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Unit 4 Have a Nice Trip

Part I Getting ready Audioscript:

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Australia is the world's largest island and its smallest continent. Its

total area of 3 000 000 square miles is about the same as that of the

continental United States (excluding Alaska).

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The area of Nepal is about 54 000 square miles. Within its borders

are five of the world's highest peaks.

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Switzerland is a small, landlocked country, 15 944 square miles in

area. It's bordered by France, Austria, and Italy.

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More than 20 000 000 people live in Argentine. About 97 percent

are of European stock. Most Argentines live on the eastern plains.

Fewer than 19% live in the dry western and northwestern provinces.

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Austria is 32 376 square miles in area. This makes it twice the size

of neighboring Switzerland. There are about 7 150 000 people living in

Austria. More than one third of the people live in or near Vienna, the

capital city.

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Colombia is the only country in South America with a coastline on

both sides of the continent. It is a big country with an area of 439 828

square miles and about 16 300 000 persons live in Colombia.

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Saudi Arabia's area is estimated to be about 830 000 square miles.

Almost all of Saudi Arabia's 7 000 000 people are Arabs. Today Saudi

Arabia's vast oil resources are paying for the modernization of the

country. Conditions there are changing more rapidly than they have for

centuries.

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Denmark proper has an area of only 16 575 square miles. It is the

smallest of the Scandinavian countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland,

Norway and Sweden. But Denmark's population of over 4 600 000 is

greater than that of Norway and more than half that of Sweden.

Part II Canada

Audioscript:

Thank you for calling the Daily News Information line on Canada.

Canada is a huge country, second in size only to the former Soviet

Union. Yet it has only 26 million people, which is less than half the

population of the United Kingdom. It extends from the Great Lakes in

the south to the majestic Rocky Mountains in the west, and the bleak

Arctic Islands in the far north. A third of the country is covered by

forest and there are also vast grasslands and countless lakes and rivers.

There are great variations in climate. Winters are extremely cold

except in Vancouver which has a milder climate owing to its location

on the west coast, so take a heavy overcoat and a fur hat. Canadian

summers are warm on the whole, especially inland, so you'll only need

lightweight clothing.

A quarter of all Canadians, mainly those living in the province of

Quebec in the east, speak French as their first language. In addition,

there are half a million American Indians, a million Germans and

smaller numbers of Italians, Ukranians and Inuit. Canada has two

official languages: English and French, except in the province of

Quebec where French alone is the official language. You'll find English

spoken virtually everywhere apart from Quebec and if you plan to visit

Quebec City, you'll definitely need a French phrasebook if you don't

speak French.

Eating out is a pleasure in Canada and you'll find restaurants,

coffee shops and snack bars to suit every pocket. Menus offer a wide

choice with excellent seafood like Pacific salmon, lobsters and clams,

meat dishes including moose steaks and beefsteaks, and also a range of

ethnic foods. For the sweet course, the specialty/speciality is waffles, a

kind of thick pancake, served with maple syrup. Beer is good but

foreign wines, even those from neighboring America, tend to be quite

dear and local wines are not particularly good.

Canada has some of the world's most modern shopping centers.

Clothes tend to be slightly expensive by European standards but there

are some bargains to be had. Good buys include moccasins, a kind of

soft leather shoe made by Indians, woolen gloves and sweaters, wood

carvings, leather goods and maple syrup, of course.

The unit of currency is the Canadian dollar. Banking hours are

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday and till later on Fridays.

Have a good trip, and thank you for calling the information line.

Part III Travelling around Australia

Audioscript:

Nancy:

Oh, David, hi! You know, I've been meaning to talk to you. I'm

planning a trip to Australia, and I wonder if you could give me

some advice.

David:

Sure! What... what do you want to know?

Nancy:

Well, I thought I'd start my trip in Sydney. What should I see

there?

David:

Well, the most important thing to see, of course, is the harbor,

which is the most beautiful in the world.

Nancy:

Oh, right. Do they have boat trips?

David:

Yeah, of course, they do. They have wonderful boat trips! The

one ... the one that I recommend particularly is ... is a trip

around Have a Nice Trip the harbor in an old sailing ship.

Nancy:

Oh, that sounds like lots of fun!

David:

Yeah. And, of course, then there's the Sydney Opera House,

which ... which everyone knows about. And, uh, you can see ...

see wonderful things there ... concerts and opera and theater.

Nancy:

Oh, I definitely want to go there! Now what about places to

stay? Can you recommend some place inexpensive?

David:

Yeah, let me see ... Probably, of course, you know I don't stay

in these places, but probably the most inexpensive place

would be ... would be a backpacker's hotel. There are lots of

those.

Nancy:

OK, thanks. That sounds good. Uh, where should I go after

Sydney?

David:

After Sydney, let's see ... I'd recommend that you travel up the

coast to the Great Barrier Reef, which is in North Queensland.

Nancy:

Right. I've heard a lot about it! But what is there to do there?

David:

Well, you can go scuba diving and see the coral reef and the

tropical fish up close ...

Nancy:

You know I don't like to get wet.

David:

Well, there ... there're always ... always these glass-bottom

boats you can ... you can travel on. They're ... they're fabulous!

Yeah, and, uh, there're ... there are literally hundreds of islands

you can explore.

Nancy:

Wow! And are there places to stay?

David:

Yeah, sure. If you want to spend lots of money, you can stay at

one of these fabulous resort hotels or, if you want to ... want to

do it on the cheap, you can ... you can go to a guesthouse,

which are much cheaper.

Nancy:

Right. That sounds good. Well, what next?

David:

Next, well, I guess you should ... should go inland to ... to

Ayers Rock in Uluru National Park.

Nancy:

Ayers Rock? What is that? How do you spell it?

David:

It's ... it's Ayers Rock. It's ... it's spelled ... let's see, A-Y-E-R-S.

It's the largest rock in the world! You must know about it!

Nancy:

No kidding! No, I've never heard of it! What do you do when

you visit it?

David:

Well, it's mainly hiking and trekking. You can ... you can walk

right round the base of it if you like. [Huh!] It takes about ...

it's ... it's about five and a half miles, I guess, but [Wow!] it's

really well worth it. And, uh, there are cave paintings in the

rock, and the colors of the rock ... at... at sunrise and sunset...

are just fabulous!

Nancy:

Sounds like I should bring my camera!

David:

You sure should! Finally, let's see, I guess you should travel ...

travel north to visit the Kakadu National Park.

Nancy:

Kakadu? How do you spell that?

David:

K-A-K-A-D-U. It's ... it's a tropical forest where you can go

hiking and see all sorts of wildlife ...

Nancy:

Oh?

David:

Oh, and there are some beautiful waterfalls there as well.

Nancy:

And do they allow camping there?