Neighbours Unit 1
Neighbours - Tim Winton Understanding the text Answer the following questions. a. Describe how the young couple’s house looked like. The young couple's house was small, but its high ceilings and paned windows gave it the feel of an elegant cottage. From his study window, the young man could see out over the rooftops and used car yards the Moreton Bay figs in the park where they walked their dog b. How did the young couple identify their neighbors in the beginning of their arrival? The young couple identified their neighbours were different from the rich suburban neighbours. They were not as good as suburban because they were noisy. The young man and woman had lived all their lives in the expansive outer suburbs where good neighbours were seldom seen and never heard. The sounds of spitting and washing and daybreak watering came as a shock. The Macedonian family shouted, ranted, scream...