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Cross-Curricular Geography

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Australia

Our first days in Australia were too hot (high 30s), a very sweaty start to the 10 weeks we have here.

We spent our first few days looking around Sydney, including the amazing Opera House,Harbour Bridge, and all of the city center.We saw hundreds of Iarge bats which were pretty amazing. All the locais probably thought we were very strange looking at the trees for hours!

After a few exhausting days, we caught the train to the Featherdale Wildlife Park. There we saw koalas, hundreds of Australian birds,and some gorgeous kangaroos and wallabies.

The park was excellent as it was very open.We were close to lots of the animals, who were roaming freely around the park. We had an awesome day meeting the local wildlife.

John Morrow, 18

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PhiLadeLphia to Miami

Ishould have known it was going to be a bad trip after we sat on the runway in Philly for two hours. The captain told us that we were waiting for the plane to be serviced. Yet,when we arrived in Miami (two hours late),the scene was a total chaos: about 50 people on our flight lost their bags!

The terminal was packed with unclaimed luggage -you could not move Star Airways had only one person working at the lost luggage counter. Stan (the guy at the counter) couldn't have been nicer. He told us he was"totally embarrassed"to work for Star Airways."This isn't how I treat people,"he told the angry crowd. Luckily, we were at the front of the line,

so we only ended up waiting for an hour to file a claim.

Jen Jones, 20

Read the travel blogs and talk with a partner about which writer had an enjoyable experience.

In pairs, answer the questions below. Write the answers in your notebook.

a.What did John do during his first few days in Australia?

6Why did the local people think John was strange?

F What different animals did John see in Australia?

w Why did Jen think her trip was going to be bad?

Why was Stan embarrassed?

Work in pairs. Imagine you have arrived at your destination and you want a city tour. Role-play a conversation.

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Profundización y variaciones

Se espera que los estudiantes puedan establecer comparaciones entre lo expuesto en los textos y sus conocimientos geográficos sobre otros lugares.Pida a los estudiantes que creen una tabla comparativa entre Australia y algún lugar a elección, como la siguiente:

• Australia-Place chosen by the student

•Weather

• Interesting places

• Typical animals

Solucionario

Cross- Curricular Geography

1. John Morrow had an enjoyable experience.

2. a. He looked around Sydney.

b. Because he looked at the trees for hours.

c. He saw bats, koalas, Australian birds, kangaroos, and wallabies.

d. Because he sat on the runway for two hours waiting for her flight.

e. He was embarrassed to work for Star Airways because of the bad service.

3. Respuesta variable.

Texto del estudiante



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