Assessment for Learning Resource Bank

Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – Travelling in Australia

Key Stage 3 Targets:

To develop an ever-improving capability to use English

To provide or find out, select, organize and present information on familiar and less familiar topics (KDa)
To interpret and use more extensive information through processes or activities such as sequencing, describing, classifying, comparing, explaining, predicting, inferring, summarizing and drawing conclusions (KDb)
To identify and define problems from given information, consider related factors, solve the problems and explain the solutions (KDd)

Learning objectives:

Text Types

Vocabulary

Language Items and Communicative Functions

Language Skills

Attitudes

Generic Skills

-	Photo album
-	Picture map
-	Fact sheet about Australia

-	Names of some famous scenic spots in Australia e.g. Opera House, Twelve Apostles, etc.
-	Some water activities: snorkeling, scuba diving, etc.
-	Names of states in Australia: Queensland, New South Wales
-	Name of products in Australia

-	Use simple present tense to make general statements about the world and “universal truths”
-	Use sequence words to give and follow more advanced instructions

-	Listening
-	Reading
-	Writing

-	Develop an open-minded attitude, showing understanding and respect for different cultures, ways of life, beliefs and points of view through exposure to various texts, both spoken and written.

-	Problem solving skills

Relevant Basic Competency Descriptors:

L6-R-1-S3BC	Using an increasing range of strategies to understand the meaning of texts with some degree of complexity (IS, KS, ES)
L6-R-2-S3BC	Extracting and organizing information and ideas form texts with some degree of complexity (KS)
L5-L-2-S3BC	Using an increasing range of strategies to understand the meaning of simple texts on familiar and less familiar topics which are delivered clearly and in generally familiar accents (IS, KS, ES)
L6-W-1-S3BC	Writing a variety of texts of different purposes with relevant and generally adequate content (IS, KS, ES)
Level of Difficulty		-- Preliminary to S3BC (at S1 level)
		-- To S3BC (at S1 to S2 level)
		-- At S3BC (at S3 level)

Activity

Description

Duration (min)

Available for Self Learning

Part 1

Interactive Pre-listening Activity:
Attractions in Australia

Six photos taken in Australia are shown to the learners with the captions left out. Learners have to drag the caption to the right photo by reading the descriptions or hints given.

Part 2

Interactive Listening Activity:
Stephen's Itinerary

Learners listen to a conversation and trace the route to different cities in Australia accordingly. They are also required to match the scenic spots with the right cities described.

Part 3

Reading Activity:
Facts about Australia

Learners read some facts and figures about Australia and complete a fact sheet afterwards. Students are asked to express their opinions about whether they like to live in Australia or not with justification.