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 Dominoes
SE RIE S EDITO R S: BILL B O WLE R A N D S U E P A R M I N TE R

ALISON WATTS

LEVEL ONE • 400 HEADWORDS

Alison Watts grew up in Canberra, Australia, before moving to Sydney. She then
spent several years working in Japan. She now enjoys the sunshine in Brisbane,
Australia and - when she is not teaching English or writing - she is rock
climbing, hiking, or socializing with friends. Housemates is her first book for
Dominoes.

OXFORD
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 BEFORE READING
1 Look at the photos of different places in Australia and match each one with
a sentence.

a Sydney b Bondi Beach c Wagga Wagga

d The Great Barrier Reef e Canberra f Ayers Rock

1 D it's the capital of Austra l i a .

2 D it's a country town about 500 kilometres from Syd ney.

3 D it's the b i ggest city in Austra l i a .

4 D People go there to s u rf in Sydn ey.

5 D Its Abor i g i n a l n ame is U l u ru.
6 D it's home to more than 1 ,500 different fi s h .

2 What d o you know about Australia? Answer these questions.

a What la nguage do Austra l i a n s speak?

b How b i g is Australia?
c Which Austra l i a n a n ima l s do you know?
d What d i fferent t h i n gs is Austra l i a famous for?

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'I love playing with my dog, Jake,' I thought. 'But now I'm
going to study at the University of Sydney and I'm going
to live hours away from here, in the big city. How am I
going to live without Jake?'

I was in my room in the country town of Wagga Wagga,

with my bacl{pack on the bed in front of me. I slowly put
my last shirt into my backpack, and then I was ready to
leave for the train station. Just then, there was a phone
call. Mum answered it.
'Chris, it's Aunty Marj on the phone,' she called.
I didn't want to talk to Marj.
'Hello, Aunty,' I said when I got to the phone.
'Chrissy!' she cried.
I don't like the name 'Chrissy'. That's a girl's name. My
name is 'Chris.'
'You're coming to Sydney, your mother says. You can
come and live with me. I have two rooms, and I live near
the university. What do you think?'
university
'Well, thanks, Aunty Marj, but people study here
after they finish
I'm staying at a friend's house
school

when I arrive,' I said quickly. It Wagga Wagga

,woga 'woga
wasn't true. 'Can I call you
backpack a bag
next week?' that you wear on
your back
' Of course. I'm
aunty an
very excited about informal word for
your mother's (or
your visit.' father's) sister
 I wasn't excited. I wanted to meet girls and go drinking
in Sydney. I didn't want to visit my aunty.
At the train station my mum cried when I said goodbye.
'Bye, mate. Don't forget to go to Bondi Beach. The
beautiful girls all go there,' my big brother Mike said.
I said goodbye to them and to my dog Jake. Then I got on
the train. I was ready for my new life in Sydney.

(>�<2>
Sydney was big! There were a lot more people there than in
Wagga Wagga. I took a taxi to Bondi Beach. What a
beautiful place! There were a lot of nice girls on the beach,
too. I wanted to live there. I soon found a backpackers'
by the beach for the night.

mate friend The next morning, I began looking for my new home in
Bondi 'bonda1 Bondi. I bought a newspaper and looked at the ads, but
beach the land
next to the sea
the flats in Bondi were very expensive. I needed a

backpackers' sharehouse. I soon found an interesting ad. It said:

informal word for
a cheap little
hotel
NEAR THE BEACH, 2 young guys with
newspaper a sharehouse are looking for a third guy.
people read about
$120 a week, call Josh on 9392 4979.
things that
happen every day
in this
I rang the number at once.
ad short for
advertisement. 'Hi mate,' I said. 'I saw your ad in the newspaper. I'm
you pay to put
this in a looking for a sharehouse. My name's Chris.'
newspaper
'Hello. I'm Josh. Well, you can move in here with Adi and
flat a number of
rooms in a house me at 20/13 Old South Head Road.'
where someone
lives
So I went to meet Josh and Adi. Their flat was really nice.
sharehouse a They had a big television in the front room, and they were
flat where two or
more people can nice guys, too.
live cheaply
'I'm going to study at the university,' I said. 'Are you
guy man or
person (informal) students?'

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 ' o, mate, ' smiled Josh. 'We work . . . sometimes. ' surfing standing
or lying on a flat
'But not often,' laughed Adi. 'We lilce surfing, meeting board when the
sea carries you
girls, and drinking with our friends. ' back to the beach.

J ash and Adi gave me the biggest room. From my pub a building
where people go
window I could see the beach. to have a drink

That night, Josh, Adi, and I went out to a pub. I met lots beer a yellow or
brown drink
of their friends and drank lots of beer. At the pub Josh
talked quietly with one of his friends, Rodney.
'Can you do some work for me later tonight?' asked
Rodney.
'What are you two talking about? ' I asked.
'Oh, nothing, mate, ' said Josh.

We all had a good night, I think. Josh, Adi, and I left the
pub and went back to the sharehouse very late. I went to
bed at once, and I don't remember very much of the night
because of all the beer.
 The next morning I was in bed when I heard a noise at the
front door. Someone knocked again and again, and two
people called, 'Hello there! Open up!'
The noise didn't stop, so I went to the front door and
opened it. It was the police!
'Are Joshua Warnick or Adrian Hughes here?' one of the
police officers asked me.
'Yes, they are,' I said. 'Come in.'
Josh and Adi came out and spoke to the police. I went
quickly back to my room. I sat next to my door and
listened.
'Are you boys stealing things again?' one of the police
officers asked.
'Of course not,' Josh answered.

'Stealing?' I thought. 'No, that can't be true. Josh and

knock to hit Adi are nice guys.' But then I thought again, 'Wait a
strongly
minute. At the pub Rodney and Josh talked about doing
police men and
women who stop some work later that night. Oh, no! Josh and Adi aren't nice
people doing bad
things guys. They're stealing things from people's houses.'
steal (past stole) 'We'd like to look through your flat,' one of the police
to take something
without asking officers said.

