through paintings. They had traditions of music, singing and dancing

Aborigenal lifestyle

They were seminomads and lived in tribes. They were hunters and gatherers.

Where Aborigines live today

The most part of them live in reservations

What is Uluru It is a monolith in Central Australia

Stations in the Outback

They are sheep and cattle farms in the Outback

Schools in the Outback

There aren’t many schools; children learn from home.

EX. 12

DIFFICULT WORDS IN “ANCIENT AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS”

Mammal = any animal that gives birth to live babies, not eggs, and feeds its young on milk =

mammifero

Duck = a common bird that lives on or near water = anatra

Bill = the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth = becco

Marsupial = any Australian animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the

mother's stomach = marsupiale

Roof = the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle = tetto

Chimney = a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire and through

the Roof of a building; the part of this that is above the roof = camino, comignolo

Pouch = a pocket of skin on the stomach of some female animals, in which they carry their young;

a small bag = marsupio

Reptile = any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs = rettile

Call = a loud sound made by a bird or an animal to attract attention = richiamo

Worm = a long, thin creature with no bonesand legs, that lives in soil = verme

Fluid = a liquid, a substance that can flow = liquid

Birth = the time when a baby is born = nascita

Quite = to some degree (= fairly, pretty) = abbastanza

to the greatest possible degree (= completely, absolutely, entirely) = molto

Else = in addition to something already mentioned (different) = altro

To be used to = to be familiar with something = avere familiarità con qualcosa

Laugh = the sound you make when you are amused or happy = risata

Steal = to take something from a person/ a shop without permission and without intending to return

it or pay for it = rubare

Length = the size or measurement of something from one hand to the other = lunghezza

ANCIENT AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS:

MATCH THE NAME OF THE ANIMAL TO ITS CORRECT DESCRIPTION

Kookaburra

Saltwater

Crocodile

Duck-Billed

Platypus

Possum

Koala

Kangaroo

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This is the most unusual mammal and it lives in

eastern Australia in freshwater rivers and lakes. It

is active at night and uses its duck like feet for

swimming and its bill to find insects and worms.

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This is one of Australia’s best-known animals and

it is the mascot of Queensland.

Its name comes from the Aboriginal word, which

means “no drink”, because it gets fluid from the

eucalyptus leaves it eats. Some people think that

the leaves make the animal sleep for most of the

day and in fact they do little else than sleep and

eat. They are marsupials.

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This animal is a marsupial, which is about the size

of a cat. Many are used to suburban life and live

in trees in gardens. They love running across

roofs, but sometimes they get into people’s houses

by falling down chimneys.

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It is the largest living marsupial. It can jump 5

metres and can run quite fast.

Females give birth to a premature baby called a

“joey”. The joey lives for six months in its

mother’s pouch where it grows and develops.

This word means “I don’t know” in Aboriginal

language.

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It is the world’s largest reptile and it is now a

protected species in Australia. It can grow to a

length of 7 metres.

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This is a bird and its call sounds like a laugh.

They like to watch from the trees and then steal a

sausage from the barbecue.

TEST

EX. 1

WRITE THE FOLLOWING TOPONYMS IN THE RIGHT PLACE ON THE MAP OF

AUSTRALIA:

Indian Ocean – Coral Sea – Tasman Sea – Timor Sea – Great Australia Bight – Murray River –

Great Barrier Reef - Great Dividing Range – Lake Gairdner – Lake Frome – Darling River

EX. 2

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1 - In which hemisphere is Australia

a- southern

b-northern

c-polar

2 – What is the Great Barrier Reef?

a- The biggest Australian mountain chain

B -The motorway that connects the coasts

C -The oceanic coral reef

3—How are the coastlines in Australia?

a - indented

b –mainly regular

c – very different

4 – What are the features of the inland territory? Is it uniform?

a – there are areas with different physical features

b – it is uniform

c –there are some minor differences

5 – What peculiarities do the Australian fauna and flora present (show)?

