Презентация, доклад на тему Interesting Facts about Australia, 2016 Цели презентации: Образовательные - развитие личности, готовой к самообразованию.

английского языка, МБОУ СОШ, Чехов, Холмский район.

first settlers were Aborigines.
The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901.
The official language is English.

the world.
- It is the smallest continent in the world.

- It is the 6th biggest country in the world.

- It is an island, surrounded by the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Australia comes from the Latin word “Australis” , which means “of the south” or “southern”.

Australia is sometimes called “Kangarooland”, “Oz”, “The land of Wattle” (акация), “The lucky country” or “Down Under”.

POPULATION: 23,785,300
HEAD OF STATE: The Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy
LONGEST RIVERS: The Murray River (2,740 km) and the Darling River (1,545 km)
NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, zink, nickel, gold, wool
CURRENCY: Australian dollar (AUD)


SPORTS: Australian football, cricket, rugby, tennis and surfing

Водораздельный хребет) which is also known as “the Australian Alps”.
The highest point is Mount Kosciusko (2,228 meters high).

South Wales (NSW)
Queensland (QLD)
South Australia (SA)
Tasmania (TAS)
Victoria (VIC)
Western Australia (WA)

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Northern Territory (NT)

Mr. Abbott. Sydney is the largest city and a popular tourist destination: The first free settlers landed in Sydney in 1793. The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney. In Sydney: - Sydney Opera House - Sydney Harbour Bridge - Blue Mountains - Bondi Beach

Cities of Australia

the emu are the shield bearers.
The golden wattle is the national floral emblem (acacia).
The platypus and the kookaburra are the symbols of New South Wales.
The koala is the symbol of Queensland.
The black swan is
the symbol of Western Australia.

corner and represents the history of British settlements in Australia

The Commonwealth Star is under the Union Jack. The star has 7 points, 1 point for each of the six (6) states and 1 for the territories.

The Southern Cross, on the right, is a groups of stars in the southern sky.

harvest, wool).

Australia’s national day is on January 26th




The Australian National Anthem is called “Advance Australia Fair”.
(«Развивайся, прекрасная Австралия»)

– The koala lives in eucalyptus trees.
The echidna – The echidna eats ants.
The platypus – The platypus has a wide flat bill like a duck.
The dingo – or a wild dog.
The emu – is the 2nd largest bird, runs 50km/hour.
The kookaburra – the bird’s cry/call sounds like a loud laugh.

European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian Aborigine about their name. He answered “Kangaroo’, meaning “I don’t understand your question”.

koala is not a bear.

It’s related to the wombat
and the kangaroo.

over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands. - The reef is located in the Coral Sea of Queensland.

Great Barrier Reef

called the Outback.
The weather is mostly dry and hot.

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the worlds largest monolith.

to Australia over 40,000 years ago.
Aborigines like hunting, painting, singing
and dancing.

Native Australian inhabitants

Commonwealth of Australia formed?
1901
1900
1997
3. What are the popular Australian
animals?
Koala
Kangaroo
Emu
All of the above

4. Which city is Australia's oldest and largest?
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
Adelaide
5. Who are the Australian natives?
Eskimos
Aborigines
Indians
British
6. Who discovered Australia?
Christopher Columbus
Captain Cook
Lewis and Clark

in Australia?
French
German
English

9. What are the national colours?
Blue and white
Green and gold
Red and white

10. What animals can you see on the coat of arms?
Kangaroo and Dingo
Koala and Parrot
Kangaroo and Emu

1. Australia is the smallest continent in the world.

2. Sydney is the capital of Australia.

3. There are 2 states and 6 territories in Australia.

4. Australia is washed by 2 oceans.

5. Most people live in the southeast of the country.

6. Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the Coral Sea.

Quiz: “True”, “False” or “Not stated”

1. We are in ……… . 2. Australia is the biggest …… and the smallest ……… in the world.
3. The capital of Australia is …….. . 4. The largest cities of

Australia are …… , ……… , …….. , ….. and …….. . 5. The

official language is ……. . 6. The weather is … and … . 7. The longest

rivers in Australia are the …… river and the ……. river . 8. The national

colours of Australia are ….. and …. . 9. Australians like to play sports

such as …….. , …….. , ….. , …… and like surfing.

5. – b, 6. – b, 7. –c, 8. – c, 9. –b, 10 –c .

Part II: 1. True, 2. False, 3. False, 4. True, 5. Not stated, 6. True

Part III:
Australia,
island, continent,
Canberra,
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane,
English,
dry, hot,
the Murray river, the Darling river,
green and gold
football, cricket, rugby, tennis.