Present Perfect

UNIT 13

pRESENT PERFECT

I. LISTENING AND READING

Listen to the text

Read and translate the text

ALICE ASHTON’S TRAVEL WEBLOG

During my 35 years as a travel writer, I have visited more countries than I can count. I have backpacked through Asia, I have cycled through Europe, I have driven across Africa, but I have never explored my own home, Australia. So the time has come to put this right. Over the next ten days I am planning to explore Australia with my two grandchildren. They, unlike me, want to get to know their own country before they start exploring the rest of the world. Here is a diary of our travels and adventures.

Day 1. We have done a walking tour of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia and a big seaport. We have seen a lot of historical buildings and have admired their colonial architecture.

Day 2. We have taken a boat trip around Discovery Bay.

Day 3. We have explored numerous caves and grottos near Cape York.

Day 4. We have rafted on the Broken River. It has been very exciting.

Day 5. We have visited a thermal reserve and have seen a few spectacular geysers.

Day 6. We have hiked through a canyon and have seen a number of waterfalls.

Day 7. We've been guests at the campfire of an Aboriginal community. We have learned a lot of interesting things about their lifestyle and culture.

Day 8. We have seen a mob of kangaroos. They are incredibly cute.

Day 9. In the last 8 days, we've seen and done some amazing things. But nothing compares to the famous Uluru – the largest rock monolith in the world. For many years, I've heard people talk about the wonderful changes in the color of the Rock during sunset, but until you see it yourself, it's impossible to imagine. Day 10. We have just crossed the desert to the modern town of Alice Springs. We are going to miss all the incredible friends we’ve made and all the breathtaking places we’ve visited.

PROPER NAMES

Asia ['eɪʃə] Азия

Europe ['juərəp] Европа

Africa ['æfrɪkə] Африка

Australia [ɔs'treɪlɪə] Австралия

Adelaide ['ædəleɪd] Аделаида

Discovery Bay [dɪs'kʌvərɪ beɪ]] залив Дискавери

Cape York [keɪp yôrk] мыс Иорк

Broken river ['brəukən 'rɪvə] река Брокен

Uluru [ʊ'lʊəruː] Улуру

Alice Springs ['ælɪs sprɪŋz]

II. VOCABULARY

1. to count[kaunt] I have visited more countries than I can count	считать Я посетила больше стран, чем могу сосчитать.
2. to backpack ['bækpæk]	совершать пешие походы с рюкзаком
3. through [θruː] through Asia 4. to cycle['saɪkl]	по, через по Азии ездить на велосипеде
5. across[ə'krɔs] I have driven across Africa.	через, от края до края Я проехала через всю Африку.
6. to explore[ɪk'splɔː] I have never explored Australia.	исследовать Я никогда не исследовала Австралию.
7. own[əun]	свой, собственный
8. to put smth right Тhe time has come to put this right.	исправлять, корректировать Пришло время исправить это.
9. the rest of the world	остальной мир
10. unlike smb	в отличие от кого-либо
11. diary['daɪərɪ]	дневник
12. adventure[əd'venʧə]	приключение
13. a walking tour['wɔːkɪŋ tuə] to do a walking tour	пешеходная экскурсия совершить пешеходную экскурсию
14. to admire[əd'maɪə]	любоваться, восторгаться
15. colonial architecture [kə'ləunɪəl 'ɑːkɪtekʧə]	колониальная архитектура
16. to take a boat trip around	прокатиться на катере по
17. numerous ['njuːmərəs] numerous caves [keɪvz] and grottos['grɔtəuz]	многочисленный многочисленные пещеры и гроты
18. еxciting[ɪk'saɪtɪŋ] It has been very exciting.	увлекательный Это было очень увлекательно.
19. thermal reserve ['θɜːməl rɪ'zɜːv]	термальный заповедник
20. spectacular [spek'tækjələ] spectacular geysers ['giːzəz]	впечатляющий производящие глубокое впечатление гейзеры
21. to hike[haɪk] We have hiked through a canyon ['kænjən].	гулять, ходить пешком Мы прошли пешком по каньону.
22. a number of waterfalls	несколько водопадов
23. campfire ['kæmpfaɪə]	костер
24. аboriginal community[ˌæbə'rɪʤənəl kə'mjuːnətɪ]	племя аборигенов
25. lifestyle and culture ['laɪfstaɪl] ['kʌlʧə]	образ жизни и культура
26. mob of kangaroos[ˌkæŋgə'ruːz]	стадо кенгуру
27. cute[kjuːt]	замечательный, интересный
They are incredibly cute.	Они невероятно славные.
28. аmazing[ə'meɪzɪŋ]	поразительный, удивительный
29. to compare[kəm'pɛə] nothing compares to	сравнивать ничто не может сравниться с
30. famous['feɪməs]	знаменитый
31. rock [rɔk] rock monolith	скала скальный монолит
32. to be spellbound ['spelbaund] We are absolutely spellbound.	быть очарованным Мы абсолютно очарованы.
33. desert ['dezət] We have just crossed the desert.	пустыня Мы только что пересекли пустыню.
34. to miss smb/smth	скучать по к-л/ч-л
35. incredible[ɪn'kredɪbl]	потрясающий
36. breathtaking['breθˌteɪkɪŋ]	захватывающий