Exploring Australia • Learner’s Guide
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Aborigine
Sure, my people have been here in what is now called Australia for 50,000 years.
We discovered this continent, and we have explored it ever since. My ancestors
have always gone on long trips we call walkabout. We walk along tracks no-one can
see. Tracks we call songlines. We sing special songs to find our way. We don’t need
any equipment, we live off the land. By eating plants and small animals, we can
even survive in the vast deserts in the middle of Australia. Many white men have
died exploring our country. They can’t find the songlines and they can’t survive
alone in the wild.
discover opdage
explore udforske
ancestors forfædre
track spor
equipment udstyr
live off leve af
survive overleve
vast vidtstrakte
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Captain Cook
We made it! Terra Australis, the great land in the south. I knew it was here! Here I
am, the first European to set foot on it. It’s lovely! Lots of flowers and plants I have
never seen before. So green and fertile. I will call this place Botany Bay. What is
that over there? A large grey animal hopping on huge back legs – I’ve never seen
anything like it. And now to plant the flag to claim this new land for King George
the Third and the British people. There! Now back to the ship to celebrate.
terra Australis australsk jord
fertile frugtbar
huge kæmpestore
claim gøre krav på
celebrate fejre
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Lieutenant Flinders
Log entry 21st June 1801. Tomorrow we sail for England. We have at last sailed the
good ship “Investigator” all round Terra Australis, or Australia as we now call it. It’s
a huge continent with many different kinds of plant and animal life and different
climate zones. I have mapped the whole coastline, but what is in the vast centre of
the country we cannot guess. Down the east coast is a great coral barrier reef with
thousands of sea creatures that are unknown to us. There is still a lot of exploring
to be done, but we are going home with our maps and our specimens.
log entry optegnelse i logbog
the good ship "Investigator" det gode skib "Efterforskeren"
huge kæmpestort
different forskellige
climate zones klimazoner
map kortlægge
coastline kystlinje
vast vidtstrakte
coral barrier reef koralrev
sea creatures søskabninger
unknown ukendt
specimens prøver
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McDouall Stuart
This is Jamie reporting from the “World Solar Challenge Race”. We’re up to 90k
an hour and no other competitors are in sight. We reckon on 42 hours in all, nonstop. The Stuart Highway is a great road through the Australian desert from south
to north. I can’t help thinking what it was like a hundred and fifty years ago when
John McDouall Stuart came through here with his guides and ponies. No roads or
maps, no water for miles, no shade, not knowing if he had enough food. And it was
his sixth try. What would he have thought of having a highway named after him?
Wonder what he would have thought of solar power cars making the journey in 40
hours when he took nine months? Here’s to you, John – I love your highway!
Solar Challenge Race Solenergi-bilvæddeløb
up to 90k an hour op til 90 km i timen
competitors konkurrenter
reckon regner med
desert ørken
maps kort
shade skygge
wonder gad vide
solar power cars soldrevne biler
here’s to you en hilsen til dig
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Robyn Davidson
Why pick on me? There I was, living an easy life at the camel farm when along
came this woman with a dog. She pointed at me: “I’ll take that one,” she said.
Before I knew where I was, me and me three mates, Robyn, and the dog were all
packed up and off across the desert. OK, OK, camels are supposed to be able to go
without food and water for ages, but I haven’t had to try that before. And she never
stops; everyday up early, off across the desert, blazing hot sun, heavy packs. It’s all
right for her – TV crews coming by to interview her, big hat, nice tent. But does
anyone ask how we are doing? No one! And jeez, my feet hurt.
desert ørken
supposed to forventes at
for ages i årevis
blazing brændende
heavy tunge
TV crews tv hold
tent telt
hurt gøre ondt
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