[00:04.32]Unit12 Culture ShockLesson4 The New Australians [00:11.05]Is it all kangaroos and surfing? [00:14.14]Welcome to Countries of the World. [00:16.81]Today we're talking about Australia, [00:19.22]the land of sunshine and surfing. [00:22.04]Geo...
[00:01.30]Wow! How do these different cultures [00:04.27]affect different aspects of Australian culture? [00:07.26]Well, for example, we see all these influences [00:10.41]in modern Australian cooking. [00:12.68]Chefs call it 'fusion food- [00:14.98]...
[00:01.67]But it's not the only sport Australians [00:04.05]are fond of. [00:05.41]Because the weather's so good. [00:07.18]Australians like being outdoors. [00:09.72]Walking, fishing, horse-riding, tennis, [00:12.82]golf and sailing are all popular....
[00:01.39]I agree with Fiona. [00:03.30]The only other thing I'd complain [00:05.32]is the roads outside the cities. [00:08.32]Most of them are in pretty poor condition. [00:11.05]Well, you've given me [00:12.84]a great preview of Australia. [00:14.7...
[00:02.78]Unit 12 Culture Shock Literature Spot 4 [00:07.40]Read and listen to the story [00:09.75]The Pear 1 by John Steinbeck. [00:13.81]KINO WAS A POOR PEARL DIVER. [00:17.14]One day his baby was stung by a scorpion, [00:20.64]so he took the baby...
[00:01.72]The doctor and his servant [00:03.49]also came to the house, [00:05.12]because they had also heard about the pearl. [00:08.36]The doctor made Kino [00:10.33]and Juana afraid about the scorpion sting. [00:13.73]He gave the baby medicine, [00...
[00:01.29]Kino was very angry. [00:03.39]He decided to go to the capital city [00:05.62]because he knew that the pearl [00:06.98]was very valuable. [00:09.33]But that night someone attacked him [00:11.52]outside his house. [00:13.86]Juana said that t...
[00:05.13]High in the mountains, [00:06.71]they found a stream and a waterfall. [00:09.38]They drank water and then decided [00:11.08]to hide in one of the caves [00:12.43]under the waterfall. [00:14.78]That evening,the hunters arrived [00:16.97]and...
[00:03.44]Unit 12 Culture Shock Warm-up [00:07.67]Exercise 2 Listen to three people talking. [00:12.70]Which country are they from? [00:15.80]1 Our typical way of life? [00:19.01]Well,we're a beach culture,you know. [00:22.44]We spend a lot of time a...
[00:01.45]3 It's difficult to say what is typical, [00:05.08]as we've become such a multicultural society. [00:08.22]Our weather hasn't changed though [00:10.26]and people still spend a lot of time [00:11.89]talking about it!In terms of food, [00:14....
[00:06.54]Unit 12 Culture Shock Communication Workshop [00:10.69]Speaking: [00:12.36]Exercise 1 Listen to four short dialogues. [00:18.19]Which ones are formal and which are informal? [00:23.58]1 Hey,have you got the time? [00:26.24]Yeah,sure.Nearly...
[00:07.62]Listening Listen to the song Waltzing Matilda [00:12.65]and fill in the gaps in you book. [00:32.10]Oh,there was once a swagman [00:35.19]camped in a billabong, [00:37.01]under the shade of a coolibar tree. [00:40.89]And he sang as he looke...
