Online Class Notes (Jesse)

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Australia is home to many indigenous populations known as Aboriginal people or Aborigines. However, some consider the term pejorative. Then, legally, the native Australian population are referred to as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. Depending o the regions, some also prefer regional terms, such as Koori or Muri.

Recently a genetic study found that the Aboriginals ancestors may have left the Africa continent up to 75,000 years ago, likely representing one of the oldest population outside Africa.

Academic researchers estimated that by the time the European colonizers arrived in Australia, the native population exceeded 750,000 individuals, living in over 500 different groups and speaking around 300 dialects.

The Aboriginals are nomads, hunters and food collectors, generally living in rustic shelters used as temporary protection. They practice the animist religion, which represents a strong connection between all the natural species and a superior God, whereas human beings share the natural benefits similar to other animals.

Currently, the Aboriginals represent only 1% of the Australian population, living in some villages in the desert and occupying peripheral neighbourhoods in big cities.

Australia is home to many indigenous populations known as Aboriginal people or Aborigines. However, some consider the term pejorative / derogatory (der rog get tree / der rog get tor ree), but / Despite this, legally, the native Australian population are referred to as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. Depending on the regions, some also prefer regional terms, such as Koori or Muri.

Recently a genetic study found that the Aboriginals’ ancestors may have left the African continent up to 75,000 years ago, likely representing one of the oldest populations outside / other than those in Africa.

Academic researchers estimated that by the time the European colonists (scientists) arrived in Australia / “ostraya”, the native population exceeded 750,000 individuals, living in over 500 different groups and speaking around 300 dialects.

The Aboriginals are nomads, hunters and food collectors / nomadic hunter-gatherers, generally living in rustic shelters used as temporary protection. They practice the animist religion, which represents a strong connection between all the natural species and a superior God, whereas human beings share the natural benefits similar to other animals.

Currently, the Aboriginals represent only 1% of the Australian population, living in some villages in the desert and occupying peripheral neighbourhoods in big cities / neighbourhoods in the outskirts / outer regions of / outer suburbs of cities.

Vocabulary

150
105

150,150,150
100 & 50 thousand, 1 hundred & 50

500,459,218
500 million, 4 hundred and 59 thousand, 2 hundred and 18

10,000
1 wan

100,000
10 wan

756
704
705,100
7

150,000
100,155,555

abo – derogatory term for Aboriginal people
aussie – short term for Australian
pom – short term for UK people
yank – short term for US people
kiwi – short term for NZ people
laowai / wai guo ren – foreigner in Chinese
gaijin – foreigner in Japanese

insect repellent – re PEL lent
eg. it can help to repel (reh PEL) insects

i was in a plane flying over the amazon

colonists
eg. the colonists arrived by boat

brutal
eg. they treated them brutally

similar / familiar
your family is familiar with you
similar is a little the same
eg. portuguese is similar to spanish

hunter-gatherers

nomad (n)
nomadic (adj)
eg. they were nomadic people

from the elements – rain, sun, wind, etc …
eg. I need to seek shelter from the elements (the sunhine, the rain, the wind)

Grammar

people often put names into their children – people often give names to their children / people often name their children strange things

listen music – listen to music 

to – arrive / distance between things
eg. I give it to you
eg2. I listen to music
eg3. I talk to you

i couldn’t read more and more texts – I couldn’t read any more texts because I’m too tired