Alessia Pellizzari 18/09/2020 CLASS 1LSCA

Le competenze che dovrai aver raggiunto sono del livello A2 del Quadro Comune Europeo di riferimento della lingua inglese.

 “Australians call the central desert area of their country “the outback”. Alice Springs is a town in the middle of the outback. It is sometimes called Alice or the Alice.

 The native Arrernte people have lived near Alice Springs for more than 50,000 years. The town grew in the 1860s. It started as a telegraph station- part of the Overland telegraph line, which connected the North and the South of Australia. Later, explorers came to Alice looking for gold, and early settlers created enormous farms there. In 1920s, Alice became the base for Australia’s famous Royal Flying Doctor service. From Alice, doctors still fly in small planes to visit patients in remote villages and farms in the outback. Tourists come to Alice Springs for many reasons. You can try different adventure sports in the desert, like camping, mountain biking and walking. You can also fly over the desert in a hot air balloon, small plane and helicopter. The early explorers in the outback used camels for transport, and tourists can enjoy camel rides there today. Every year in Alice there is the Camel Cup-a camel race. Racing camels in not easy, and they often go in the wrong direction! Alice Springs is also a centre for Aboriginal art. Aboriginal art is one of the oldest art tradition in the world. The paintings tell stories about the landscape and about the Aboriginal religion. At the Todd Mall in Alice Springs, you can find lots of art galleries full of modern Aboriginal art. The artists still use traditional techniques, such as painting, with very small dots of colour.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

 1. What is the outback?

The outback is the name the Australians call the central area of Australia.

 2. Where is Alice Springs?

Alice Springs is a town situated in the middle of the outback.

 3. How long have the Arrernte people lived near Alice Springs?

The Arrernte people have lived near Alice Springs for more than 50,000 years.

 4. What was Alice Springs at the beginning?

At the beginning Alice Springs was a telegraph station that was part of the Overland telegraph line, that is a line from the North to the South of Australia.

 5. Why did explorer go there?

Explorer went there because they looked for gold.

 6. What does a flying doctor do?

A flying doctor flies in small planes to visit patients that live in remote villages and farms in the outback.

 7. What did Alice Springs become in the 1920s?

In the 1920s Alice Springs became the base for Australia’s famous Royal Flying Doctor service.

 8. What can tourists do in the desert?

In the desert tourists can try different adventure sports like camping, mountain biking and walking. They can also fly over the desert in a hot air balloon, small plane or helicopter and they can enjoy camel rides.

 9. What is the Camel Cup?

The Camel Cup is a race with camels that every year takes place in Alice.

 10. Where in Alice Springs can you see Aborigenal Art?

You can see Aborigenal Art at the Todd Mall in Alice, where there are a lot of galleries.

 11. What kind of techniques do artists use?

The Aborigenal artists use traditional techniques for example painting, with very small dots of colour.