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 'Do you have a search warrant?' Josh asked. search warrant
a paper that the
'Yes we do,' the police officer said. 'Wait here.' police need
before they can
The police went into Josh's and Adi's rooms. Then one of look for things in
someone's house
the officers came into my room. He looked under the bed,
mobile phone a
here and there, and went out again. I went after him into phone that you
can carry with
the front room. you

'What's happening?' I asked. alone with

nobody
The police stood with bags in their hands. In the bags
there were expensive watches, mobile phones, and
money. I looked at Josh and Adi.
'Sorry, mate,' said Josh. Then he spoke to the police.
'Chris is new in Sydney. He moved in with us yesterday,'
he said. 'He knows nothing about all this.'
So the police took Josh and Adi away in the police car.
And because I didn't have the money to live there alone,
that was the end of the sharehouse in Old South Head
Road. Where could I live now?
 READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.

True False
a Chris comes from a country town. � D
b He's going to study at the u n iversity in Sydney. D D
c H e wants to l ive with his Aunty M a rj . D D
d H e fi n d s a flat i n a newspaper. D D
e lie moves i nto a flat with two stu dents. D D
f Josh and Ad i a re n ice to h im. D D
g They go out to a restaurant in the even ing. D D
h The next morn i n g the pol ice arrive at the fl at. D D
The p o l i c e ta ke Josh a n d Ad i away. D D
Chris l ives in the flat after they l eave. D D
WORD WORK
1 Unjumble the letters to write the words under the pictures.

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a KCA P B CAK b C H A BE c G R U S NI F
... . b.�c.k?�Ck ....
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d B U P e RE BE f E M IL O B NE P O H

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2 Find words from Chapter 1 in the surfboard.

3 Use the words from Activity 2 to complete the sentences.

a D i d you read the . . . ne.W.S?-<1\'?eL. yesterday?

b Wou l d you like to come for d i nner at my . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . tomorrow?
c Open the doorl it's the . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d D i d that boy . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . some money from your b a g?

e She's studying l a ngu a ges at Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f D i d you hear a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on the door?

g I don't l ive with my fam i ly or friends. I live . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .

h He saw an . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . for an o l d c a r in a shop window.

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick two sentences.

a C h r i s goes to l ive with h i s a u nt. D

b C h r i s sees Josh a n d Ad i at the u n iversity. D
c C h r i s makes fri e n d s with an Ita l i a n stu dent. D
d C h r i s fi n ds a room in a b i g house with a rich ma n . D
e C h r i s fi nd s a room in a house with a woma n a n d her a n imals. D
f The woman has kan garoos a n d koa las in her house. D

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I went back to the backpackers' that night.

The next morning I went to the 'uni'. That's short for
university in Australian English. I felt very excited. I love
learning new things and I wanted to learn about
Aboriginal languages. There are lots of them. Mum and
dad lived with the Aborigines in the Northern Territory
before I was born. That's in the north of Australia and lots
of Aborigines live there. Mum and dad told me lots of
interesting stories about them when I was young.
On my first day of uni I met all the students and we
talked. We didn't have classes. I met a nice guy, Fabio,
from Italy. He spoke English well. 'I'm looking for a
sharehouse,' I told him. We went to the uni cafe and
looked at sharehouse ads there.
'Here's a great ad!' said Fabio.
I t was for a house with a garden. Only one man lived
there. 'I'm looking for a student to live with me,' said

Aboriginal of the ad.

black Australian
people; Aborigines I called at once.
were the first
people to live in
'His name's Bruce, and I'm meeting him tonight,' I told
Australien
Fabio.
class a time
when students 000
learn with a
teacher
After uni, I ate dinner at the back packers'. Then I walked

cafe a place to Bruce's house. It was big and beautiful.

where people go
to drink coffee I knocked on the front door and waited. After some time
great very good Bruce opened the door. He was a 40-year-old man.

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 'Come in,' he said. He looked very carefully at my shirt.
'Do you always wear old shirts? ' he asked.
Before I could answer, he suddenly said, 'And where did
you get those dirty shoes?'
Then he smiled and said, 'Would you like some wine?'
'Do you have coke or beer?' I asked.
He left the room, and I sat and waited. There were lots of
art books and pictures in the room.
When Bruce came back, he had a bottle of wine in his
hand. He gave me some, but I didn't drink it.
'What do you think of Picasso's work?' he asked.
'Who's he?' I asked.
wine a red or
'Don't you know?' he said. He looked angry. white drink; when
you drink a lot
'What work do you do?' I asked quickly. I wanted to talk you feel happy
and sleepy
about something different.
art drawings and
'I teach art at the University of Sydney. ' pictures

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 Suddenly he looked at his watch. 'Is that the time?' he
said. He stood up and walked to the door.
'I'm sorry, Chris, but more people are coming to see my
house tonight. Don't call me. I can call you,' he said. He
opened the door and I walked out.
He didn't like me. Was it because I didn't know much
about art? Or I didn't drink wine? Or perhaps he wanted a
housemate with more expensive shoes and shirts.

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That night Mum called me on my mobile phone.
'Hello Chris. Did you find a sharehouse?'
'No, I'm staying at the backpackers' tonight again. Can I
call you tomorrow?'
I didn't want to tell Mum about Josh and Adi.

�00
The next day I saw a new ad in the uni cafe.

Lookit1g for a Sharehouse? Po you like at'lhttals?

Please call Cara ot1 9�56 7782.

housemate
someone who
lives with you in a I thought about my dog, Jake. 'Perhaps Cara has a dog,' I
sharehouse
said. That afternoon I called her. After I left uni, I went to
Taronga
ta 'rol)ga meet her at her house. There I met her dog, Toby. He was
park a big great! Cara knew a lot about animals because she worked
garden that is
open to everybody at Taronga Pari{ Zoo. Her house was nice, and my room
to visit
was big. 'Well, do you want to move in?' she asked.
zoo a place
where you can I moved my things from the backpackers' that night. I
see animals from
different played with Toby for some time in the garden. After that, I
countries
felt tired so I went to bed.
address the
number and the
street where
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somebody lives The next day, I called mum. I told her my new address.

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 When we finished talking, I ate my breakfast. lizard a small
green animal with
Suddenly I felt something on my leg under the table. a long tail

What was it? I looked under the table. tongue the long
soft thing in your
'What the-' I cried. There, on my leg, was a big lizard. mouth

I hate lizards! Cara ran into the room.

