Name: 學習英語 - 系列一，第20集：託雷斯海峽。 (Study English - Series 1, Episode 20: Torres Strait)
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Hello. I'm Margot Politis and this is Study English, IELTS preparation.

Today on Study English, it's geography. How do we talk about places, locations and directions?

Listen to this clip about the history and geography of the Torres Strait.

The Torres Strait is situated above Queensland, between the Arafura Sea and the Coral Sea,

Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea. Darnley Island, also known as Erub, is the

largest volcanic island in the eastern Torres Strait, with a population of around 375. It

is surrounded by some of the deepest water in the world, known as the Darnley Deep.

Though we are a seafaring people, 75% of Torres Strait Islanders today are living on the mainland.

This is because we were displaced from our island homes since colonisation.

Life for Torres Strait Islanders has been an endurance test ever since colonisation.

During the Second World War, hundreds of Torres Strait Islander men were shipped off from

their homes to fight for their country, of which they were still not citizens. Uncle

Bill Sailor who has gone back to live on his land of Erub and remembers, all too well,

So that was Johnny Harding talking about his home, the Torres Strait Islands.

When we want to talk about a place, or where something is in relation to other places,

we need to use function words called prepositions.

Some common prepositions include in, on, near or between.

Prepositions can also be made up of two or even three words, for example, next to, surrounded

Listen for the prepositions of place in this clip.

Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea.

Now, let's go back over the clip and see if we can figure out where the Torres Strait

Johnny says that the Torres Strait is situated above Queensland.

The islands are situated above Queensland, and between the Arafura Sea and the Coral

Sea, Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea.

So the Torres Strait Islands can be found here:

Learning how to use prepositions correctly can be difficult, because most of them have

There are not many rules to help you choose correctly, so you need to learn each expression

Look at the use of the prepositions in the following:

Meet me at the front door of the department store in George Street on the corner.

The general rule is that we use 'in' to talk about large areas, for example:

I live in an apartment block, in Sydney, in Australia.

And here's a quick exercise on prepositions. Try describing the position of things in the

Choose from in, on, near, between, above,

The chair is __________ the table. The chair is in front of the table.

The orange is ___ the bowl. The orange is in the bowl.

The cup is ________ the vase and the book. The cup is between the vase and the book.

And why don't you try more of these exercises at home?

Darnley Island, also known as Erub, is the largest volcanic island in the eastern Torres

It is surrounded by some of the deepest water in the world, known as the Darnley Deep.

OK, so we can use spoken and written descriptions to talk about a number of different subject

In social settings we can describe people, family or relationships.

In physical settings, we can describe geography, landscapes and other places.

But whatever you're describing, it's important to organise and structure your language. You

need to carefully plan what you're going to say and the order you want to say it in.

If you're describing a country, it's helpful to list the features you want to concentrate

They might include the location and size of the country, the physical features, the climate

and even the population and language of the people.

Listen to all the information in the clip about Torres Strait.

Can you hear what type of information the speaker is giving us?

The Torres Strait is situated above Queensland between the Arafura Sea and the Coral Sea,

largest volcanic island in the eastern Torres Strait, with a population of around 375.

It is surrounded by some of the deepest water in the world, known as the Darnley Deep. Though

we are a seafaring people, 75% of Torres Strait Islanders today are living on the mainland.

We heard information about the location and physical features of the islands as well as

He could have included information about the economy, customs, festivals or food.

If you're writing about a place, the first step is to decide which features you want

to describe. The next step is to organise the description.

When writing about a place, punctuation is another important tool to help organise your

The rules for punctuation are different in all languages, and knowing which letters to

The rules about which words to capitalise need to be learnt.

Let's review some of these rules, then we'll go back to the clip and look at how some of

specific places on a map, for example, the Torres Strait, or Australia

names of people or nationalities, like Torres Strait Islanders, or Australians

periods of time, like the Second World War