Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.
MARIANNA
“Hello – or ‘G’day’, as we say down under. My name is Marianna and I live in ( New, Old ) South Wales, Australia, on a ( huge, big ) ranch called The Rain River Land. It’s a beautiful area with fantastic scenery. I live here with my husband Joe and our two children, Patrick, 11, and Abby, 8.
We have lived on this ranch for several years and love our ( healthy, steady ) lifestyle. We have 70,000 hectares of land, so the children have lots of space to run around and enjoy the peace and quiet. The air is ( clean, clear ) and ( fresh, refresh ) and we produce a lot of our own food so we are sure that what we eat is fresh. There’s lots of hard work to do running a ranch, but we don’t mind.
Of course, there are some negative aspects to life out ( here, there ). There are often droughts in Australia, and sometimes we can’t grow any ( crops, cops ) for months. We feel isolated sometimes, too, especially since the ( nearest, closest ) neighbors are almost 100km away. Another problem is that many things are not as easily available as in the city. There are no local ( facilities, buildings ) such as schools, supermarkets and shops, and if we are ill we have to call the flying doctor. Although life here can be difficult, we wouldn’t change it for the ( world, planet ).”