Unit2 Reading and Thinking 1 What do you know about Australia? * Australia lies between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. * Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. * The koala, is Australia's national treasure and a rare and precious primitive animal in Australia. * Famous scenic spots: · The Great Barrier Reef · Ayers Rock(艾尔斯巨石) * Australia is a nation of immigrants. * The majority of Australians speaks English as their first language. It is located to the south of the equator, below many countries. Warming up 2 What other iconic attractions can you learn about from the video? koala kangaroo Red Centre Australian Rainforest Next week I’m travelling to Australia to visit a friend there over the school holidays.I plan to keep this blog to record my experiences and what I learn. I have already done some research on the country. Located to the south of the equator,below many other countries on the globe, it’s often informally referred to as “down under”. blog1 I have also read about some iconic sites,such as the Sydney Opera House and the Great Ocean Road, and animals like the cute koalas and kangaroos.I can’t wait to see all of them! However, as I major in social studies, I’m more interested in meeting people in Australia and experience their culture, food, and way of life. I’m here in Sydney! Since I arrived,my friend has brought me to my first open-air barbecue and has also shared many different but yummy meals with me , so my first impressions of Australia have been all about food! A lot of typical Australian food,such as the Sunday roast, is originally British. Bakeries,fast-food joints,butcher shops,cafes,and restaurants everywhere provide some of the premier food experiences in the world. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs,along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim. blog2 My friend and I have arrived in Katherine,a town in Australia’s Northern Territory. We’re here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines,who are native to Australia.The Aboriginal population might be small,but its influence is still visible. For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word meaning “water breaking over rocks”. blog3 To survive in this vast land on the ocean,the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature. This shows in their music,too, which celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them. Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.） 1.Can you tell me to use these machines_____which I am not sure . 2.He wrote many chinldren’s books,half of _____were published in recent years. 3.Our class is made up of 52 students, all of _____ are friendly and hard?working about which whom Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the gr ... ...
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