Australia_Uluru_Present Perfect_Review

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Wednesday, February 3rd 

Today we are going to:

• Learn about a fun holiday in the United States & Canada (that was yesterday!)
• Talk about online lessons (shortly)
• Share our homework with each other and/or read another story connected with Australia.   

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Yesterday was Groundhog Day!

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck 

I think Groundhog Day is ...

A strange holiday

A fun tradition

Neither

The lockdown will continue until at least March 1. How can we improve our lessons? Any ideas?

Would you like work in small groups and talk about your homework with your classmates?

Yes, I would.

No, I just want to go on with the lesson.

An Aboriginal Story

Boomerang: Alinga, the Lizard Man

This story can be found in MS Teams under "Bestanden"

Question:  How did this rock form in the desert?

Why do you think the Aborigines tell such stories?

Have you ever . . .

... visited Australia?

... walked in the desert?  

Have  +   visited (verb +ed)

Have +    walked (verb +ed)

Have you ever . . .

... thrown a boomerang?  

... flown on an airplane?   

Have  +   thrown (irregular)

Have +  flown (irregular)

Finish the question:
Have you ever ...

Homework

Choose 1 of the following:

* Write 5 questions that begin with "Have you ever ...".  Then 

    write a response to each of the questions.  

    Example:  No, I have never visited Australia.

* Do Exercises 12 & 13 in Activity Book A (p. 91 & 92)

* Rewrite (and expand) the Nature poem using a form of the past tense.     

    Example:  The sun says "I glow" --> Yesterday the sun glowed 

                                    ---> Since the beginning of time the sun has glowed ...  

     (Pay attention to the irregular verbs! Blow - Grow - Know)

Australia Day celebrates

1. Independence
2. The Aborigines people
3. The arrival of British
4. None of the above

This famous rock in Australia is called

1. Ayer's rock
2. Uluru
3. Both A & B
4. Neither A nor B

The Australians call these

1. Chips
2. French Fries
3. Hot Chips
4. Disgusting!

Was Thomas Austin right when he said,
"the introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might a touch of home."

Yes, he was right. What problems could a few rabbits cause?

No, he was very wrong.

How do the Australians spell the following

1. Tire
2. Tyre

Is Australia English closer to British English or American English?

1. British English
2. American English
3. Neither

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