ReadingandThinking:年級：高二學科：高中英語（人教版）ExperiencetheiconicfeaturesofAustralia本圖引自360圖片Whatareyourimpressionsbasedonpersonalexperiencesorwhatyouhaveseeninthemedia？本圖引自360圖片Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.AleafletB.AblogC.Abrochure25Sep1Oct3Oct6Octplantokeepthisblogto

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PreparingtotravelFirstimpressionsMatchtheblogentriestothesubheadings.Twoareextra.A.ThefoundationofAustraliaB.FirstimpressionsC.ReflectionsonmulticulturalismD.PreparingtotravelE.PoliticaldivisionsF.AboriginesandthedidgeridooAboriginesanddidgeridooReflectionsonmulticulturalismtravelstyleBypreparingtotraveltoAustralia,whatinformationhasthewritergot?Whatdoesthewriterplantodoandwhy?

25SepNextweekI'mtravellingtoAustraliatovistafriendthereovertheschoolholidays.IplantokeepthisblogtorecordmyexperiencesandwhatIlearn.Ihavealreadydonesomeresearchonthecountry.Locatedtothesouthoftheequator,belowmanyothercountriesontheglobe,it'softeninformallyreferredtoas"downunder".Ihavealsoreadaboutsomeiconicsites,suchastheSydneyOperaHouseandtheGreatOceanRoad,andanimalslikethecutekoalasandkangaroos.Ican'twaittoseeallofthem!However,asImajorinsocialstudies,I'mmoreinterestedinmeetingpeopleinAustraliaandexperiencingtheirculture,food,andwayoflife.?Location?Iconicsites?Iconicanimals?tomeetpeople?toexperienceculture,foodandwayoflifeInformationPlanKoalas,kangaroos,theSydneyOperaHouse,andtheGreatOceanRoadareiconicfeaturesofAstralia.travelstyleWhatarethewriter’sfirstimpressionsofAus?

1OctI'mhereinSydney!SinceIarrived,myfriendhasbroughtmetomyfirstopen-airbarbecueandhasalsosharedmanydifferentbutyummymealswithme,somyfirstimpressionsofAustraliahavebeenallaboutfood!AlotoftypicalAustralianfood,suchastheSundayroast,isoriginallyBritish.Bakeries,fast-foodjoints,butchershops,cafes,andrestaurantseverywhereprovidesomeofthepremier|foodexperiencesintheworld.TheinfluenceofAsiancultures,ontheotherhand,ledtotheintroductionofbeancurdandAsianherbsalongwithAustralianversionsoffoodsliketheChinese-inspireddimsim.?food?premierfood?typicalAustralianfoodwhichisoriginallyBritish?foodinfluencedbyAsianculturefirstimpressionsexperience&learnOneoftheiconic

featuresofAusisitsdiversecuisine,whichisinfluencedbyamultitudeofcultures.travelstyleWhatdoesthewriterlearnaboutAboriginesandthedidgeridoo?

3OctMyfriendandIhavearrivedinKatherine,atowninAustralia’sNorthernTerritory.We’reheretolearnaboutthelifeandcustomsoftheAborigines,whoarenativetoAustralia.TheAboriginalpopulationmightbesmall,butitsinfluenceisstillvisible.Forexample,"Bondi"in"BondiBeach"isanAboriginalwordmeaning"waterbreakingoverrocks".Tosurviveinthisvastlandontheocean,theAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnature.Thisshowsintheirmusic,too,whichcelebratesthenaturalworldandthespiritualworldaroundthem.Mostoftheirmusicalinstrumentsarereallyjuststicksfoundontheground,amongwhichthereisanamazinginstrumentcalledthedidgeridoo.Thedidgeridooismadefromatreebranchwhichishollow.Toplaythedidgeridoo,youputyourmouthononeendandblowwhilevibratingyourlips.Unlikeahorn,therearenofingerholes.Thedidgeridooplayerhastochangetheshapeofhismouthinordertochangepitch.Askilledplayercanplayforalongtimewithoutstoppingtobreathe.Hedoesthisbycontinuallybreathinginthroughhisnosewhilebreathingoutthroughhismouthandintothedidgeridoo.Itriedtolearnhowtoplayit,butaftertryingforhours,IwasconvincedthatIcouldnevermakeamusicalsoundwiththisinstrument!?nativetoAus?smallpopulationbutvisibleinfluence?beclosetonature?simplematerial-madefromatreebranch?uniquewayofplaying-blow&vibratelipsAboriginesThedidgeridooOneofthe

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featuresofAusisAborigines,whohavevisibleinfluenceonAusandhaveacloserelationshipwithnature.travelstyleWhatisthewriter'sbiggestimpressionofAustralia?Why?

25SepIt’salmosttimeformetosaygoodbyetoAustralia.I’veenjoyedmytimehereverymuch.Afterbeinghereforawhile,mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthatmakeUpthenation.Althoughthemainculturalinfluencesince1788hasbeenWesternculture,minoritycultureshavealsoplayedapartinshapingtheuniqueAustralianculture,withmanyofthenewculturalinfluencescontributedbyimmigrants.ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustraliancitizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.Personallyspeaking,whatIlikemostaboutAustraliaisthepeoplethemselves.Theyhaveastraightforwardandfree-and-easyattitudetowardslife,andtheirfriendlinessandwarmthmademefeelathomewhereverIwent.AfterexperiencingAustralia,IhavetosaythatIagreewiththetourismslogan:"There’snothinglikeAustralia."?maininfluencefromWesternculture?presenceofminoritycultures?newlycontributionsofimmigrants?strai