Contest «What do you know about Australia?» Teacher: Katkova S.V

ContestContest««What do you know about Australia?What do you know about Australia?»»

Teacher: Teacher: Katkova S.V.Katkova S.V.

Task Task №№11««Geographical OutlookGeographical Outlook»»

Answer the questions:

Australia.Australia.1. What ocean is Australia washed by in the west? -

Australia is washed by the Indian Ocean in the west.

Australia.Australia.2. What hemisphere is Australia situated? -

Australia is situated in the Southern Hemisphere.

3. Is Australia the world’s largest island? -

Yes, it is. Australia is the world's largest island.

Australia.Australia.4. How many territories are there in Australia? -

There are two territories in Australia.

5. What are the two Australian territories? -

The two Australian territories are Northern Territory

and Australian Capital Territory.

Australia.Australia.

6. How big is Australia in size? -

Australia is 7,686,850 sq km.

Australia.Australia.7. What are the three biggest Australian deserts? -

The three biggest Australian deserts are the Great

Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the

Gibson Desert.


8. What is Australia’s national currency? -

Australian dollar is. Australian dollar is Australia’s

national currency.


9. What ocean is Australia washed by in the east? -

Australia is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the east.

Australia.Australia.10. Is Australia the smallest continent? -

Yes, it is. Australia is the smallest continent.

11. What continent is the nearest to Australia in the north? -

Asia is. Asia is the nearest continent to Australia in

the north.


12. How many states are there in Australia? -

There are six states in Australia.

13. What are the six Australian states? -

The six Australian states are Tasmania, New South

Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and

South Australia.

Australia.Australia.14. What is Australia’s capital city? -

Canberra is. Canberra is Australia’s capital city.

15. How many people live in Australia? -

18600000 people live in Australia.


16. What is the country’s official language? -

English is. English is the country’s official language.

Task Task №№22««The Main Cities of AustraliaThe Main Cities of Australia»»

Guess what city it is:

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This city was founded in 1804.

It is the oldest city of Australia.

This city is surrounded by a small agricultural area.

It is the capital of Tasmania.

What city is it?

HobartHobart

It is Hobart.

№ № 2.2.

Its population exceeds 1 million people.

It’s a very beautiful city with many parks and gardens.

This city is an important export center of wool, wheat and sugar.

It is the only large Australian city with subtropical climate.

It is the capital of Queensland.

QueenslandQueensland

QueenslandQueensland

BrisbaneBrisbane

What city is it?

It is Brisbane.

№ № 3.3.

This city was founded on the 26-th of January in 1788.

It was the first European settlement in the country.

It’s the largest city of Australia now.

Its population is about 4 million people.

Its harbour is a wonderful waterway for yachting.

Stadium Australia was built for the 2000 Olympic Games in this city.

It is the capital of New South Wales.

New South Wales

New South Wales

What city is it?

SydneySydney

It is Sydney.

№ № 4.4.

This city is a large center of the wine export.


This city is famous for Adelaide’s Festival of Arts held every 2 years.

South Australia

It is the capital of South Australia.

South Australia

AdelaideAdelaide

What city is it?

It is Adelaide.

№ № 5.5.

This city sits along the banks of the Yarra River.

Its population is about 3 million people.

It is the second largest city of Australia.

It is the financial center of the nation.

Victoria

It is the capital of Victoria.

VictoriaMelbourneMelbourne

What city is it?

It is Melbourne.

№ № 6.6.


It’s situated in the Swan River estuary.It’s situated in the Swan River estuary.

It’s the major west coast city.It’s the major west coast city.

It’s the most beautiful Australian city.It’s the most beautiful Australian city.

It’s a sea port.

Western Australia

It is the capital of Western Australia.

Western Australia

PerthPerth

What city is it?

It is Perth.

№ № 7.7.

It’s the major north coast city.

Northern Territory

It is the capital of Northern Territory.

Northern Territory

DarwinDarwin

What city is it?

It is Darwin.

№ № 8.8.

This city contains a lot of government buildings built in 1923-1927. Its population is

310,000 people.

Australia’s new Parliament House opened in 1988 is situated in this city.

This city is an This city is an important center of important center of learning. There are learning. There are many cultural places many cultural places here too. Here is the here too. Here is the National Museum of National Museum of Australia.Australia.

This is the National Gallery.

It is the National Library.the National Library.

And here is Canberra’s TV Tower.

Australian Capital Territory

This city is situated in Australian Capital Territory.

Australian Capital Territory

CanberraCanberra

What city is it?

It is Canberra.

Task Task №№33«Wildlife in Australia»«Wildlife in Australia»

Listen to a story and name the animal:

The red kangarooThe red kangaroo

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This animal is able to survive the high temperatures and dry conditions in the outback. The male animal has red fur.The female animal is blue-grey in colour.This animal can bound along on its enormous back legs, using its strong tail to help it balance. A big male animal can clear more than 9 meters in one leap.

№№22 These animals are descended from the

domesticated dogs brought to Australia about 8000 years ago, but they have become wild again.They yelp or howl instead barking.

Wild dogs (dingoes)Wild dogs (dingoes)

№№33 These birds cannot fly, but they have

strong legs and massive feet and can run at up to 48 k/h.They are the second largest birds in the world.They usually eat grass, fruit and insects, but they have been known to swallow marbles, nails and coins.

EmusEmus

№№44 This animal has long, sharp spines that help it to be protected from

enemies. If it is attacked, it rolls itself into a ball or digs straight down into the soil, this way it hides its soft face under the parts, where there are no spines.

The echidnaThe echidna

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This animal is good at climbing trees. It gets most of its moisture from its food and drinks water rarely. This animal lives on eucalyptus trees. It has a very specialized diet – it eats only the leaves of eucalyptus trees.

The koalaThe koala

№№66 This animal has a long, thin tongue tipped

with bristles for soaking its food. It uses its long snout to probe into flowers for getting pollen, nectar and insects.

The honey possumThe honey possum

№7This animal is among the strangest Australian animals.They are the only mammals that hatch their young from eggs. They live only in Australia.

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The platypusThe platypus

Task Task №№33««Wildlife in AustraliaWildlife in Australia»»..

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correctly the team will get correctly the team will get a star.a star.

Crossword Crossword ««Wildlife in AustraliaWildlife in Australia»»..

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