Transcript All About Australia Primary One and Two

All About Australia
Primary Three and Four
What is Australia?
Australia is a big country.
Where is Australia?
Australia is an island surrounded by
the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
The capital city of Australia is
Canberra.
What oceans surround Australia?
Weather
Winter starts in June and ends in
late September. The northern part
of Australia is hot all year round.
September, October,
November
summer December , January, February
spring
autumn March, April, May
winter
June, July, August
Christmas in Australia is celebrated
during the summer months.
Christmas dinner may be a
barbeque in the backyard or a
picnic on a beach.
People
The first people to live in Australia were
the aborigines. Then the British came and
settled in Australia. Nowadays, Australia
has many different races, but the official
language is English.
Australian Boomerang
The boomerang is
an aboriginal
weapon used for
hunting.
The aborigines
made boomerangs
to kill animals for
food.
Follow the instructions to make
your own boomerang:
Here’s how to make your own
returning boomerang out of
cardboard. Give it a whirl!
You will need the following:
cardboard measuring 8 by 11
inches (20 by 28 centimeters)
color markers
scissors
glue or stapler
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Glue the printed sheet (at
the end of the workbook)
to a piece of cardboard.
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Cut out the two blades.
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Lay one blade on
top of the other so they
form an X shape, and
staple or glue them
together at the center.
Fold up the ends of each cardboard
strip about one inch from the end
of each blade.
You can practice flying it at home,
but make sure you look after it,
because on English Day there will
be a boomerang competition to see
whose boomerang really is a
‘returning’ boomerang.
Cities and the country
Most of Australia’s cities are near the ocean, the
middle of Australia is desert and is called the outback.
Australia outback
• Most of the people
in the outback live
on farms and have
to travel far to
the nearest city.
• Being so far way
from the city they
don’t have shops,
doctors, hospitals
and even schools.
• Many children living
in the outback cannot
go to school, so they
have home, radio or
internet lessons.
Australian Language
•Most of the people in Australia speak
English.
•Australian English contains many slang
words that are not used by other English
speakers from other countries.
Australian Language
Here are a few:
• G’ day – common greeting, like hello.
• Down Under - Australia
• Mate - friend
• Sheila – a girl or woman.
• Woofer – a dog.
• Hooroo – see you later.
• Ta – thanks
• Barbie – barbecue
• What should you say if you want to
greet someone?
• What should you say if a girl or
woman gives you a biscuit?
• What should you say when you’re
leaving someone’s house?
Famous Places
• There are many famous places in
Australia.
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera
House is used to hold
theatre productions
and music concerts.
Ayers Rock is a
large rock in
central Australia.
It is also known
as Uluru.
Uluru is known
as one of the
great wonders of
the world.
Ayers Rock
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier
Reef is the
longest coral reef
in the world.
It is home to
thousands of
animals.
Tazmania
Tazmania is an island off the coast of
Australia.
It is home to a famous Australian animal
called the Tasmanian Devil.
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Try and unscramble the names of the
famous places below:
1. ryea skocr
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2. iazmatna
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3. ydyesn rapoe shoue
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4. het tareg rrrieba fere
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Sports
Australians play many sports.
Can you think of Australians’
favourite sport?
Surfing
Surfing is one of
the most popular
sports in Australia.
Surfers ride waves
on a small board
called a surfboard.
Australian Food
Are you hungry? I am!
I just love leaves.
Do you want some?
Oh, I forgot, you
probably like people food!
Well, here’s some
Australian tucker!
(tucker is food)
Aussie Meat Pie
Aussie meat pie is a pie with meat inside.
Lamingtons
Lamingtons are small cakes covered in coconut.
Pavlova
Pavlova is a crispy cake made from eggs.
Vegemite
Vegemite is like British
marmite, but it’s not as
salty!
Animals
Australia has many animals and most
of them are not found anywhere else in
the world.
Kangaroo
The Kangaroo is well known for its strong legs and
the way they carry their babies.
Koala
Koalas also carry
their babies like
kangaroos.
Koalas are nocturnal
animals, which
means that they are
awake during the
night and sleep
during the day.
Emu
Emus are birds that can’t fly.
They have long legs and can
run fast.
Platypus
Platypus can live on land and water.
Wombat
Wombats are
nocturnal ,like
koalas.
They don’t drink
water as they get
it from plants.
Dingo
A dingo is a wild dog
and is Australia’s
largest hunter.
Kookaburra
The kookaburra is
famous for its
laughing call, which
warns others to stay
away!
Song – Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/kookaburra.htm
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me
Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail
Gets a boo-boo in his tail
Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, kookaburra!
Oh how life can be!
Australian Life
G'day mate. Hello my name is Nicole, and
I live in Australia.
Australia is located between the Pacific
Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
We have wonderful, warm, sunny
weather. Most of the people live near the
ocean.
The middle of Australia is too dry for
many people to live there.
It is called the outback. There are
farms in the outback.
Canberra is our capital city.
We speak English but we say some words
different. Here they are BAHR-bee is
barbecue.
HOO-roo means see you later, MATE is a
good friend, TAH means thank you.
For food we eat normal American food,
some food is different. I like to eat
vegemite on bread.
For fun places we go to the beach. I also
like the Great Barrier Reef.
The Sydney Opera House is one of the
world's most famous buildings.
There is also a big rock called Ayer's
Rock or Uluru (oo-LOO-roo) in the desert.
It is a very popular place for tourists to
visit.
Well, I have to go now. I am going surfing
with my friend, Steve. Ta for reading my
letter.
Hooroo,
Nicole
Primary 3 and 4 Project
You are going to work in pairs to design and perform an
Australian animal telephone interview.
In pairs you can choose two different Australian animals you
like and give them names like the example.
Eg. Kelly the Kangaroo
Animal #1:_______________________
Animal #2:_______________________
1.You each need to pretend that you are your chosen animal
and your animal friend is going to interview you over the
telephone. You need to answer the following questions in
your interview:
a.
What’s your name?
b.
Can you describe what you look like?
c.
What do you like to eat?
d.
Where do you live?
e.
What do you like to do?
For each animal you need to answer all the questions. You
can use the internet or the library to find the information
you need.
Once you have found the information you need
to write a dialogue where both animals ask each
other the questions and answer.
*See the project
When you have finished your dialogue you will
make a puppet of your animal to perform the
conversation for your classmates. Use the
puppets below to help you.
dingo
emu
koala
kookaburra
kangaroo