[00:00.00]Unit 8 Dog attack
[00:04.49]1.Listen,read and act.
[00:10.06]Now let's put on the play.
[00:14.50]In this play we need six people to play these roles- a dog called jacky,
[00:22.36]a girl named Mary who is bitten by the dog,Li Meng,Xiaohong and Mr.Davis.
[00:32.10]Scene 1
[00:35.76]It's seven o'clock on a Saturday morning.
[00:40.15]Mary is running down the road near the Davis's house.A dog is nearby.
[00:47.28]Mary:Morning,doggy.(Mary walks to the dog and caresses it.
[00:54.13]Just then the dog Jacky jumps onto Mary and bites her on the leg.)
[01:00.58]Ouch!Ouch!Help!Please!Someone,please help me!
[01:07.03](Inside the house LiMeng and Xiaohong have just got up
[01:13.09]and are reading the morning paper.)
[01:16.75]LiMeng:I heard someone shouting for help.I'll go and see.
[01:22.21]Xiaohong:Wait.I'll go along with yor.(The two rush out of the house towards Mary.)
[01:29.29]LiMaeng:Can I help you?What happened?
[01:33.54]Mary:That dog over there bit me.Ouch!
[01:37.49]LiMeng:Are you all right?You can stand on your feet,can't you?
[01:43.37]Xiaohong:I don't think so.She's bleeding.Let's send her to the doctor's,shall we?
[01:49.61]LiMeng:I wish I had learned how to drive.
[01:53.48]Let me go and ask Mr .Davis.Will you find out about that dog,Xiaohong?
[01:59.72](LiMeng rushes back to the house.Soon he rushes out with Mr.Davis.
[02:07.48]They quickly drive Mary away.Xiaohong runs away to find out about the dog.)
[02:15.13]5.Listen,read and act.
[02:21.37]Scene 2
[02:25.14]Have you ever had an emergency before? How would you feel?
[02:31.48]What do doctors usually do?(Mr.Davis carries Mary into a clinic.)
[02:39.82]Mr.Davis:Morning,doctor.This is an emergency.
[02:44.68]This girl has just been bitten by a dog.
[02:48.93]LiMeng:Yes.It was a fierce dog,a boxer,I think.
[02:54.21]Doctor:Thanks for telling me that.Now,please wait outside.
[02:59.49](Inside,the doctor is treating Mary)
[03:04.63]Mary:Oh,doctor,is it serious?
[03:09.00]Doctor:Take it easy.Let me check the bite first.It's not too bad.
[03:15.55]Now,let me treat it.It may hurt a little but it should be all right.
[03:21.80]Mary:Can I recover quickly,doctor?
[03:25.92]Doctor:I should think so.But you'll have to receive an injection.
[03:31.38](LiMeng and Mr.Davis are waiting outside)
[03:37.26]LiMeng:That was a mean dog.
[03:41.81]If the owner knew that,I don't think he or she would keep a dog like that.
[03:48.26]Mr.Davis:A dog like that shouldn't run wild.
[03:52.62]6.Listen,read and answer the following questions in pairs.
[04:00.80]Keeping a pet
[04:04.45]It was a sunny day.John and his mother went to a free market.
[04:11.40]After looking at several lanes of goods,they came to a pet's counter,
[04:18.17]on which there were many beautiful pets.
[04:22.71]There were puppies,kittens,birds,fish,turtles,bunnies,and parrots.
[04:31.26]Looking at the adorable pets,
[04:35.62]John could not help asking his mum to buy a puppy for him.
[04:41.18]Mum thought for a while and then asked John:
[04:45.73]"Are you prepared to keep a puppy?""Yes."
[04:51.60]"Do you want to feed the puppy and clean his"room"every day?""Yes."
[04:58.74]"In that case,I can buy one for you.
[05:03.57]But remember keeping a pet involves many responsibilities."
[05:10.41]"What are the responsibilities?"
[05:14.36]"You need to feed the puppy twice a day and walk it at least once a day.
[05:21.52]You can't let your dog sit on his tail all day.
[05:26.37]You should make sure he exercises daily
[05:30.95]and bring him outside four or five times to poop or pee.
[05:36.69]You have to give him a bath once every month."
[05:41.73]"That's fun.I'd love giving a bath to this little puppy
[05:47.48]and I can take him outside for a walk.I can..."
[05:52.76]"OK,in that case,you can choose one."
[05:57.62]John quickly picked a brownish puppy with a pair of cute eyes.
[06:03.96]In John's arms,the little puppy seemed to be very happy.
[06:09.61]He licked John's face.
