DISCOVER AUSTRALIA  Webquest

GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Look at the map. Englis
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a) Colour France in blue and
Australia in red.  

b) Which hemisphere is Australia

in ? □ north □ south

c) So, when it’s winter in France,

it’s summer in Australia.

2. Complete the map of Australia with the name of the states and the
biggest cities : https://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/Ausmap.shtml

a) The capital of Australia is Canberra, but the largest city is Sydney

b) Population : About 20 million people live in Australia.

c) What is the nickname of Australia ? « Land down Under »

3. Currency in Australia : https://www.aboutaustralia.com/currency-australia/

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In France, we pay in euros € . In Australia, they use the Australian dollar .

1AUD = 0,60€ 30AUD = 18 €

4. Government in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia

a) Who is the ″Head of State″of Australia ? Do you know why ?

The Head of state of Australia is Elizabeth II, the queen of the England, because the

Australia is a Commonwealth contry. ( je ne saurais l’écrire en anglais, et je ne sais pas

si on doit le mentionner, mais l’Australie fait partie du Commonwealth car c’est une

ancienne colonie du Royaume-Unis.)

b) Who is the Head of the Government ? It’s the prime Minister of Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia

5) FLAGS

a) Colour the Australian flag.

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/Flag.shtml

( Je m’excuse pour la médiocre qualité du coloriage, mais je me suis rendu à

l’evidence, ma souris d’ordinateur n’est pas le meilleur outil pour une mise en

courleru)

b) There is another flag in Australia. What does it represent ?

https://www.dltk-kids.com/world/australia/flag.htm

The black represents the aboriginal, the red the earth and their spritual

relationship to the land, and the yellow the sun, the give of life.

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c) Draw and colour the flag :

6) The first Australians

a) Write everything you can about these people :

https://panique.com.au/trishansoz/aborigine/aborigines-aboriginals-indigenous-australians.html

The aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia. At the time the frist Eurpoean
settler arrived in Australia in 1778, aproximately 320, 000 aborigines lived in Australia,
separeted in two groupe, and in 250 tribal groups. They arrived in Australia about
50 ,000 years ago. There are the first human inhabitants oF australia.

https://www.didgeridoobreath.com/kb_results.asp?ID=26

b) What is it ? Watch the video or read the article.

It’s a Didgeridoo, a traditionnal musical instrument. He was traditionally used as

an acompaniment a long with chant.

c) https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/

What is it ? What was it used for ? What about now ? It’s a boomerang. The

Aborigines us this instrument for hunting. Now, he is just use to play.

7) The animals https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/animals-in-australia.html

1) Koala 2) Wombat 3) Kangaroo

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4) Dingo 5) Emu 6)Tasmanian devil

Geography and tourism

http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/australia-aus.htm

8) a) Blue Mountains National park b) Great barrier reef marine park

c) Melbourne d) Fraser Island

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e) Great Ocean Road … f) Sydney Opera House

g) Sydney Harbour Bridge h) Bondi Beach

9)

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/ayers-rock-facts/

a) What is the name of this place ?Uluru or Ayers Rock

b) What colour is this monolith ?

This sandstone Monolith is Brown, but her color can change to be red.

c) Complete : It’s 348 meters high. It’s almost as tall as the Empire Stats Building

d) It’s a sacred place for the Aboriginal people

e) Locate Uluru on the Australian map and write its name.  page 1

For more photos and information, click here : http://www.crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html

10) http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/au/Australian_Outback

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What is ″the outback″ ? This word is used to describe the semi-desert interior of the

continent.

11) How to speak Australian

Australians speak English, but the accent and some expressions are different => It’s the

Australian slang :

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Examples : a) ace = Excellent, very good ! b) arvo = Afternoon

c) Aussie Australian d) bikkie = Biscuit

e) chook : A chiken . f) Oz = Australia !

Watch the news !

12) Read the first paragraph from this website (don’t watch the video, it can confuse
or mislead you)

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/03/australia/new-south-wales-fires-extinguished-scli-
intl/index.html

a) What happened in Australia in 2019-2020 ? The forest of Australia burn, and the

animal is in danger.

b) When did it start ? (month + year)

He start on 13 february 2019

c) What big news is announced by CNN in this article ?

CNN announces that for the first time, There is cunrrently no active bush of grasse fires .

d) When was this article published ? (Spot the exact date)

this article is poublished the march 2, 2020 at 8:10AM

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e) How long did the fires last ?

The fire last 13 months.

13) Look at the photos with the titles.

Complete in French:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-03-05/bushfire-crisis-five-big-numbers/12007716

Répon
Les chiffres catastrophiques des incendies : sd
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a) Plus de 1 000 000 000 d’animaux morts. ais.

b) 434 000 000 de tonnes de CO2. émis dans l’atmosphère.

c) 10 600  000 australiens inquiets pour leur sécurité et celle des autres.

d) Plus de 12 600 000 hectares Brulés..

e) 11 300 000 australiens affectés par la fumée .

Sans oublier : 33 personnes tuées…

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