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Australie : Géographie - HISTOIRE de l'AUSTRALIE -
New Zealand

Captain James Cook

INFORMATION :

• The stolen generation by Cathy C. (from Melbourne) - with VIDEOS
  "L'expression « Générations volées » (Stolen Generations ou Stolen Children), désigne les enfants d'Aborigènes
  australiens et d'indigènes du Détroit de Torres enlevés de force à leurs parents par le gouvernement australien
  depuis 1869 jusqu'en 1969 environ." 
  See Fanny in Australia
  (mousepotato.over-blog.com)

• Humpback Horror: Camel Chaos In Oz
  A text + A video
  "Around 6,000 feral camels are rampaging through a remote Australian town causing chaos and terrifying the locals,
  prompting the government to organise a mass cull."
  (news.sky.com)
  

  

  
  
  Thirsty camels lay siege to Australian Outback town
  "Docker River, an Australian Outback town, is under siege from 6,000wild camels which have laid waste
  to the area in search of water...
  Residents in the Northern Territory settlement have been left cowering in their homes after the animals
  trampled fences, smashed through water mains and invaded the airstrip...
  Over the next week, helicopters will be used to drive them about nine miles into the desert before marksmen
  cull them from the air."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

 

• 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)
  
  

 

• Comparing the Aboriginal Experience in Canada and Australia
  (sd79.bc.ca) - LIEN MODIFIE

• Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and Australia: Parallel Histories, Parallel Lives? - Page 1
  (conferences.unimelb.edu.au)
  
  

• Indigenous Australians
  (Wikipedia)

  Australia's Aboriginal debate
  "Improving the lives of Australia's Aboriginals is an important challenge, with no easy answers."
  (BBC)

  Aboriginal Poverty Statistics - Indigenous Community Dysfunction, Facts and Figures
  (aboriginalrights.suite101.com)

 

• Aboriginal Australia (aboriginalaustralia.com)

  

 

• Australia apology to Aborigines
  "The Australian government has made a formal apology for the past wrongs caused by successive governments
  on the indigenous Aboriginal population."
  (BBC)

  Australia apologizes to Aborigines
  (CNN)

  Full text: Apology to Aborigines
  "The following is the historic formal apology given to the Aboriginal people of Australia by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
  on behalf of its parliament and government."
  (BBC)

  In pictures: Australia's apology to Aborigines
  (BBC)
  
  

 

• 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 Day : Lots of interesting links
  (lve.scola.ac-paris.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."

• Australia Day - January 26 (australiaday.gov.au)

• Australia Day Resources - activities (australiaday.gov.au)

• Australia - une page d'informations très accessible pour nos collégiens (bourke-p.schools.nsw.edu.au)

• Australia for Kids (www2.lhric.org/pocantico)
  
  

 

• Trishan's Oz : Places - Things - Facts - Animals... ( with an Index ) - (ozramp.net.au)
  
  

 

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

 

• Go Places with Time for Kids : AUSTRALIA -
  famous places, history, native slang, postcards, Aussie animals, quiz (timeforkids)
  
  

 

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

• Aussie Christmas (members.optusnet.com.au)

• Aussie kids speak out on being a kid in Australia (timeforkids.com)

 

VOCABULARY :

• Australian English Glossary from A to Zed - Travelogue - Lien modifié
  (travel-library.com)

• Aussie English for the Beginner - with a Guide and a Quiz
  (nma.gov.au)

  

• Australian slang words and phrases (koalanet.com)

• List of city nicknames (wikipedia)

MAPS :

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

 

 

LISTENING :

• Colleen : Australia
  "Colleen lives in Brisbane and tells us about her life in Australia."
  (audio-lingua.eu)
  
  
  
• Compréhensions orales sur l'Australie - with interactive exercises :
  
  
  • Listen to the audio about Australia - with the transcripts and quizzes
    (elllo.org)
    
    
    
    
  • What cities does he mention ?
    (elllo.org)

   

  • What is not mentioned ? the desert ? the beaches ? rain forests ? the mountains ?
    (elllo.org)

   

  • What does he talk about 1st, 2nd, 3rd ? mountains ? hiking ? cricket ?
    (elllo.org)

   

  • Which animals has he seen in Australia ?
    (elllo.org)