[06:13.05]At that very moment,Mum realized that John had a new friend
[06:19.53]and she also knew that John was going to face many difficulties.
[06:25.18]But,as a mum,she was very pleased
[06:29.62]that her son wanted to take on some responsibilities.
[06:34.87]She was pretty sure that her son would learn quite a lot
[06:39.91]from keeping this little puppy.
[06:43.54]8.Listen,read and act.
[06:49.57]Scene 3
[06:53.52]LiMeng,Xiaohong and Mr.Davis are talking about regulations for keeping dogs.
[07:00.96]LiMeng:I wonder if we should report the dog attack to the city council.
[07:06.53]Mr.Davis:Good idea
[07:09.56]The Domestic Animals Act 1994 has all the rules for dangerous dogs.
[07:16.40]LiMeng:OK,I'll make the call.But just before I do that,
[07:21.65]is there anything I should know so I can tell them everything I saw?
[07:27.09]Mr.Davis:Let's see.Did the dog wear a collar?
[07:31.81]Xiaohong:A collar?What's that?
[07:35.89]Mr.Davis:Well,the owner of a dangerous dog has to put a collar with red
[07:41.04]and yellow stripes around its neck so people will know it's dangerous.
[07:46.89]This dog must weigh around 30 kilos
[07:51.64]so the collar has to be 40 mm(millmetres)wide.
[07:56.68]Xiaohong:My goodness.So specific.
[08:01.15]Mr.Davis:And what's more....
[08:04.68]Unit 9 Famous Chinese-Australians
[08:10.32]1.Listen,read and practice in pairs.
[08:16.67]Where do you usually go when you want to do some shopping?
[08:22.13]Have you ever been to a huge shopping centre called a"mall"?
[08:27.79]What often happens at a mall?
[08:32.16]Something exciting will happen to LiMeng and Xiaohong.
[08:37.90]Let's find out.
[08:41.27]LiMeng:Xiaohong,Jeff's called and invited us to go shopping with Louise and him.
[08:48.12]Shall we go?
[08:51.07]Xiaohong:Where are they going?
[08:54.23]LiMeng:To a place called Rundle Mall.
[08:58.49]He says that many things down there are eye-catching.
[09:03.84]Xiaohong:Well,it'll be fun to shop with Louise.Let's go then.
[09:09.41]Where shall we meet them?
[09:13.06]LiMeng:He's asked us to meet them at a place where there are three statues of pigs.
[09:19.62]He said they're very funny-looking and we won't miss them.
[09:24.79](The two catch a bus to Rundle Mall.)
[09:29.65]Xiaohong:There you are.Thanks for asking us out.I love to hang out with friends.
[09:37.10]Jeff:Yeah.It's a beautiful day,too.
[09:41.04]Louise:There's a huge crowd over there.Shall we go and take a look first?
[09:46.63]They often hold interesting events here.
[09:50.58]LiMeng:Sure,let's go.
[09:53.95](The four walk to a place where there's a big crowd.
[09:59.20]In the centre there are two young ladies.)
[10:04.16]Louise:Oh,I can't believe my eyes.Do you know who they are?
[10:09.83]They are Cathy Freeman and Kylie Minogue.
[10:14.58]Xiaohong:What are they?Are they famous?
[10:18.63]Jeff:Very.In fact,they are world-famous.
[10:23.39]Anyway,let's get closer and see what's happening.
[10:27.83]5.Listen,read and act.
[10:33.57]Have you ever been to a promotion at a shopping centre?
[10:39.03]Have you ever asked famous people to sign their names(autographs)in a book?
[10:45.88]Cathy:Ladies and gentlemen,we are trying to raise money for drought-relief efforts.
[10:52.43]Anyone who buys a book can have my autograph.(LiMeng turns to Jeff.)
[10:58.99]LiMeng:What's drought-relief?
[11:02.75]Jeff:It's about helping those people who have suffered from drought.
[11:08.21]It's rained very little here.
[11:12.47]There's almost not enough rain to grow our food.
[11:17.22]LiMeng:Do you mean she will spend the money from the book sale on drought-relief?
[11:23.10]Jeff:That's what she's saying there.
[11:27.15]She's a great runner and I think that book is about her life.
[11:32.51]LiMeng:I think I'll go and get one.(LiMeng goes forward to Cathy Freeman)
[11:39.59]I'll have a book,and,can I have your autograph,Miss Freeman?
[11:46.35]Cathy:Sure.Thank you.Here you go.
[11:50.71]LiMeng:Thanks.Well um,I hear you're a world-class runner.
