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157 Take a piece of paper and write down as much as you can about Australia, Australian people and Australian lifestyle and culture. Share your results in class. Indigenous people all over the world have created different kinds of art. On this page you can see examples of Aboriginal art as it can be found in parts of Australia. Get together in small groups and discuss the possible meaning(s) of the (cave) paintings. Consider the questions below. 1 Who might have created these images? 2 What could they have used to paint them? 3 Why did the Aborigines create these pictures? 4 What do you think the pictures show? WRITING 20 SPEAKING 21 Remember how to speculate about the present and past: This cave painting might show a scene from … The Aborigines must have used paints made of … This image could show an animal species that … A B Summarise what you know about the problematic history of indigenous people in the USA/in Australia/New Zealand or African countries. Use the expressions. Then share your results in class. Listen to the sound parts of a BBC video about an Aboriginal community in Australia. Answer the questions below in note form. b LISTENING + VIEWING 23 a BBC 09 1 What was found on the Aborigines’ land? 2 What consequences did this find have for the people? 3 What aspects of ‘typical’ Australian culture do the two men list? 4 What does Pastor Geoffrey Stokes say about paying for the Australian lifestyle? Now watch the video. Then get together with a partner and describe what you could see about the life of Aborigines in this community. What problems do the Aborigines face in their daily lives? b Expand your vocabulary: Indigenous issues Get together with a partner and come up with definitions of the five expressions below. LANGUAGE 22 a a hunter-gatherer b European settlers c valuable resources d citizenship e remote territories Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv