Australia

 Tell us about your school .
 * What is your school's name?
 * Where is your school located?
 * How old are the students?
 * What is your school web site? Add pictures.

Fill in your [|Country Fact Card].Add pictures. You can use these links to help you : [|Pictures] ,[|Flags]. You can use this siteto upload your pictures : **You can** [|**use**] **a** [|**podcast**]** to share your comments with us. **

Writing assignments for Bar-Lev J.H.S students-Israel.You can this link [|Australia] to help you.
 * Find the answers to these questions.(ECB Book PP.54,55) **
 * "How long is King Brown snake?
 * Who were the first people to live in Australia?
 * When were the first boomerangs made?
 * Where and when was Mel Gibson born?"

Writing Assignment Imagine you are a famous explorer.You have to explain why you became an explorer.Use as many adjectives as possible.

About Opals **You can use the information in the link** [|Coober Pedy-Opal Capital of the World] Read pages 56-57 and answer these questions:
 * 1) "What is an opal?"
 * 2) "Which belief about opals is stange?
 * 3) What are opals used in?"
 * 4) "When were opals discovered?"
 * 5) "Which country do most opals come from?" (ECB)
 * 6) Add at least two more pieces of information about opals.


 * Draw one cartoon about strange opal beliefs.** Use this [|link] to help you.

 Australian Desert


 * Why is Australia called Down Under?
 * What can you tell us about Coober Pedy?
 * What life is like there?(Add pictures)

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Your Final Project ** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Write a newspaper article about Australia or Make a **[|travel brochure]**

Relate to these topics. Use the ****Links**** to help you. Ask your epal questions to add 2-3 facts about Australia.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Unusual things to do and to see
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Special foods
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">History of the place
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Where to stay
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">people you met

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Reflection