Unit3 The land down under （WB）PPT课件.pptVIP

The Discovery Of Australia Fast Reading 1.Where did the first Australians come from? 2. What did Kooris use for hunting? 3. How many languages were once spoken in Australia? Tell the following sentences are true(T) or false(F) ( ) 1. Australia is about 20,000 years old. ( ) 2. The first people of Australia were known as aborigines ( ) 3. Maybe the aborigines developed the oldest form of art on the earth. ( ) 4. The aborigines lived by farming and fishing. Tell the following sentences are true(T) or false(F) ( ) 5. The population of Kooris decreased sharply after the arrival of foreign settlers. ( ) 6. Whenever the Kooris defended their rights, they killed thousands and thousands of foreign settlers. ( ) 7. Kooris children enjoy equal rights of education with white children. Answer the questions: 1. When and how did the first people get to Australia? The first people probably got to Australia from Asia on a land bridge some 53,000 years ago. 2. Koori society was highly developed. What examples are given of Koori achievements in the past? The Kooris made many inventions such as fishing nets and other hunting tools, and created works of art. 3. How did Kooris adapt to their new environment? The Kooris adapted to their new environment by learning how to hunt and farm and they also become experienced at finding underground springs. 4. What is the “Dreamtime”? The “Dreamtime” is a collection of stories that record Kooris culture and history. Dreamtime is often said to mean “the time before time”, or the point when all things were created. 5. Give two examples of practical information found in the “Dreamtime”. Two example of practical information found in the “Dreamtime” are how to find underground springs and changes in climate/weather information/information about volcanoes. 6. What happened to the Koori population when the foreign settlers arrived? When the Eur