Australia/Dangerous Animals
Australia is notorious (famous in a bad way) for its great number of dangerous animals. Some wil try to eat you - others are so poisonous that a bite or sting is deadly.<ref>8 of Australia's most dangerous animals
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Stonefish |
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Textile Cone (killer snail) |
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Cassowary |
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Funnel Web Spider |
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Blue-Ringed Octopus |
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Box Jelly Fish |
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Shark |
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Brown Snake |
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Saltwater Crocodile |
Tourists and Wildlife
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| IGNORE | Some tourists are really ignorant when they go to the beach. | |
| DANGER | The shark isn't the only dangerous animal to watch out for when swimming in the Australian sea. | |
| POISON | Off the coast, in the northern parts of Australia, you can also find a number of poisonous jellyfish. | |
| UNTOUCHABLE | You probably don’t want to get into touch with one of these while swimming. | |
| INDICATOR | On many beaches, it is indicated when it is better to skip a dip in the water. | |
| NUMEROUS | There are a number of beaches, where nets have been placed in the water to keep the jellyfish out. | |
| PROTECTION | You can also buy a stinger suit - a thin wetsuit that protects your body from the tentacles. |
Shark Attack
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| FINDER | Sharks can be found() all over Australia's oceans, ranging from small reef sharks to the great white shark. | |
| KNOWLEDGE | The white shark is - partly thanks to the film Jaws - the best known() and the most feared. | |
| COASTAL | White sharks are mainly found on the south and east coast() of Australia | |
| RARITY | Shark attacks remain rare() and at many beaches, lifeguards make sure there are no sharks around. | |
| RESPONSE | If you behave responsible(), it's not too dangerous! | |
| ESPECIALLY; | There are also special() shark nets set up on many beaches, which allow safe swimming. | |
| RECOMMENDATION | We do, however, still recommend() not to swim at dawn or at sunset. |
| FINDER | Sharks can be found all over Australia's oceans, ranging from small reef sharks to the great white shark. | |
| KNOWLEDGE | The white shark is - partly thanks to the film Jaws - the best known and the most feared. | |
| COASTAL | White sharks are mainly found on the south and east coast of Australia | |
| RARITY | Shark attacks remain rare and at many beaches, lifeguards make sure there are no sharks around. | |
| RESPONSE | If you behave responsible, it's not too dangerous! | |
| ESPECIALLY; | There are also special shark nets set up on many beaches, which allow safe swimming. | |
| RECOMMENDATION | We do, however, still recommend not to swim at dawn or at sunset. |
The Whale Museum in Eden
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I arrived (arrive) in Eden, where signs to the Killer Whale Museum had been displayed ()(display). So I decided to go there because I was tired (to tire) after the long car trip:
I toured (tour) the museum, and looked especially at the photos and skeletons of old killer whales. The story of what the museum called "A Modern Jonah" was certainly fascinating - but I found it hard to believe.
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While they were working(work) in the bay in 1891, whalers harpooned a huge whale. It was badly hurt(bad, hurt), but it was still alive, and it came up out of the water and broke the boat full of whalers to pieces.
Afterwards two men couldn't be found (can not, find).
Hours later, when the sun was going down, the whale came up again and died(die). The whalers took it and began their work on it. Suddenly they noticed strange movements ' from the whale's body. They cut it open and one of their missing mates, James Bartley, was found(find) inside the whale. He was unconscious, but he had survived – after fifteen long hours inside the whale's stomach.
James Bartley was seriously ill for two weeks. He lost his hair and was nearly blind. It was a month before he could speak again. Then he told his mates how it had happened. He had fallen into the whale's mouth, and had felt its huge teeth as he slipped down its throat into its stomach, where fish were swimming around. James Bartley's skin was a deadly white for the rest of his life. He lived another eighteen years.
While they were working(work) in the bay in 1891, whalers harpooned a huge whale. It was badly hurt(hurt ist das Verb, Wer hat hier etwas gemacht? bad ist hier ein Adverb, dass das Verb näher beschreibt), but it was still alive, and it came up out of the water and broke the boat full of whalers to pieces.
Afterwards two men couldn't be found (can not, find).
Hours later, when the sun was going down, the whale came up again and died. The whalers took it and began their work on it. Suddenly they noticed strange movements from the whale's body. They cut it open and found one of their missing mates, James Bartley, inside the whale. He was unconscious, but he had survived –after fifteen long hours inside the whale's stomach. James Bartley was seriously ill for two weeks. He lost his hair and was nearly blind. It was a month before he could speak again. Then he told his mates how it had happened. He had fallen into the whale's mouth, and had felt its huge teeth as he slipped down its throat into its stomach, where fish were swimming around. James Bartley's skin was a deadly white for the rest of his life. He lived another eighteen years.
Urban Legends from Australia
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This is a true story a friend of a friend experienced in his Australia holiday:
Two American tourists were driving (drive) on deserted roads through the bush when they accidentally hit a large kangaroo.
Getting (get) out of the car, they realized that the kangaroo had died in the accident.
Being (be) so drunk, though, they propped up the kangaroo, its lifeless head bouncing (bounce) from one side to the other, dressed it in one of their new jackets, and took pictures of themselves with their arms around it.
Ater a few minutes of picture-taking, the guys were shocked when it seemed that the kangaroo came back to life! It turns out that the poor kangaroo wasn't dead, but it had passed out, and when it came back to consciousness started to box with the drunken guys! It actually broke one guy's jaw!! It then hopped(hop) away into the landscape.
The men couldn't drive their rented car, as the keys were in the green jacket, which was still on the kangaroo, so they had to walk (must, walk) back to the tournament. A little while later, a pack of kangaroos was seen in the distance, one of them wearing(wear) the green jacket.
This is a true story a friend of a friend experienced in his Australia holiday:
Two American tourists were driving (drive) on deserted roads through the bush when they accidentally hit a large kangaroo.
Getting (get) out of the car, they realized that the kangaroo had died in the accident.
Being (be) so drunk, though, they propped up the kangaroo, its lifeless head bouncing (bounce) from one side to the other, dressed it in one of their new jackets, and took pictures of themselves with their arms around it.
Ater a few minutes of picture-taking, the guys were shocked when it seemed that the kangaroo came back to life! It turns out that the poor kangaroo wasn't dead, but it had passed out, and when it came back to consciousness started to box with the drunken guys! It actually broke one guy's jaw!! It then hopped(hop) away into the landscape.
The men couldn't drive their rented car, as the keys were in the green jacket, which was still on the kangaroo, so they had to walk (must, walk) back to the tournament. A little while later, a pack of kangaroos was seen in the distance, one of them wearing(wear) the green jacket.
