Guess the Country... (The information in this lesson is not required for the exam).

Koala

Kangaroo Marsupials

Emu

Echidna Platypus Mammals which lay eggs.

Australia Perth Sydney Melbourne Canberra

Australian Cities n 85% live in cities (very high) n more than 90% live on the coast n many families prefer houses to apartments

Climate and Land n Centre is desert: dry, hot days, cold nights n North is tropical: hot and humid n South is pleasant

History n years ago (or more): aboriginal people arrive n 1788: British prisoner colony n 1900: the states become a country

Politics John Howard (Prime Minister)

Uluru

Sydney Olympic Games 2000 n Previous Australian Olympics were in Melbourne, 1956 n Australians felt proud of the Games in Sydney n I hope Beijing 2008 will be a similar success!

Waltzing Matilda n not the national anthem n words written by an Australian poet, Banjo Paterson in 1895

Swagman Swag or “ Matilda ” Billy

Billabong

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as h e watched and waited ‘ til his billy boiled You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me Chorus: Who ’ ll come a waltzing Matilda my darling, Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me And he sang as h e watched and waited ‘ til his billy boiled You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me Jumbuck = sheep

Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred Up rode the troopers one two three With that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me squatter = land owner thoroughbred = a good horse trooper = policeman

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong “ You ’ ll never take me alive, ” said he And his ghost may be heard as you ’ re passing by that billabong You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as h e watched and waited ‘ til his billy boiled You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me Chorus: Who'll come a waltzing Matilda my darling Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me And he sang as h e watched and waited ‘ til his billy boiled You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tuckerbag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me Chorus: Who'll come a waltzing Matilda my darling Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tuckerbag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorougbred Up rode the troopers one two three With that jolly jumbuck you ’ ve got in your tuckerbag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me Chorus: Who'll come a waltzing Matilda my darling Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me With that jolly jumbuck you ’ ve got in your tuckerbag You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong “ You ’ ll never take me alive, ” said he And his ghost may be heard as you ’ re passing by that billabong You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me

Who'll come a waltzing Matilda my darling Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me And his ghost may be heard as your passing by that billabong You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me You ’ ll come a waltzing Matilda with me