Moving to Melbourne
     
A Work in pairs. Discuss each image. Can you  suggest a date for each one and then put them in chronological order?  
     
B Work in in pairs. Look at each image and discuss these questions. Be prepared to join in a class discussion afterwards.

Image 1: Why did ships like this force people to move to Australia from the U.K. in the late 1700s?
Image 2: Melbourne was first set up in the 1830s to trade with which island? What do you think was taken to and from the island and Melbourne?
Image 3: What is the modern city centre of Melbourne like? (what river can you see?)
Image 4: What discovery led a rush of people to move to Melbourne in the 1850s? Where did the migrants come from?
Image 5: Where did another wave of migration come from in the 1900s after the Wars? What sort of businesses did these migrants set up?
Image 6: What other business has grown in the last 50 years using the skills that these migrants brought?
Image 7: What is the most recent wave of migration to Melbourne (since 1970)? What jobs do these people do?

  
     
C Use the heading above. Imagine you are making a family history website and your family  lives in Melbourne. Write a paragraph of about 100 words describing  your home city Melbourne - and how it has grown.