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4. The Pacific The Atlantic The Indian The Arctic Map of the world

5. How many parts is Australia made up of?

6. The national flag of Australia UK flag six states all territories Southern Cross

7. Post-reading 1. Which is the national flag of Australia?

8. Who were the first people to arrive in Australia? The Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.

9. 2. 2.Why were prisoners sent to Australia after 1788? Where were they from? The American War of Independence made it impossible for England to send prisoners to North America. They were from 3. 3.What happened to the original Australians when the European newcomers arrived? They had to leave their land and their land was taken away from them. England

10. 4. 4. What was the problem with Australia's Constitution? Aborigines and other non-Europeans did not enjoy the same rights as others.

11. 5. How did the two World Wars change Australia? l the country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Depression of the 1930s. Australia began to transform itself into the modern country as it is today. After the First World War: After the Second World War

12. 6. How does Australian English differ from British English? Australian English differs from British English in pronunciation and some of the vocabulary. 更多资源 xiti123.taobao.com

13. Scanning Before the nation was founded (early comers) 50,000 years ago later settl- ers In the 17 th century In 1770 In 1788 In the next 80years Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders came. European explorers arrived Spanish ;Portuguese,Dutch,British Captain Cook claimed….for the British Crown. The first fleet of 11 ships arrived 160,000 prisoners were sent A nation of prisoners ? How do you understand Australia is a nation of prisoners? badly changed highly developed

14. After the nation was founded In 1901 After the 1 st World War After the 2nd world war (recent immigrants) In the late 1960s The country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Great Depression of the 1930s What kind of country is Australia now? Australia transformed itself into the modern country. People from 200 countries immigrated there. began to realize… passed laws to strengthen the rights of … greatly improved directly benefited The commonwealth of Australia was formed.

15. What are the capital cities of each state?