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Exploring Australia's Outback

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Exploring Australia's Outback

Australian Outback landscape

📚 Part 1: Reading and Word Recognition

Read the following paragraph about the Australian Outback. Circle any words you recognise:

The Australian Outback is a vast and rugged wilderness that covers most of the continent's interior. This remote region experiences extreme temperatures, from scorching 40°C days to freezing nights. The landscape is dominated by red sandy soil, rocky formations, and sparse vegetation adapted to survive in the arid climate. Indigenous Australians have lived in harmony with this challenging environment for thousands of years. Despite its harsh conditions, the Outback is home to unique wildlife like kangaroos, dingoes, and thorny devils.

1. List three words from the text that were new to you:

✏️ Part 2: Describing the Outback

2. Fill in the table with nouns (things) and adjectives (describing words) about the Outback:
Nouns (Things)
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
Adjectives (Describing Words)
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________

🖊️ Part 3: Facts vs Story Writing

3. Which statements are facts about the Outback and which are story writing? Tick the correct box:

"The Outback covers 5.6 million square kilometres of Australia."

Fact

Story writing

"As the sun set, the ancient spirits of the desert whispered to the wandering dingo."

Fact

Story writing

4. Write one fact and one story-style sentence about the Outback:

Fact:

Story:

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