TitelAustralia - First Information
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veröffentlicht21.08.2025
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Phase9
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What do you know about Australia?

Warm up

Look in your New Highlight book pages 10-25. Read the information texts only.
Do page 3 in your workbook and learn a few fun facts about Australia.

Das Material findest du im Englisch Regal bei den Materialien zu Australia.

Information Strips
Look at the pictures and read the information.
If you like, you can also play 'matching pairs' (Memory).

Sort the information to the five topics:
The big cities
The outback
Famous sights
Aborigines
Australian animals and plants

a) Write five lists in your exercise book or
b) use the information to make a mindmap about Australia.

Speaking activity
Pick your favourite ten information strips and explain to your English teacher at the English Corner why you picked them.

Teacher's Signature/Part 1

Can you remember? - Part 1

One of Australia's most famous buildings constructed by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon.
Australia's largest inland city, population: about 430.000, capital of Australia
One of Sydney's most famous sights, built in 1932. Nickname: The Coathanger
A collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park in the province of Victoria.
A large red rock formation, 863 m high. 450 km away from Alice Springs, holy to the Aborigines
Big well-known coastal city.
Population: about 1 million
Area around the cities. Not as far out than 'the outback'.
Unusual rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Located close to the town of Katoomba.
The world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. About 2,300 km long.
Big well-known coastal city. Population: more than 5 million. Capital of New South Wales.
Spectacular rock formation made of several round granite boulders. Holy to the Aborigines.
Marsupial which is native to Australia. Australia's national symbol.

Sydney
Uluru
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Twelve Apostles
Melbourne
Canberra
Sydney Opera House
Devils Marbles/Karlu Karlu
The Great Barrier Reef
Kangaroo
The bush
Three Sisters

Can you remember? Part 2

Large flightless Australian bird, related to the Austrich.
Tree-climbing animal that looks like a bear but is a marsupial.
Instrument looking like a long pipe that was created by the Aborigines.
Desert town in the outback of
Australia in the Northern Territory.
Mammal with a long, tube-like mouth, covered in spines.
Mammal that lays eggs and lives in rivers and on river banks.
Short-legged, muscular marsupial of about 1 m length which is native to Australia.
Aboriginal art using stones and sand, used for ceremonies.
A tool originally used by the Aborigines to hunt
animals.
Large World-Heritage listed sand island, located in Queensland.
Wild Australian dog living in packs.
White, grey or black parrot with some coloured feathers.

Koala
Fraser Island
Boomerang
Wombat
Emu
Dingo
Alice Springs
Didgeridoo
Echidna
Dot painting
Platypus
Cockatoo

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What do you know about Australia?