'What's the matter?' She asked.
I looked down at the lizard on my leg.
'What's that?' I cried.
'Oh it's only Bessy. She's a blue-tongue lizard.'
'Take it away!' I cried.
'Hey! Don't make all that noise! Bessy's afraid now, and
all she wanted was to be your friend,' Cara said. She took
the lizard in her hands and put it into a box. I ran into my
room and closed the door behind me. Then I saw them!
There were two more lizards on my bed. I took my
backpack and all my things, and I ran out of the house.
From the front door Cara called, 'Chris! Come back!
Don't be afraid! They're only lizards!'
But I couldn't go back.
 READING CHECK
1 Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them from 1 to 8.

a D He meets an Ita l i a n student c a l l ed Fab i o.

b D He runs away from the house.

c ITJ Chris spends h i s fi rst day at u n ivers ity.

d D He goes to see a man in a beautiful house.

e D He fi nds one l izard u n d e r the brea kfast table a n d two on his bed.

f D Chris moves i nto a house with lots of an ima l s.

g D The man a s ks him a b o ut h i s o l d c l othes.

2 What do they say?

1 I'm l o o k i n g 2 What d o y o u th ink 3 D i d y o u fi n d

of P i c asso's w o r k? a s h a re h o use?
for a s ha re h o u se.

4 We l l, d o y o u
6 Don 't b e afra i d '
w a nt t o m o v e i n ?
T hey're o n ly l iz a r d s '

a @] C h ris's M u m a s ks h im on the phone.

b D C a ra says to C h r i s when he leaves her house.

c D Chris tel l s C a ra when he sees the lizard i n the kitchen.

d D Chris tel l s Fab i o at the u n ivers ity.

e D Cara a s k s C h r i s w h e n he v i s its her h o u s e i n t h e afternoon.

f D Bruce asks C h r i s at his house.

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WORD WORK
Complete the word puzzle using the definitions.
Which Australian city is the secret word?

a t h i s person l ives with you i n a e lots of a n ima ls from d ifferent countries

sha rehouse l ive here

b people need to know this to find f it's in your mouth

your house g a big garden in a town for peop l e to

c a sma l l green or brown a n ima l wa l k or s it i n

with a long t a i l a n d s hort l egs h a red or w h ite d r i n k

d of the first Austra l i a n s people go here t o d r i n k coffee

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

a Who does C h r i s move in with? b What's the new sharehouse l i ke?

D H i s fri e n d Fa b i o. 1 D it's very d i rty.

2 D Two of Fab i o's friends. 2 D it's beautifu l .

3 D His a u nt. 3 D it's very sma l l .

c Why can't Chris s l eep at n i ght? d How l o n g does h e stay there?

1 D The house is next to the a i rport. 1 D For one day.

2 D He hasn't got a bed. 2 D Two or three weeks.

3 D H i s housemates make a l ot of noise. 3 D A l l year.

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I went back to the backpackers' again.

The next morning, I met Fabio at the uni cafe.
I told him about Cara and the lizards. 'So now I need a
new sharehouse,' I said.
Just then, two girls arrived and said hello.
'These are my friends Lisa and Karen,' said Fabio. 'The
three of us play music in a band.'
'Fabio's the singer,' said Lisa.
'Do you want to be in our band?' asked Karen.
'We want someone to play the guitar,' Lisa said.
'Look, I love music, but I can't play the guitar. I'm sorry. '
'Chris is looking for a sharehouse.' Fabio said.
'Hey, our housemate Susan is going to Europe today,'
said Karen. 'You can have her room.'
'OK,' I said, but then I thought of something.
'Wait a minute! Do you have any animals?' I asked.
' o. only us,' Lisa and Karen said, and they laughed.
'OK. But do you steal things?'
' o, we don't!' the two of them cried.
'Do you have any more questions?' asked Karen.
'One more, yes. Can I move in today?'
1\fter five o'clock this afternoon, OK?' said Karen.
music singing or Lisa wrote their address on my hand, and they said
playing
instruments goodbye.
band a number 'Thanks Fabio,' I said. 'You're a good friend.' Then we
of people who
play music went into class.

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 When I arrived at the backpackers' I found three boxes
from Mum there for me. I opened them quickly, but they
were only things to eat. 'What does Mum think - there
aren't any supermarkets in Sydney?' I couldn't carry the
boxes and my backpack, so I called Fabio. 'Can you help me
move my things?' I asked.
'Yes, of course,' said Fabio.
When we arrived, I looked carefully at Lisa and Karen's
house. 'It's very dirty!' I said.
'Oh, don't worry about that,' said Fabio. 'That's Susan!'

Fabio and I put my backpack and boxes on the bed in

Susan's old room. I was tired. It was only 6 o'clock in the
evening, but I wanted to sleep. I said goodnight to Fabio,
and went to bed.

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 After only a short time I heard a noise. 'Is someone
knocking on the door?' I thought.
I went to the front door, and opened it. But there was no
one there. Then I went into the front room. Karen, Lisa,
and Fabio were there.
'Hello, Chris. We're playing music. Do you want to
listen?'
'No thanks,' I said. 'I'm going to bed.'
I went to bed, but they didn't stop playing, and I could
hear the music all night. In the end I went to sleep.
The next morning, I got up at six o'clock. Lisa was in the
kitchen before me.
'Do you want some breakfast?' she asked.
'She gets up early,' I thought.
Then she said, 'Good night, Chris,' and went to bed.
Fabio didn't come to class that day. Perhaps he went to
bed at six in the morning, too. After class I felt happy. 'I'm
not going back to the backpackers' ,' I thought.
But when I arrived in my street, I could hear the girls'
music. When I opened the front door, there was lots of
smoke in the house. 'Oh, no! It's a fire!' I thought at first.
But I was wrong. It was cigarette smoke, lots of it. I hate
cigarettes! I opened all the windows, and went to my room.
I called Aunty Marj.
'Can I come for dinner this weekend?' I asked.

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fire this is red
and hot, and it Every day when I came home there was cigarette smoke
burns
everywhere. In the kitchen there were lots of rubbish
rubbish things
that you do not bags. And there were lots of empty wine bottles. Only I
want any more
took them out. After a week of this, I was angry. I spoke to
empty with
nothing in the girls.

