51 Unit 10 Iceberg and outback Read the text about a famous tourist attraction in Australia. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–15). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 1 Don’t climb the rock The massive rust-coloured monolith Uluru in the heart of the desert, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is Australia’s best-known tourist attraction. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of visitors climbed to the top of it. However, after decades of (0) (controversial), Uluru was closed to climbers in 2019, a decision that was welcomed with joy and (1) (relieve) by its traditional Aboriginal guardians. They always considered the act of climbing Uluru (2) (respect). For them, it is an important holy place, and many felt intense (3) (disgusting) when they witnessed some tourists’ truly (4) (outrage) behaviour, such as stripping naked and defecating in a spot where, according to the (5) (religion) beliefs of the Aboriginals, the spirits of ancestral beings still live. Yet for many years, all attempts to ban climbing Uluru only led to (6) (frustrate) for the Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara people, who are the traditional Aboriginal (7) (own) of the land. Their feelings were considered less important than the dollars brought in by modern (8) (tourist). Fortunately, the attitude towards this ancient (9) (civil) is much more enlightened now. Even though there is inevitably some (10) (disappoint) on the part of more athletic visitors who would have enjoyed the challenge of the climb, most tourists respect the owners’ decision and are happy with their experience at Uluru. At the cultural centre near the rock, tourists can sign the so-called “I have not climbed” register. In this way, not climbing becomes an active (11) (endorse) of Aboriginal values, and a tourist’s (12) (sign) in the book becomes a record of a different kind of (13) (achieve): cultural rather than athletic. Another (14) (expect) response to the new perception of Uluru as a holy place has been the return of the rock itself – or, rather, bits of it. For years, visitors had taken home pieces of Uluru as souvenirs. As (15) (aware) of Aboriginal beliefs began to become more widespread in Australian society, people started sending the rocks back. The story of these ‘sorry rocks’, as they are called, has been widely reported and reinforces the message of Uluru’s sacredness. 0 controversy 6 12 1 7 13 2 8 14 3 9 15 4 10 5 11 Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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