课件16张PPT。Culture CornerUnit 12 Culture ShockAustralia Aborigines
- the Native AustraliansMap of AustraliaWho are these people?Aborigines Aborigines
Factfile Background knowledgeRegions with significant populations32.5%4.0%3.6%2.5%2.3%1.0%Australian Aborigines are a class of people who are identified by Australian law as being members of a race indigenous to the Australian continent.
In the High Court of Australia, Australian Aborigines have been specifically identified as a group of people who share, in common, biological ancestry back to the original occupants of the continent.1. What do you know about Australian Aborigines? In pairs, decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). Then read the text and check your answers.They originally came from India.
They were farmers.
There is no written Aboriginal language.Facts about the native Australians
True of false?4. Europeans destroyed their traditional way of life.
5. No Aboriginal art or artefacts survive.1.They originally came from India.
2. They were farmers.FFThey came from Indonesia 50,000 years ago.They were nomads.3. There is no written Aboriginal language.
4. Europeans destroyed their traditional way of life.
TTThere was no written Aboriginal language…The arrive of white people gradually brought an end to the traditional Aboriginal way of life.5. No Aboriginal art or artefacts survive.FRock paintings showing this creation period can be found all over the country. Some of the most spectacular and best preserved can be seen at rock galleries in Kakadu National Park and other parts of Northern Australia.Match the words from the text with the definitions (a-e).particular, tribe, spirit, gallery, legenda living thing without a physical body
certain
a place where works of art are shown
an old well known story
a group of people of the same race led by a chief.Vocabularyparticular
2. tribe
3. spirit
4. gallery
5. legenda living thing without a physical body
certain
a place where works of art are shown
an old well known story
a group of people of the same race led by a chief.For centuries, Aborigines were living in poor conditions, the death rate is high and they were always consider as brutal, uncultivated people.Voice your opinionHowever, in recent years, white Australians have become more sensitive to the Aborigines’ situation. Voice your opinionWhat do you think of this phenomenon?
What’s your attitude towards the immigrant workers and their kids?