2 A, B & C Splitting class: October 15th.

Today we are going to learn about Australia!


1. Troba Austràlia en aquest mapa del món. Fixa't a quina distància està de nosaltres.
2. READ about Australia:

1. This is the Ayers Rock and it is in Australia. Australia is a very big country. It's 4,000 kilometres from east to west, but it has a population of only 20 million. Australian people speak English and some aborigines speak their
language.






2. This is the Opera house in Sydney.
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane are important cities in Australia. They are all next to the sea.
The capital of Australia is Canberra.

3.Australians love sport. Team sports are very popular - for example, cricket and rugby. A lot of people go swimming, surfing and cycling, too.

4. The aborigines are the original inhabitants of Australia. At Aborigine festivals, they sing, dance and play the didgeridoo, a traditional instrument.












5. Film stars Nicole Kidman and Russel Crowe are from Australia and they are good friends too. Australian TV programmes are popular in many countries. Sometimes the actors become singers, Kylie Minogue for example.

3. ANSWER on the notebook:

a) What is the population of Australia?

b) What is the language of Australia?

c)Write the name of 4 Australian cities.

d)What is the capital of Australia?

e)What is a didgeridoo?

f)Which team sports are popular in Australia?

g)Which other sports are popular?

h)Which two friends and famous film stars are Australian?


4. VES A Google i CERCA:

a) una foto d'un "didgeridoo" i dibuixa'l al quadern

b) un mapa d'Australia on surtin les principals ciutats

c) copia el mapa al teu quadern i senyala on es troben les següents ciutats:

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane i Canberra.