[11:56.49]Cathy:Well,I train hard and try the best I can.
[12:01.82]I want to show people that Aborigines can also win.
[12:06.86]8.Listen and write out the prices.
[12:37.29]10.Listen,read and discuss.
[12:43.64]Great Chinese-Australians
[12:48.60]Wherever you go in the world,you can see and meet many familiar Chinese faces.
[12:56.05]They live there either as tourists or residents.
[13:00.88]For centures,many Chinese people have left their own country
[13:06.91]and lived in foreign countries.
[13:10.96]They seek a new life,a change and sometimes an ideal world.
[13:18.33]They have become the ambassadors of the cultural exchanges
[13:24.21]and in many cases have greatly helped to develop their local economies.
[13:30.45]Their great contributions,
[13:34.60]hardworking spirit and consistent effort are long remembered and appreciated.
[13:41.76]Chinese Australians are among them.
[13:46.51]Victor Peter Chang was born in Shanghai on 21 November 1936.
[13:54.98]In 1953,he went to Australia to complete his education.
[14:01.82]He studied medicine and graduated in 1962.
[14:08.20]In order to further his main interest,he later studied in England,
[14:14.13]then in America and finally he went back to Australia in 1972.
[14:21.78]When he finished his studies,
[14:25.54]he was determined to establish a heart transplant unit in Australia.
[14:32.02]He worked hard and did many experiments at St.Vincent's Hospital,Sydney.
[14:38.86]Against all odds,in 1984,he established a National Heart Transplant Unit.
[14:46.94]It was there,in 1986
[14:51.48]that Victor performed his first successful heartlung transplant.
[14:57.54]Then,in 1990,his first successful lung transplant
[15:03.71]helped to further publicize his work.
[15:07.68]He was very famous very soon,not only in Australia,but also overseas.
[15:15.93]He began to perform transplant surgery overseas,particularly in Asia.
[15:22.57]He performed more than 260 heart transplant operations,many free of charge.
[15:31.11]Because of his achievements,
[15:34.87]he was chosen"Australian of the Year"in 1986 and was named"
[15:41.92]Australian of the Century"in the year 2000.
[15:47.17]Victor Peter Chang is not the only one who has contributed a lot
[15:53.73]to the Australian eco9nomy and society.
[15:58.59]There have been many other great contributors.
[16:02.95]These include:Dr.Anita Mak who received a teaching award for innovative teaching
[16:10.61]and the University of Canberra's award for service
[16:15.57]to the University in the area of women's career development,
[16:21.21]Yao-Tseng Tchan,a well-known professor of microbiology
[16:27.77]and many other Chinese professors who are now working in the faculties of Arts,
[16:34.53]Law,Education,Chemistry,Computing Science,
[16:40.31]Agriculture and Medicine in Australian universities;
[16:45.95]Mr.Frank Lee,a successful importer of soft furnishings,
[16:52.61]William Ah Ket,one of Melbourne's most talented and adroit barristers,
[16:59.45]the Guo brothers,the founders of Yong An Company and many more.
[17:05.99]According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,
[17:11.55]about 323,955 Chinese now live in Australia.
[17:19.99]They continue to show that their potential is great and many of them have been
[17:27.43]and continue to be at the centre of some of the defining moments
[17:33.49]of Australian history!
[17:36.94]15.Listen,read and act.
[17:43.39]As a famous pop singer,kylie Minogue has many fans.
[17:50.55]She's selling one of her albums"Greatest Hits"for drought-relief efforts.
[17:56.72]Xiaohong:What's"Greatest Hits"?
[18:01.29]Louise:I think it must be an album with the best of her songs in it.
[18:06.85]Xiaohong:Oh,it should be nice,then.Have you listened to them before?
[18:12.70]Louise:Yes,many.Kylie is so hot here
[18:17.74]Have you heard of a TV show called"Neighbours"?
[18:22.60]Xiaohong:I heard Mrs.Davis mention it once.
[18:26.96]Louise:Well,nearly everybody in Australia watches it.
[18:31.64]Kylie played the role of Charlene Mitchell.
[18:35.79]The show brought her fame and money.
[18:39.74]Xiaohong:Oh,how luck she was!
[18:44.10]Louise:I wouldn't say that.
[18:47.37]She had acted in other TV shows before and has even acted in movies.
[18:53.82]Xiaohong:My goodness.
[18:57.29]From TV shows to pop songs to movies,she lives an ever-changing life.
[19:04.14]Louise:Yeah.I must say.Oh,by the way,where are Jeff and your brother?
