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1 Episode Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware that this document may contain images or names of people who have since passed away. Teachers should use discretion and sensitivity when using this content with their students. Note to teachers: As always, we are looking for feedback from teachers to ensure that these notes are providing genuine learning opportunities for students. We would also love input from teachers. If you have any suggestions for activities, or activities you have come up with for your class, please get in touch with us. VAMPtv Production team. Rod Balaam VAMPtv School Liaison Rodney.Balaam@ntschools.net

2 ACTIVITIES TO DO ON YOUR OWN (OR WITH A FRIEND!) TJUPI BAND Tjupi Band is a Central Australian band from the community of Papunya. The song Wati is about a man choosing to stop living his unhealthy life and returning to his friends and family in his community. Watch the Wati videoclip carefully and answer the questions below in full sentences: 1. What is the name of the hotel at the beginning of the clip? 2. What colour is the main character s t-shirt? 3. What is written on the bus? 4. What instruments can you see being played in the clip? 5. What animal is painted on the Tjupi Band drum? 3. How many people are on the tour bus? (you will have to be quick to answer this one!) R L3.2 Sociocultural understanding W L3.1 Communication R L3.3 Language structure and features

3 MY ISLAND HOME The Warumpi Band are Australian legends. In 1983 they wrote, recorded and released the first song in an Aboriginal language in Australia. It was called Jailanguru Pakarnu which means Out from Jail. One of the band s members, Sammy Butcher, is the mentor for Tjupi Band who feature in this week s episode with their song Wati. You might remember seeing Sammy and the Tjupi band when we did a story about their tour around the NT. Below are the lyrics to My Island Home. Listen carefully to the song and fill in the gaps below. My Island Home Warumpi Band Six years I've been in the and every night I dream of the sea They say is were you find it will this place ever me? For I come from the salt people We've always lived by the sea Now i'm out here of with a wife and a And my home My island home My island home is for me In the the dry wind From the hills and across the I close my and I am In a boat on the again And I m a long turtle spear And I feel I m close now to where it must be My island home is for me For I come from the salt people We've always lived by the sea Now i'm out here of with a wife and a In the the dry wind From the hills and across the I close my and I am In a boat on the again And I m a long turtle spear And I feel I m close now to where it must be My island home is for me L L3.2 Sociocultural understanding L L3.3 Language structure and features L L3.4 Learning-how-to-learn

4 HOMOPHONES Our friend toad is back this week with his joke. This week s joke uses something called homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same (or might even be spelt the same way) but have different meanings. For example: read (past tense) and red. These words sound the same but they have different meanings. You use the word read to talk about reading a book or newspaper. I read a good book last night. Or You use the word red to talk about colour. My school uniform is red. Another example where the words are spelt the same: smell and smell Smell can be used to describe something that has smells good or bad. This camp dog smells terrible! That meat smells delicious. Or smell can also be used as a verb (a doing word). I can smell cooking. Look at the list of words below and think of a matching a homophone to fit in the crossword. Say the words out loud to help you. We have put some of the letters in for you and here s a clue to start you off: blue and blew are homophones. 1 L 2 3 E E 4 E 5 6 T G H 8 H 9 7 E L D Across 1. flaw 1. flee 2. so 3. whether 4. bare 4. blue 6. farther 5. write 7. hear 9. reed 8. there 10. too 11. allowed Down R L3.3 Language structure and features S L3.4 Learning-how-to-learn

5 6 TIMES TABLE Practice your 6 times tables after listening to the song from Kalkarindji. (from worksheetfun.com) N S 2.3 Calculating N S 3.3 Calculating

Episode Note to teachers:

Episode Note to teachers: Episode 15 2012 Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware that this document may contain images or names of people who have since passed away. Teachers should use discretion