Concetti Chiave
- Two tourists in Australia are trying to find aborigine rock art in the outback but realize they might be lost.
- Brian is confident they are on the right path, but Lynda doubts it as they encounter a dead-end road.
- The two tourists debate the possibility of having an outdated map and the potential risk of their car breaking down.
- Lynda expresses regret for not joining an organized tour, but Brian insists they should focus on finding their way back.
- As they attempt to retrace their path, a whirlwind complicates their situation by erasing their tracks.
Apuunto in inglese un dialogo che racconta “Two tourists in Australia have hired a car to go and visit some aborigine rock art in the outback”
What does it mean to be lost in the outback?
Lynda: Are you sure we’re going in the right direction?
Brian: Yes, don’t worry. We can’t be very far away. Look, there’s group of kangaroos. If there are animals there must be water, so there many be a farm somewhere round here.
Lynda: a farm? It all look like desert here. Why are you slowing down?
Brian: Look ahead. The track ends at the foot of that hill. We must have taken the wrong road.
Lynda: But we can’t have taken the wrong road. There’s only one road marked on the map. We must be travelling south along this road.
Brian: We can’t be travelling south. Look at the sun. this road might not be on the map.
Concerns and decisions
Lynda: Or they may have given us an old map. We’re in the middle of nowhere. What if the car broke down?
Brian: Why should it break down?
Lynda: Well, I don’t know. Anyway, what can we do now?
Brian: Let’s go back. We might see where we went wrong.
Lynda: And what about petrol? We’re not running out of petrol, are we?
Brian: No, we’ve got plenty.
Regrets and realizations
Lynda: We shouldn’t have come on our own. We should have gone on the tour organised by the hotel.
Brian: It’s no use regretting it now. This is the only road. If we go back, surely we’ll get to the point where we made a mistake.
Lynda: What’s that? Is it a whirlwind?
Brian: It looks like it. But it’s not coming towards us.
Lynda: You’re right. It’s going in the other direction.
Brian: I recognise those rocks. This must be where we got mixed up.
Lynda: But which road did we come from? The whirlwind must have cancelled our tracks.
Brian: Well, at the hotel they could be starting to worry about us. I’m sure they’ll send someone to look for us if we don’t get back by dinner time.
Domande da interrogazione
- What challenges do the tourists face while navigating the outback?
- What regrets do the tourists express about their trip?
The tourists, Lynda and Brian, face the challenge of potentially being lost in the outback. They realize they might have taken the wrong road, as the track ends unexpectedly and the road might not be on the map. They also worry about the reliability of their map and the possibility of their car breaking down.
Lynda expresses regret about not joining the tour organized by the hotel, suggesting they shouldn't have ventured out on their own. Brian acknowledges the regret but emphasizes that it's too late to change their decision and focuses on finding their way back.
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