新标准初中英语九年级(上):UNIT2Fitzroy in Melbourne

[00:00.00]Module 5 MY HOME TOWN
[00:06.76]Unit 2 If you come in spring,
[00:09.57]you will have a great time.
[00:12.31]1 Listen and read.
[00:16.16]My name is Adam and I live in a house
[00:19.07]in a suburb of Melbourne called Fitzroy.
[00:22.69]It is the oldest suburb in Melbourne.
[00:25.70]Fitzroy used to have lots of factories
[00:28.25]but there are only a few here now.
[00:30.95]It has became a great place to live in.
[00:33.91]People have made many
[00:34.99]of the old houses more modern.
[00:37.77]They have also turned
[00:38.97]some old buildings into flats.
[00:41.73]If you walk through the suburbs,
[00:43.62]you will see many of these houses.
[00:46.68]Fitzroy is a lovely suburb now.
[00:49.67]It's close to the Yarra River
[00:51.75]that goes through Melbourne
[00:53.71]and there are lots of parks there.
[00:56.14]The center of Melbourne is very easy to get to
[00:59.14]because it's only three kilometers
[01:01.35]from Fitzory.
[01:02.89]If you want to go to Melbourne
[01:04.58]you can travel by tram.
[01:06.44]There are lots of things to do in Fitzroy.
[01:09.35]There is a swimming pool nearby
[01:11.56]and there are tennis courts.
[01:13.27]There are bike paths
[01:14.74]and places to walk and picnic.
[01:17.37]You can also do lots of
[01:18.88]water sports on the Yarra River.
[01:21.49]If you sit by the river in the evening,
[01:23.71]you will see lots of people in sailboats there.
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