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Unit31Completethesentenceswithwordsbelow.backgroundsnationcitizenstoleranceAboriginalhomelandsmigrantsrespectDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressionsThemajorityofAustraliansare___________________frommanydifferent_____________________.Infact,theonly________whoseancestorshavelivedhereformorethan200hundredyearsare__________people.citizens/migrantscitizensnations/backgroundsaboriginalMostAustraliansbelievethathavingpeoplefromsomanydifferent________________________________creates________and_________andmakesAustraliaastronger_________andamoreinterestingplacetolive.respectnations/backgrounds/homelandstolerancenation2Readtheparagraphbelow,payingparticularattentiontotheunderlinedwords,someofwhichmaybenewtoyou.Trytoworkoutthedefinitionsofthesewordsandwritethemdowninthesecondcolumn.ThencheckyouranswerusinganEnglish-Englishdictionaryandwritethedictionarydefinitionsinthethirdcolumn.ThefirstmigrantsarrivedinAustraliaafteralongvoyageonsmallsailingships.Lifewasverytoughatfirstbecausetheydidnothaveadequateequipmentorfood.Oneofthefirstthingstheydidwastodigthesoilandsowvegetableseeds.However,itwasn’teasytogrowenoughfoodforeveryoneandinthefirstfewyearstheyfacedstarvation.Despiteallthehardshipsofthoseearlyyears,manyofthemigrantssucceededinbuildingagoodlifeforthemselves.Intheearlydays,Therewerenotnearlyasmanywomenmigrantsasthereweremales,somanyofthemenremainedbachelors.Manydreamedofhavingawifewhowouldsharetheirlifeandworkalongsidethemastheybuilthousesandestablishedfarms.WithinareasonablyshorttimesomehadestablishedlargesheepfarmsandbegantoexportmeatandwoolbacktoEngland.WeknowalotabouttheseearlyyearsofEuropeansettlementbecausemostMigrantscorrespondedwiththeirfamiliesathomeandmanyoftheirlettersstillsurvive.Theseearlysettlersowedtheirsurvivaltohardworkanddeterminationtosucceed.WordDictionarydefinitionmigrantadequatesowhardshipbachelorcorrespondoweWordDictionarydefinitionmigrantadequatesowapersonwhogoesfromoneplacetoliveinanother(alsoimmigrants)enoughputseedsinthegroundsotheywillgrowWordDictionarydefinitionhardshipbachelorcorrespondowedifficultorunpleasantconditionoflifeanunmarriedmalecommunicatebywritingtoneedtopayorgivesth.tosb.becausetheyhavegivenorlentsthtoyou3YouwillfinditeasiertolearnEnglishwordsinclusters.Readaloudthefollowingwordsandwritedownasmanywordsrelatedtothemaspossible.Compareyourlistswithapartner.Example:rain,rainbow,rainfall,rainy,raindrop,raincoat,rainforest,rainwaterraintaxhomerusttimenightautonomydefendtoleratecelebratenationcitybirthassociatereservewaytax:taxation,taxed,taxable,taxman,taxpayerhome:homework,homely,homeland,homeless,homemaker,homecoming,homesickrust:rusty,rustprooftime:timely,timing,timekeeper,timer,timepiece,timesaving,timetable,timelessnight:nightly,nighttime,goodnight,nightclothes,nightclub,nightfallautonomy:autonomous,autonomouslydefend:defense,defender,defenseless,defendant,defensive,defensibletolerate:tolerance,tolerant,toleration,tolerantly,tolerable,tolerably,tolerabilitynation:national,nationality,nationalize,nationally,nationalist,nationwidecity:citizen,citizenship,citywide,cityscapebirth:birthplace,birthdate,birthday,birthplace,birthmark,birthrightassociate:association,associative,associatedreserve:reservation,reservedway:pathway,roadway,waylay,wayside,wayworn1Readthroughthisparagraphandunderlineallthepredicative.Akangarookeptgettingoutofhisenclosureatthezoo.Knowingthathewasagoodjumper,thezooauthoritiesincreasedtheheightofthefencearoundhim,but,thenextmorning,thekangaroowasoutofhisenclosureagain.RevisingusefulstructuresSothekeepers’solutionwastobuildanevenhigherbarrier.However,thenextmorning,theresultwasdisappointing---thekangaroowasnotinhisenclosure.Theauthorities,beingdesperate,increasedtheheightofthefenceagainandagainanditwassoonoverfortymetershigh.Acamelinthenextenclosureaskedthekangaroo,“Howhighdoyouthinkthey’llgo?”Thekangaroosaid,“That'sagoodquestion.Itseemstome,they’lljustkeepgoinghigheruntilsomebodyrememberstoshutthegateatnight!”2Underlinethepredicativeinthisconversationandthenpracticeitwithapartner.KIM:Themeatseemstobeshrinking!SAM:Maybethere’stoomuchfatinit.KIM:WhatcanIdo?SAM:It’sprobablythewrongkindofmeatforabarbecue.Thebestthingistocookitslowly.KIM:Youknow,itsmellsstrangetoo.SAM:Isitrotten?Let’ssmell.Hey!Thisisn’tsteak!KIM:So,whatisit?SAM:Wheredidyougetit?KIM:Itwasinthebottomofthefridge.SAM:Oh,no!That’sthedog'smeat!KIM:Areyousure?HomeworkWriteanarticleaboutthereasonswhypeoplewanttotravelinAustralia.