【正文】 ving in Australia. Only 160,000 of these are Aborigines, so where have the rest e from? Well, until 1850 most of the settlers came from Britain and Ireland and, as we know, many of these were convicts. Then in 1851 something happened which changed everything. Gold was discovered in southeastern Australia. During the next ten years, nearly 700,000 people went to Australia to find gold and bee rich. Many of them were Chinese. China is quite near to Australia. Since then many different groups of immigrants have gone to Australia for many different reasons. Today I’m going to talk to Mario whose family came from Italy and to Helena from Greece. Mario, when did the first Italians arrive in Australia? Mario: The first Italians went there, like the Chinese, in the goldrushes, hoping to find gold and bee rich. But many also went there for political reasons. During the 1850s and 1860s different states in Italy were fighting for independence and some Italians were forced to leave their homelands because they were in danger of being put in prison for political reasons. Interviewer: I believe there are a lot of Italians in the sugar industry. Mario: Yes, that’s right. In 1891 the first group of 300 Italians went to work in the sugarcane fields of northern Australia. They worked very hard and many saved enough money to buy their own land. In this way they came to dominate the sugar industry on many parts of the Queensland coast. Interviewer: But not all Italians work in the sugar industry, do they? Mario: No. A lot of them are in the fishing industry. Italy has a long coastline, as you know, and Italians have always been good fishermen. At the end of the nineteenth century some of these went to western Australia to make a new life for themselves. Again, many of them, including my grandfather, were successful. Interviewer: And what about the Greeks, Helena? Helena: Well, the Greeks are the fourth largest national group in Australia, after the British, the Irish and the Italians. Most Greeks arrived after the Second World War but in the 1860s there were already about 500 Greeks living in Australia. Interviewer: So when did the first Greeks arrive? Helena: Probably in 1830, they went to work in vineyards in southeastern Australia. The Greeks have been making wine for centuries so their experience was very valuable. Interviewer: But didn’t some of them go into the coalmines? Helena: Yes, they weren’t all able to enjoy the pleasant outdoor life of the vineyards. Some of them went to work in the coalmines in Sydney. Others started cafes and bars and restaurants. By 1890 there were Greek cafes and restaurants all over Sydney and out in the countryside (or the bush, as the Australians call it) as well. Interviewer: And then, as you said, many Greeks arrived after the Second World War, didn’t they? Helena: Yes, yes, that’s right. Conditions in Greece were very bad: there was very little work and many people were very poor. Australia needed more workers and so offered to pay the boat fare. People who already had members of their family in Australia took advantage of this offer and went to find a better life there. Interviewer: Well, thank you, Mario and Helena. Next week we will be talking to Juan from Spain and Margaret from Scotland. (1) A: It doesn’t sound much like dancing to me. B: It is。 it’s great. A: More like some petition in the Olympic Games. C: Yeah. It’s (pause) good exercise. Keeps you fit. (2) A: But you can’t just start dancing in the street like that. B: Why not? We take the portable cassette recorder and when we find a nice street, we (pause) turn the music up really loud and start dancing. (3) A: We have petitions to see who can do it the fastest without falling over. Malc’s the winner so far. B: Yeah, I’m the best. I teach the others but (pause) they can’t do it like me yet. (4) A: You’re reading a new book, John? B: Yes. Actually, (pause) it’s a very old book. (5) A: Now, can you deliver all this to my house? B: Certainly. Just (pause) write your address and I’ll get the boy to bring them round. (6) A: Good. I’ve made a nice curry. I hope you do like curry? B: Yes, I love curry, I used to work in India, as a matter of fact. A: Really? How interesting. You must (pause) tell us all about it over dinner. The Foolish Frog Once upon a time a big, fat frog lived in a tiny shallow pond. He knew every plant and stone in it, and he could swim across it easily. He was the biggest creature in the pond, so he was very important. When he croaked, the water snails listened politely. And the water beetles always swam behind him. He was very happy there. One day, while he was catching flies, a pretty dragon fly passed by. ‘You’re a very fine frog,’ she sang, ‘but why don’t you live in a bigger pond? Come to my pond. You’ll find a lot of frogs there. You’ll meet some fine fish, and you’ll see the dangerous ducks. And you must see our lovely water lilies. Life in a large pond is wonderful!’ ‘Perhaps it is rather dull here,’ thought the foolish frog. So he hopped after the dragon fly. But he didn’t like the big, deep pond. It was full of strange plants. The water snails were rude to him, and he was afraid of the ducks. The fish didn’t like him, and he was the smallest frog there. He was lonely and unhappy. He sat on a water lily leaf and croaked sadly to himself, ‘I don’t like it here. I think I’ll go home tomorrow.’ But a hungry heron flew down and swallowed him up for supper. Lesson ThreeClerk: Hello, sir. What can I do for you? Customer: Hi. Uh ... I have this ... uh ... cassette player (Mmhmm.) here that I bought about six months ago. And it just ruined four of my favourite cassettes. Clerk: Oh dear, I’m sorry. Customer: So I ... um ... wanted you to fix it. I’m sure it will be no problem, right? Clerk: Your sales slip, please? Customer: Yeah