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AUSTRALIA

CIVILIZATION

 

 

 


 


 

 

 


Information - Vocabulary - Maps -
Listening - Activities -
Lesson plans - Webquests -
Interactive games - Games to print -
Animations - Stories - Songs - Videos

(Updated on 18/12/2011)


Related pages :

Australia : Geography - HISTORY of AUSTRALIA -
New Zealand

Captain James Cook

 

 

INFORMATION :

 

  • Killing Camels and the Business of Carbon Offsets
    "Northwest Carbon recently submitted a novel proposal under Australia’s proposed Carbon Farming Initiative to have camel culls approved as a legitimate method to reduce emissions.
    If approved, the camels would be shot by marksmen or corralled alive and transported to an abattoir for slaughter, where the meat could be used for pet food and possibly human consumption...
    One camel emits about 99 pounds of methane into the atmosphere each year via burps and farts.
    By 2020, feral camel flatulence is predicted to surpass 1.9 million metric tons of emissions in Australia.
    Northwest Carbon argues that killing the camels would reduce emissions and help combat climate change." 
    (bnet.com)

 

 

  • 10 ways to survive in the wild
    "A British teenager has survived a fortnight lost in the Australian bush.
    What are the dos and don'ts of staying alive in terrain like that?...
    He survived on berries, leaves and water, and slept under logs.
    The weather had been foggy, wet and freezing.
    (BBC)

  • Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (1975)
    "Students will become familiar with the Act which underpins all anti-racism legislation and
    education in Australia."
    with Worksheets to download and Suggested Activities
    + Fact sheets
    (racismnoway.com.au)

 

 

 

 

  • New Australians mark national day
    "Australia has been celebrating its national day, which marks the arrival of the first fleet of
    European settlers in January 1788."
    'Past and future' - 'Mixing pot' - Divided loyalties
    (BBC)

  • Lots of Resources (anglaislp.ac-aix-marseille.fr)

  • Australia - PowerPoint Presentation (nebo.edu)

  • Anzac Day (Wikipedia)
    - ANZAC Day is "a public holiday in New Zealand and Australia on the 25th of April every year
    to commemorate the landing at Gallipoli."

 

  • Trishan's Oz : History - People - Places - Things - Facts - Animals
    (panique.com.au)

 

  • Guide de l'Australie sur la culture, la géographie, les villes, etc...
    et les Jeux Olympiques de Sydney.     (csu.edu.au)

 

 

VOCABULARY :

 

 

 

MAPS :

  • The Migrations Map
    "is an interactive map that lets you see which countries people are moving to and from across the world.
    Here, for example, are the ten largest streams of immigrants into Australia.
    The UK contributes the largest share with over one million current residents of Australia.
    This map was made by Martin De Wulf, a computer scientist in Brussels."     (Neatorama)
    Where are migrants coming from ?
    Where have migrants left ?
    (migrationsmap.net)

 

  • Carte de l'Australie - pour les enfants (Les textes utilisent beaucoup de superlatifs) - (enchantedlearning)

 

 

LISTENING :

 

ACTIVITIES :

  • Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (1975)
    "Students will become familiar with the Act which underpins all anti-racism legislation
    and education in Australia."
    with Worksheets to download and Suggested Activities
    (racismnoway.com.au)

 

  • Aussie World - (JP PALASSE - IUFM de Bourgogne)
    "L'objectif de ce site est de présenter à travers les aspects civilisationnels de l'Australie
    la mise en oeuvre d'exercices avec évaluation et de devoirs électroniques envoyés par mèl
    pour correction, dans le cadre d'un apprentissage autonome en anglais."



  • LIFE IN AUSTRALIA with a series of interactive exercises (absolutenglish-972)



  • Australia - School of the Air quiz - interactive (rv.humbert)


  • Australie - a puzzle - interactive (enchantedlearning)
    ex : "What are the wild dogs that live in Australia called? Dingoes / Wombats"

  • Australian Words - a worksheet (educationworld)

  • Australia Day Resource Page :
    Lessons and Units - Worksheets - Clipart & Images - Other Resources (Teacher Planet)

 

Lesson plans :

 

  • Australia.
    "Take a look at the article, poem, story, word game, cartoon, trivia and links."
    (British Council)

 

 

WEBQUESTS :

  • Australia Day Scavenger Hunt (teachers.ash.org.au)
    "26 January is Australia Day. Why do we celebrate Australia Day? How do we celebrate?
    What is important to Australians?
    After finding the items in this scavenger hunt you will know more about Australia and Australians."


