Complete the map and colour France in blue, Australia in yellow

1) Complete the map of Australia and New Zealand in your exercise book and your book on page 30 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia. Australia is composed ...
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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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