 Write questions with the words below and the

Past Simple. Then answer the questions about the

text about Walkabouts.

1. the Europeans / arrive / in Australia / before the Aborigines

 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Simple affirmative or negative.
Thousands of years ago, before Europeans 1.
________________ (come) to Australia, the Aborigines 2.
__________________ (live) on the continent. They 3.
________________ (love) the land and its animals and
plants and they 4. _____________ (have) a special
connection to it. The Europeans ________________
5.
Question: _______________________________________
Answer: _______________________________________
2. how / the Aborigines / feel / about / the land
Question: _______________________________________
Answer: _______________________________________
3. why / the boys / go / on walkabouts
Question: _______________________________________
Answer: _______________________________________
4. the boys’ parents / accompany / the boys / on the walkabouts
Question: _______________________________________
Answer: _______________________________________
5. how / a walkabout / change the boys
Question: _______________________________________

(change) many things in Australia, but the Aborigines Answer: _______________________________________

6.

___________________ (not lose) their connection to the

land. To keep the connection alive, they 7.

____________________ (send) teenage boys on special

journeys called walkabouts.
A boy on a walkabout 8. ________________
(leave) home for many months. He 9.

_________________ (not take) many things with him

and he 10. __________________ (not have) any help.  Read Gail’s e-mail about her holiday.
It was very difficult because he 11. __________________ Then write the missing information given below
the e-mail in the right place.
(not see) his family for a long time. But at the end of the
walkabout, he 12. _________________ (return) home,
stronger and more independent than before.
Today, many tourists in Australia go on walkabout tours. Hi,
Hi, Kim!
Kim!
They sleep outdoors and learn about Aboriginal culture. We’re
We’re having
having aa great
great time
time inin Australia.
Australia. Yesterday,
Yesterday, we
we went
went onon aa
It’s a great experience! short
short walkabout.
walkabout. We We left
left the
the hotel
hotel at
at _________________
_________________ and and wewe
went
went to to ___________________.
___________________. We We metmet ___________________
___________________
there.
there. Then
Then we we walked
walked for for ______________________
______________________ in in the
the
Australian
Australian bush.
bush. The
The guide
guide told
told us
us about
about the
the local
local plants
plants and
and
animals
animals and and he
he taught
taught us us _____________________.
_____________________. At At lunchtime,
lunchtime,
he
he made
made aa _______________________
_______________________ and and we
we cooked
cooked meat
meat onon it.
it.
ItIt was
was great
great fun
fun and
and II hope
hope wewe can
can do
do itit again!
again!
See
See you
you soon,
soon,
Gail
Gail

a. Faulconbridge Railway Station. d. 6 hours.

b. Aboriginal songs. e. fire.
c. 5.00 am. f. a guide.