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 'Lisa, Karen, you girls never do any cleaning!' I said

angrily.
'Sorry, Chris. But we
can change. From
tomorrow we're going to
clean every day,' Karen
said.
'And can you play your
music in the day, take
the rubbish out, and
stop smoking all the
time?' I said.
'OK,' Lisa said.
The next evening I
didn't hear any music
when I arrived in the
street. When I opened the front door, there wasn't any
cigarette smoke. I opened the kitchen door. There were no
rubbish bags in front of me. I smiled.

<2>00
The next week was good. But then the music began at
night again, and I couldn't sleep. The cigarette smoke was
bad again. And the house was dirty again, too.
One night I felt hungry. I went into the kitchen, but the
clean to stop
cigarette smoke came in through the kitchen door. I closed something being
dirty
it. And then I saw them! There behind the door were all the
kitchen the room
rubbish bags from that week. in the house
where people
'So Lisa and Karen didn't take the bags out. They put make things to
eat
them behind the kitchen door!' I cried. The bags had lots of
maggot a little
maggots all over them. 'I can't live with maggots!' I said, fat white animal
with no legs that
and I left that night. eats rubbish

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 READING CHECK
1 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
ro.bio
a � l ays in a b a n d with Lisa a n d Kare n .
b Karen a n d Lisa's housemate, S u s a n , is going to u n iversity.

c When Chris moves in, t h e house looks very n i ce.

d Chris goes to bed l ate on his first eve n i n g in the h ouse.

e H e gets up in the n i ght because of the pol ice.

f When Chris goes home from uni, the house s m e l l s of flowers.

g Karen a n d Lisa want to cha nge, they t e l l Fabio.

h For some weeks the girls a re qu i eter a n d c l e aner.

C h r i s finds a l l the o l d rub b i s h bags b e h i n d the bedroom door.

WORD WORK
1 Match the word halves in the smoke to label the pictures.

an � bish cle chen fi gots

kit mag mu � re rub sic

a ..b�D.d.. b ........... . c ............ d .......... . .

- . I
-·

- .
."...'.JJ• -
4-- ...

e ........... . f .......... . . g .......... ..

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2 Complete Chris's email with words from Activity 1.

TO: [email protected]
FROM: [email protected]
SUBJECT: Hi!

H i M i kel

lt isn't easy to fi n d a good sharehouse here in Sydneyl I had a room in a house

with two gi rls, but they were terrib lel They're in a a .. bV\D�J .. . . and they
. . .

play b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a l l nightl They never c . . . . . .

. . . . . ... . . . . the house, they

never take out the d .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , a n d the e . . . . . . . .... . . is a l ways

. . . . .

d i rtyl The house a l ways sme l l s of smoke. One day I thought there was a

f . . . . . . . . . . . . . because of a l l the smoke I

. . . . .

Last n i ght I fou n d l ots of r u b b i s h bags behind the kitchen door- a n d there

were g . . .. .. .
. . . . . .. . . . . a l l over them I I moved out. But now I need to fi n d a

new s h a rehouse.

Chris

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick a box.

a D C h r i s moves i n with h i s Aunty M a rj .

b D C h r i s loves h i s n e w housemate very much.

c D After some time Chris's new housemate

doesn't want h im in her house.

d D C h r i s goes back home to Wagga Wagga.

 (1-;u.pter 4
AB N.i�e u.t1� (�eu.·.,
5/ S IHrreU :street

After one more night at the backpackers' I found Shan

Wen's ad at the supermarket. I always went there to shop,
and she worked there. We usually said 'hello'. This time I
asked lots of questions when I went to see the house.
'Do you have any pets?'
'No,' said Shan Wen.
'Do you take out the rubbish every night?'
'Oh yes. Of course, ' she answered.
I didn't ask about stealing things. Shan Wen was nice, and
her house was very clean. 'She doesn't steal,' I thought.
'Can you teach me some Chinese?' I asked.
I wanted to learn Chinese, because one day I wanted to
visit China.
'OK,' said Shan Wen.
'Can I move in today?' I asked.
'I'm going to think about it. Can I call you this afternoon
at three o'clock?' she said.
My mobile phone rang at one minute to three.
'Hello,' I said.
'Hi, Chris. It's Shan Wen here. You can move in now.'
I moved my things, and then went to the uni pub. My
ring (past rang) friends were there. I had lots of drinks, and then I got the
to make a noise
like a telephone bus to my new home.
bus a big car
There was no uni the next day. It was a weekend, so I
that lots of people
use to go from slept late. When I got up, it was ten o'clock. I sat down and
one place to
another watched TV. I like watching different bands play on

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Saturday morning TV. But I couldn't hear anything
because just then Shan Wen came into the room with the
vacuum cleaner.
'How long are you going to be cleaning for?' I asked.
'Not long,' she said. After some time she finished. Now I
could hear the music again. But then she began cleaning
the TV, the chairs, and the table. This time I couldn't see
the TV because she was in front of it!

'Why are you cleaning?' I asked.

'Because everything's dirty,' she said.
'I don't understand her,' I thought. 'The house is clean.
There isn't any rubbish, and there aren't any maggots.
What's wrong with her?' I went to my room and listened to
the radio there.
Then my brother rang.
'Hi Mike, how are you?' I said.
vacuum cleaner
'Good, mate. Listen, I'm coming to Sydney in two weeks. people use this to
clean the floor
Can I stay with you? ' quickly

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 'Of course you can stay. You can meet my new
housemate. We can have a barbecue.'
The next two weeks went very fast. I studied a lot, and I
went to a pub most nights with my mates. I liked Sydney.

000
I met my brother at the train station, and we walked
through the city. He loved Sydney, too. When we arrived
home, Shan Wen was there with the vacuum cleaner.
After she finished cleaning, she went and had a shower.
She had four or five showers every day.
We got the meat from the kitchen for the barbecue. Then
Mike told me about life in Wagga Wagga.
After her shower, Shan Wen came to talk to us. But she
left very quicldy. She looked ill. I went after her.

barbecue when
you cook meat on
an open fire, often 'What's the matter?' I asked.
in a park or
garden 'I don't like meat. Please take it away!' she said.
shower water
'Sorry Mike, no barbecue tonight.' I said to my brother.
comes out of this.
You stand under it Mike and I went to the local pub for dinner.
to clean your
body
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The next day, I said goodbye to Mike and went to dinner
with Aunty Marj.
She made me 'bangers and mash' . That's Australian for
sausages and potatoes. I love it, and she knows that. We
had a good dinner. 'Aunty Marj isn't bad,' I thought on the
bus going home.
When I arrived, Shan Wen said, 'Can I talk to you?'
'She's angry about the meat,' I thought.
She handed me a paper and said, 'From tomorrow I want
you to do these things in my house.'
I read the paper. It said:

P1oose c\OOY\ �wr roOVV'\ ev� de\�.