a – there is a restricted number of species

b – there are some exclusive imported species

c – there are some typical species, not found elsewhere

6 – Is the population big? What is its density?

a – the population is not big

b – the population is big

c – it is uninhabited

7- Who were the first Australian inhabitants?

a - the Bushmen

b - the Aborigenes

c – the Indians

8 – The European power that colonized Australia sent there a particular section of society : Which

one ?

a – religious people

b – scientists

c – convicts

9 – Which ethnic groups make up the Australian population today ?

a – Chinese, giapanese, Vietnamese people

b – American descendants, Asians, Aborigenes

c – Asians, European descendants, Aborigenes

10 – Describe the features of the main economic sectors.

11 – What is the official language?

a – Australian

b – French

c – English

12 – What is the most widespread religion?

a – Islam

b – Christianity

c – Buddhism

13 – What kind of state is it ?

a – Principality

b – United State

c – Federal State

14 – What is the capital city?

a – Sidney

b – Melbourne

c – Canberra

15 – In which town can you find an important modern architectural monument that is the symbol of

the town itself ?

a – Perth, Ayers Rock

b – Adelaide, Royal Castle

c – Sidney, Opera House

16 – Which town has increased the number of inhabitants thanks to the arrival of European and

Asian immigrants ?

a – Sidney

b – Melbourne

c – Brisbane

REVISION EXERCISES:

1. READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND DECIDE WHICH ARE TRUE OR FALSE.

CORRECT THE FALSE ONES.

True False

1. Australia lies in the southern hemisphere.

2. The southern coasts are characterized by the Great Barrier Reef.

3. The rainfall is regular throughout the island.

4. Murray and Darling are two large lakes.

5. The Australian Cordillera is the most important mountain chain.

6. The centre of Australia is covered by deserts.

7. Kangaroos and Koalas are animals spread out all over the world.

8. The eucalyptus gives out small drops of blue oil.

9. Australia is the highest populated country in the world.

10. The racial composition of the people is mainly Asiatic.

11. The Aborigines were the earliest inhabitants of Australia.

12. The Aborigines live in reservations and they aren’t in danger of extinction.

13. Britain chose Australia as a place for good people.

14. English is the official language.

15. Catholicism is the official religion.

16. Agriculture is not particularly developed.

17. The main products are coco-nuts and bananas.

18. The chief activity of the country is sheep-farming.

19. Wool is exported all over the world.

20. Australia entered the Commonwealth in 1838.

21. It is a Federal Union of eight autonomous states.

22. Each state of the Union has its own parliament and a governor-general who

represents the British monarch.

23. The British monarch is the head of the State.

24. The capital city is Sydney.

25. The Opera House with spangled wide sails is in Canberra.

26. Australia’s emblem is the Kangaroo.

2. MATCH EACH INFORMATION IN LETTERS TO THE CORRESPONDING ONE IN NUMBERS 1. The first inhabitants were the

Aborigines

a. to start a new life there. 1

2. Captain James Cook claimed the

continent for the British

b. became a confederation – The Commonwealth of

Australia.

2

3. From the 1800s many Britons and

Europeans left their home country

c. who came from Asia to Australia about 60,000

years ago.

3

4. On 1st January 1901 the six colonies d. and called it New South Wales. 4

5. After the Second World War the

Australian Government

e. who hunted animals using boomerangs and

spears.

5

6. The Aborigines were nomadic hunters f. so children learn from home via the post, TV,

radio or via the Internet.

6

7. The Aborigines are about 300,000 g. that becomes a deep red at sunrise and sunset. 7

8. Uluru or Ayers Rock is a monolith h. and make up 2 per cent of population. 8

9. The Outback is the remote inland part

of Austalia

i. encouraged immigration to help build up the

economy.

9

10. There aren’t many schools in the

Outback

j. where there are some sheep and cattle farms

called “stations”.

10