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Australia Webquest

This document provides information about Australia in 3 sentences or less: The document is a webquest that asks questions to help students learn facts about Australia's geography, flag, government, indigenous people, animals, and popular sports. It includes maps to label, the Australian flag to color, and questions about topics like currency, Outback geography, famous landmarks, and the difference between Australian and British English.

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Australia Webquest

This document provides information about Australia in 3 sentences or less: The document is a webquest that asks questions to help students learn facts about Australia's geography, flag, government, indigenous people, animals, and popular sports. It includes maps to label, the Australian flag to color, and questions about topics like currency, Outback geography, famous landmarks, and the difference between Australian and British English.

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Australia Webquest

1. Complete the map and color France in blue and Australia in


red.

AFRICA – ANTARTICA – ASIA – AUSTRALIA – EQUATOR –


EUROPE – NORTH AMERICA – NORTH POLE – 
SOUTH AMERICA – SOUTH POLE
- Which hemisphere is Australia in ?
……………………………………………………………………………….

- So, when it’s winter in France, it’s …………………………………………


in Australia.

2. Complete the map of Australia.


- Australia is composed of ………………… states and ………………….
territories.

- What is the capital city of Australia ?


…………………………………………………………………………….

- Which are the largest cities ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
……

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………….

- How many people are there in Australia ?


…………………………………………………………………………

- What is the nickname of Australia ? Why ?


……………………………………………………………………….

3. Color the Australian flag.

- Why is there the British flag on the upper left corner ?


…………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………….

- What do the 5 stars represent ? Why ?


……………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………

- What does the Commonwealth star symbolize ?


………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………….

4. What is the currency in Australia ?

In France, we pay in euros ; In Australia, they pay in


……………………………………………………………….

5. Government in Australia. Page 1 - Page 2

- Who is the « Head of State » of Australia ?


……………………………………………………………………….

- Who represents her when she is not here ?


………………………………………………………………………..

- Who is the Head of the Government ?


…………………………………………………..

6. The Aborigines. Page 1 - Page 2

- Who are they ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
- Look at the Aboriginal flag :

The black represents


…………………………………………………………………………………
……………..

The red represents


…………………………………………………………………………………
……………….

The yellow represents


…………………………………………………………………………………
……………

- What’s a « didgeridoo » ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
……….

- What was a boomerang used for ?


…………………………………………………………………………………

7. Ayers Rock.

- What’s the Aboriginal name of it ?


………………………………………………………………………………

- Why is it so important for the Aborigines ?


………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………..

- How high, how old and how long is it ?


……………………………………………………………………………

8. The Flying doctors.

- Who are they ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
………………….

- What do they do ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………….

9. Alice Spring School of the Air. Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3

- What is it ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………..

10. The animals.

- Write the names of these Australian animals.


 -
What are « dingoes » ?
…………………………………………………………………………………
……….

- Where do they live ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
………….

- What do they eat ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
……………

- Choose an Australian animal, click on it to get information and write


a few lines about it. ……………………

…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………

11. Geography and tourism. Page 1 - Page 2

- What is the « outback » ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
……….

- What is there in the outback ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
…

- What can you see in Sydney ?


…………………………………………………………………………………
…

…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………

- What’s the most famous scenic place near Cairns ? Page 1 - Page 2

…………………………………………………………….

12. Language. Page 1 - Page 2

The Australians speak English but some words or expresssions can


be different : it’s the Australian slang.

Can you find the Australian slang words for these English words ?

13. Sport.
The Australians are very sporty. What sports do they practise ?

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