Task 2: New Australians
1.Identification. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from.
Column I Column II
(1) Margaret a. Greece
(2) Mario b. Italy
(3) Helena c. Spain
(4) Juan d. Scotland
Answer: (1)
; (2)
; (3)
; (4)
.
2. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about the number connected with the following events.
(1) The population of Australia: more than
people
(2) The number of Aborigines:
(3) Gold was discovered: in
(4) People went to Australia from 1851 to 1861: nearly
3. True or False Questions.
(1)
Most of the settlers in Australia came from Britain until 1850.
(2)
Many of the immigrants to Australia from 1851 to 1861 were from China, because China is near to Australia.
(3)
The Italians dominate the sugar industry of Australia.
(4)
The Greeks are the fourth largest national group in Australia, after the British, the Scottish and the Italians.
(5)
The Greeks went to work in vineyards or coalmines or started cafes and bars and restaurants.
(6)
Many Greeks went to Australia after WWII because the conditions in Greece were bad, whereas Australia offered to pay the boat fare to Australia.
4. Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions.
(1) Italians
a. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were
and some Italians went to
for
reasons. Some others went there for
.
b. 1891: The first group of
Italians went to work in
.
c. the end of the nineteenth century:
(2) Greeks
a. 1830: The first Greeks went to work in
.
b. the 1860s: There were about
Greeks in Australia.
c. 1890: There were
and
all over Sydney and out in the countryside.
d. after WWII:
arrived in Australia.
Task 2: New Australians
1.Identification. Match a name in Column I with a place in Column II to find where the person is from.
Column I Column II
(1) Margaret a. Greece
(2) Mario b. Italy
(3) Helena c. Spain
(4) Juan d. Scotland
Answer: (1)
; (2)
; (3)
; (4)
.
2. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about the number connected with the following events.
(1) The population of Australia: more than
people
(2) The number of Aborigines:
(3) Gold was discovered: in
(4) People went to Australia from 1851 to 1861: nearly
3. True or False Questions.
(1)
Most of the settlers in Australia came from Britain until 1850.
(2)
Many of the immigrants to Australia from 1851 to 1861 were from China, because China is near to Australia.
(3)
The Italians dominate the sugar industry of Australia.
(4)
The Greeks are the fourth largest national group in Australia, after the British, the Scottish and the Italians.
(5)
The Greeks went to work in vineyards or coalmines or started cafes and bars and restaurants.
(6)
Many Greeks went to Australia after WWII because the conditions in Greece were bad, whereas Australia offered to pay the boat fare to Australia.
4. Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions.
(1) Italians
a. the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were
and some Italians went to
for
reasons. Some others went there for
.
b. 1891: The first group of
Italians went to work in
.
c. the end of the nineteenth century:
(2) Greeks
a. 1830: The first Greeks went to work in
.
b. the 1860s: There were about
Greeks in Australia.
c. 1890: There were
and
all over Sydney and out in the countryside.
d. after WWII:
arrived in Australia.