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You will travel to Australia.

Australia is a continent and an island – in fact it’s the world’s biggest island but the world’s smallest continent!

Australia is located in the South Pacific Ocean and can be found on the opposite side of the world from Europe which is why people in the UK often refer to Australia as ‘down under’!

Officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, it is the sixth largest country in the world and comprises of mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. The capital city is Canberra and most people speak English.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have lived on the continent of Australia for over 60,000 years, have the oldest living culture in the world.

Learn about Australia practicing this quizlet.

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Activity 2

WALTZING MATILDA SONG

Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".

The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker, or "swagman", making a drink of billy teaat a bush camp and capturing a stray jumbuck (ram) to eat. When the jumbuck's owner, a squatter (landowner), and three mounted policemen pursue the swagman for theft, he declares "You'll never catch me alive!" and commits suicide by drowning himself in a nearby billabong (watering hole), after which his ghost haunts the site. "

Practice this song with Lyricstraining.

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AUSTRALIA ICONS

Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania. Australia/Oceania is the smallest continent of the seven continents and many consider it as the largest island in the world, however, Greenland is the biggest island country. Australia is an island continent surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Learn more things about this amazing country.

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Activity 4

WHO WAS CAPTAIN COOK ?

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AMAZING AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS.

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GROUP ACTIVITY

Each group will work about two australian animals, you will have to do an original presentation about different aspects of these animals ( diet, appearance, habitat, curiosities...).

Teacher will use this rubric to evaluate your presentation.

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READING ACTIVITIE

Read about two of Australia's best-known animals and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Remember that you only have one opportunity to answer the file.

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Learn much more about australia practicing these activities, remember that in activity 3 you have many other exercises to practice.

Activity 7

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After playing de quizz, in groups read the next document PDF to learn interesting facts about Austalia.

When you are ready, We will hold a competition to find out which group Knows Australia best.

Activity 8

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THE AUSTRALIAN SUPERLATIVES

Review superlatives and complete the sentences.

LISTENING TIME

Read the text, listen a complete.

Activity 9

AUSTRALIA'S CITIES

In this activity you will have to reseach and present the geography of Australia’s coastal cities. You will learn that Australia has a national capital as well as state capital cities. you will locate each of the state capitals on a map of Australia and explore the geographical reasons why settlements grew in coastal areas.

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THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA:

Activity 10

You have almost finished, to find out where Harry "The Old" is you have to open these locks in the shortest possible time.

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To get your reward, you must complete this canvas with everything you have learned about this country.

FINDING THE RED DRAGONS