Australia
What is a typical activity you can do in the outback?
bushwalking
Name one example of Aboriginal art.
dot painting, story telling
Translate the following sentence:
Die Polizei hilft gerade bei der Suche nach dem Mörder.
The police are helping to seek/find the murderer.
Translate the following word: beschämt
embarrassed
Name three poisonous animals. (at least one of them must be specifically Australian)
snake, spider, scorpion, marine stinger, box jellyfish
What does Uluru signify for the Aborigines? Name at least two things.
sacred place, dream time, not climbing it
Translate:
jemanden diskriminieren
to discriminate against sb
Give two linking words to express the ending of an idea / that you will now give your final idea.
lastly, finally, to sum up, altogether...
Name three major Australian cities except for the capital.
Sydney, Adelaide, Cairn, Brisbane, Melbourne, Darwin, Perth ...
What is the Rabbit-Proof-Fence and what happens to Molly and her siblings on their way along it?
fence going through Western Australia to keep the rabbits from destroying the crop; the girls escape the Moor River Native settlement, the tracer and are supported by people along the way (food, water) but also tricked into ambushes (the young man)
If-Clauses - Translate: Wenn ich gewusst hätte, dass du so gemein wärst, wäre ich nie auf die Party gegangen.
Which if-clause is it?
irrealis --> if-clause III
Give four strong adjectives for the word “big”.
huge, gigantic, large, enormous, …
Name four activities you can do at the Great Barrier Reef!
snorkeling, shark/cage diving, helicopter flights, night dives, visiting Cairns ...
Explain the term “The stolen generation” and the period it refers to. Also say when the "Sorry-Speech" was delivered.
children from an Aboriginal mother and a white father were separated form their parents and taken to Christian schools, 1910-1970; apology in 2018
Translate: Ich musste nach Hause laufen, weil mein Fahrrad gestohlen worden war. – Name the grammatical feature.
I had to walk home because my bike had been stolen. --> passive voice, past perfect passive
Spell the following word:
intimidated
Give a short but comprehensive presentation about Australia (include Salties, the traffic system, cities, animals.) Use linking words to structure your talk!
Your choice.
Dream-Time-Stories: Tell the story of Tiddalik the frog. Make sure to be a good storyteller :)
Once upon a time, a long time ago in the Dreamtime there was a greedy frog called Tiddalik. He was the biggest frog ever known.
On a very hot day he awoke in the morning with a huge thirst. So he began to drink and drink and drink until there was no fresh water left in the Australian world. When all the other animals came to drink water from the billabong there was no water at all. Soon creatures everywhere were dying and the trees were wilting because of the heat.
All animals pondered their terrible situation until a wise wombat suggested that if Tiddalik could be made to laugh then maybe all the water would flow out of his mouth. This was a good idea and the animals agreed.
So all animals gathered by Tiddalik`s resting place and tried to make him laugh, but it was in vain. The wombat started dancing, but Tiddalik didn`t laugh, the Kookaburra told his funniest story, but the frog didn`t laugh. The kangaroo jumped over the emu, but Tiddalik didn`t laugh....
Use a participle clause to translate the following sentences:
1. Als ich die Straße runterging merkte ich, dass es anfing zu regnen.
2. Wenn der Brief heute abgeschickt wird, sollte er morgen ankommen.
1. Going down the street I realized that it started to rain.
2. If posted today, the letter should arrive by tomorrow.
Talk to a person about your favourite activites in Australia and distract them 5 times – do not insult each other!
What do you think?