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Australia

• I immediately think of kangaroos because these animals live on this continent only / there are lots of strange animals like dingos, koalas → a rich wildlife.

For me, it means Sydney because I’ve seen many photos of the Opera House and Sydney harbour.

• Well, it makes me think of sharks and blue water, because I’ve heard some people have been attacked by sharks.

• I can’t help thinking of Aborigines and their music: I know they play the didjeridoo, which is like a very long flute. The Aborigines were the first inhabitants of Australia before white people discovered the continent.

I’ve heard people call Australia the land “down under”, and I find this funny to think it’s just on the other side of the earth. Anyway it’s a long distance from here.

Australians call themselves Aussies for short, pronounced “ozies”.

So Australia = “land of Oz” = Oz

Unit 2 Tourism in a sacred place

In the Australian Outback, an Aboriginal ranger helps tourists understand the world's oldest living culture.

How can tourism benefit indigenous people ?

Judging from what you can see and read, what do you think this chapter is about?

This chapter is about tourism in Australia/Oz tourism. It is probably / must be about tourism in Aboriginal land because the group of tourists is guided by an Aboriginal ranger.

• We can guess it is about tourism and these tourists are in the Australian Outback, but I’m afraid I don’t understand the word Outback: does it refer to aboriginal land or is it a desert?

We can assume the tourists are interested in culture / it is about cultural tourism because the ranger is explaining Aboriginal culture and the tourists look very interested.

Group work

You will work by pairs for 5 minutes.

Group A will make a list of questions about tourism and Aborigines.

Group B : focus on the title and discuss what it Evokes.

Group C : focus on the photo and its caption: discuss what they evoke.

In the Australian Outback, an Aboriginal ranger helps tourists understand the world's oldest living culture.

Our questions about tourism and Aborigenes

● Are there many tourists in Australia?● Why are tourists interested in Aboriginal culture? ● What is special about it? What sort of gods do they

have/worship?● Who are the rangers? What do rangers do? Do they guide

tourists only?● What is the meaning of the lines the ranger is drawing?● What is the Outback?● Do Aboriginal people benefit from tourism?● Do tourists damage sacred places?

Title, picture and caption:what they evoke

Title ● Holy place, special meaning, must be protected

/preserved, can’t be damaged/ polluted/ ruined or spoilt by the tourists.

● Necessary for tourists to know about / to be aware of the significance of the place.

● Necessary for tourists to respect the place /to behave appropriately.

Picture and caption

● Sharing different cultures: Aboriginal ranger dressed like a westerner + tourists interested in/eager to knowabout Aboriginal culture.

● Something special about the culture: very old and still living → feeling it has to be protected/cared for/preserved.

It seems this culture is alive in the Outback, that is where a few people live / where white people have not settled.