AUSTRALIA

Before we start

How much do you know about Australia? Do the quiz to find out.

Where in the world is Australia? Describe and locate it on the map.

One of Australia‘s nicknames is Down Under. Why is this? The map can help you.

After reading fill in the sentences with the information from fact file.

1. _____________ is the capital of Australia.

2. The nickname of Australia is _________________.

3. The first inhabitants of Australia were _________________.

4.  Australians pay with ________________________.

5. _____________ claimed Australia for the British Empire.

6. ______________ is the smallest state.

7. _____________________ is the biggest state.

8. Sydney is famous for ____________________.

9.  You can find wall paintings that the Aborigines made thousands years ago in the caves of _____________________.

10. The biggest city of Australia is _______________. 

Australia is famous for some iconic animals that live only there. 

Do you recognize them?  Match the animals with the pictures.

For the end, listen to the traditional Australian song Waltzing Matilda and fill in the text with the missing words.

Waltzing Matilda : a traditional Australian song

Listen and complete.

Once a jolly swagman …………………………. by a billabong,

…………………… the shade of a Coolibah ……………………,

And he ……………………….. as he ………………………. and waited till his billy boiled,

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

……………………… came a jumbuck to ……………………….. at that billabong

………………………. jumped the swagman and grabbed ……………….. with glee,

And he ……………………….. as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,

And he ………………… as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

…………………  …………………. the squatter mounted on his thorough-bred

………………… came the troopers ……………………., ………………………, ……………………..

Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag ?

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me

Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag ?

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the swagman sprang into the billabong

You'll never …………………… me ……………………….. said he,

And his ……………………. may be heard as you pass by that billabong

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me

And his …………………….. may be heard as you pass by that billabong

You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.