Englisch · Gesamtschule Klasse 9 · Arbeitsblatt 1

Australia

Six exercises, eight words, one continent.

Write your name before you start — it goes on the PDF you hand in.

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Name three things

What comes to your mind when you here the word „Australia“?

Write down three things — an animal, a place, a word, anything.

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Your word bank

Eight words from the Australia vocabulary list. You need them in every task on this sheet.

Tap a word to hide its translation and test yourself.

continentder Kontinent
coastdie Küste
desertdie Wüste
the outbackdas Landesinnere
wildlifedie Tierwelt
reefdas Riff
populationdie Bevölkerung
Aboriginal peopledie Ureinwohner
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What do you see?

Write down eight nouns you can see in the photo. Easy words score 1 point, precise words 2, rare and exact words 3.

Your goal: 15 points with eight words.

Sydney harbour with a kangaroo on a rock
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+1 everyday word
+2 precise word
+3 rare and exact

The picture makes me think of Australia because
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Quiz

Six short rounds. Use the word bank whenever it helps.

Sechs kurze Runden.

a Yes or no? Circle the answer.

Australia is a country and a continent at the same time.yesno
Canberra is the capital city of Australia.yesno
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the west coast.yesno

b Which answer is right? Tick one box.

  1. The largest city in Australia is
    CanberraSydneyMelbournePerth
  2. The dry region in the middle of the country is called
    the prairiethe highlandsthe outback
  3. Australia lies in the
    northern hemispheresouthern hemisphere

c Complete the sentences. Use the word bank.

  1. Most Australians live near the , not in the middle of the country.
  2. The first people of Australia are the .
  3. Kangaroos, koalas and emus are part of the Australian .

d Find the mistake — one in every sentence. Write it correctly.

  1. Australia are the smallest continent in the world.
  2. Many peoples live on the east coast.
  3. The Great Barrier Reef is more bigger than any other reef.

e Translate into English.

  1. Australien liegt auf der Südhalbkugel.
  2. Im Outback regnet es sehr selten.
  3. Viele Tiere leben nur in Australien.

f Choose the correct word.

Australia is smallersmallest than Europe.
There isare six states in Australia.
The Aboriginal people have lived here sincefor thousands of years.
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Extra practice

Three more ways to use the eight words.

Drei weitere Übungen mit denselben Wörtern.

a Match the word. Drag the German word onto the box.

1continent
2desert
3reef
4coast
5population
6the outback
7wildlife
8Aboriginal people
Adie Tierwelt Bder Kontinent Cdie Ureinwohner Ddie Küste Edas Riff Fdie Wüste Gdie Bevölkerung Hdas Landesinnere

b Find the word. Swipe across a word to mark it. 0 / 8

CFCONTINENTQ
OKBWCJJREEFN
AZABORIGINAL
SHMMGIBDZBJT
TTPBNCDESERT
WNEWZKRPNPJK
CWILDLIFENBJ
YWTIUMLQJUQI
BCDRNRUXLGAR
OZUHIEEYQKCU
POPULATIONRW
DCYOXOUTBACK
continent coast desert outback wildlife reef population aboriginal

c Write the right form of the verb.

  1. Australia in the southern hemisphere. (to lie)
  2. Last week we a film about the outback. (to watch)
  3. Aboriginal people here for thousands of years. (to live)
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Find a solution

400 kilometres from the nearest doctor.

A school in the outback has 14 students. The nearest town with a doctor, a library and a supermarket is 400 kilometres away. Some students live so far from the school that they cannot come every day.

Your task: find one solution. Write three or four sentences. Say what you would do and why it would help.

0 words

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Exit ticket

What have you learned today?

Zwei bis drei Sätze reichen.

Australia is a country where
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