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Practice: 1. Reading Comprehension

The document provides information about Uluru (Ayers Rock), a famous landmark in Central Australia. It discusses how European explorers first saw it in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock, while the local Aboriginal people call it Uluru. It then describes how tourists typically visit Uluru from the town of Alice Springs, organizing camping trips into the desert along the way. Finally, it mentions that the Aboriginal people still use Uluru today for religious ceremonies and ask that visitors respect their request not to climb the rock.

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Practice: 1. Reading Comprehension

The document provides information about Uluru (Ayers Rock), a famous landmark in Central Australia. It discusses how European explorers first saw it in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock, while the local Aboriginal people call it Uluru. It then describes how tourists typically visit Uluru from the town of Alice Springs, organizing camping trips into the desert along the way. Finally, it mentions that the Aboriginal people still use Uluru today for religious ceremonies and ask that visitors respect their request not to climb the rock.

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Practice

1. Reading comprehension.

Ayers Rock is a famous landmark in the desert of Central Australia. European explorers saw it for the
first time in 1873 and named it Ayers Rock. The original inhabitants of this part of Australia, the
Aborigines, call it Uluru. (1) ___________ . It is 348 metres high, 3.6 kilometres long and 1.9
kilometres wide. It is a beautiful red-brown colour, especially when the sun shines on it early in the
morning and in the evening.

When tourists want to visit Uluru, they often start 44 kilometres away in a town called Alice Springs.
(2)_____. People on these trips usually sleep outside under the stars, not in tents, because it’s more
exciting. A fire keeps away snakes and other animals during the night. And when the sun comes up in
the morning, the view of Uluru is amazing. After breakfast, visitors often walk around the base of the
rock. (3) ________.

There are caves around the base of the rock, and inside them you can see paintings. Some of them
are thousands of years old. (4) __________. By law, Uluru belongs to the Aborigines and they still use
it today for religious ceremonies. Because of this, they ask visitors not to climb it. However, about
100,000 visitors each year ignore this request.

a, Read the text and match the sentences A-E with gaps 1-4. There is one sentence that you do not
need.

A, The Aborigines use these to teach their children about their history and religious beliefs.

B, From there, they organise a camping trip into the desert.

C, This walk is 9.4 kilometres long and takes two hours.

D, But the Aborigines have their own stories about Uluru.

E, The rock is huge.

b, Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false?

1. The Aborigines’ name for Uluru is Ayers Rock.


2. It is 348 metres long.
3. It’s easy to visit Uluru from Alice Springs.
4. Visitors to the rock can see caves.
5. Today, the Aborigines don’t use Uluru for ceremonies.
6. The Aborigines do not like people climbing the rock.
2. Read the text and give short answers.

Dog Sledding
Dog sledding is a means of transport that has been used for hundreds of years. Today, people
in some places like Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Scandinavian countries still use dog
sledding as a way to travel and transport things from one place to another. Dog sledding
races are also a very popular sport in these places.
A dog sledding team consists of a number of dogs and the musher, this is the driver of the
dog sled. The most common type of dog used to pull dog sleds are huskies. People train the
dogs from the time they are puppies. The dogs need to be able to pull heavy weights while
running very fast across the snow.
Each dog in a dogsled team is very important. For example, the wheelers, the dogs nearest to
the sled, are the strongest and biggest. The leaders lead the team, they are usually the most
clever and fastest and they run in front of the other dogs. The dogs behind the leaders are
called swing dogs, they make sure that the sled turns quickly and easily. The other dogs are
there to give speed to the team and make it stronger.
Dog sledding is an important means of transport for people living in cold, snow covered
places. It is also an exciting way for visitors to get around the place and enjoy nature.

1. Where is dog sledding a popular sport?

2. What is the musher?

3. When do the dogs start their training?

4. Who are the strongest and biggest dogs in a dog sled team?

5. What do the swing dogs do?

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