lesson1: getting started. 1)a 1.It is Duong’s first visit to Sydney. 2. In Paul’s opinion, Sydney is not an ancient city. 3. Sydney Harbour is a natural attraction of Sydney. 4. The shopping is good because of the variety of things. 5. Duong thinks Sydney may be a good place to study. b. 1. tiredness from travelling across different time zones jet lag 2. an attraction a feature 3. that can be trusted reliable 4. belonging to a very large city metropolitan 5. including people of different races, religions, languages, and traditions multicultural c. 1. Where did Paul grow up? He grew up in Sydney. 2. What is the biggest city in Australia? Sydney is. 3. How is the public transport in Sydney? It is convenient and reliable. 4. Why is there a great variety of things and foods in Sydney? Because it is a metropolitan and multicultural city. 5. When was the first university built in Sydney? In 1850. d. 1. “How’s it going?” How are you? / How are things? / How are you doing? 2. “Getting over the jet lag?” (Are you) recovering from the jet lag? 3. “I slept pretty well” I slept quite well. 4. “No worries” That’s OK / It’s no trouble / It’s not a problem / It’s my pleasure. 2) 1. There is not a lot of world international news in this newspaper. 2. I do my shopping in the neighbourhood local shops, not in the town centre. 3. At weekends the city centre is always packed crowded with people. 4. My friend’s family has just moved to a nearby neighbouring town. 5. There is far too much pollution nowadays in city urban areas. 3) 1A 2C 3C 4A 5C 6B