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The aim of this work is to present you an itinerary in Australia. We choose for you sites which can be fun for teenagers. There are also 2 biographies of famous Australian people, an identity card of the country and why they speak english.
1. Ayers Rock :
Uluru is the traditional Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock which means "red heart" in aboriginal language. It is located in the Northern Territory, in the Kata Tjuta National Park. It is multicolored, oval-shaped and about 2 km long. There are caves with Aboriginal paintings in them. Uluru was discovered in 1972 by Ernest Giles and named after an Australian premier, Sir Henry Ayers. The Australian government returned Uluru's possession to the Aboriginal people in 1985.
2. Great Barrier Reef :
The Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea at the west of Australia. It is made of small islands, reefs and shoals of coral. There are more than 350 species of coral there, some of which have existed for millions of years. Between the Australian coast and the main reef is the Lagoon. The Lagoon is shallow and has many islands. Brightly colored, fish, and shells are visible through the clear waters. The Great Barrier Reef was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770.
3. Sydney :
Sydney, in New South
Wales, is the largest city in Australia. It was also the first city established
in Australia. It has a population of about 3,623,600. It is run by a lord
mayor and aldermen and the seat of the New South Wales government is also
in Sydney. Sydney is well known for its Harbor Bridge and its opera house.
The Sydney Opera House was established in 1973. The Opera House contains
a concert hall, a drama theater, a larger opera theater, an auditorium,
and a cinema.
4. Torquay :
Torquay is situated
near Melbourne, at the end of the great ocean road. It is known as the
surf capital of Australia. Melbourne surfers generally go to Bells beach.
Every thing started at the end of 1960, in this city two fans of surf
Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer decided to build surf boards and created
a little firm. They associated with Allan Green who did material of skin-diving.
The three people have created "quicksilver" and "rip curl".
Now, Torquay lives of surf, with its shops, its museum of surf and its
"surf coast".
5. Kakadu National park :
The name "Kakadu"
comes from an Aboriginal language called Gagudju (one of the languages
spoken in the north of the park at the beginning of the twentieth century).
Kakadu national park is located in the northern territory, near Darwin.
It is covered a total area of 19 804 square km.
The aboriginal people have been living here for 5 000 centuries, many
communities still occupy the region. The park is ran by Aborigines and
Australian government.
In the park there are about 25 species of frogs, 75 types of reptiles,
280 birds species… Every year, an important number of tourists visit
the park.
6. Evonne Goolagong Cawley :
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
is one of the most successful Australian tennis players. She first played
in the Fed Cup in 1971 against Margaret Court.
She also played in four Australian Opens, one French Open and two Wimbledon
singles titles during her brilliant career. She won 92 professional tournaments
before her retirement in 1981.
Evonne was born in 1951 and grew up in the Riverton District of New South
Wales among eight children. She was already keen on tennis at five, she
played and lost her first Wimbledon singles at age 18, but she took the
title the following year in 1971. She became the first Aboriginal Australian
to win Wimbledon.
7. James Cook :
James Cook (1728-1779)
was an English sailing ship Captain. He was born on 27 October 1728 in
Marton, England. His father was a poor farm labourer. James began as a
farm labourer and grocer's assistant. He found employment on the Baltic
sea in a coal transport ship at the age of 18.
The aim of Captain Cook's second Pacific Ocean trip was to confirm the
existence of a Great Southern Continent. In 1769, he discovered Australia
and took possession of eastern Australia.
James Cook died during his third trip, he was killed by aborigines in
1779.
8. Why do they speak English ? :
The English sailor, James cook, discovered Australia in 1769. The Australian
colonization started officially in 1788, when the English government chose
the New South Wales for the new penitentiary. England didn't pay attention
to this territory until the 19th century, at the arrival of farmers and
gold diggers. Afterwards, Australia became one of the most urbanized societies
of the occidental territories.