THE LAND DOWN UNDER

Introduction

Australia is the only country in the world that is also a continent. It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent.

Why is Australia called “the land down under”?

What is special about this country?

Let's get started!

Task

In this webquest you will

do on-line research on Australia
make up a quiz on this country

Process

Step 1

Follow the links below and think about what is special about Australia.

http://www.australia.com/about/key-facts/cities-states-territories.aspx

http://www.australia.com/about/culture-history/culture.aspx

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaby

http://wn.com/australian_landmarks

http://www.australia.com/about/key-facts/currency.aspx

Step 2

Study the most interesting facts about the country and make up questions for your quiz.

Step 3

Make up a quiz either as a Word Document or a Google Form.

Step 4

Share your quiz with your classmates, check if they are good experts on Australia.

Evaluation

The evaluation scale is:

	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-10	Score

on-line research	a few well-known facts have been mentioned in the quiz	several links have been followed, some new facts have been mentioned	almost all the resources have been studied and analysed, illustrations have been used in the quiz	all materials have been studied thoroughly and used in the quiz with links and illustrations

questions about Australia	grammatically incorrect	some of the sentences are incorrect	1-2 sentences are incorrect	all the sentences are correct


the quiz about Australia	30-40%	50-60%	70-80%	90-100%

Total Score: 30

Conclusion

After you've answered the questions from the quizzes you will be able to use new vocabulary connected with the topic and speak about the facts that fascinated you.

Teacher Page

to find out information about Australia using the Internet
to learn new vocabulary
to practice grammar
to promote independent work
to broaden students' outlook
stimulate and develop their competences and speaking skills.