English for Power Rangers - Extra activitie 1
Autor: Abbs; | Publicado: 2010-09-24T23:05:00-03:00


Bem, antes de tudo, eu vou explicar o que são os "power rangers"... É o grupo de alunos na sala que já têm um certo domínio no inglês, portanto a professora nos passa umas atividades por fora... Se você estuda na Fapa, é meu colega e não tem esses exercícios, não se preocupe, isso significa que você não é um dos alunos escravizados que precisam fazer mais tarefas do que os outros =P
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The Aborigines originally came Asia and Papua New Guinea to Northen Australia. Then, 20.000 years ago, the earth became warmer, the sea leavels rose, and Australia became an island. 

So for 20.000 years, the Aborigines did not meet people from other parts of the world and they developed their own religion, culture and music. They lived in groups called bands, which were like families. The Aborigines were nomads, and each band travelled from place to place to look for food and water. They did not use writing, but they learned about the world by listening to stories. 

In 1770, Captain Cook discovered Australia and soon other Europeans began to arrive and settle in the new country. At first, the Aborigines were happy to share the land with the white men, but soon they realized that the Europeans brought new laws and a new religion, and took away the Aborigines were killed in battles and many more were killed by the diseases that the white men brought.

Today many Aborigines live in modern cities, but they have not forgotten their religionand old ways of life. White Australians are beginning to see that Aboriginal culture is important too. The government has given back some important lands, such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), wich always been a very special place for the Aborigines. 


Now, choose the best answers

1. How did the first Aborigines come to Australia?
a) They came by horse.
b) They swam.
c) They walked.

&nbsp;2. About 20.000 years ago...
a) The levelof the sea went down.
b) The world became colder.
c) Australia became an island.

&nbsp;3. The early Aborigines...
a) Moved from place to place.
b) Met a lot of people from other countries. 
c) Developed a system of writing. 

4. When the first Europeans arrived, the Aborigines...
a) Wanted to sell their land to them. 
b) Wanted to share their land with them.
c) Were afraid of'em.

5. The Europeans...
a) Wanted to take the Aborigines' land. 
b) Wanted to help the Aborigines.
c) Wanted to share the Aborigines' land.

6. Today, the government in Australia...
a) Has given some land back to the Aborigines.
b) Has taken all the land tha belonged to the Aborigines.
c) Has forbiden the Aborigines religion. 

Read this short Aborigine story. Put the lines in the correct order.

he slept every day and only flew at
Naradan was a very bad man who
up from the flames. After that,
night, so that nobody would see him.
punished by being burned in a
killed his wives, and so he was
fire. He turned into a bat and flew

Naradan was a very bad man who killed his wives, and so he was punished by being burned in a fire. He turned into a bat and flew up from the flames. After that, he slept every day and only flew at night, so that nobody would see him.
Complete the sentences.

1. People who travel from place to place looking for food and water are called nomads.
2. A bat is a creature that only flies at night.
3. Captain Cook landed in Australia in 1770.
4. Uluru, or Ayres Rock is an important place for the Aborigines. 
5. The early Aborigines came from New Guinea. 
6. When the Europeans arrived, many Aborigines died of disease.

Pra próxima aula trazer: Árvore genealógica!