4. Animals found in Australia

10. Area: 7.686 million sq km Population: 21.4 million Capital: Canberra Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar How much do you know about Australia?

11. National emblem National flag

12. Match the expressions: 1. Australia is my birthplace 2. in the vast area of desert 3. Australians are fond of sport 4. contrary to popular belief 5. you’ll find a broad choice 6. the rest of us are quite well-off 7. I think that’s unfair like opposite to not fair have a good standard of living place where I was born wide huge

13. Identifying facts and opinions To identify opinions, look for adjectives that express positive or negative feelings, e.g. Kangaroos are tasty too! It’s unfair. To identify facts, look for statements which are true and which do not depend on the opinion of the speaker, e.g. Most Australians live on the coast.

14. Read the radio show. Say if these sentences are true (T), false (F) or we don’t know because there is no information (NI). 1. Australia has large areas of desert. 2. Australia is a major producer of cars. 3. Surfing is the most popular sport. T NI F

15. 4. Australian roads can be quite dangerous. 5. There are some dangerous animals in Australia. 6. Australia has never produced any important writers. 7. Many recent immigrants have come from Greece. T F T T

16. 8. Native Australians form a large percentage of the population. 9. Most Native Australians live in the desert. 10. The standard of living in Australia is high. F T NI

17. Read the radio show again and tell who you think said these things: George or Fiona and theses sentences are opinions or facts. 1. “Kangaroo meat is delicious.” 2. “Australia is a multi-cultural society.” 3. “Most Australians love to be out in the sunshine.” George Fiona opinion fact opinion

18. 4. “Melbourne is the second largest Greek city.” 5. “There’s fantastic choice of things to do in Sydney.” 6. “Australian ‘fusion food’ is excellent.” George Fiona fact opinion

19. 7. “A lot of the roads are terrible.” 8. “Ayers Rock is a famous sightseeing spot in Australia.” George opinion fact

20. 1. What is Australia famous for? 2. What kind of city is Melbourne? 3. What about Australian culture? And what makes it something like that? It is famous for “the land of sunshine and surfing”. It is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens. The culture is a mix of different cultures because of the mix of people. Answer the questions according to the text.

21. 4. How do these different cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture? 5. In Australia, what kind of animals can you find? For example, we can see all these influences in modern Australian cooking. Snakes, spiders, kangaroos, sheep …

22. 6. Where do most Australians live? And what kind of sports is very popular in Australia? What are there some other sports that people are fond of ? They live on the coast. Surfing is a popular sport. People are also fond of walking, fishing horse-riding, tennis, golf and sailing.

23. 7. What about art and literature in Australia? 8. What about the life of native Australians? Most of them live in terrible conditions. There are lively culture and art scenes there and its art and literature are advanced.

24. The phrase is a bit of Chinese English. 这个短语有一点中式英语的味道。 Let’s rest for a bit. 让我们休息片刻。 I’m a little bit tired. 我有一点儿累了。 [ 联想拓展 ] a bit (little) tired 有点累 not a bit tired 一点儿也不累 not a little tired 非常累

25. 2. At first, we didn’t feel we belong here, but now we are attached to the land we live on. belong vi. 属于 The blue sky belongs equally to us all. Put the chair back where it belong. Please ensure that you have all your belongings when you leave the train.

26. attach vi. 附上，系上，贴上，使依恋 He attached a label to his baggage. This middle school is attached to a teachers’ college. We are much attached to each other. They attach great importance to public opinion polls. She was much attached to her home town.

27. We are certainly get more used to Chinese humour. The population has become more and more mixed with people from … Of course, things are more limited if you live in a small town.

28. 2. How do these different cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture? affect vt. 影响，作用，感动 e.g. The climate affected his health. The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. She was deeply affected by the news of her father’s death.

29. That’s why surfing is such a popular sport. That’s what people call underground in London. This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people. That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and that’s why we moved into the house on mango street, far away, on the other side of town.

30. 5. But it’s not the only sport Australians are fond of. fond adj. 喜爱 be fond of 喜欢 We are fond of the house and don’t want to leave. Top cyclists She is among the top 5% of earners in this country. She is one of the top tennis players.

31. 6. Contrary to popular belief, Australia is not a dull place at all for people wanting culture. contrary adj. 相反的，相违的 on the contrary 相反 to the contrary 与此相反 The couple have contrary beliefs. Contrary to popular belief the desert can be a beautiful place. It doesn’t seem ugly to me, on the contrary, I think it’s rather beautiful.

32. 3. And in Sydney, you’ll find a broad choice of opera, drama, … broad adj. 宽的，阔的 e.g. This room is as broad as it is long. She has a broad knowledge of computers. He is broad-minded.

33. 4. I can’t bear the way the native Australians have been treated. bear v. 忍受；携带 I can’t bear having a cat in the house. The ice is too thin to bear your weight. I think that’s excellent advice to bear in mind.

34. 7. They are now a minority group and most of them live in terrible conditions… minority n. 少数，少数民族 e.g. Only a small minority of students is interested in politics these days. 目前，只有极少数同学对政治感 兴趣。

35. 8. I wonder if they’ll ever forgive the way they’ve been treated. forgive vt. 宽恕，饶恕 e.g. I’ll never forgive her for what she did. I’d never forgive myself if she heard the truth from someone else.

36. Recite the new words and language points in this lesson.