Some words about Australia

Сентябрь 1, 2022

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2. Australia is a continent, a country and an island all at the same time. It is
3. Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770. In 1901 Australia became a nation within the British
4. Territory: 7,686,850km² Population: 21,585,178 people Capital: Kanberra Official language: English largest cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbyrn, Pert,
5. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It’s not the biggest city. Sydney and Melbourne are much
6. Sydney is the oldest and biggest city, with 3.7 million people. It is a busy, modern
7. Sydney Tower Sydney Opera Harbour Sydney
8. Melbourne the second biggest city was the capital of Canberra (from 1901 to 1927)
9. Queen Victoria Market Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Aquarium Bolte Bridge Royal Exhibition Building
10. Australia’s coat of arms – the official emblem of the Australian Government – was granted by
11. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent.
12. In 1984 Australia officially adopted green and gold as its national colours.
13. The Aborigines are Australian natives that had been living there foe thousands of years before the
14. Australia’s best-known animals are kangaroo, the koala and the dingo (a wild dog). There are 50
15. Australia has nearly half a million species of plants and animals – one of the greatest
18. What do you know about Australia? 1. What is the capital of Australia? Sydney Melbourne Canberra
19. Источники иллюстраций 1. https://www.google.ru/ 2. http://tonkosti.ru 3.http://www.rutraveller.ru/country/Australia/
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Australia is a continent, a country and an island all at

the same time. It is the sixth largest country and the smallest continent in the world. Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.

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Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770. In 1901 Australia became

a nation within the British Empire under Queen Victoria’s rule. In 1931 Australia gained independence from Great Britain.

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Territory: 7,686,850km² Population: 21,585,178 people Capital: Kanberra Official language: English largest cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbyrn,

Pert, Australia has a population of about 18 million people. 70 per cent of the population live in its 10 largest cities.

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Canberra is the capital of Australia. It’s not the biggest city.

Sydney and Melbourne are much bigger.

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Sydney is the oldest and biggest city, with 3.7 million people.

It is a busy, modern centre of business.

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Sydney Tower
Sydney Opera
Harbour Sydney

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Melbourne
the second biggest city was the capital of Canberra

(from 1901 to 1927)

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Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Aquarium
Bolte Bridge
Royal Exhibition Building

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Australia’s coat of arms – the official emblem of the Australian

Government – was granted by King George V in 1912.

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The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over

a whole continent.

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In 1984 Australia officially adopted green and gold as its national

colours.

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The Aborigines are Australian natives that had been living there foe

thousands of years before the first Europeans came to Australia in 1600s.

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Australia’s best-known animals are kangaroo, the koala and the dingo (a

wild dog). There are 50 species of kangaroo. The koala is the best lived of all Australian animals. The koala lives on leaves alone. There are 55 species of parrots in Australia.

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Australia has nearly half a million species of plants and animals

– one of the greatest varieties of any country in the world.

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What do you know about Australia?
1. What is the capital of

Australia?
Sydney
Melbourne
Canberra
2. Which is/are popular Australian animal(s)?
Koala
Kangaroo
Emu
3. Which two animals cab you see on the Australian coat of arms?
Kangaroo and Dingo
Koala and Parrot
Kangaroo and Emu?
4. Who are the Australian natives?
Eskimos
Aborigines
Indians
5. Who discovered Australia?
Christopher Columbus
Captain Cook
Lewis Clark
6. Australia is NOT a(an):
Country
Island
City
Continent

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