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ame size as the USA. 3). It produces metals, precious stones, coal,… (much too) (valuable) (about) 4). The farmers use motorbikes or helicopters for the task of rounding up the sheep or cattle. 5). If you are invited to an Australian home, you will have a barbecue and roast a steak on an open air. 6). A long fence runs for hundreds of kilometers across Australia. (gathering) (extends) (roasted meat in the open air) 3. Remember the phrases: 1) be connected to 2) be separated from 3) feed… on 4) give birth to 5) twothirds of the country 6) 85% of the population 7) keep out 8) all the year round 4. Try to understand the sentences ( the difficult sentences or the sentences with the grammar). 1) Having been separated from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals that can not be found anywhere else in the world. Because Australia has been separated from other continents for millions of years, it has many plants and animals that can not be found anywhere else in the world. 2) Australia is as old as time. 3) The climate is different depending on the area. Australia has a very long history. The climate is different from area to area. 4) Fruit and vegetables are grown in areas where there is enough water. 5) The country is the birthplace of many tenn