1.expedition 2.incident 3.background 4.dilemma 5.parcel 6.swoop 7.portable 8.departure 9.compulsory 10.secure 11.aawkward 12.precise 13.accelerate 14.random 15simplify 16.gradual 17.deposit 18.tendency 19.dusk 20.reliable

Warming up: Look at the pictures below.What do you see in the pictures?Can you recognize them?

Sydney Perth KakaduCanberra

Uluru Great Barrier Reef Melbourne

Sydney Perth Kakadu Canberra Uluru Great Barrier Reef a b c d e f Melbourne g

a.a postcard from someone on holiday b.part of a text in an encyclopedia c.part of a tourist brochure d.a newspaper article e.an advertisement Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Text 5 First reading Match each reading passage with a description below.

1.The south-eastern coastal area of Australia. 2.Canberra 3.20 million 4.26 January kilometers a few coastal areas. 8.Most people do not climb Ayers Rocks out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be scared. 9.Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru. Second reading ( finish exercise 1 on page 24)

1.barrier 2.adequate 3.associate 4.defence 5.policy 6.brochure 7.celebration 8.ecology 9.federal 10.tolerate 11.citizen 12.nation 13.superb 14.migrant 15.homeland

1.Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology. 2.However, Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence, foreign policy and taxation. 3.As you travel from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs, you’ll observe some of Australia’s most spectacular landscapes – from the rolling hills surrounding Adelaide to the rusty reds of Australia’s centre and the tropical splendour of Darwin. 4.A popular attraction for active tourists is the 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park. Do you understand the sentences?

exercise 3 on page 69 1.defensive 2.defend 3.defence 4.desperately 5.desperate 6.desperation 7.tolerable 8.tolerant 9.tolerance 10.tolerate 11.reserved 12.reservation 13.reserve 14.recoverable 15.recover 16.recovery

exercise 4 on page 69 1.birthplace 2.citizen 3.homeland 4.heritage 5.celebrations 6.fortnight exercise 1 on page 70 1.run 2.finding/to find 3.painting/to paint 4.closed 5.reserved 6.staying 7.to stay

Discussion 1.Each year large numbers of people become Australian citizens. If you have the chance will you choose to become an Australian? Why ? 2.If you have a chance to travel Australia where will you travel?Why?

Check yourself After reading carefully underline any information about Australia that you don’t know before, and then tell others with your books closed.

1.enormous number of 2.be made up of 3.a federal government 4.come from overseas 5.different cultural and social backgrounds 6.migrants’ homelands 7.view some unique scenery 8.spot a fascinating variety of wildlife 9.most spectacular landscape 10.the rolling hills surrounding 11.the tropical splendour 12.World Heritage Sites 13.a vast flat sandy 14.at dusk 15.day-to-day life 16.out of respect 17.a range of

Exercises 2 on P different kinds of snakes and most of the 2000 different kinds of spiders.Only a few kinds of spiders and snakes are capable of killing humans. 2.Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human different kinds of sharks but 2 or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans. 4.The saltwater crocodile.

1.more than 2.venomous 3.paralyze sb/sth 4.a few varieties 5.feel threatened 6.a poisonous bite 7.medical treatment 8.vary in size 9.all but 10.less than 11.From time to time 12.be aware that 13.no more than 14.attack (n.)