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AUSTRALIA - A Webquest

You may need help from WordReference online dictionary Download worksheet (pdf)
Download Australia crossword (pdf)
   
1. Map of Australia to complete.
 

Help here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/continents/Australia/label/labelaus.shtml

Canberra  -  Coral Sea  -  Great Barrier Reef  -   Indian Ocean  -  Victoria  -  New South Wales
 Northern Territory  -  Queensland  -  Tasmania  -  Tasman Sea  -  Western Australia  -  South Australia

Map of Australia
 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/Ausmap.shtml
Which hemisphere is Australia in?
Australia is composed of ………………… states and ………………… territory/ies.
What is the capital city of Australia?
What are the 8 largest cities?
What is the population of Australia today?

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/1.htm
What is the nickname of Australia? Why?
2.

Australian flag to colour. Help here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/Flagprintout.shtml
Australian flag
Why is the British flag on the upper left corner?
What do the 5 stars represent? Why?
What does the Commonwealth star symbolize?
 
3.

Money
  http://www.effect.net.au/lukastan/oz/2nd.htm
What is the currency in Australia ?
   
4. Government
 

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/austgovt.htm

Who is the « Head of State » of Australia?
Who represents her when she is not there?
Who runs the country?? Who is the Head of the Government?
   
5. Aborigine Culture
 

http://www.effect.net.au/lukastan/oz/Aborigines.htm
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/2.htm
http://nullooyumbah.cqu.edu.au

Who are the Aborigines?

Look at the Aboriginal flag:
What does the black represent?
What does the red represent?
What does the yellow represent?

 Aborigine flag
  What’s a "didgeridoo"? http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/what_is.html
What was a boomerang used for? http://www.bumerang-sport.de/story/history.htm
What’s the Aboriginal name for Ayers rock?
Why is it so important for the Aborigines?
http://www.theculturedtraveler.com/Archives/DEC2005/Mt_Uluru.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html
   
6. Geography and tourism
 

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/outback.htm
What is the "outback"?
What animals are bred on farms in the outback?

What famous landmarks can you see in Sydney?
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Sydney.htm

What’s the most famous tourist attraction near Cairns?
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/reef.htm
   
7. The animals
 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/label/australia/labelanswers.shtml


Write the names of these Australian animals on your worksheet:

Dingo  -  Emu  -  Duck-billed platypus  -  Echidna  -  Koala  -  Kangaroo  -  Kookaburra  -  Sugar glider  -  Wombat
   
  Australian animals
   
8. Language
 

http://www.tylerkurt.com/aus_vocab.html
http://www.mudcat.org/aussie/display_all.cfm

The Australians speak English but some words or expressions can be different: it’s the Australian slang.
Can you translate these words?

 

ENGLISH AUSTRALIAN
friend arvo
good day bickies
work hoon
toilet Oz
girl sticky beak
Australian language durry
   
9. Sport
  Australians are very sporty people, and rugby is the most popular sport in Australia. Try to match these emblems to the names of the countries and give the names of the teams:
   
Wallabies rugby emblem
French ugby emblem
Springboks ugby emblem

 
England ugby emblem

 
All Blacks ugby emblem

 
Argentinian ugby emblem

 
Countries:
AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA ENGLAND FRANCE ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND
Team Names:
           
   
  Rugby team emblems quiz: http://webanglais.net/3emes/exercices/exo-3-vocab-RUGBYemblems-match.htm
  Now you can play the game: http://www.rugby.com.au/aru/flash.rugby/id/1468
   

S. Rapnouil-Dunn. Adapted from a webquest by Nathalie VEZON

 

 

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