Coober Pedy text and video
1) Read the text on page 80 Pupils' Book and choose the correct option for each sentence.
1. Coober Pedy
2. Coober Pedy
3.
in the summer in Coober Pedy.
4. Living above the ground is
than living underground.
5.
three bedroooms in Joey's house.
6. You can play golf
the sand in Coober Pedy.
2) Watch the following video.
a) Number these things in the order you see them in the video.
a house in a tunnel
Opal shops in Coober Pedy
1
dunes in a desert
a small opal
the sunset
five opals
b) Watch the video again and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. Coober Pedy is in
Australia.
2. Coober Pedy is famous because of the
3.
opals are very expensive. They can cost US$300.000 or more).
4. There are a lot of
under the ground in Coober Pedy.
5. There is
in one of the tunnels.
6. The miners work because they are
near opals.
7. A lot of miners
c) So, why are there a lot of underground tunnels in Coober Pedy? Choose the right option.
There are a lot of underground tunnels in Coober Pedy because