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• Laws in England during this period were very harsh，and people
were punished severely for even the smallest crimes.A man could be sentenced to death for hunting on another man’s
Unit 3
Australia
• Discovering Australia • On May 13,1787，a fleet of
English ships set sail for Australia with about 750 people.These men and women were not ordinary passengers.They were convicts being sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes.
property or he could be put to death for chopping down someone else’s tree.For many other crimes，the punishment was “transportation”．The guilty person was shipped to a distant
• A former naval captain was picked to accompany the convicts to the new colony.His job was to help them build a settlement which he would govern.The captain was glad to go.He believed the convicts could learn to live in peace.He felt they would obey the laws in a new country.

2. What effect do most jellyfish have on humans? What about box jellyfish? Most jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them but only the box jellyfish can kill a human.
P: I don’t know. It still sounds dangerous. B: Look, most snakes can’t kill you
anyway. And we always stay in camping grounds that have short grass so we hardly ever see snakes. And when we go into the bush we always make a lot of noise. P: Bushes? Are we going to walk through bushes?
P: Yes, but what if one is hiding under some wood and I disturb it?
B: Well, the best thing is not to move any large pieces of wood. Oh, and as much as possible, avoid walking in really long grass where you can’t see what’s on the ground. And if you do have to walk through long grass, you should wear boots and long trousers that you can fold inside your boots. Then, if a snake did try to bit you, it wouldn’t get to your skin.

3. How many kinds of sharks are there in
Australian waters? How many kinds are
likely attack humans?
160 different kinds of sharks but only 2
or 3 kinds are likely to attack humans. 4. What kind of crocodile has occasionally
native animals.
P: Oh, I see. So, when you go into the bush
you must wear boots and long trousers. You shouldn’t move anything that is lying on the ground and you must make a lot of noise so the snakes run away.
No. Because he does not believe they
are likely to see any and he knows
what precautions to take against
being bitten.
3. Do you think by the end of the conversation, Bob has talked Wei Ping into going camping? Why do you think this? He probably has talked him around because he assured Wei Ping that there was very little danger. Also the fact that Wei Ping summarized the advice Bob gave him suggests that he has accepted bob’s assurances.

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Official name
Commonwealth of Australia
Capital Canberra
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Perth:
the capital of Western Australia, Australia’s largest city in the western part of the country
Kakadu:
a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists interested in Australia's tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles..
Famous for its huge, open space,
bright sunshine, enormous
number of sheep and cattle
Great Barrier Reef:
a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals.