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The First Peoples

Episode of the series Australia

CEFR: A1, A2, B1

In this episode

Illustrated slideshow
Comprehension quiz (45 questions)
Cultural notes

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Extract: the first 30 seconds of the episode. The full episode lasts 4 min 21 s.

Level

The episode

Travel through tens of thousands of years of history! Learn about the Aboriginal peoples, stories of The Dreaming, and how Australia grew into a modern nation within the British Empire.

Episode worksheets (2)

Student sheet In your teacher account
Teacher sheet In your teacher account

Teaching guide

Objective & content

This A1- documentary introduces Aboriginal Australians, described in the script as the oldest culture in the world, through a single narrator. It covers how they reached Australia from Asia, their life in small groups, the boomerang, the Dreaming, art, dance and the didgeridoo. It then mentions the Torres Strait Islanders and the dingo, and the Dutch explorers Willem Janszoon and Abel Tasman. The language focus is the simple past ("They came a very long time ago", "there were many First Peoples") alongside the present simple for descriptions. Vocabulary covers history, countries, animals and the environment. The main skill is listening comprehension, followed by the in-app quiz.

Materials & prerequisites

Student sheet and teacher sheet (PDF and HTML versions in `printables/`), plus the sheet source `printable.md`.
Learners should know the verb "be" and simple present statements. The past forms are met in the script itself (was, were, came, travelled).

Curriculum alignment

The episode is tagged `c3-child-and-wider-environment`: cycle 3 (6e). It targets CEFR level A1-.

Possible adaptations

Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.

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