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Skills

Reading

1 Read the article quickly. What is it about?

A an Australian tree C a type of Australian music
B an Australian musical instrument D Aboriginal words

How didgeridoos are made

The sound of the didgeridoo is a very trees ...................... (find) by the
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strange one. But it is also a very old didgeridoo makers. Some say they can
sound. These ‘wooden trumpets’ were smell the termites, others say they can
first made over 1,500 years ago in see from the shape of the tree which
Australia. Since then, they have become ones are hollow.
famous around the world. Then the hollow tree ......................
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They are made completely from wood, (cut) down. Next, the branches
and they can be anything from 1 to 3 4 ...................... (carry) to the car and
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metres long. Longer didgeridoos make a they ...................... (take) home. Then
deeper noise. they ...................... (leave) alone for
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The best didgeridoos ...................... a few months so that they can ‘rest’.
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(make) by Aboriginals in Australia. Then the bark ...................... (remove)
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The didgeridoo makers walk for miles and the wood ...................... (clean).
through the bush. They look for special Finally, a mouthpiece is put on, and the
trees that have been hollowed out by ‘didge’ is ready to play.
termites. Nobody knows how the

2 Complete the article with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

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