samedi 7 janvier 2012
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA
Please read the following text before watching the video
Australia […] is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans […]
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians […].
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago. The Torres Strait Islanders are indigenous to the Torres Strait Islands, which are at the northern-most tip of Queensland near Papua New Guinea […].
Australia […] is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans […]
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians […].
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago. The Torres Strait Islanders are indigenous to the Torres Strait Islands, which are at the northern-most tip of Queensland near Papua New Guinea […].
AUSTRALIAN DREAM VIDEO
Please read the questions below.
Then watch the first two minutes of this video for as many times necessary.
Take note and answer the related questions in your exercice book.
Be careful ! You have to keep in mind the above text when answering question 4 and 5.
Questions
Then watch the first two minutes of this video for as many times necessary.
Take note and answer the related questions in your exercice book.
Be careful ! You have to keep in mind the above text when answering question 4 and 5.
Questions
- What could you say about the title of this video (Australia dream)?
- What can this video be used for ? by whom ?
- List activities that you can do in Australia ?
- Do you think that this video represents Australian population as a whole ?
- What or who is missing ?
jeudi 5 janvier 2012
AUSTRALIA INDIGENOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE
Please read this text and find, then note one activity you can do in Australia
In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects [...].
National parks can contain sites of significance for Aboriginal communities, such as rock engravings and artwork. They can be significant for Aboriginal people because of Dreaming stories associated with those sites.
The Dreaming […] is a complex network of knowledge, faith and practices that derive from stories of creation, and it dominates all spiritual and physical aspects of Aboriginal life […].
In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects [...].
National parks can contain sites of significance for Aboriginal communities, such as rock engravings and artwork. They can be significant for Aboriginal people because of Dreaming stories associated with those sites.
The Dreaming […] is a complex network of knowledge, faith and practices that derive from stories of creation, and it dominates all spiritual and physical aspects of Aboriginal life […].
NOW RECORD YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES !
Remembering the useful vocabulary list, say what you like best about Australia (Animal species, parks, caves' engravings, snorkeling, etc.) and explain why
samedi 17 décembre 2011
jeudi 15 décembre 2011
VISA - TRANSPORTATION - ACCOMODATION - OTHER ACTIVITIES
Taking notes on your exercice book, visit the following websites about Australia to :
- find out documents needed (e-visitors or tourist visa, as a tourist from the European Union, to travel to Australia : http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/visa-options.htm
- list airlines flying to Sydney and Melbourne, in Australia : http://www.australia-australie.com/blog/pratique/elles-volent-vers-l%E2%80%99australie/
- find the best accomodation in Australia (Youth hostels etc.) for group of students : http://www.holidayz.com.au/backpacker-youth-hostel-group/australia/accomodation
- help organizing your friends' activities in Australia : http://www.australia.com/events/Events.aspx
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