Номер 4, страница 116 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

4. Distribute the following popular icons among all the students of the group. Spend 5 minutes going around to tell your group mates of the icon you’ve got and listening to their information. Speak to as many people as you can.

1. Digger. Originally a miner in the goldfields, now used to refer to an Australian soldier.

2. Opera House. As Big Ben is for London and Lady Liberty for the USA, the Opera House and “the Bridge” are the city’s global identifiers.

3. Gum tree. Another name for eucalyptus. These trees offer the only food for koalas and are found nation-wide.

4. Merino sheep. Australia produces over a quarter of the world’s wool, and merino fibre is recognised as being the finest1.

5. Kookaburra ['kukəbʌrə]. An Australian bird that lives in trees and makes a strange sound like a person laughing. Once called the “bushman’s alarm clock”, its name comes from the Aboriginal “gugubarra”.

6. Vegemite. Sometimes referred to as Australia’s national food. Loved by all true Aussies, Vegemite is a brown yeast2 extract spread on toast and sandwiches.

7. Bushranger. An outlaw (criminal) in early colonial days. Ned Kelly was one of Australia’s most notorious bushrangers.

8. Koala. A lovable marsupial, often mistakenly referred to as a bear. The koala is found only in Australia where it spends much of its time eating a special type of gum leaf and dozing on a tree branch.

9. Surfing. Summer in Australia means long days at the beach, where surfers can be seen riding some of the best waves around the world. The country is one of the best surfing destinations in the world.

10. The boomerang ['buːməræŋ]. Traditionally they were used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon. Most visitors choose Aboriginal “dot” paintings, boomerangs or didgeridoos3 to take home as symbols of Australia’s indigenous peoples.

11. Sydney Harbour4 Bridge. Sydneysiders’ beloved “coathanger”. You can mount it when in Sydney to enjoy a wonderful view over the Harbour.

12. School of the Air. Sixty years old in 2019, the School of the Air brought education by radio (and now the Internet) to children in the remote outback.

13. Barbeque (Australian Barbie or BBQ). The barbecue is a huge tradition in Australian culture. Firing up the barbie is the best way to attract family and friends.

14. The picnic. Australians love to eat outdoors. A picnic is a typical “Aussie” way to enjoy a weekend meal. It is so much loved that the Aussie picnicker has learnt to live with ants and bush-flies.

15. Royal Flying Doctor Service. The creation of Reverend John Flynn, it brings reliable emergency medicine to settlers in the back of beyond.

1 finest fibre ['faɪbə(r)] – тончайшее волокно, нить

2 yeast [jiːst] – дрожжи

3 didgeridoo [,dɪdʒərɪˈduː] – духовой музыкальный инструмент диджериду

4 harbour ['hɑː(r)bə(r)] – гавань, порт

Check who the winner is. Who has talked to the biggest number of people?

Проверьте, кто победитель. Кто поговорил с наибольшим количеством людей?

Ответ: The text does not provide the answer to this question. It is an instruction for the students to determine the winner after completing the activity of speaking to as many people as possible.

Перевод: В тексте нет ответа на этот вопрос. Это инструкция для студентов, чтобы они определили победителя после выполнения задания, в котором нужно было поговорить с как можно большим количеством людей.