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This is Sydney, Australia

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I teach an English as Second Language class about world cities. This is my first slide presentation, and it's about Sydney, Australia.

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  • This is Sydney, Australia

  • AustraliaPopulation: 23, 822,400

    6th largest country

    Became independent from Great Britain in 1788

  • Facts About SydneyWeather Sydney has a humid climate in the summer with abundant sunshine. In the winter, Sydney has mild winters. Temperatures can be as high as 30 (86) and as low as 5 (41).

    People The population of Sydney is 4.8 million. Most of the people are of British descent. Sydney is a melting pot (like New York) with people from all over.

    Australia was a British colony, and Sydney was its first city.

  • Food of SydneyOne of the most famous dishes in Sydney is hamburger with beetroot.

    Beetroot is a pattie made with Australian beef.

    Australians also enjoy fish and chips (by the beach),lamb-leg roast, emu, sausage rolls, and..of courseBBQ.

  • Sydney Opera House

    Multi-venue Performing Arts CenterBuilt in 1958

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Largest steel arch bridge

    Built in 1932

  • Downtown Sydney

  • Sports in SydneySoccer (football), horse racing,rugby and motor sports

  • Sydney FC

    Mark Janko

  • Surfing is also popular in Sydney

    Sydney has 70 beaches where people can surf.

  • Rugby

  • Horse Racing

  • Motor Sports (Racing)

  • sites around the city

    Around Sydney

  • Hyde Park in Sydney

  • Ports of Sydney

    Sydney Harbour, or Port Jefferson, is very important to Sydney and all of Australia.

    It has 240 KM of shoreline.

    Largest natural harbor in the world.

    The ports of Sydney bring goods from all over the world to Australia. It also is the port for cruise ships.

  • Public Transportation in Sydney

  • Pollution

  • People

    Population: 4, 627, 345

    Ethnic breakdown:AustralianEnglishChineseIrishScottishItalianLebaneseGreekIndianGerman

  • Restaurants

  • Animals of Australia

    Koalakangaroo

    Goanna

    Echinda

    nombat

  • Traffic

  • Shopping

  • Sykscrapers: Four tallest buildings in Sydney

    Chifley Tower

    Citigroup Centre

    Amp Tower

    Deutsche Bank

  • Famous People from Sydney

    Rick Springfield, singerHugh Jackman Rose Byrne

    Ryan Kwanten

    Russell Crowe

  • Sister Cities of SydneySan Francisco, USA

    Nagoya, Japan

    Wellington, New Zealand

    Portsmouth, UK

    Guangzhou, China

    Florence, Italy

  • Street view of Sydney