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Speaking and listening – Pre-intermediate to Upper-intermediate
Let’s talk about
AUSTRALIA
 
Conversation cards
Colour the flag
What do you know aboutAustralia? Make a list of cities,facts and landmarks.One of Australia‘s nicknames isDown Under.Why is this?Where in the world isAustralia? Describe and locateon the map.What’s the capital? What’s thebiggest city? What’s thesports capital?Do you know any famousAustralians?Talk about them.How big is Australia?How many people live there?Compare with other countries.When was Australia founded?When did it becomeindependent? Guess.In the middle of Australiathere is a famous red rock.What’s it called? How big is it?The Queen of England is thehead of state in Australia. Whyis this?What are the original people ofAustralia called? What do theylook like? Where do they live?What do the do?Where is the Great BarrierReef located? What is it?Is it important? Why?Which animals are
endemic 
 
(= native)
to Australia.Brainstorm. Make a list.What are
the most common 
 wild animals in Australia?What about farm animals?What sports are popular inAustralia? Guess.Explain why.What’s a boomerang?What’s it made of?What’s it used for?Australia has plenty of rawmaterials. Which ores andminerals are mined?‘All Australians are criminals.’Is this true? Was it ever true?Explain.What languages do peoplespeak in Australia?Are they easy to learn?
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dingoemufrilled lizardkangarookoalakookaburraplatypusTasmanian devilthorny dragon
Typical Australian words and expressions
1ankle biterano problem2barbiebfood3didgeridoocI'll pay this time4g'day (good day)dbarbecue5joeyeAustralia6my shoutfsmall child7no worriesghello8Ozhbaby kangaroo9tuckeriAboriginal wind instrument
 
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