Australian Culture: Aboriginal Art, Literature, and Holidays

Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginals - 
the original inhabitants of the Australian
continent and nearby islands
more than 
250 languages 
spoken by Indigenous
Australians prior to the arrival of Europeans
, m
ost of
these are now extinct, with only about fifteen
languages still being spo
ken
unique musical instruments 
and folk styles
 (t
he
didgeridoo
, the clapping sticks)
a tradition of 
Aboriginal art 
which is thousands of
years old, the best known forms being rock art and
bark painting
thraditional tools and weapones: 
the boomerang
Aboriginal Culture
Zdroj: [cit. 2013-05-06]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aboriginal_Art_Australia(2).jpg?uselang=cs
Zdroj: [cit. 2013-05-06]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boomerangs_-_melbourne_show_2005.jpg?uselang=cs
Literature
the narrative art of Australian writers has, since 1788,
introduced the character of a new continent into literature -
exploring such themes as Aboriginality, democracy, national
identity, migration, 
etc.
n
otable Australian writers have included the 
novelists Patrick
White
 (Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973)
, Colleen
McCullough
 (
The Thorn Birds
)
,
 etc.,
 bush poets
 and
playwright
s as well
Holidays
Australia Day (26th January)
celebrated to remember the day the first
British ships came to the country in 1788
Anzac Day (the end of April)
to rememeber Australian soldiers killed in
WWI and WWII
Questions
1.
What is the traditional Aboriginal musical instrument
called?
2.
What id the name of the weapon used by Aboriginal
warriors?
3.
Why is Australia Day celebrated?
Answer Key
1.
The 
didgeridoo
.
2.
The Boomerang.
3.
To celebrate the arrival of the forst British ships to Australia.
Source
BELÁN, Juraj. Odmaturuj! z anglického jazyka. Vyd. 1. Brno: Didaktis, 2005,
256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 80-735-8024-1.
BRENDLOVÁ, Světla. Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí. 2., dopl. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus,
c1996, 79 s. ISBN 80-857-8487-4.
EL-HMOUDOVÁ, Dagmar. Angličtina pro střední školy. 1. vyd. Třebíč: Petra
Velanová, 2006. ISBN 80-868-7302-1.
KEMPTON, Grant. New opportunities UK/US: workbook. Vyd. 1. Harlow:
Pearson Education Limited, 2006, 256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 978-140-5829-441.
KEMPTON, Grant. New opportunities UK/US: workbook. Vyd. 1. Harlow:
Pearson Education Limited, 2006, 256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 978-0-582-84791-
0.
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Discover the rich cultural heritage of Australia through its Aboriginal art, literature, and holidays. Learn about Aboriginal culture, traditional musical instruments like the didgeridoo, famous Australian writers, and significant holidays such as Australia Day and Anzac Day.

  • Australian Culture
  • Aboriginal Art
  • Literature
  • Holidays
  • Indigenous Heritage

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  1. Nzev Australia Culture, Literature, Holidays P edm t, ro n k Tematick oblast Semin z anglick ho jazyka, septima Re lie anglicky mluv c ch zem I. Jedn se o prezentaci s v kladem, obr zky a koly. Anotace Aboriginal art, boomerang, language, literature, holidays. Kl ov slova Mgr. Lucie Babi ov Autor 6. 5. 2013 Datum Gymn zium Jana Opletala, Litovel, Opletalova 189 kola EU pen ze st edn m kol m, reg. .: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0221 Projekt

  2. Aboriginal Culture Aboriginals - the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands more than 250 languages spoken by Indigenous Australians prior to the arrival of Europeans, most of these are now extinct, with only about fifteen languages still being spoken unique musical instruments and folk styles (the didgeridoo, the clapping sticks) a tradition of Aboriginal art which is thousands of years old, the best known forms being rock art and bark painting thraditional tools and weapones: the boomerang

  3. Aboriginal Culture Zdroj: [cit. 2013-05-06]. Dostupn pod licenc Creative Commonsna WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aboriginal_Art_Australia(2).jpg?uselang=cs Zdroj: [cit. 2013-05-06]. Dostupn pod licenc Creative Commonsna WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boomerangs_-_melbourne_show_2005.jpg?uselang=cs

  4. Literature the narrative art of Australian writers has, since 1788, introduced the character of a new continent into literature - exploring such themes as Aboriginality, democracy, national identity, migration, etc. notable Australian writers have included the novelists Patrick White (Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973), Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds), etc., bush poets and playwrights as well

  5. Holidays Australia Day (26th January) celebrated to remember the day the first British ships came to the country in 1788 Anzac Day (the end of April) to rememeber Australian soldiers killed in WWI and WWII

  6. Questions 1. What is the traditional Aboriginal musical instrument called? What id the name of the weapon used by Aboriginal warriors? Why is Australia Day celebrated? 2. 3.

  7. Answer Key 1. 2. 3. The didgeridoo. The Boomerang. To celebrate the arrival of the forst British ships to Australia.

  8. Source BEL N, Juraj. Odmaturuj! z anglick ho jazyka. Vyd. 1. Brno: Didaktis, 2005, 256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 80-735-8024-1. BRENDLOV , Sv tla. Re lie anglicky mluv c ch zem . 2., dopl. vyd. Plze : Fraus, c1996, 79 s. ISBN 80-857-8487-4. EL-HMOUDOV , Dagmar. Angli tina pro st edn koly. 1. vyd. T eb : Petra Velanov , 2006. ISBN 80-868-7302-1. KEMPTON, Grant. New opportunities UK/US: workbook. Vyd. 1. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2006, 256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 978-140-5829-441. KEMPTON, Grant. New opportunities UK/US: workbook. Vyd. 1. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2006, 256 s. Odmaturuj!. ISBN 978-0-582-84791- 0.

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