Australia Day 3 and 4

Australia Vocabulary
Day 1
New Words:
assimilation indigenous indigent nomadic totem

G’day
If you want to assimilate and become a true Aussie, there are a few things you need to do. Not only do you have to learn how to speak Oz, you have to learn about the indigenous community as well, commonly called the Aboriginal community in Australia. Without knowing the indigenous roots of this continent, any traveler would be indigent in knowledge. Here are some things to know. Most of the indigenous people used to travel from place to place and not have a set home. Being nomadic, the indigenous Australians identified themselves not through the place they lived, but through their own totem animal or object. Keeping the stories of their totems and the history of the people alive is one of the great challenges in contemporary Australian life.

Sample sentences: Try your hand now at using your new words by writing them in their correct form (change endings if necessary) in these sentences:

1. After the shellfish supply started to diminish, the ___________ people of Southern Australia moved inland to harvest the delicious witchety grubs.

2. The Scrub Turkey Wallaby was seen as the ancestral father of the clan and became their ___________.

3. The Australian government wanted to _____________ all of the aboriginal people by having them adopt the religion and culture of Europe.

4. After Europeans claimed the land in Australia for themselves, the once abundant supplies of food and space started to vanish leaving many aboriginal people _______________.

5. The cane toad was transported to Australia to attack insects and is not ____________ to the land.

Definitions: Match the new words with their dictionary meanings.
6. assimilation___ a. An animal, plant, or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.
7. indigenous___ b. To absorb a culturally distinct group into the prevailing culture
8. indigent ___ c. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home
9. nomadic ___ d. Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
10. totem ___ e. Experiencing want or need; impoverished

Today’s Homophone- Please write two sentences for each homophone using the word correctly
To- “in the direction of”
Two- “the number”
Too- “also” or “very”

The two divers were careful not to swim down to the sunken ship too quickly.




Vocabulary
Day 2
New Words:
estuary meandered malignant consign alluvium

The Great Land of Australia

When Australians refer to the Outback, they are talking about a huge piece of land that meanders all over the place. Although much of the land is hot and dry, a climate many would see as quite malignant, there are also many beautiful rock formations such as Uluru or Ayer’s Rock that many people hold as sacred. It was under the care of the Australian government for some time, but was later consigned back to the indigenous people who had cared for it for centuries. The land of Australia is also home to the beautiful Sydney harbor. Unlike murky river waters filled with alluvium, the Sydney harbor boasts clear waters and great views. Surrounding the eastern coast you can also find many estuaries where sea manatees and saltwater crocodiles like to play.

Sample sentences: Try your hand now at using your new words by writing them in their correct form (change endings if necessary) in these sentences:

1. The river snaked down the side of Australia in a way that _____________ in every direction.

2. I would never put my pet koala bear in the pound while I was vacationing, so I ____________ it over to Billy who I knew would keep it safe.

3. In Australia, the gold miners like to look in the____________ fields by the rivers, hoping that gold nuggets will wash out with the rest of the rock and debris.

4. I won’t swim in the _____________ of the river because I know sharks like to swim here to get a taste of a fresh water fish.

5. Some people say teachers are _____________ because they assign tests and enjoy watching their students squirm, but I don’t think they’re that bad at all.

Definitions: Match the new words with their dictionary meanings.

6.estuary ___ a. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
7. meandered ___ b. evil in nature; disposed to do evil
8. malignant ___ c. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
9. consign ___ d. To give over to the care of another; entrust.
10. alluvium ___ e. Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta


Today’s Homophone- Please write two sentences for each homophone using the word correctly
Threw- past tense of throw
Through- passing from one side of something to another
Through seven innings, Egor threw just seven strikes.