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Opal Town

Opal Town. Watch, Listen and Read Unit 4. Coober Pedy. Culture Salon. the opal capital a very dry, desolate and harsh environment 3000 people: making a living from opal mining unique style of underground living “white man in a hole”. Coober Pedy. Culture Salon.

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Opal Town

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  1. Opal Town Watch, Listen and Read Unit 4

  2. Coober Pedy Culture Salon • the opal capital • a very dry, desolate and harsh environment • 3000 people: making a living from opal mining • unique style of underground living • “white man in a hole”

  3. Coober Pedy Culture Salon the town of Coober Pedy blower

  4. Opal Culture Salon • Australia’s National Gemstone (July 28th, 1994) • vibrant rainbow of colors • “the living gem” • the modern October birthstone and the accepted gem for the 13th wedding anniversary • “to see changes of color”

  5. Opal Culture Salon

  6. Warming up I The Beauty of Opals 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. E

  7. Warming up II A Mining Town 1. landscape 2. stake a claim 3. mine 4. the outback 5. tunnel

  8. Word Bank Part 1 • landscape • sparkle • stake a claim • lay claim to • raise a claim

  9. Watch Part 1 Part 1 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T

  10. Watch Again Part 1 1,000,000 3,000 90 1913 1.5

  11. Listen and Repeat Part 1 • The landscape doesn’t look very welcoming. • Opals have always been the basis for the economy of the town. • It’s the variety and intensity of color that make them sparkle. • Small teams of miners stake claims to specific areas. • It has been turned into as much of a science as the rock will allow.

  12. Word Bank Part 2 • fortune • come into a fortune • have a fortune • make one’s fortune • tunnel • dwelling

  13. Watch Part 2 Part 2 ( )  ( )  ( )  ( )  ( )  ( ) A B F D C E

  14. Watch Again Part 2 1. find a fortune 2. pattern thickness shape 3. lifestyle

  15. Word Bank Part 3 • precious • gamble • retire

  16. Watch Part 3 Part 3 1. 2. 3. 4. A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

  17. Watch Again Part 3 1. valuable 2. hardly 3. mad 4. better

  18. Watch the Entire Video Follow up 1. ( )  ( )  ( ) 1 A b 2. ( )  ( )  ( ) c 2 C 3. ( )  ( )  ( ) e 1 B 4. ( )  ( )  ( ) 1 D d 5. ( )  ( )  ( ) a 3 D

  19. Reading Comprehension Reading 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. color 9. fortune 10. rely on

  20. Listen to the Passage Home Listening 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D

  21. Listen Again Home Listening (1) a variety of (2) industry (3) hobby (4) shade (5) containers

  22. Listen and Repeat Home Listening • Some people collect gem stones for display in their homes. • The dirt is then poured onto a small screen frame. • The main thing to watch for while mining is color. • A good-sized stone of any type is a valuable find! • At some mines you can actually find gold as well as gem stones in the soil.

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