ListeningUnit3Australia,UsingLanguageListentothetext.ACAMPINGHOLIDAYWeiPing(P)isstudyingatuniversityinAustralia.JustbeforethesummerholidayshisfriendBobMartins(B)inviteshimtogocamping.WeiPingisalittlenervousaboutthis.,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.B:Here’syour_______.P:Mmm.Thanks.B:Sohaveyou_______allyourworkforthis_____?P:Yes,I’vejustfinishedthelastessay.NowI’mreally_______________theholidays.B:Oh?Haveyougot________planned?P:No,notreally.coffeefinishedtermlookingforwardtoanything,B:Well,whydon’tyoucomecamping_____meandmyfriends?P:Oh,that’svery_____ofyoubut…B:But?P:Well,youseeI’m___________snakes.B:Really?Oh,youdon’thavetoworry.Snakes__________humansandtheymoveaway__________theyhearyoucoming.Justremembertomakealotofnoisewithyourfeet.P:Yes,butwhatifoneishidingundersomewoodandI_______it?withkindterrifiedofarescaredofassoonasdisturb,B:Well,thebestthingisnottomoveanylarge_______wood.Oh,andasmuchaspossible,avoidwalkinginreallylong_____whereyoucan’tseewhat’sontheground.Andifyoudohavetowalkthroughlonggrass,youshouldwearbootsandlongtrousersthatyoucanfold_____yourboots.Then,ifasnakedidtryto___you,itwouldn’tgettoyourskin.piecesofgrassinsidebit,P:Idon’tknow.Itstillsounds_________.B:Look,mostsnakescan’tkillyouanyway.Andwealwaysstayincampinggroundsthathaveshortgrasssowe______everseesnakes.Andwhenwegointothebushwealwaysmakealotof______.P:Bushes?Arewegoingtowalkthroughbushes?dangeroushardlynoise,B:No,theBush!That’s_____Australianscallthepartofthecountrysidewheretherearen’tanyhousesorfarmsorother_____ofhumans.Youknow,the_______areaswithtreesandgrassandnativeanimals.whatsignsnatural,P:Oh,Isee.So,whenyougointothebushyoumust____bootsandlongtrousers.Youshouldn’tmoveanythingthatis_______thegroundandyoumustmakealotofnoisesothesnakes________.B:You’vegottherightidea.ButIdon’tthinkyou’llbeabletomakethesnakesrunaway.P:Butyousaid…B:Snakesdon’thavelegs,_____.wearlyingonrunawaymate,Workbook-ListeningListentothetext.Carol(C)andRoss(R)bothgotouniversityinEngland.Theymeetupafterlecturesonedayanddecidetogoforcoffee.ACOLDDAYINMANCHESTER,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.R:Ooh.That’sbetter.Itwas_____outthere!Lookthere’satable____therebythefire.C:Great.I’llgetthecoffeeandyou____thetable.R:Thanks,Carol.I’llgetthe_____one.C:Fine,sohowdoyoulikethiscold?coldovergrabnext,R:Well,I__________TasmaniasoI’m______coldwinterweather.Butit’ssummeroverthereatthemomentandI’d____liketobethere.C:Whatwouldyoubedoingifyouwereathome?R:I’dprobablybe______________thebeach.Igodowntheremosteveningstosurf.comefromusedtosureheadingdownto,C:Oh,soyousurf,doyou?R:Yeah.I’vebeen_______sinceIwasanipper.C:Awhat?R:Oh,sorry.That’swhatwecalljuniorlifesavers____home.C:(laughs)________.What’sajuniorlifesaver?surfingbackHangon,R:Well,youknowhowwehavelifesaversonallour_______beaches?C:No,Ididn’tknowthat.Itmust___thegovernmentalotofmoneytoputlifesaversonsomanybeaches.R:No.Theyareallvolunteers.It’slikeasports____.Theytraintosavelivesandwhentheyaren’twatching_____thepeopleonthebeachtheyhaveall_______competitionswithotherclubs.popularcostcluboversortsof,C:Likewhat?R:Well,theyhavesurflifeboatsto______peopleandatcarnivals,theyracewithboatsfromotherclubs.Andthenthereareironmenandwomen____________.rescuecompetitions,C:I’veseenthemontelevision.It’sthree_____,isn’tit?Aswim,afootraceandaracepaddlingacanoeorasurfboard.R:Yesthat’sright.Surflifesavingclubsalsohavelotsofothercompetitionsandsocial______.C:Sonippersarethe_______surflifesavers?raceseventsyoung,R:Yeah.They’rebetween7and15.Theyaretrainingtobelifesaverswhenthey’reolder,andtheyhaveallsortsofgamesandcompetitions___________theiragegroup.C:Sowereyou____anironman?R:(laughs)Notme.Iwastoomuchintohavingagoodtimeat____clubparties.C:Yes,Ican_________that…suitableforeversurfimagine,Listentothetext.Workbook-ListeningTaskJuneisgivingatalkaboutAustralianflagsandwhattheytellpeopleaboutthehistoryandcultureofAustralia.THEFLAGSOFAUSTRALIA,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.Goodafternoon,everyone.Myhobbyis________flagsfromallovertheworld.Iloveflagsfortwo_______.Thefirstisthattheyarebeautifulandthesecondisthatyoucanlearnalotaboutthe_______and______ofacountryby________itsflags.TodayI’dliketoshowyousomeAustralianflagsanddiscusstheir___________.collectingreasonsculturehistorystudyingsignificance,Now,thisoneistheofficialAustralianflag.Itwas______in1901followingacompetitiontodesignaflagespeciallyforAustralia.Beforethat_____AustraliahadthesameflagasGreatBritain.TheBritishflagisnowinthetopleft_______oftheAustralianflagtoremindpeopleofAustralia'shistorical____withGreatBritain.chosendatequarterties,Thefivestars________theSouthernCrosswhichisanimportantgroupoffivestarsinthe________hemisphere.NavigatorsusetheSouthernCrosstoshowthemthe________oftheSouthPole.Theotherbigstar______theBritishflagrepresentsthesixstatesandthe_________territoriesofAustralia.representsoutherndirectionundercombined,Thisflaghasbeentheofficial_________flagsince1995.Theblackinthetophalfoftheflag__________theAboriginalpeoplethemselves,whiletheredatthebottomsymbolizestheearthandtheAboriginalpeople's________connection___theearth.Aboriginalsymbolizesspiritualto,Theyellowcircleinthemiddlerepresentsthesun,thegiveroflife.Thisnextflagwasfirst______in1854ataplacecalledEurekawhereagroupofgoldminers_____________thegovernment.Theincidentisseenbymanyasthebeginningofthe__________towardsdemocracyinAustralia.flownrebelledagainstmovement,ThefivestarsrepresenttheSouthernCrossandthelightbluebackgroundis_______torepresenttheblueshirtsthatmanyofthegoldminerswore.________notanofficialflag,itisrecognizedandlovedbymostAustralians.believedAlthough,ThisisanotherflagthatyouoftenseeinAustralia,especiallyatsportingevents.Thekangaroois_________astheunofficialanimal_______ofAustraliaandgreenandgoldarethecolourswornbymanyAustraliansportingteamswhentheytravel________.recognizedemblemoverseas,Theflagfirstbecame_______in1983whenitwasflownonAustralia’sentrytotheAmerica’scup---afamousyacht_____whichAustralia_____thatyear.popularracewon,Somepeople____itistimeto_______Australia'sofficialflagbecauseitisnolonger_____________havetheBritishflaginthemostimportantpartoftheflag.Theotherflagsyouseeherewere__________acompetitionforanewflagbutsofarnonehavebeen________.feelchangeappropriatetodesignedforaccepted,Thankyou!
