Posts Tagged ‘Australian’
The flooding of Lake Eyre – Writing exercise A
The flooding of Lake Eyre – exercise A Lake Eyre, (pronounced ‘air), is a lake in the deserts of central Australia that is below sea level and when it fills, is the largest lake in Australia. This the first of two exercises in picking out vocabulary and spelling it correctly. The challenge is to watch…
Read MoreThe flooding of Lake Eyre – Writing exercise B
This the second of two exercises in picking out vocabulary and spelling it correctly. The challenge is to hear a word in the video that you may not know already and to guess at how it is spelt! 1 What is the adjective the announcer uses of the rain that people in the south-east of…
Read MoreLake Eyre – one of the wonders of the world – exercise 1
Some Australians only witness the flooding of Lake Eyre once in a lifetime. 2009 was one of those once in a lifetime occurrences.
Read MoreCarole King – You’ve got a friend – exercise A
Carole King is a popular American song-writer and singer. Please listen to this song of hers and see if you can deduce any answers to the following questions: A What country was Carole King in at the time of this recording?B How could you tell? Answers Exercise B
Read MoreLake Eyre – one of the wonders of the world – exercise 2
Click here for the video link! Reading resource bank Home page 1. [Match] Can you pick out the words you hear linked together in the video? (stark – adjective – severe or bare in appearance (“Our country is a land of (such) stark contrast(s)!”) barren – too poor to produce much vegetation / fruit /…
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