Unit 9 Famous Chinese-Australians
1.Listen,read and practice in pairs.
Where do you usually go when you want to do some shopping?
Have you ever been to a huge shopping centre called a"mall"?
What often happens at a mall?
Something exciting will happen to LiMeng and Xiaohong.
Let's find out.
LiMeng:Xiaohong,Jeff's called and invited us to go shopping with Louise and him.
Shall we go?
Xiaohong:Where are they going?
LiMeng:To a place called Rundle Mall.
He says that many things down there are eye-catching.
Xiaohong:Well,it'll be fun to shop with Louise.Let's go then.
Where shall we meet them?
LiMeng:He's asked us to meet them at a place where there are three statues of pigs.
He said they're very funny-looking and we won't miss them.
(The two catch a bus to Rundle Mall.)
Xiaohong:There you are.Thanks for asking us out.I love to hang out with friends.
Jeff:Yeah.It's a beautiful day,too.
Louise:There's a huge crowd over there.Shall we go and take a look first?
They often hold interesting events here.
LiMeng:Sure,let's go.
(The four walk to a place where there's a big crowd.
In the centre there are two young ladies.)
Louise:Oh,I can't believe my eyes.Do you know who they are?
They are Cathy Freeman and Kylie Minogue.
Xiaohong:What are they?Are they famous?
Jeff:Very.In fact,they are world-famous.
Anyway,let's get closer and see what's happening.
5.Listen,read and act.
Have you ever been to a promotion at a shopping centre?
Have you ever asked famous people to sign their names(autographs)in a book?
Cathy:Ladies and gentlemen,we are trying to raise money for drought-relief efforts.
Anyone who buys a book can have my autograph.(LiMeng turns to Jeff.)
LiMeng:What's drought-relief?
Jeff:It's about helping those people who have suffered from drought.
It's rained very little here.
There's almost not enough rain to grow our food.
LiMeng:Do you mean she will spend the money from the book sale on drought-relief?
Jeff:That's what she's saying there.
She's a great runner and I think that book is about her life.
LiMeng:I think I'll go and get one.(LiMeng goes forward to Cathy Freeman)
I'll have a book,and,can I have your autograph,Miss Freeman?
Cathy:Sure.Thank you.Here you go.
LiMeng:Thanks.Well um,I hear you're a world-class runner.
Cathy:Well,I train hard and try the best I can.
I want to show people that Aborigines can also win.
10.Listen,read and discuss.
Great Chinese-Australians
Wherever you go in the world,you can see and meet many familiar Chinese faces.
They live there either as tourists or residents.
For centures,many Chinese people have left their own country
and lived in foreign countries.
They seek a new life,a change and sometimes an ideal world.
They have become the ambassadors of the cultural exchanges
and in many cases have greatly helped to develop their local economies.
Their great contributions,
hardworking spirit and consistent effort are long remembered and appreciated.
Chinese Australians are among them.
Victor Peter Chang was born in Shanghai on 21 November 1936.
In 1953,he went to Australia to complete his education.
He studied medicine and graduated in 1962.
In order to further his main interest,he later studied in England,
then in America and finally he went back to Australia in 1972.
When he finished his studies,
he was determined to establish a heart transplant unit in Australia.
He worked hard and did many experiments at St.Vincent's Hospital,Sydney.
Against all odds,in 1984,he established a National Heart Transplant Unit.
It was there,in 1986
that Victor performed his first successful heartlung transplant.
Then,in 1990,his first successful lung transplant
helped to further publicize his work.
He was very famous very soon,not only in Australia,but also overseas.
He began to perform transplant surgery overseas,particularly in Asia.
He performed more than 260 heart transplant operations,many free of charge.
Because of his achievements,
he was chosen"Australian of the Year"in 1986 and was named"
Australian of the Century"in the year 2000.
Victor Peter Chang is not the only one who has contributed a lot
to the Australian eco9nomy and society.
There have been many other great contributors.
These include:Dr.Anita Mak who received a teaching award for innovative teaching
and the University of Canberra's award for service
to the University in the area of women's career development,
Yao-Tseng Tchan,a well-known professor of microbiology
and many other Chinese professors who are now working in the faculties of Arts,
Law,Education,Chemistry,Computing Science,
Agriculture and Medicine in Australian universities;
Mr.Frank Lee,a successful importer of soft furnishings,
William Ah Ket,one of Melbourne's most talented and adroit barristers,
the Guo brothers,the founders of Yong An Company and many more.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,
about 323,955 Chinese now live in Australia.
They continue to show that their potential is great and many of them have been
and continue to be at the centre of some of the defining moments
of Australian history!
15.Listen,read and act.
As a famous pop singer,kylie Minogue has many fans.
She's selling one of her albums"Greatest Hits"for drought-relief efforts.
Xiaohong:What's"Greatest Hits"?
Louise:I think it must be an album with the best of her songs in it.
Xiaohong:Oh,it should be nice,then.Have you listened to them before?
Louise:Yes,many.Kylie is so hot here
Have you heard of a TV show called"Neighbours"?
Xiaohong:I heard Mrs.Davis mention it once.
Louise:Well,nearly everybody in Australia watches it.
Kylie played the role of Charlene Mitchell.
The show brought her fame and money.
Xiaohong:Oh,how luck she was!
Louise:I wouldn't say that.
She had acted in other TV shows before and has even acted in movies.
Xiaohong:My goodness.
From TV shows to pop songs to movies,she lives an ever-changing life.
Louise:Yeah.I must say.Oh,by the way,where are Jeff and your brother?