   

  • Camels, Koalas and Kangaroos
    "Rebecca talks about creatures in Australia and odd facts about each of them."
    (elllo.org)

   

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)
  
  

 

• Activities on Australian Aborigines and Native Americans
  (adamlilith.net)

  

 

• Australia Quiz (insideout.net)
  "On January 26th Australians at home and abroad proudly celebrate Australia Day.
  To mark the occasion, we've put together a quiz on Australia for your students to enjoy."
  - with Teacher's Notes , a Glossary , links to :
  a Guide to Australia (csu.edu.au)
  and a site about Australia Day (australiaday.gov.au)
  
  
  
• Australia Day (Ac. Paris)
  - avec "de nombreux éléments culturels sur l'Australie
  ainsi qu'un exercise interactif amusant pour les élèves de collège sur les animaux australiens.
  - Une treasure hunt sur l'Australie sera également mise en ligne dans les prochains jours."

  

 

• To be an Aborigine today (Ac. Paris)
  Objectifs civilisationnels
  - informer les élèves sur l'histoire des aborigènes,
  - les sensibiliser à leur culture et ainsi éclaircir, préciser voire corriger certaines informations et/ou idées reçues,
  - les familiariser à la lecture d'une carte géographique.

   

• 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 :

• Apology for the ‘Forgotten Australians’ - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : APOLOGIES / PERSONAL HISTORY / SORRY
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  Britain, Australia apologizing for programs that shipped kids to colonies
  (dallasnews.com)

  
  
  See Videos

• Australia to apologize to Aborigines - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)
  
  
  
  See Information

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

  

• TRAVAIL AUTONOME D'ELEVE - LIEN MODIFIE
  par Jean-Pierre Palasse (formateur TICE et anglais - IUFM de Bourgogne)
  " En mode exercice individuel fait en salle multimédia, l'enseignant peut utiliser la maquette 'test with evaluation'
  ici présentée sur le thème de l'Australie. Les réponses faites par les élèves aux questions ouvertes seront directement
  transférées dans une feuille de suivi d'activités et notées par l'ordinateur. L'élève peut même changer d'avis après
  l'évaluation et faire d'autres propositions dans les champs du formulaire affiché à l'écran. La note du devoir s'adaptera
  aux réponses proposées. L'oeil sert à repérer la ressource en liaison directe avec la question à traiter.
  Utiliser le navigateur Internet Explorer sans blocage des fenêtres et des scripts."
  (dijon.iufm.fr)

WEBQUESTS :

• Webquest sur l'Australie (Ac. Orléans-Tours)

• Australia - a webquest (3ème - lycée)
  (Chloé Thivin - Isère)

• What does it mean to be Australian ? - a knowledge hunt and a webquest (beenleigss.qld.edu.au)
  - LIEN MODIFIE

  

• Australia - a worksheet (insideout.net)
  "In this lesson we re going to learn a few facts about Australia s
  geography, climate and population (both human and animal), and also pick up a littleAustralian slang."
  Level: Pre- Intermediate and above
  - with Teacher's Notes , a Glossary and sites to visit :
  Goway , Australian Slang Dictionary , Australia through the National Geographic Lens and Australian Fauna
  

• Sydney Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

• 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)
  
  

 

• (Mots croisés après cette recherche sur l'Australie.)

 

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)

• Australia Games (gamequarium.com)

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)
  
  

• Activities (australiaday.gov.au)
  

• Australia Day - Activities for Kids
  Australian-themed jigsaws - Wordsearch - Coloring pages
  (activityvillage.co.uk)

Animations :

• The Bushman of Bunyip Billabong - an animation (subtitles option)
  with TRI-VIEW METHOD INSTRUCTIONS
  "A Bunyip is a mythical creature in the Australian outback.
  This Claymation is about a camper who has an encounter with a bunyip."
  (lingual.net)

  

Stories :

• See Rabbit-Proof Fence
• Aboriginal Stories - AUDIO (nla.gov.au)
  
  
  
  

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 - with an animation (YouTube)
  + 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
  + Video with an animation
  (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
  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
  - 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 :

• UK apology for migrant children
  (BBC)

  
  
  See Lesson plans

   

• What Is Australia to You? - with interviews (YouTube)

  

• 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)