P\oose dov\t briV19 MOOt, beer, wiY\e, or �wr

.frieY\ds or tDIMil� iY\tO the ha..se.

P1oose dov\t w<?�tch TV wheY\ "tM c\OOY\iVI9.

P1oose dov\t woor shoes iY\ the hcx..se

Ploose dov\t COMe hOVV'\e <?�.fter Y\iY\e oc\ocl< iY\ the

· eveY\iVI9 sausage pieces
of meat in a long
thin skin

'This isn't going to be easy,' I thought. But I didn't want potato (plural
potatoes) a
to move back to the backpackers' again. vegetable that is
white with a
'OK, Shan Wen,' I said. 'I can do all this, I think.' brown skin

'Oh . . . but perhaps . . . it's going to be difficult for you. difficult not easy

problem
Perhaps you want to find a different sharehouse?' she said.
something or
Then I understood. She didn't want me to stay. someone that
makes people feel
'Am I the problem this time?' I thought. bad

Internet you use

I didn't have uni the next morning, so I went to an
a computer and a
Internet Cafe. There I looked for a new sharehouse on the phone line to find
different things
Internet. on this

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 READING CHECK
Choose the right words to finish the sentences.

a C h r i s sees the ad for h i s new e S h a n Wen looks i l l . . .

s h a rehouse . . . 1 D when she sees Chris's brother.
1 D in a pub. 2 D when she sees meat- because
2 D a t the u n i . she doesn't eat it.
3 � a t a supermarket. 3 D because C h r i s doesn't clean

b On h i s fi rst night in S h a n Wen's house. the house.

Chris . . .
f When M i ke l eaves Syd ney, . . .
D stays out l ate drin king.
1 D C h r i s goes to vi sit Aunty M a rj .
2 D stays i n and watches TV.
2 D C h r i s goes to the p u b for d i nner.
3 D makes d i n ner.
3 D Chris says sorry to Shan Wen.
c On Saturday morn i n g, C h r i s watches TV
g Shan Wen can't e a s i l y tell Chris. 'Leave
a n d S h a n Wen . . .
my housel' so she . . .
D goes shopping.
1 D gives h im a very l o n g l ist of
2 D watches TV with h im.
t h i n gs to do.
3 D cleans the house.
2 D b e g i n s eat i n g meat with h im.
d Chris's brother, M i ke. phones a n d tel l s 3 D cleans the house a g a i n a n d
him . . .
aga i n after h im.
1 D ' I'm com i n g to l ive i n Syd ney. ·

2 D 'I'm v i s it i n g Sydney i n two

weeks.'

3 D 'I'm mov i n g house.'

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WORD WORK
Replace the orange words with the words in the sausages.

a The weather is beautifu l . Let's have a dinner of meat in the garden tomorrow .

.Qg,r.Q��1l�
b I u s u a l ly go to school on the big long car for everybody.

c T h i s exercise looks not very easy .

d i t's quick a n d easy to fi n d t h i ngs on the computers talking on the phone.

e H ave we got a ny big brown and white things?

f We've got bad things with o u r n ew housemate.

g Wait a moment. My phone is making a noise.

h The water for cleaning my body under i s n 't working in my room.

That o l d thing for cleaning the floor ma kes a lot of noise.

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

Yes No

a C h r i s fi nds a sharehouse on the Internet. D D

b C h r i s moves in with one of Aunty M a rj's young fri e n d s . D D
c C h r i s moves in with an o l d er woman - a teacher at the u n i versity. D D
d C h r i s moves in with a beautifu l u n ivers ity stu dent. D D
e C h r i s fi nd s a s h a rehouse with Fa b i o a n d Fa b i o's g i rlfriend. D D
f C h r i s loves h i s new housemate very much. D D

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 (J1ll.pter S
.(Jir.�frie�� ll.,4 'l�C?�frie,�
. . -

6/ J J Fiet�l1er ·street

There were a lot of sharehouses in Bondi on the Internet

Could I find the right one for me?
Then I saw a sharehouse ad with a photo. 'She's
beautiful,' I thought

Non-smoker, young uni student, looking

for second young non-smoker uni student.
Girl or guy. $150 a week.
Call Sonia 0419 546 768.

We met that afternoon. Sonia asked me lots of questions,

and we spoke for a long time. We talked about our uni
classes and our interests. We didn't want to stop.
I moved in that afternoon.
'I think I'm going to live here for a long time,' I thought,
and I put my bags on my new bed.

�00
The month went very quickly. Most days, after uni, I went
home to study. But I didn't do much studying. I usually ate
dinner with Sonia. After dinner we usually drank a bottle
of wine, and we tallced for a long time about everything.
non-smoker
someone who But soon I had exams.
doesn't smoke
'This week I must study a lot,' I told her.
exam a student
takes these to see 'Me, too,' she said.
how much he or
she knows But that week wasn't any different Most nights, after

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dinner and some wine, we wanted to talk. We didn't want
to study. I liked Sonia a lot! 'Perhaps she likes me, too?'
I thought.
Soon it was the last day of the first semester, June 28. It
was Sonia's birthday, too. I finished my last exam. It was
difficult, but I did OK, I think. I went to the shops to buy
Sonia a video, Life is Beautiful. Then I went home to make
her a birthday cake. When I heard her open the front
door, I sang 'Happy Birthday'.
I gave her the cake, and she looked very happy.

