M.E.I. Talovaya SchoolM.E.I. Talovaya School

Masha SorokinaMasha Sorokina Class 10AClass 10A

Research Project in EnglishResearch Project in English

Topic:Topic: The Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Australiaof Australia

Project Project manager:manager:Natal’ya SolodovnikovaNatal’ya Solodovnikova

Talovaya 200Talovaya 20099

Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. Australia is a continent, a country and an island at the same time. Australia is located in the southern

hemisphere.

OFFITIAL NAME :OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia

CAPITAL:CAPITAL: CanberraCanberra

TOTAL AREA:TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq7,700,000 sq kmkm

POPULATION:POPULATION: 20 million people20 million people

HEAD OF STATE:HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II

Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770

In 1851 gold was discovered about 300 km west of Sydney

The Aborigines are the Australian natives

Europeans came to Australia in the 1600s

Australia's coat of arms

– the official emblem of the Australian Government. It consists of a shield containing the badges of the six states. The supporters are native Australian fauna – a kangaroo and an emu. Yellow-flowered native plant, wattle, is also here.

The flag of Australia

The large seven-pointed star represents the six States and Territories.

The small stars from the Southern Cross – a prominent feature of the southern hemisphere night sky.

Canberra is the capital of Australia. Canberra is the capital of Australia. The population The population is about 310,000 people.is about 310,000 people.

Capitol Hill Canberra Fountain

Warumbungle NP

Crowdy Bay NP

Crowdy Bay NP

Cockatoo NP

Australians really love nature. They try to protect

their nature and their animals.

All is well that ends well…