My travels in Australia

Part A

My task: To learn about Australia: what I can see and do there, and how to describe them… and have fun learning along the way!

1. Look at the image of Australia on page 1. What can you see? What can you do? Observe la carte de l’Australie en page 1. Que vois-tu ? Que peux-tu y faire ? In Australia, there are tropical fish. I can see penguins. There is a platypus. I can go on a hot air balloon ride in Australia. I can visit a lighthouse.

1a. List 5 animals that you can see:

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1b. List 5 activities that you can do:

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Here are ten common verbs. See how they are conjugated in the past tense. Ci-dessous 10 verbes qu’on utilise souvent. Observe leur conjugaison au passé.

French infinitive English infinitive English simple past être be was (I, he, she, it)

were (we, you, they) acheter buy bought choisir choose chose boire drink drank manger eat ate trouver find found aller go went avoir have had payer pay paid voir see saw marcher walk walked

Talking about Holidays (Simple Past)

2. Write the following sentences in the negative and the interrogative forms. Écris les phrases suivantes à la forme négative puis interrogative. Affirmative: They enjoyed their holiday in Australia. Negative: They didn’t enjoy their holiday in Australia. Interrogative: Did they enjoy their holiday in Australia? Affirmative: There were Aboriginal people playing didgeridoos. Negative: No, there weren’t Aboriginal people playing didgeridoos. Interrogative: Were there Aboriginal people playing didgeridoos?

2a. They stayed in a safari tent in the Daintree Forest.

Negative:__________________________________________________________________

Interrogative:_______________________________________________________________

2b. He was in Perth.

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Interrogative:_______________________________________________________________

2c. We saw a crocodile in Kakadu National Park!

Negative:__________________________________________________________________

Interrogative:_______________________________________________________________

Simple Past – How do you make sentences?

2d. There were many people on Bondi Beach.

Negative:__________________________________________________________________

Interrogative:_______________________________________________________________

Where did you go in Australia? How was it?

Questions

Where did you go on holiday? What did you see there? Where did you stay?

Responses

I went to Australia with my friend. We saw the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Botanical Gardens. We stayed at the Old Clare Hotel.

Follow-up Questions

How was it? What were they like? Was it good?

Responses

It was wonderful. They were really interesting. Yes, it was. It was very comfortable.

Sounds like…

1) Where did you go? //weardija// 2) What was it like? //wozz’i// 3) How was the weather? //howuz//

Talking about Holidays (Simple Past)

3. Use the information to practice asking and responding to questions about places in Australia. Practice the dialogue with your friend or by yourself.

Utilise les informations ci-dessous pour t’entraîner à poser des questions sur certains lieux d’Australie et à y répondre. Entraine-toi à l’oral seul(e) ou avec un(e) camarade.

Sydney – great A) Where did you go? B) I went to Sydney. A) How was it? B) It was great.

a. Melbourne - interesting b. Uluru - incredible c. Great Barrier Reef - beautiful d. Barossa Valley – fantastic

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4. Use the information to practice asking and responding to questions about your holiday in Australia. Practice the dialogue with your friend or by yourself, answering in the affirmative and the negative.

Utilise les informations ci-dessous pour t’entraîner à poser des questions sur les vacances en Australie et à y répondre. Entraine-toi seul(e) ou avec un(e) camarade, en répondant par la forme affirmative ou négative.

the hotel – comfortable / quiet A) Was the hotel comfortable? B) No, it wasn’t. The hotel wasn’t comfortable or quiet.

the people – kind / friendly A) Were the people kind? B) Yes, they were. The people were kind and friendly.

a. the food – delicious / inexpensive b. the weather – warm / sunny c. the public transport – reliable / unreliable

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5. Match the words on the left with the phrases on the right.

Complète les phrases en les reliant.

6. Complete the sentences by conjugating the verb into the simple past tense.

Complète les phrases en conjuguant le verbe au passé.

I ________ to the beach every day while I was on holiday. (go) I went to the beach every day while I was on holiday.

6a. We __________ several large emus. (see)

6b. I __________ a lot of delicious food. (eat)

6c. My children __________ fresh juice every day. (drink)

6d. We __________ surf boards. (buy)

6e. They __________ so much their feet hurt. (walk)

6f. I __________ too much money. (pay)

6g. We __________ an amazing time! (have)

6h. He __________ to return to Australia next year. (choose)

6i. She __________ many wonderful food markets. (find)

6j. Australia __________ an extraordinary country. (be)

Congratulations! You have finished Part A.

1. They went 2. He saw 3. We ate fish 4. They stayed 5. He heard 6. They watched 7. She had

a. Sydney Harbour b. kookaburras singing c. a great time d. kangaroos jumping e. and chips f. to Adelaide g. with some old friends

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1. A cute animal that looks like a small bear.

4. An Aboriginal musical instrument.

5. If you throw it properly it comes back to you.

7. There are _______ states in Australia.

11. The most common tree in Australia.

12. Another word for Australia.

13. This animal hops on its hind legs.

14. Another phrase for Australia (2 words).

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2. The indigenous Australians.

3. The nation's capital.

6. Melbourne is the capital city of _____________

8. Australia is an ____________ continent.

9. Australian person.

10. The largest city.

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