. After dinner and a bottle of wine, I said, 'Shall we watch semester the
time between
this video?' I gave Life is Beautiful to her. She looked at it, holidays at school
or university; in
but she didn't answer me. Australia a
semester is
'What's the matter?' I asked. 'Are you OK?' usually about four
months
'Thank you. But . . . I can't watch a video tonight. My . . .
birthday the day
my . . . boyfriend's coming home.' when someone
was born
Just then there was a knock at the door.
life what you live
I couldn't move. Sonia went and opened the door. A man cake something
that you eat on
walked in.
someone's
'Garth!' birthday, after
dinner. or with
'Sonia!' tea or coffee

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 They kissed and hugged for a long time.
I went to my room. I felt angry.
'Why didn't she tell me about her boyfriend?'
I couldn't sleep. I could hear them in Sonia's room. They
talked and laughed very noisily.
The next morning I was very angry, but I didn't want to
talk to Sonia in front of Garth.
kiss to touch
lovingly with your 'I'm going to buy a newspaper,' Garth said from Sonia's
mouth
room.
hug to take
lovingly in your Then I heard the front door open and close. I ran out of
arms
my room.
marine biologist
someone who 'Why didn't you tell me about him? How long is he
studies animals
that live in the staying?' I asked very quickly.
sea
'I wanted to tell you but . . . he's a marine biologist. He
whale a very big
animal that lives studies whales. He's often away. He 's going back up north
in the sea and
looks like a fish to the Great Barrier Reef in two weeks.'

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 The next two days were bad. I talked to Garth, but he
didn't answer. Sonia was very quiet, too.
I couldn't stay in the house with them.
It was the uni holidays, so I went home to Wagga
Wagga.

��0
I had a great time. I played with Jake, and drank beer with
my brother and my old friends. But I thought about Sonia
a lot. Soon it was time to go back to Sydney.
'Is Garth going to be there?' I thought. I opened the front
door. I couldn't hear anything. No, nobody was home.
I looked in Sonia's room. Garth's bags weren't there! I
felt happy again. I made dinner for Sonia and waited.
When she arrived home, she was happy to see me. We
talked, ate dinner, and laughed. Soon it was past twelve
o'clock at night. We were tired.
'Let's go to bed,' she said.
'OK. Goodnight,' I said.
I went to my room. Then I stopped and thought. 'Does
she want me to go to her room? No, she's got a boyfriend!'
I opened my door. Her door was open.
'Sonia,' I called, 'when is Garth coming back here?'
'In about four weeks, I think,' she answered.
'Oh no!' I thought. 'I love Sonia, but she loves Garth.
Why is life always difficult for me?'
'Goodnight, Sonia,' I said, and I went back into my room
and closed the door.
'I don't want to go back to the backpackers'!' I thought.
And then I went to sleep.
holiday a time
when you don't
work or study

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 READING CHECK
Complete the gaps in the summary of this chapter.

Chris fi nd s an ad for a s h a rehouse on the a) l0.t.�.r:'.'0.�.t.. . S o n i a is a b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

too a n d Chris l i kes her when they meet. Chris moves in a n d he is c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l iving

with S o n i a . H e goes to his cl asses a n d he doesn't often go out to the p u b . In the eve n i n g

t h e two o f them u s u a l ly have d ) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . , d r i n k a bottle o f e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n d

talk a lot.

One eve n i ng, it's S o nia's f) . ...... . . . ....... . . C h r i s makes a cake for her a n d gives her a

video. B ut then Sonia's g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Garth, comes home. Chris is really

h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n d he goes i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for the h o l i days.

When C h r i s goes back to S o n i a's house, Garth j ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there. S o n i a is very

k) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to see C h r i s a n d the two of them have d i n ner. After d i nner, they go

to bed.

WORD WORK
1 Circle nine more words from Chapter 5 in the word square.

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2 Match the words from the word square on page 30 with the sentences.

a T h i s person stu d i e s sea a n i ma ls . . m�cir�E;.. b.i.o.\.og.i,s:t

b A time when you d o n 't work or study. . . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .
c A year at u n iversity has two of these . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d C h r i s b uys the video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is beautifu l ' for Sonia.
·

e Chris makes this for Sonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f G a rth a n d S o n i a do these two thi ngs when he comes home .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g S o n i a doesn't smoke. She's a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .

h This is the b i ggest a n imal i n the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . .
T h i s is the day when you were born . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D i d you learn a l ot? Teachers give t h i s you to see . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GUESS WHAT
In the next chapter Chris goes to live with his Aunty Marj. What happens there?
Tick four boxes.

a D They ta l k a bout M a rj's l ife when she was young.

b D Chris l i kes M a rj's house.

c D Chris sleeps very wel l .

d D M a rj is angry w h e n Chris comes home l ate.

e D M a rj makes good t h i n gs for Chris to eat.

f D M a rj is ha ppy for C h ri s's fri e n d s to v i s it h im.

g D C h r i s l earns more a bout h i s parents when

they were young.

h D Sonia v i s its Chris at M a rj ' s house.

 (#1c'l.pter 6
. H_prre. (J.��i" -

2./ 6), Pitt 5treet

The next morning, I rang Aunty Marj.

'Can I stay at your house for two or three days?' I said.
'Of course you can, Chrissy. When are you coming?'
I wanted to leave Sonia's house quickly before I kissed
her by accident. Of course, I didn't tell Marj that. I said,
'Can I come now?'
What could I say to Sonia? In the end I said, 'Goodbye,
Sonia. I'm going to stay with my Aunty Marj.'
Sonia began crying, and she hugged me at the front door.
'Please stay,' she said. 'I love you.'
'What? What did you say?' I asked her quickly.
'Nothing. You must go. Your Aunty's waiting for you.'
The two of us cried then. I looked down, and walked away.
I didn't look back. I
didn 't want Sonia to see
me crying.
I didn't want to go to
Marj's with red eyes, so I
went to a cafe on the
beach. I sat and thought,
'Am I doing the right
thing?' Then I had a
coffee, and I felt better.
Aunty Marj was very
happy to see me. She was
in the front garden when

