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ACTIVITY SHEET

EPISODE 3: JARRAH FOREST

Practise and consolidate your learning by completing our activities. In the first one
you need to find the proverb that most appropriately fits each of the situations. Use
the Proverb Notebook in the Study Notes for this episode to help you.
ACTIVITY 1
Question 1:

Why don’t you try Pilates for your bad back? It might help.

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I wouldn’t be planning the trip with friends in your dream Audi until the
bank approves your car loan.

Question 2:

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Why are you complaining about the view! They’re letting you live in the flat
gratis while they’re away.

Question 3:

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Though I didn’t get into medical school, engineering has given me the
opportunity to work and travel the world over.

Question 4:

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Question 5:

Have you noticed Janet’s got the same hairstyle as you?

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The government always talks about upgrading the highway, especially
after another horrendous accident. This has been going on for years. It's time they
actually did something.

Question 6:

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Question 7:

It was a sad sight to see my neighbours arguing again in the front yard for

all to hear.
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Question 8:

By swearing back at him, did you think you improved the situation?

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I was going to step in and say something, but realised it was better not to
because I would’ve made her feel worse.

Question 9:

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Question 10:

We should get to the stadium early so we can get a good seat.

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ACTIVITY 2
Complete the proverb by matching the phrase in the left-hand column with the right.
The first one has been done for you.
1. when it rains
2. to err is human
3. first come
4. waste not
5. once bitten
6. no news
7. where there’s a will
8. no pain
9. forewarned
10. two heads

is good news
are better than one
there’s a way
first served

is forearmed
it pours
want not
to forgive, divine
twice shy
no gain

ACTIVITY 3
Using the map provided choose the correct spatial preposition from the box to
complete the sentences.

on

below

above

to the left

surrounded by

in

across

from

to the right

between

next to

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ACTIVITY 3 - CONTINUED
Question 1:

Australia is ____________ two oceans and the Timor Sea.
Question 2:

New South Wales is ____________ Queensland and Victoria.
Question 3:

The Northern Territory is ____________ of Western Australia.
Question 4:

Indonesia is ____________ Australia.
Question 5:

Papua New Guinea is ____________ Australia.
Question 6:

Australia is ____________ of New Zealand.
Question 7:

Tasmania is ____________ Victoria.
Question 8:

South Australia is ____________ New South Wales.
Question 9:

Perth is ____________ the west coast of Australia.
Question 10:

Wellington is ____________ New Zealand.

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ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1
Find the proverb, which most appropriately fits each of the situations. Use the
Proverb Notebook in the Study Notes for this episode to help you.
1. Why don’t you try Pilates for your bad back? It might help.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
2. I wouldn’t be planning the trip with friends in your dream Audi until the bank
approves your car loan.
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
3. Why are you complaining about the view! They’re letting you live in the flat gratis
while they’re away.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
4. Though I didn’t get into medical school, engineering has given me the opportunity
to work and travel the world over.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
5. Have you noticed Janet’s got the same hairstyle as you?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
6. The government always talks about upgrading the highway, especially after
another horrendous accident. This has been going on for years. It's time they
actually did something.

Actions speak louder than words.
7. It was a sad sight to see my neighbours arguing again in the front yard for all to
hear.
Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.
8. By swearing back at him, did you think you improved the situation?
Two wrongs don’t make a right.

9. I was going to step in and say something, but realised it was better not to
because I would’ve made her feel worse.
Speech is silver but, silence is golden.

10. We should get to the stadium early so we can get a good seat.
The early bird catches the worm.

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ANSWERS ACTIVITY 2
Complete the proverb by matching the phrase in the left-hand column with the right.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

when it rains it pours
to err is human to forgive, divine
first come first served
waste not want not
once bitten twice shy
no news is good news
where there’s a will there’s a way
no pain no gain
forewarned is forearmed
two heads are better than one

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 3
Using the map provided choose the correct spatial preposition from the box to
complete the sentences.

on
below
above
surrounded by
in
to the right
between

1. Australia is surrounded by two oceans and the Timor Sea.
2. New South Wales is between Queensland and Victoria.
3. The Northern Territory is to the right of Western Australia.
4. Indonesia is across from Australia.
5. Papua New Guinea is above Australia.
6. Australia is to the left of New Zealand.
7. Tasmania is below Victoria.

8. South Australia is next to New South Wales.
9. Perth is on the west coast of Australia.
10. Wellington is in New Zealand.

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to the left
across from
next to