Task2. Answer the questions: 1. What is the Federal Parliament consists of?

2. Who is formally the head of the state?

3. Who represents the Queen of England?

4. What are the national colours?

5. What animals can you see on the Australian coat of arms?

6. What is the official language of the country?

7. What is the official currency in Australia?

8. When did The Australian gold rushes start?

9. Where did they find the first gold?

10. Who was the first finder of gold in Australia?

11. Why did Governor George Gipps ask Clarke to put them away?

Task3. Say if these statements are True or False:

1. It’s official name is Commonwelth of Australia.

2. Australia celebrates its National Day on July 26th.

3. Green, white and blue are the colors of the Australian flag. It looks like the French flag because people from France were the first settlers in Australia.

Keys: 1)T 2) F 3)F

Task 5. True-False.

a) Sydney is the capital of Australia.

b) The biggest Australian state is Queensland.

c) The biggest state is New South Wales.

d) Darwin, named after the famous naturalist, Charles Darwin, is Australia's most northernmost state capital.

e) Sydney is the capital of New South Wales Australia’s oldest, largest and industrial city. Nearly a quarter of all Australians live here.

Task 6. Complete the sentences.

a) Canberra has a marine west coastal climate with four distinct .

b) Melbourne – is the capital of state Victoria, the largest city in Australia.

c) are a major problem in the outskirts of the city, especially during the summer season.

d) The center of Adelaide has a grid of wide streets and various all within 1 square mile.

e) The city of Brisbane is .

f) Darwin is dominated by distinct seasons.

g) Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after .

h) is one of the most isolated metropolitan areas on Earth.

Task 7. Test. Choose the correct answer and fill in the gaps

1) Australia was discovered by ---. a) Cook b) Columbus c) Miklukho-Maclay

2) The first settlers in Australia were --- a) soldiers b) English prisoners c) aborigines

3) People of --- nationalities live there. a) 500 b) 200 c) 50

4) Australia is located in --- hemisphere. a) Northern b) Southern

5. Australia is a continent-island washed by …

a) The Indian and the Pacific Oceans b) the Indian c) the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

6. The country consists of … states and … territories a) five / three b) two / six c) six / two

7. The capital is … a) Sydney b) Melbourne c) Canberra

8. Who represents the Queen of England? a) Prime Minister b) Governor-General c) President

9. The Federal Parliament consists of …

a) the Senate and the House of Representatives

b) the House of Representatives and the House of Commons

c) the House of Commons and the Senate

10. What is the population of Australia? a) 18 million people b) 23 million people c) 16 million people

11. … is the main occupation in the country a) agriculture b) industry c) tourism

12. The best-loved animal in Australia is ---. a) kangaroo b)koala c)dingo.

Homework

Task 8. Fill in the table. Заполнить таблицу по тексту упр 4. Capital cities of Australia

Cities State Population in the state Population in the city Geography Climate

Canberra

Melbourne

Sydney

Adelaide

Brisbane

Darwin

Hobart

Perth