北师大版高中一年级 (下 )

Unit 12

Welcome to AustraliaWelcome to Australia

koala

树袋熊，产于欧洲的无尾树栖动物

emus

鸸鹋（食火鸟）the second biggest bird

which cannot fly

platypus

鸭嘴兽

echidna针鼹猬， like eating ants

and can swim

possum

负鼠，有袋

dingo

澳洲野犬

kangaroo

袋鼠， the biggest one weighs 85 kg, 2 meters tall

There is really lively culture scene here

film industry

outstanding painter in Australia

Sidney Nolan

Patrick White world-class writer & dramatist

world-class writerPeter Carey

famous actor

Mel Gibson

famous actress

Nicole Kidman

innovative director

Peter Weir

Bruce Beresford

director

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What can we do at night in Sydney ?

• a wide choice of opera• classical concert • Shakespearean drama• Aboriginal culture • rock concert • Broadway musicals• comedy • cabaret

You’re spoilt for choice

Why Australia is a marvelous mixture of many different culture?

• early Anglo-Irish cosmopolitan

• immigrants from Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

• A brilliant mixture of :

• delicious Mediterranean flavors,

• Southeast Asian spices

• native Australian food

influence in modern Australian cooking --

fusion food

What’s the difference between China and Australia?