Name : _ Group/Class Date: _ _- OUR TRIP ‘DOWN UNDER’ My mum loves Australia She loves anything connected to Australia Kangaroos, koala bears, Uluru, sun, sea and surfing, she loves all that She even supports the Aussie cricket team and we are British! She also likes to watch Australian soaps: ‘Neighbours’, ‘Home and Away’, ‘the Young Doctors’ - if it is Australian, my mum will watch it She wanted to go and visit the country and my dad agreed My sister Ginny and I were also keen to go: I must admit, I like Australia, too! We saved up for three years for our trip and finally, last summer, we went Luckily, that was before the coronavirus pandemic! We flew to Sydney and stayed in the town centre in a nice hotel We stayed there for five days We saw the Opera House of course, but we didn’t go to an opera We had a trip out to see Uluru It was magnificent, a brilliant sight We wanted to see some of the wildlife, so we took a trip to Edith Falls National Park The scenery was wonderful and it was great to see koala bears! Finally, we went to Northern Queensland and spent 1 some time at a fantastic beach We didn’t surf, but 1 we swam in the sea It was brilliant We found the people very friendly; everyone greeted us with a ‘G’day’ and the food was really delicious My mum 1 was so happy! Now, she wants to go and live there, but my dad says ‘No!’ – well, at least for the time being! 71 By Lucy from Coventry, UK Say if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE Correct the false sentences: Lucy’s mum hates Australia and things to with Australia Lucy and her family are British Lucy and her sister Ginny didn’t want to go to Australia They went to Australia before the pandemic started They went to see an opera They went to a national park and saw some koala bears When they were at the beach, they went surfing They all thought that the Australians were very friendly Answer the following questions in full sentences: a) Name THREE things that Lucy’s mum loves about Aussie _ b) Which cricket team does Lucy’s mum support? c) What kind of TV programmes does Lucy’s mum like to watch? d) When did they go to Australia? _ e) Which town did they fly to? f) What did Lucy think about Uluru? g) Why did they go to a national park? h) What did they at the beach? _ i) How were the Australians? _ j) What does Lucy’s mum want to now? _ How many of the items (1-8) in the box - all associated with Australia - can you Keys name? T/F 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T – she loves it – they were keen to go – they saw the Opera House, but didn’t see an opera - they went swimming Qs and As a She loves koala bears, kangaroos, Uluru, soaps… b She supports the Australian team c She likes to watch Australian soaps d They went last summer e They flew to Sydney f She thought it was magnificent, a wonderful sight g They wanted to see some wildlife h They swam in the sea i They were very friendly j She wants to go and live in Australia Australian things Koala bear Ostrich Flipflops (called ‘thongs’ in Australia) Kangaroo Didgeridoo Duck billed platypus Surfboard boomerangs