  • Australia Webquest , conçue par Nathalie VEZON - Niveau 4ème
    (Collège Gérard Philipe à Bagnols sur Cèze dans le Gard, Académie de Montpellier)

 

 

INTERACTIVE games :

  • Australian Animals
    "Game Board au format powerpoint sur les animaux australiens.
    Le jeu est accompagné d'une fiche à l'intention du professeur et des élèves."
    Niveau visé: A2
    Classe visée: 5ème
    (Ac. Martinique)

  • Australia - Interactive crossword (BBC)

 

 

Games TO PRINT :

  • Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (1975)
    "Students will become familiar with the Act which underpins all anti-racism legislation and education in Australia."
    with Worksheets to download and Suggested Activities
    (racismnoway.com.au)


 

Animations :

  • The Bushman of Bunyip Billabong - an animation
    "A Bunyip is a mythical creature in the Australian outback.
    This Claymation is about a camper who has an encounter with a bunyip."
    (YouTube)

 

Stories :

 

Songs :

  • Deadly Animals Come To Australia by Scared Weird Little Guys
    "Come to Australia
    You might accidentally get killed
    Your blood is bound to be spilled"
    (kovideo.net)
    + VIDEO (YouTube)

  • Six White Boomers - Australian Christmas Carol sung by Rolf Harris (YouTube)
    - the LYRICS :
    "Early on one Christmas Day, a Joey Kanga-roo
    Was far from home and lost in a great big zoo
    Mummy, where's my mummy, they've taken her a-way
    We'll help you find your mummy son, hop on the sleigh..."
    (lyrics007.com)

 

  • Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport sung by Rolf Harris (YouTube) - LIEN MODIFIE
    + Lyrics :
    "Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred
    Tan me hide when I'm dead
    So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde
    And that's it hangin' on the shed"
    (lyrics007.com)

 

  • Court of King Caractacus - Rolf Harris - Karaoke (YouTube)
    + Lyrics
    "Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder
    on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by..."
    (lyrics007.com)

    Rolf Harris - "an Australian musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Two Little Boys sung by Rolf Harris - with an animation (YouTube)
    + Lyrics :
    "Two little boys had two little toys
    Each had a wooden horse
    Gayly they played each summer's day
    Warriors both of course
    One little chap then had a mishap
    Broke off his horse's head..."
    (lyrics007.com)

 

  • "I am Australian" - a song by The Seekers
    The LYRICS (lyricstime.com)
    Fiche élève : Texte lacunaire à compléter. + Fiche professeur
    Travail envoyé par Marina Bureaud (Ac. Poitiers)
    + the VIDEO (YouTube)

 

  • Australian songs - some with videos
    - Waltzing Matilda + Video     (Vocabulary explained )
    - Botany Bay + Video
    - Click go the Shears + Video
    - Give Me a Home Among the Gum Trees + Video
    - I Am Australian + Video
    - I Still Call Australia Home + Video
    - Tie Me Kangaroo Down + Video
    - With My Swag Upon My Shoulder
    - My Country

Videos :

 

  • Where the bloody hell are you? - "An Aussie tourism ad, banned in the UK."
    (YouTube)
    Script :
    "We've bought you a beer.
    We've had the camels shampooed.
    We've saved you a spot on the beach.
    And we've got the sharks out of pool
    We got the roos off the green.
    And Bill's on his way down to open the front gate.
    The taxi's waiting!
    And dinner is about to be served.
    We've turned on the lights!
    And we've been rehearsing for over 40,000 years.
    So where the bloody hell are you?"



    Where the bloody hell are you ? - an article about the commercial
    (statemaster.com)

    So where the bloody hell are you ?
    "The advertisements feature Australians preparing for visitors to their country.
    It begins in an Outback pub with the barkeeper saying, "We've poured you a beer."
    Further imagery to a similar effect is then shown, including a young boy on the beach saying,
    "We've got the sharks out of the pool," and partygoers watching Sydney harbour fireworks saying,
    "We've turned on the lights".
    The commercial ends with bikini-clad model Lara Bingle at Fingal Spit stepping out of the ocean and asking,
    "So where the bloody hell are you?"
    (Wikipedia)

 

  • Mon école en Australie (en français)
    "Dans ce programme de la série "Montre-moi ton école", un enfant aborigène d'Australie fait vivre
    quelques moments de sa vie d'écolier."
    (lesite.tv)