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I arrived. I put my bags in my room, and we had a Coke. I
didn't like Marj's house. It was an old woman's house.
There were dolls everywhere. She collected clocks, too.
They were in every room of the house. I didn't like that! We
talked all afternoon. We looked at photos of my brother and

me, from when we were children. She told me about her life
when she was young.
'I was a crazy hippy then,' she said. 'Look at this.'
She gave me an old photo. She was in long pants with
flowers on them. She was on the beach with friends, and
she had something in her hand. It was a big cigarette, I
think. This was a very different Aunty Marj for me!
Marj made me dinner, and to finish we ate some of her
apple cake. It's famous in our family, and it was great.
I slept very well in my bed at Aunty Marj's house that
night.
The next day after uni, I went to the uni pub with Fabio,
doll a small toy
and he talked about his holidays. 'I went on a surfing person that a
child plays with
holiday for ten days and I had a great time,' he said. 'I met
collect to have a
people from lots of different countries. I fell in love with number of things
of one kind
Mika, a girl from Japan. She lives in Brisbane so I want to because you are
interested in
move there.' Then I told Fabio about Sonia and her them

boyfriend, Garth. Fabio said, 'You did the right thing!' crazy thinking
differently from
That night, I got home late. Aunty Marj was in bed. I was most people

very quiet, but she heard me and came out of her room. hippy people
who lived in the
'Is she going to be angry?' I thought, but she wasn't. 1 9 60s, had long
hair, and wore
She said, 'Hi Chrissy, your dinner's on the table.' clothes with
flowers on them
'I like staying here,' I thought.
pants trousers
' Marj,' I said.
fall (past fell) in
'Yes, Chrissy?' love with to
begin to love
'Can my friends visit here sometimes?' someone

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 'Of course,' she said. 'But you must do the cleaning
sometimes, too.'
'Can I drink beer?'
/\re you going to give me some, too? I love it!' she
laughed.
'Perhaps living with Marj is the best thing to do?' I
thought. 'Perhaps Aunty Marj is going to be the best
housemate for me?'
She didn't steal, I knew that. She cleaned, but not all the
time. And my friends could visit me when they wanted. We
could drink beer, and eat meat here, too. There weren't any
lizards. And Aunty Marj liked watching the cricl{et on TV,
so I could watch it with her.
I couldn't forget about the dolls, the clocks, and her
calling me 'Chrissy' all the time, but I could live with those
small things.
'Can I stay here for a long time?' I asked.

cricket a sport
that teams of
eleven men play
with a wooden
bat and a hard
red ball

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 'Of course,' she said. 'It can be difficult to find good
housemates, I know.'
'Yes - very difficult! Did you live in a sharehouse when
you were younger?' I asked.
'Of course!' she said. 'At first I lived with your mum. But
then she fell in love with your dad and moved in with him.'
'Did you live with mum? What did you do?'
'I told you; we were crazy hippies. We were students at
the time, but we didn't study much.' She gave me a photo
to look at.
'And who did you live with after mum?' I asked.
'I moved into a big sharehouse with six people. But I only
stayed there for three months because the building was very
old. I couldn't have a shower or make dinner there,' she said.
'And what did you do when you left that house?' I asked.
'Then I fell in love with a young man.'
'Who? How did you meet him?' I asked quickly. So Aunty
Marj liked men when she was younger! I didn't know that.
She always said bad things about them.
'His name was Sam. He was from South Africa, and he
was beautiful.'
'Were you housemates?' I asked.
'Yes. I moved in with Sam and his mate, Bee. But soon
after I moved in, Bee moved out to Canberra. She went
there to be a school teacher. She met a nice boy in
Canberra, and they had lots of children.'
'And what happened with Sam? Did you live with him for
a long time?'
miss to want
'Well . . . we lived in Sydney for two years, but he missed
something that

his family. He wanted to go back home,' she said. you once had. but
that you don't
'So he left?' have now

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 'Yes. But I wanted to be with him, so I went with him to
Durban in South Africa. I loved his family. His sister and
father and I watched the cricket every day.'
'Did you like South Africa?' I asked.
'I loved it. But I missed Sydney. I couldn't get work in
Durban, and it was very far from here, and very expensive
to come back home for holidays.'
'Did you come back to Australia alone?' I asked.
'Yes, I did. Did I do the right thing? I don't know. Sam
wanted me to stay, but . . .' she began, and then she
stopped. She didn't look very happy.
'Do you speak with Sam these days?' I asked.
'No. But after twenty-five years I love him to this day,' she
said, and she looked down.
I was quiet. What could I say?
In the end Marj spoke, 'Oh, I forgot. These are for you.'
She gave me some flowers and a letter.
'They arrived this afternoon.'

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 'For me? Who are they from?'
'I don't know, Chrissy. Read the letter!'
I quickly went to my room and opened it.
I began reading.

Hi O.wis,

I11M veV'y soV'ry I .Ai.A\\1+- +-ell yol.\ <"-POI.\i- G<'I-Yi-l-\. I V'<"-\\B

l-\iiM wl-\e\\ yol.\ le.P+-. I +-ol.A l-\iiM eveV'y+-l-\i\\B· ll love
(l-\YiS <'1.\\.A I w<"-\\i- +-o \:>e wi+-l-\ l-\i�M/ I S<".i.A. G<'I-Yi-l-\
w<"-S veV'y <"-\\BV'y, <"-\\.A I .Peel \::> <'1.-A <"-POI.\i- i+-. Bt.\+- ii-1s
i-v-1.\e. I love yol.\! Ple<"-se C<"-11 �Me!

t.ove, '5o\\i<"- )<)<

I came out of my room.

'Who's the letter from?' asked Aunty Marj.
'Oh, only one of my old housemates, ' I said.
'Oh, I see. '
'Marj, ' I said, 'Sam's important to you. You must write to
him in South Africa.'
'Perhaps you're right, ' Aunty Marj said, and she smiled.

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 READING CHECK
Match the first and second parts of the sentences.

a C h r i s wants to l eave Sonia's house 1 about her l i fe when s h e was young.

b He a s ks h i s a unt, 2 a n d te l l s h i m , 'I l ove you ' '
c There a re lots of d o l l s and c locks 3 Au nty M a rj l eaves h i s d i n ner on the ta b l e

for h i m .

d H i s a u nt tells h i m 4 because h i s gi rlfri end l ives there.

e Fab i o wants t o move t o Brisbane 5 before he kisses her.
f When C h r i s gets home l ate, 6 'Can I stay at your house?'
g When Au nty M a rj was young, 7 in Aunty M a rj ' s house.
h Aunty M a rj's fri e n d S a m 8 l ives in South Africa.
S o n i a writes to C h r i s 9 she l ived in a house with C h ris's M u m .

