Australian History : Refugees

VPAM 549.4, VPAU 500.1, VPAU 496.3, VPAU 493.3, VPAU 498.1

The Vietnamese started to arrive in Australia after the Vietnam War (1975). Many came in boats on dangerous voyages. They ran away from a bad government and poverty from the war. They wanted a new life ...

Click here to read the full text and download a simple dictation


Here is the dictation ...




REFUGEES (British Council)

Here is a listening /reading exercise (difficult)about Refugees with text and task.

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Can you mark the countries from the story about refugees?


1) Vietnam

2) Cambodia

3) Laos

4) China

5) Afghanistan

6) Iran

7) Iraq

8) Sri Lanka

Do you know any others ...

9) _________

10)_________

Print out the map of Asia and the Middle East here


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Listening: Life in a New Country



1) Watch the video

2) Print this comprehension sheet


3) Watch other young refugees talking about their new lives in the UK.

Edmund (Uganda)


Kamran (Iran)


Exercise 2: You be the teacher! Make a comprehension sheet about Edmund from Uganda or Kamran from Iran

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African Refugees in Australia ... where we come from, who we are




Question: How many hours do the women spend collecting water?

Vocabulary: a well / collect / fetch / round trip


Understanding Graphs & Charts (Talking statistics)

Look at the following graphs about the Somali, Ethiopian and Sudanese communities in Australia.

Somali Community

Ethiopian Community

Sudanese Community

How many Somalis / Ethiopians / Sudanese were there in 1991 and 2006?

What was the rate of increase?

What would you say about the graphs?

Find out more about one of these communities on the museum victoria website.

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Australian History: They're a Weird Mob

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VPAM 549.4 / VPAU 494.3 / VPAU 500.3



This is a film from 1966 about an Italian migrant called Nino.

On his first day in Australia Nino goes to a pub in Sydney. He meets a friendly Aussie man.

What happens? What problems do the two men have? Why do you think this film is called, They're a Weird Mob.?

Note the Aussie slang words and phrases from the film you do not understand.

(Can you guess the meaning of any?) ...

What'll it be?

A schooner

A Midi

A bloke

(beer) puts a gut on ya

Whaddya (what do) you do for a crust?

Your turn to shout

Bloody oath!


Aussie Slang


Here is a useful list of Aussie slang words, phrases and expressions (Monash Uni)


Here is a much longer list of other Aussie Slang words and phrases (some very strange and not used very much)


(Information Text) Dictation - European Migration after World War 2

After World War 2 many migrants from Southern and Eastern Europe came to Australia looking for a new life. In 1945 the war ended and many countries such as Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia were poor ...



Click here for the Dictation Cloze exercise and full information text


Listen to the Dictation ...



Click here for a (practice) test / questions based on the Information Text, Migrants After World War 2


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If I had a million dollars ...

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What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Now play the game --- and download the mp3 --- at Genki English.com

And what about these people?

Level 1 : Watch the video below, download this worksheet, tick how many times you hear the answers ... and then ask your class mates the big question!

Level 2: Make a list of what they would do if they won $10 million dollars?

1. (I'd) quit my job and travel

2.

3.

etc ...





Click here to read the transcript of the video to check your answers.

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Level 2+ : Third Conditional (unreal conditional / regret or wish) : If I had ...


eg. If I had studied harder I would have passed

PAIR WORK: Print out this exercise and complete it with a friend (PDF)



Money, Money, Money

If I got me a wealthy man, I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball ...



Money, Money, Money - Lyrics (click here)

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Australian History : Federation and the White Australia Policy

Australia became a country in 1901. The colonies became states. This was called Federation. The first policy of the new Federal government was to make sure that "non-white" people did not come to Australia. This was called "The White Australia Policy."

Why do you think Australians in those times did not like non-white people?

What is racism? What is prejudice?

Can you think of other examples of racism?

Was there racism in the country you came from?

Watch the video above.

Now try this dictation (and find out more about the White Australia Policy) ...



Print out this dictation (fold, listen, write and check)


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ROMAN CATS

Rome is full of cats! The volunteers at Torre di Argentina cat shelter take care of them. Which cat would you choose?



Click here to meet (and choose) a Roman cat you can write about in the exercise below

ACCESS 1 : Read and Write Simple Information Texts : Design a Poster

A LOST CAT

In class we have been reading and writing descriptions of people, places, animals and things.

1) Use this poster to help you design your own.

2) Print this blank poster.

Let's pretend you adopted a Roman cat. Use your Roman cat to write your own LOST CAT poster.

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Reading (Level 1)

Easy Dialogues (short conversations + audio)


Super-Easy Reading (stories, audio, vocabulary, cloze and sentence writing)


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Listening (Access 1 Practice Test)

An Accident in the Bakery



We have been listening, reading, writing and speaking about accidents and scary experiences.

1) Watch the video above.What happens?

2) Watch again.Print and complete this PRACTICE TEST about the video.


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Australian History : Immigration

Look at the painting. It is called The Last of England by the artist Ford Madox Brown. He migrated to Australia in 1852 during the Gold Rush.

Exercise 1 : Discuss these questions with a friend.

Who are the people in the painting? Where are they? Where are they going? What are they wearing? What are they thinking? How do they feel?



Exercise 2: Complete this reading exercise about The Last of England




Access 2 : Information Texts : Report on a Country

Use the New Zealand story from class to help you. Collect information (location, size, population, languages spoken, cities, attractions, climate, other interesting facts) about one of the following countries:

Argentina

... more info & pictures

Poland

... more info & pictures

Japan

... more info & pictures

Botswana

... more info & pictures

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Australian History : Gold : Hero or Villain? Peter Lalor and Eureka

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Name: Peter Lalor
Height: 5 ft 11 inches
Age: 35

Hair dark brown, whiskers dark brown and shaved under the chin, no moustache, long face, rather good looking


This is how they described the leader of the Eureka Stockade miners ... read more about Peter Lalor and Eureka.








The Southern Cross Flag.

This was the flag of the miners at Eureka. How is it like the Australian flag? How is it different? What is missing from the Southern Cross flag? Do we need a new Australian flag? Should we change our flag? Why? Why not?

Flags of the World

Do you know these flags? Do you know the name of the country and nationality? (eg. Australia / Australian, Greece / Greek)

How well do you know the different flags of the world. Try this fun quiz.









Describing People

Here are some faces of the world ... young, old, rich, poor, happy and sad

Download this worksheet about describing people (PDF)

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Australian History : Gold : Eureka

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What is this document? Could it be ... money? ...a cheque? ... a certificate? What was this document used for? Why was this document important for goldminers? What are shillings? How much is five shillings in today's money? What is a colony? Where is Bendigo? Where is Ballarat? What is the Bendigo Petition? Who was Governor La Trobe? What was the Eureka Rebellion? Read on if you want to know more ...

A license to mine for gold was very expensive on the gold fields. Every month miners had to pay about $137 just for their license.

The cost of living was very high. Here are some prices from the goldfields in today's money:

*a pair of socks = $65
*a shovel = $200
*1 kilo of flour $30
*a packet of tea $20

Read more and do some exercises. Click here.

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Grammar: Unless

In the story about Gold the German miner said,

"You do not go out at night unless you have a gun."

Watch this video and learn how to use UNLESS ...




Level 2+ : Grammar Exercises - Unless

Exercise 1

Exercise 2



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