L: Aussie Lingo

I was a little hestitant to post this video, but... we celebrate the Australian language in all its richness.





Yeah...

OK, back to serious topics. We'll be watching part of a documentary from which you will learn about: BROAD, GENERAL and CULTIVATED accents and where they came from.



Some reading if you are interested in exploring more.

Australian slang - how language was shaped by various historical events

History of accent change

More in-depth analysis of the differences between Australian, British and American - vowel quality change, word formation etc.

AUSSIE SLANG DICTIONARY

K: Kids and Kangaroos

Before you read and/or watch anything else I'll need you to think about some questions and note down your answers.

Imagine that an English speaking friend who has never been in Poland before asked you the following questions:
- If there is one book by a Polish writer I SHOULD read, which one is it? 
- If there is one poem by a Polish poet I SHOULD read, which one is it?
- If there is one Polish film I SHOULD watch, which one is it?
- Tell me the title of ONE kids' show and/or fairytale/cartoon you watched when you were a child.
- Do you remember any characters from kids' stories that traumatised you in your childhood?

Have fun ;)

And now moving to this week's topics.

1. Kangaroos

Everything you ever need to know about roos and wallabies.

source: Australia FB

2. Kids' TV programmes and books

Some clips from the shows we will be talking about in the class:

Koala Brothers

A fantastic look at the Outback and the life there. Stunning voice acting with a variety of broad accents.

Dot and the Kangaroo

This is the whole movie if anyone feels like watching.

The film is one of iconic elements of Australian culture. It's the second ever animated Australian film, and a fantastic mixture of world views represented by the white and the Aboriginal members of Australian society.

Visit Australian Screen website to read more.

The Wiggles

The Wiggles is the most popular show for kids in Australia, and normally it looks like that:



However sometimes the Wiggles are much more demonic than that... ;)

I & J: Indigenous rights, Stolen Generations and Jandamarra's Rebellion

Once again we'll be talking about historical events Australians would rather forget.

Please watch the first video.
The second one will be your homework.
The last one is a summary of the topic of Stolen Generations and you'll need it to revise for the test in the second semester.

See ya in class.

H: Holidays in Australia (and Australian Christmas in songs)

For an overview of Australian Christmas traditions go HERE. A more in-depth reading you'll find HERE.

For a fun holiday-themed quiz head THIS WAY.

But Australian traditions are not only limited to the ones originating from Christian faith. As you remember Australia in now a vivid multicultural mix. To learn more about non-christian celebrations look THERE.


Funny version:
Aussie Jingle Bells

Lyrics here. Pay attention to typically australian words and expressions.


The most beautiful "secular" Christmas song. Again the animation tells you a lot about what the holiday is like in Oz.
White wine in the Sun

 

Click for lyrics.

"Rude" version:

Christmas Day Song

 

Lyrics.
It IS a bit rude, so hope no one feels offended. The fun is guessing the words which rhyme with the end of the prevous line but are never actually pronounced.

Sydney Hobart Race

Australian Christmas Trees

Today's news from Brisbane ;)

Source: ABC Brisbane
(https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/posts/10158066739324669)

Quiz online

QUIZ A-F IS NOW ACTIVE!

Today in class I gave you your individual logins and passwords. People who were absent, please email me for details.

GO TO: http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp

LOG ON WITH YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD

YOU HAVE A WEEK TO COMPLETE THE QUIZ AND THREE ATTEMPTS

GOOD LUCK :)

AUSTRALIAN TIMELINE (if you needed help with history questions)

G: Gold Rush

We're back to Australian history.

Gold Rush of 1850s was a series of events that had some serious consequences for Austrailan society. We'll be talking about:
- migration and ethnic minorities
- representation and Eureka Stockade (also, we'll watch this CLIP in class)
- White Australia Policy
and
- the concept of "diggers"

Click on the picture below to read more about the era of Australian Gold Rush.

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GROUP PROJECT

Now, here's my chance to check who is reading these posts before the class ;)

Next week your groups will be giving presentations on the topics below.

You can choose between:

1. General geography of Australia 
2. General climate of Australia 
3. Great Dividing Range 
4. Great Barrier Reef 

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

If you're one of the first people reading this post, you can grab the best/easiest topic for your group. Use the comments below this post to let me know what you have chosen - name of your group (e.g. Blue Kangaroos) + the topic.

Some useful links:

https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/australian-geography
https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-australia-1434351
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21007/20100630-0906/www.culture.gov.au/articles/weather/index.html
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21007/20100630-0906/www.culture.gov.au/articles/greatbarrierreef/index.html

https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100629235913/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21007/20100630-0906/www.culture.gov.au/articles/greatdividingrange/index.html
https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/wayback/20110408173702/http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/aussnewld.htm