General English Level 2 GELEV2 Unit 03 Topic 03.doc  READING 02 A weekend away SPECIALS Canberra weekend Gold Coast weekend Blue Mountains weekend Canberra Canberra is Australia's capital city. It is a small city but very busy. There is a beautiful lake in the middle of the city. Canberra's population is about 300,000. The trip from Sydney to Canberra takes about 3 hours by car, train or bus. Things to do: • Have a fun night at the casino. • Visit the National Art Gallery and Parliament House. • Enjoy the beautiful views and lovely gardens. • Go to a nightclub, the theatre or a disco. • Visit the Australian Institute of Sport, where the best sportsmen and women train. • How about visiting in spring for the Floriade Festival to see a great show of flowers? 94 QUESTLANGUAGE