4. School in air
Mike is nine years old and Jane is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.
Mike and Jane like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends, but Mike and Jane can’t see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300 miles away. And like Mike and Jane, they all go to school by radio.
Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in the Centre. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all the students answer, lessons begin.
Mount Ebenezer [,ebi'ni:zə] n. 埃比尼泽山
property ['prɒpətɪ]n.财产;农场(澳大利亚英语)
two-way radio 收发报机(电台)