Holidays in Sydney (Reading)

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Holidays in Sydney

This people are all on holiday in Sydney, Australia. There are descriptions below of eight places to visit. Decide which place would be the most suitable for each of the following people.



Mark is an engineer and would like to spend a day looking at modern inventions and scientific discoveries. His 12-year-old daughter will probably go with him.






Sarah Jones and her young son want to spend a day out and see some of the animals that Australia is famous for. Sarah also wants to buy presents to take home.





Before she leaves Australia, Susan wants to spend a day shopping. She is looking for something special for her father, who is interested in art. She dislikes large shopping centres.






Mario is hoping to spend six months touring round the whole of Australia. Before setting off he wants to find out as much as possible about its history and inhabitants.







Stefan Holmstrom is interedted in modern buildings, and always likes to get to know as much as possible about them. He also enjoys listening to music.









A. The Harbourside Development is one of the world's most exciting places to shop. It's situated right on the edge of Sydney Harbour, and there are over 200 shops, selling everything from home-made sweets to the very latest in fashion; from Australian souvenirs to Swiss watches and Japanese cameras.

B. The Australian Wildlife Park has been specially built to give people an extra close look at Australia's native animals. Have your photo taken with a kangaroo, touch and feed koala bears. There are talks every afternoon about these animals, which are only found in this part of the world. Excellent souvenir shop.

C. A visit to the Australian Museum is like an adventure across Australia. There are exhibitions on the people and their way of life, and the whole continent. Talks and guided tours help to make your visit unforgettable. There's also a café and a good bookshop, selling excellent maps.

D. The State Library is in the oldest part of Sydney. There are free film screenings, guided tours and educational activities. It has regular exhibitions of books on science and technology. Learn to use a microcomputer, watch a video, or look through the Library Shop.

E. One of the world's leading museums, the Powerhouse Museum has over 25 exhibitions on the latest developments in science and technology. Everything from a NASA space station to the first car ever built can be found at this museum. There are also many activities for children here.

F. The Opera House. This is a 20th century masterpiece of engineering and offers top international performances. A guided tour lasts two hours and is available any day between 9 am and 4 pm. Special 'backstage' tours are available on Sundays.

G. Surrounded by the modern city, the Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney and full of history. On weekends there are outdoor concerts and street theatre to enjoy. Every Saturday and Sunday there is a market where it is possible to buy the works of local artists.

H. Taronga Zoo gas Australia's finest collection of rainforest birds and a sea-life centre which has many of the fish that can be found off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Taronga is also famous for its large group of South East Asian monkeys. Snacks are available at the café.

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