The Outback Way

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Washington Post, students read about the Outback Way, a road that travels 1,700 miles (2,735.8 km) through the Australian Outback. This lesson includes photos, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
travel
Australia
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

stranded
shred
pave
Aboriginal
mud
remote
traverse
century
A spinning paper plane