Hello, everybody! How are you?
Now, I love to travel specially with my friends.
And today I'm flying to Australia
with my friend Mermaid.
Do you know where Australia is?
Yes! It's in Oceania.
Australia is very, very far away,
between the Indian ocean and the Pacific ocean.
In Britain, we call it Down Under,
because is down on the map
and under on the globe.
For example. Look.
This ball is down on the floor
and the ball is under the table.
So Austraia is Down Under.
I think that's quite funny.
Anyway, would you like to come with me and Mermaid?
Let's go!
Hi, kids!
There are a lot of places to visit in Australia,
but my favourite is the Great Barrier Reef.
It's full of life and colour
and extraordinary sealife.
And my relatives live there.
Wow, what a surprise, Mermaid!
I didn't know you'd already visited Australia.
Oh, yes! Australia is surrounded by oceans.
And on the Great Barrier Reef
I have lots of friends and my aunts and my cousins
live there too.
Yes, of course I can tell you more about it.
The Great Barrier Reef is enormous, the water is quite warm
and there is so much coral you can see it from the sky.
Yes! The Great Barrier Reef
is on the North East coast of Australia.
The nearest big city is Brisbane.
Well, I definitely think we should pay a visit
to the Great Barrier Reef.
Yes, definitely!
Of course. On our Down Under Tour,
we should definitely visit Uluru.
Uluru is a magical place in the desert.
Oh! I don't know about this Uluru.
Could you please tell me more?
Of course, Mermaid.
Uluru is a big rock in the desert.
It's huge.
And the funny thing about it is that all around it
is flat, except Uluru.
It is a sacred place for the original native people
of Australia.
Wow!
Oh, that's very interesting!
But I don't know if it's such a good place for mermaids.
I don't like the desert.
Of course, Mermaid.
We can take a plane from Sidney Airport.
But I think you're right.
The desert isn't a good place for mermaids. It's very dry.
We could go to the Gold Coast instead.
Oh, yes, amazing!
So, as you can see, Australia is a great place to visit.
And in Britain, we call it Down Under.
And when you're travelling,
sometimes you need to ask for information or directions,
and the best way to do this
is to ask: 'Could you please tell me...?'
See you next time, everybody. Bye!
Bye!