Coober Pedy text and video

Language: English
Subject: English language > Vocabulary

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