T h e Northern
Territories

Brisbane

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WORD WORK
Write the words and phrases from between the boomerangs in the sentences.

c o l l ects fel l in love with

dolls � h ippy

a Please come a n d see me soon. I . . . . JY) I. $ .$ . . . . . you. .

b 'Which sport do you p l ay at school i n Britain i n the s u m mer?' 'We p l ay . .

c I loved p l ay i n g with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . when I was a l ittle g i r l .
d R o m e o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J u l i et a t a party.
e M u m was a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the 1 960s. She put flowers in her l o n g h a i r .
f S h e never wears skirts; she a l ways wears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g My father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o l d cars. He's got twenty of them.

h 'My name is N a po l eon.' 'No, it isn't. You're . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !' . . .

GUESS WHAT
What do you think happens to these people after the story ends? Use the phrases
below to help you.

a . . . a re boyfr i e n d a n d g i rlfrie n d . d . . . l ives alone.

b . . v i s its .
. e . . . writes to . . .
c . . . steal t h i ngs. f . . . a re on TV.

Vo.bio 3osh �Y\d Adi

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1 Read the ads for three sharehouses and match them with the photos.

a 1
_,.
SHARfHOUSf wtth qreat vtews
of the sea. Two 11ni st11dents are look.inq
(or a non-smok.er to share a new flat
near the ltarbot1r. qir/ or tJW OK No
animals.

b 2
,.
A Root-\ wit!-\ oo. .Poo.IMily i\\ oo. biB
1-\ovse i\\ tl-\e '5y.:A\\ey sv.bLwbs.
Goo.v-.:Ae\\ pool to sl-\oo.vei yov.v ow\\
be.:Av-ooiM oo.\\.:A livi\\8 v-ooiM. Gv-eoo.t
.Pov E\\8\is\..\ l oo.\\8V."'-8e stv..:Ae\\ts.

c 3
,.
SYDNEY CENTRE . (juy with oLd hovtSe­
if't. quie-t c.ity c.e-ft.tn strut is Loo ki�-13
for sOWt.Wf't.e- to si-win with. No
stude-vtts . SwwrLL hovtSe-, te-f't. mift.vttu
wli!Lk. from shops li!M 1-w!rbour.

2 Which sharehouse would you like to live in? Why?

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 3 Amy is living in a new sharehouse.
Read her letter. Which shareho
use is it?

DeAr Eric.,

I'm livivtg Ll1- liT shlilreJ.wi-(J"e with two 3irls. They're u.m
stu.dev�ts liT� I'm hlilvivtg liT 3reAt time with them.

The jllift is i11- liT 11£-W bu.ildivtg l't.elifr the hlilrbou.r. It's five
mi�u WtiTlk. to the Wlifter liT� te11- mi�u to the shops
liT� the u.l1-iversity.

It's liT blj jllift. There liTre tkru bedrooms liT� liT blj livivtg
room. My bedroo m is the sWLiil llut, bu.t I love it butifi-(J"e you.
C.liTI1- su the hlilrbou.r from the wi�ow. There's liT JliTrdm bu.t
there isK-'t liT pool.

I do the skoppivtg liT� c.leAI1-i.vtg with my koi-(J"eWLiiftu. I11- the

evel1-ivtg we hlilve di11,11.e-r liT� the11- we stu.dy. Two o r tkru
times liT wuk. we 30 ru.�vtg liT� liTt wuk.e�s the tkru of
1-(J" 30 ou.t to the c.i11.e-WLiil .

PleAse c.ome liT� visit me soovt!

Lots of love

Amy

4 � : �; ::
h o
o f e
ifferent sharehouse ad. You
are living there now. Write a
letter about it

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Read about the tour of Sydney and complete the sentences on page 43.

A Walking Tour of Sydney

by Jenny Betts

Sydney is one of the most beautifu l modern cities i n

the world. it's got a beautifu l h arbour, i nterest i n g

b u i l d i ngs a n d the weather i s great. Do y o u h a v e o n l y

one d a y i n Syd ney? Then y o u m u st vi sit our beautiful

harbour.

Begin your morn i n g with a vi sit to Sydney Harbour

B r i d ge. You can wa l k across it, take a tour, or go

up it.

N ext, wa l k through the streets next to the bridge a n d

l o o k at the a rt g a l leries a n d s h o p s there. V i s it t h e

M u s e u m o f M odern Art before y o u g o t o C i rc u l a r Quay.

Wa l k a l o n g the harbour to Sydney Opera House. This is

a great place to ta ke photos. O n S u n d ays you can buy

t h i ngs at a street market next to the water.

Then wa l k a l o n g the harbour to the bea utiful Botan i c

Gardens. After that, wa l k a l o n g t o Wool loomoo l l oo.

There you can eat at H arry's Cafe. To fi n i s h your tour,

a n d the day, wa l k i nto Kings Cross for n i ght t i m e

enterta i n ment a n d some great restaurants.

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 a The tour takes . . .
1 0 two hours. 2 0 a day. 3 0 a week.

b You go on the tour . .

1 0 by bus. 2 0 by boat. 3 0 on foot.

c On the tour you see . . .

1 0 the Opera House. 2 0 Taronga Zoo. 3 0 the U n i versity.

2 Read about the tour again and mark the route on the map.

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 3 Think of a walking tour in your hometown. Make notes about the things to see and
do on the tour in order.

Place What to see I do there

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

4 Write a description of your tour. Use words from the table to help you organize
your description.

Talking about your town I city

What's good about it? _________ ..,.. it's got . . .

What's the best t h i n g to visit? You m u st v i s it .

The tour
Where does it begin? ----------.... B e g i n with a visit to .

� N ext . . .
Where does it go next? -----•
�E---....,.� Wa l k through I a l o n g I to I i nto . . .
After that . . .

What can you do there?

------c::::== T h i s is a great place to .
There you can . . .

Where does it fi n i s h? -------. To fi n i s h your tour . . .

5 Draw a map of your tour and put some photos with it.

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HotAsem�tes
. ,. .. . . ..

C h r i s leaves h i s h o m e in a s m a l l town i n Austra l i a to go a n d

s t u d y a t t h e U n iversity of Syd n ey. H e needs to f i n d somewhere

to l i v e .

But i t 's not e a s y to f i n d a h o u s e to s h a re i n a b i g c i ty. Every

h o u s e has its p ro b l e m s , and n ot all of C h r i s 's h o u semates are

easy to l i ve w it h . I n fac t , some of them are very d i ffi c u l t peo p l e !

C a n C h r i s f i n d t h e house t h at he-needs w i t h h o u se mates t h at

he can l i v e w i t h ?

Cover images courtesy David Jordan

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