UNIT 12 SUMMER HOLIDAY

DAY 1 THE CITY / THE

COUNTRYSIDE

Look at these pictures. Do you know some of these places? Do you know
where they are?

1. Sydney Opera House 2. Twelve Apostles

3. Ayers Rock (Uluru) 4. The Great Barrier Reef

Yes!!! You’re right! We’re in A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Xiang, Mario and Aisha are now in Australia. They are going to go to the
city, to the countryside and to the seaside, and they are going to tell you
what their adventures.

* Location: _______________________.

* Capital: _______________________.

* Main cities: _______________________________________________________.

* Number of inhabitants: ________________________.

* Weather: _______________________________.

* Languages spoken: ________________________________________________.

* Currency: ________________________.

* Sports: ___________________________________________________________.

* Religions: _________________________________________________________.

* Other interesting data: ______________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________.
TEXT A

Reading activity

Sydney

Sidney is in Australia. It is a big city and it has

got many things to do.

It has got many schools, restaurants,

libraries, shops and a very active
artistic life.

It has got a Town Hall. You can go to the

cinema and to museums. There’s a lot of
traffic and a lot of people.

There are many markets. You can buy fish,

arts and handicrafts.

This is the Sydney Opera House. Here you

can go to see opera, ballet, theatre and
concerts.

True or false activity

Sydney is in Australia. T

Sydney is a small city.

In Sydney, you can go to the Opera.

There is a lot of traffic and people.

In Sydney, you can’t go to the cinema
 Answer these questions about Sydney:

E.g.: Is Sydney a big city?

Yes, Sydney is a big city.

______________

1. Is there a lot of traffic in Sydney?

___________________________________________________________________

2. What can you buy in the markets in Sydney?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Do you like big cities? Why?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Do you like the countryside? Why?

___________________________________________________________________

Talk about your own town:

1. Is there a lot of traffic in your town?

______________________________________________________.

2. Is there any market in your town?

______________________________________________________.

3. What can you buy in the markets in your town?

______________________________________________________.

4. Is there a lot of traffic in your town?

______________________________________________________.
TEXT B

Reading activity

The Outback

The countryside in Australia is relaxed and

silent. Australians call the countryside “the
outback”.

There are trees, flowers and plants. You can ride

a bike and have a picnic. And you can also do
excursions.

There are
many
animals and a lot of ranches. You can
explore nature and see animals like
the kangaroo and the koala.

The landscape is very beautiful. You

can climb mountains and see the
stars at night.

This is the Blue Mountains.

True or false activity

The countryside in Australia is relaxed and silent T

Australians call the countryside “the outside”.

In the countryside, there are trees, flowers and plants.

You can’t ride a bike in the countryside

You can see tigers in Australia

 Answer these questions about the countryside:

E.g.: How is the countryside in Australia?

It’s relaxed and silent ______________

1. Is the countryside calmer than the city?

___________________________________________________________________

2. What can you do in the countryside?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Do you like big cities? Why?

___________________________________________________________________

4. Do you like the countryside? Why?

___________________________________________________________________

Talk about your own town:

1. Is the countryside in your region relaxed and silent?

___________________________________________________________________

2. Do you go to the countryside?

___________________________________________________________________

3. Are there animals in the countryside in your region? Which

animals?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

4. Are there mountains in your region?

___________________________________________________________________
 DAY 2
AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS

Look at these animals. What are they? Where are they from?

1. Kangaroo 2. Platypus 3. Echidna 4. Koala

 Animals eat……….

Plants Leaves Fruit Shellfish

Insects Worms Ants

Listen, fill in the gaps and match:

Australian Animals

It’s ___________ (1). It can hop. It’s

got a bag to carry its babies. It’s a
marsupial. It eats ____________ (2). Echidna

It’s a _________________.
It looks like a bear, but it’s smaller
than a bear. It’s a marsupial. It eats
eucalypt _____________ (3). Platypus

It’s a ______________
It’s a type of ___________ (4). It’s got
many colours. It’s very noisy. It
eats insects and _____________ (5). Kangaroo

It’s a ________________.
It’s similar to a duck in the front
and a beaver in the back. It eats
worms and _______________ (6). It lives Koala
in rivers or lakes.

