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booklet containing information about sth or advertising sth (作介 绍和宣传用的)小册子 a postcard from someone on holiday part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure a newspaper article an advertisement Match each reading passage with a description below
Comprehending The questions below are not difficult to answer. They have been written to help you practise skimming for information You should try to answer them in the shortest possible time. You do not need to read every word of all five reading passages in order to answer them I Where do most australians live? The south-eastern coastal area of australia 2 In what city do federal politicians work? 3 How many people live in Australia? 20 million? Canberra 4 When IS Australla Day? 26 January
The questions below are not difficult to answer. They have been written to help you practise skimming for information. You should try to answer them in the shortest possible time. You do not need to read every word of all five reading passages in order to answer them. 1 Where do most Australians live? The south-eastern coastal area of Australia. 2 In what city do federal politicians work? 3 How many people live in Australia? 4 When is Australia Day? 1 Canberra 20 million. 26 January
5 How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 4,352 kilometers 6 How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 14 7 Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? A few coastal areas 8 Why de lo. most people choose o clim ost people do not Ayers rock Uluru? out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred 9 What two World Heritage Sites are named in these texts? Cradle mountain national park and uluru
5 How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 6 How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 7 Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? A few coastal areas. 8 Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? 9 What two World Heritage Sites are named in these texts? 4,352 kilometers 14 Most people do not Climb Ayers Rock out of respect for the Aboriginal people who consider the rock to be sacred. Cradle Mountain National Park and Uluru
3 Discuss these questions with others in your class 1 What kind of people do you think make australia their home? (Text 2 is most relevant for this question. Some of the reasons that people chose to settle in Australia might be because they want a better life than they had at home or they want a change of lifestyle or a challenge. Others may come because they are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original countr
Discuss these questions with others in your class. 1 What kind of people do you think make Australia their home? (Text 2 is most relevant for this question. Some of the reasons that people chose to settle in Australia might be because they want a better life than they had at home or they want a change of lifestyle or a challenge. Others may come because they are attracted to the climate, the beauty of the country or the opportunity to improve the situation that they had in their original country. 3
Some come because they have been forced to leave their country for some f reason and must find somewhere else to live. People who go to a new country to start again are likely to be courageous curious and strong minded, and they enjoy challenges, since there might be tremendous hardships. They are probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things
Some come because they have been forced to leave their country for some reason and must find somewhere else to live.) People who go to a new country to start again are likely to be courageous, curious and strong minded, and they enjoy challenges, since there might be tremendous hardships. They are probably confident of their abilities and open to new ideas and ways of doing things