Complete the map and colour France in blue, Australia in yellow and New Zealand in black. Fill in the map

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/ Flagprintout.shtml Why is there the British flag on the upper left corner ? ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… What do the 5 stars represent ? Why ? .................................................................... …………………………………………………………………………….......................... What does the Commonwealth star symbolize ? ..................................................... …………………………………………………………………........................................ 3) Government in Australia. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/austgovt.htm Who is the « Head of State » of Australia ? …………………………...................... Who represents her when she is not here ? ………………………………………......

Which hemisphere are Australia and NZ in ? …………………………………….....

But there is an elected Prime Minister!

So, when it’s winter in France, it’s ……………………………… in Australia and NZ. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

4) The Aborigines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

Who are they ? ……………………………………………………………................

AUSTRALIA

What’s a « didgeridoo » ? http://didjiman.com/didjeridu/didge-what.htm

1) Complete the map of Australia and New Zealand in your exercise book and

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your book on page 30

(Listen to the didge online here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OTu_vWZV4QA#!)

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/2.htm

Australia is composed of ………………… states and .......................... territories. What is the capital city of Australia ? …………………………………………….......

What was a boomerang used for ?http://www.bumerang-sport.de/story/history.htm

What is the biggest city in Australia ?………………………………………

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How many people are there in Australia ?……………………….............................. What is the nickname of Australia ? Why ? http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/

5) Ayers rock.

australia/1.htm ……………………..........................................................................

http://www.crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html

.................................................................................................................................. What’s the Aboriginal name of it ? ………………………………………................ .................................................................................................................................. Why is it so important for the Aborigines ? ……………………………................ 2) Colour the Australian flag.

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6) Geography and tourism. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/outback.htm and http://www2.lhric.org/ pocantico/australia/sheep.htm

NEW ZEALAND

What is the « outback » ? ………………………………………………………............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

What can you see in Sydney ? Go to http://www.kidcyber.com.au click on Australia

1) What is the capital city of NZ? ....................................

and then on Sydney. Tick what you can see there.

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/society/1

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2) How many inhabitants are there? ................................ 3) How many sheep are there for each inhabitant?

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1 New Zealander per........... sheep

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http://www.emigratenz.org/ReallyAndTruly.html

4) Who were the first inhabitants of NZ? 7) Language. The Australians speak English but some words or expresssions can be different : it’s the Australian slang. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/glossary.html http://library.thinkquest.org/28994/auswords.html Can you find the Australian slang words for these English words ? English

Australian

Australian

money

arvo

hello

Oz

English

8) History: what happened on January 26th 1788?................................................. ................................................................................................................................... Who were the first British who settled in Australia?  farmers  convicts or prisoners http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia#History

 soldiers

 sellers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand .................................................................................... 5) How did they call their island and why? ........................................................................... .................................................................................. 6) Tick the symbol of the NZ rugby team:

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