It’s a ____________________.
It’s got spines and a very long
tongue. It eats ____________ (7). Lorikeet

It’s an _____________.
 http://www.ausinternet.com/ettamogah/kids.htm

Welcome to the Wildlife Sanctuary. Do the following activities.

Colour my friends. Select an animal, print it and colour it.

Do my word search. Print the word search and find the names of the
animals.

Listen to the kookaburra. Find information about this bird.

Listen to Waltzing Matilda. Find out what it is.

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/ausanimallinks/

This page sends you to other web pages. You are going to search in
KIDCYBER and ENCHANTED LEARNING for one of these animals:

Bandicoot Bat Bilby

Dingo Dugong Glider

Possum Tasmanian Devil Wallaby

Write a description similar to the ones above:

Appearance: _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Habitat: _____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Diet: _______________________________________________________________

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 DAY 3 IN MY
HOLIDAYS I LIKE…

Do you know where you can do these things? In the city, in the
countryside or on the beach?

You can have a picnic

You can go to concerts

You can go to museums

You can ride a bike

You can sail on a boat You can swim in a river

You can see the stars at night You can do excursions

You can climb mountains You can visit the Town Hall

You can see trees and flowers

You can see animals

You can go to ranches

You can go to the cinema

You can go to the library

You can go to restaurants

You can explore nature

You can play with a ball

You can swim in the sea You can go shopping

You can go to the theatre

You can go to the opera
When you are on holidays you can do many things. What do you like
doing?

List the things you like doing in your free time:

 The holidays are coming soon. Mario and Aisha have got different
plans for the holidays. Can you guess what they are doing?

Aisha

In the holidays, I like going to busy places.

a) going to a city
I like visiting (1) _____________ and buildings.
b) going to the
I don’t like observing animals. countryside

I like going shopping in street markets. I love c) staying home

buying art and handicrafts.

In the evening I like going to the (2)___________

and listening to life music.

Mario

In the holidays, I like doing excursions and

exploring nature. a) going to a city

I love observing wild (3) ____________. b) going to the

countryside
I like climbing and riding my bike. I like swimming in
(4) ___________. c) staying home

I don’t like going shopping or visiting museums.

 DAYS 4 and 5
SUMMER HOLIDAY

Let’s plan our summer holidays:

You know many countries now. What are they? Where are they?

You know many cities and places to go. What are they?
You are going to plan a summer holiday:

- Plan the people who are going to go with you (your family, your friends,
the school, your teachers).

- Plan the place / places you want to go to (country / cities).

- Plan the activities you are going to do there (see big cities, go to the
countryside, go to the seaside, practise sports, go on safaris, go to
temples, go to a language course)

- Plan the time when you are going.

- Plan for how long you are going.

- Plan the language you are going to need.

- Plan the things you are going to take (suitcase, clothes, camera,
mosquito lotion, money)

- Plan the food you are going to take and think about the food you are
going to eat during the trip.

- Plan the means of transport you need to go to that place. If you need a
bus, what traffic regulations you must follow.
- Plan the souvenirs you are going to buy there.

- Get a map of the place you are going to go.

- Get a map of the route you are going to take.

- Send a postcard to your family.

 DAY 6
SUMMER HOLIDAY

We’re all going on a summer holiday.

No more working for a week or two.
Fun and laughter on a summer holiday.
No more worries for me and you.
For a week or two.

We’re going where the sun shines brightly.

We’re going where the sea is blue.
We’ve seen it in the movies.
Now let’s see if it’s true.

Everybody has a summer holiday

Doing things they always wanted to.
So were going on a summer holiday
To make our dreams come true
For me and you.