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land. The five stars grouped together symbolize the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese munist party. 4. What other anizations do you know that have flags? What do they use them for? Red Cross Society, the Olympic Games, panies, etc. ?What elements do several of the flags have in mon? ?In what ways could these mon elements be connected to Australia? ?Which flag is the official flag of Australia? ?What do you think the other flags are? June is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about the history and culture of Australia. Listen and write down the numbers of the flag in the order you hear about them. listening 1 ________ 2 ________ 3 ________ 4 ________ Notetaking Australian flag:______________________ ____________________________________ Aboriginal flag:______________________ ____________________________________ Eureka flag:_________________________ ____________________________________ Kangaroo flag:_______________________ ____________________________________ Listening text June is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about about the history and culture of Australia. Good afternoon, everyone. My hobby is collecting flags from all over the world. I love flags for two reasons. The first is that they are beautiful and the second is that you can learn a lot about the culture and history of a country by studying its flags. Today I’d like to show you some Australian flags and discuss their significance. Now, this is one is the official Australian flag. It was chosen in 1901 following a petition to design a flag especially for Australia. Before that date Australia had the same flag as Great Britain. The British flag is now in the top left quarter of the Australian flag to remind people of Australia39。Module 9 Unit 3 Australia Using language Listening Page 67 Discuss with a partner what is happening in each of the photographs below. Surf lifesaving clubs are popular in Australia. They were originally formed to provide a rescue service for swimmers who get into danger on beaches. The clubs are voluntary anizations whose members patrol the beaches for free. As well as carrying out lifeguard duties, the clubs hold many social events and petitions related Background information to the beach and swimming. Children between 7 and 15 can join as junior members, called nippers. The club provides activities for junior members at weekend