English-speaking countries

1. ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

2.

A - AMAZING
U - UNKNOWN
S - STRANGE
T - TREMENDOUS
R - REAL
A - ADMIRABLE
L - LOVELY
I - IMPORTANT
A - ATTRACTIVE

3. History of Australia

1.The east coast of Australia was discovered by
Captain Cook in 1770
2. Australia became a British prison colony
3. In 1901 Australia became a free nation but
remained a part of British Commonwealth

4.

Aborigens are the native
people of Australia. They
came about 40 000 years
ago from Indonesia.
Kangaroo, koala,
boomerang, didgeridoo

5.

Australian Aboriginal Flag
is one of the official flags.

6.

Union Jack
Seven – pointed star=
Commonwealth star
Southern Cross
constellation

7. Answer the question:

Where is Australia
situated?

8. Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere

9. Answer the question:

Is it a continent
or an island?

10. It is the world’s largest island and the smallest continent

7,692,024 km²

11. Answer the question:

What bodies of water
do wash the continent?

12. It is washed by: - the Pacific Ocean - the Indian Ocean

13. Answer the questions:

In
what way is Australia divided?
What are the Australian states?
Name them.

14. The Commonwealth of Australia

15.

There are
5 big cities
in Australia:
- Sydney,
- Melbourne,
- Adelaide,
- Perth
- Brisbane

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17.

The capital
of Australia is
Canberra
(350, 000)

18.

19.

Much of the land is a
useless desert.
Great deserts cover
nearly
2 000 000 square
kilometres

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23. This is one of the most famous Australian animals. It looks like a teddy bear. It spends most of his life in eucalyptus trees and eats only these trees.

Koala

24. A wild dog which is yellowish brown and has a bushy tail.

Dingo

25. This mammal lays eggs. It is an animal, but his “nose” is like the duck’s one

Platypus

26.

Victoria: Leadbeaters Possum
New South Wales: Platypus
Queensland: Koala
South Australia: Hairy-Nosed Wombat
Victoria: Helmeted
Honeyeater
New South Wales:
Kookaburra
Queensland: Brolga
Western Australia: Numbat
Tasmania: Tasmanian Devil
Northern Territory: Red Kangaroo
 
South Australia:
Piping Shrike
Western Australia:
Black Swan

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28. Guess the name of the most famous Australian actor:

His name is the first three letters in
the name of Victoria’s capital.
His surname is the name of one of the
deserts in Australia.
What is his name?

29. Mel Gibson is the most famous Australian actor!

30. Good-bye, Australia!