Warm Up
- When you think of Australia, what comes to mind? (Stereotypes)
- Koalas
- Kangaroos (boxing)
- Crocodile Dundee
- Scary or Dangerous animals and spiders
- Ayers Rock / Uluru
- Can you answer some basic facts about Australia? i.e
- What is the capital city?
- How old is modern Australia?
- We call our native people, Aboriginal or Indigenous Australians
- How long have they been living in Australia?
- What foods do we eat in Australia?
- What are our National Sports?
Listening
Before the video: Teachers will read the following questions aloud, please prepare for listening!
After the video: Did you get it? If not, please tell your teacher specifically which part you didn’t understand. Let’s review the video again 🙂
- What is sydney home to? = Sydney Opera House / Sydney Harbour Bridge
- what area did she travel to ‘just outside’ of Sydney? = The Blue Mountains
- What did they do in the Hunter Valley? = Wine tasting, eating cheese chocolate and playing with ‘Wild life’
Key Words & Phrases
- Welcome to Sydney Australia, this city is bursting with Aussie spirit and is home to the impressive Sydney Opera House. on top of all its iconic landmarks the city has so many activities to keep you busy. Join us for some sydney know-how and let the adventures begin
- Climbing the bridge is a highlight of this trip I am so glad I’m facing my fear of heights because this is the thrill of a lifetime. I’ve never done anything like this.
- The Sydney Opera House is so recognizable from anywhere in the world. It’s neat looking around and seeing all the different special designs that make this place so wonderful for listening to music and singing performances. Just outside of Sydney is the Blue Mountains which is a favorite when visiting Australia, riding the Scenic Railway at 52 degree incline is such a rush hold on tight.
- taking the seaplane to Cottage point is just incredible up in the air you get the most spectacular views of the gorgeous Australian beaches or the luscious green mountains and the views get any better.
- with the country so famous for its wine you can’t help but visit Hunter Valley but it’s not just that, there’s cheese there’s chocolate, there’s wildlife Hunter Valley really does have it all. I’m meeting all of the celebrities in Australia. the Toronga Zoo is one of the best zoos I’ve ever been to, I would love to be a giraffe in the zoo you wake up every single morning with a view of the Sydney skyline
- wow its unbelievable the restaurant is a revolving restaurant so as you sit and enjoy your meal the view is constantly changing, every time I go to take a bite and look back up it’s a whole new view. There is no question that this is a world-class city and an absolute must on any visit to Australia this has been quite the trip be sure to check out by to our Sydney videos as you plan your stay in this fabulous you
Do you understand the following Key Words & Phrases? Your teacher will select Key Words & Phrases and ask you about their meanings.
If you don’t understand, your teacher can explain them. Afterwards, try to use the Key Words & Phrases to make a sentence!
- 00:10 bursting with Aussie spirit
- 00:15 top of all its iconic landmarks
- 00:20 join us for some sydney know-how
- 00:29 is a highlight of this trip
- 00:34 this is that’s the thrill of a lifetime
- 00:43 recognizable from anywhere in the world
- 01:02‘Just outside of Sydney’
- 01:25 the most spectacular views
- 01:27 gorgeous Australian beaches
- 01:29 luscious green mountains
- 01:38 you can’t help but visit
- 02:09 Unbelievable
- 02:16 the view is constantly changing
- 02:25 there is no question
- 02:33 quite the trip
- G’day
Australian Slangs
- Mate
- fair dinkum
- S’garnon?
- Arvo, Avo, Barbie, breakky, chocky bikky, ciggy, devo, footy, maccas, servo, sunnies etc.
- woop woop
Discussion
- what wild-life is Australia famous for, and what wildlife did we see in the video?
- What do you think of Australian slang?
Roleplay
You will be a customer and trying to order something you’d like! Your teacher will be a waiter, staff, worker and so on to take your order🙂
You will be a guide of Sydney! Your teacher will be a tourist who got lost and needs your help for directions.🙂
Darling Harbour
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00:57 Cheeta
01:22 just incredible up in the air you get
02:09 you is unbelievable the restaurant is a
02:16 the view is constantly changing every
02:35 to our Sydney videos as you plan your
02:45 you
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