Wandering around Australia

Here are the texts that we worked with in our class.
Tady je text, se kterým jsme pracovali v naší hodině.





1Canberra

It is the capital of Australia. New Parliament House and the Australian War *Memorial are the greatest *monuments of Canberra.

*Vocabulary:
memorial /məˈmɔːriəl/ památník
monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ památka


2Sydney

Sydney is a city of beaches and *yachting. You can go to *Royal Botanic Gardens where you can relax or you can visit the famous Opera House. If you are interested in *art, do not *miss the Museum of *Contemporary Art.
*Vocabulary:
yachting /ˈjɒt ɪŋ/ jachting
Royal /ˈrɔɪəl/ královský
art /ɑːt/ umění
contemporary /kənˈtempərər/ současný


3*Great Barrier Reef

It is 2,000km long and it is *located on the east coast of Australia. It is the place with a great *amount of *coral, tropical fish and other sea animals such as *turtles. People *dive or *snorkel to see them.
*Vocabulary:
Great Barrier Reef /ɡreɪt ˈbæriə riːf/ Velký barierový útes
located /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ nacházet se
amount /əˈmaʊnt/ množství
coral /ˈkɒrəl/ korály
turtle /ˈtɜːtəl/ želva
dive /daɪv/ potápět se
snorkel /ˈsnɔːkəl/ šnorchlovat


4Kakadu National Park

It is the area where Aborigines (the first people in Australia) still live in *tribes. Tourists come to see *waterfalls, crocodiles, and old Aboriginal *paintings.
*Vocabulary:
tribe /traɪb/ kmenové společenství
waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ vodopády
painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ malba




5Uluru

It is the largest single rock in the world. It is Aboriginal *sacred site and there are also old Aboriginal paintings.
*Vocabulary:
sacred site /ˈseɪkrɪd saɪt/ posvátné místo







6Wave Rock

This rock is more than 100m long and 15m high. It looks like a *wave.
*Vocabulary:
wave /weɪv/ vlna







Sources:
1. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 42-45. ISBN 0-19-550768-1.
2. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 22-27. ISBN 0-19-550768-1.
3. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 50-51. ISBN 0-19-550768-1.
4. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 62-63. ISBN 0-19-550768-1.
5. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 66-67. ISBN 0-19-550768-1.
6. DENNIS, Ann. Spotlight on Australia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, s. 78-79. ISBN 0-19-550768-1. 
* The pictures are borrowed from publically available sources. All links to the picture sources are included in the bibliography of the diploma thesis.
** The vocabulary translations and transcriptions are borrowed from Oxford studijní slovník: výkladový slovník angličtiny s českým překladem. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-430655-3.