3 a) Fill in the gaps with a, the or — I live in 1)_small but very beautiful town. 2) The town
is located on 3) — banks of a river. It's 4) ___ very picturesque
place. That's why 5) – lot of tourists come to visit it. In
6
centre of the town you can find 7) pedestrian area
with 8) expensive restaurants. 9)__restaurants are really
popular with tourists. In 10)__ suburbs of the town there are
11) few residential areas with 12)_multi-storey buildings.
13)_
_block of flats I live in is located next to 14)
park. We
park 16) - every evening. At 17) weekend
we go to 18) — countryside to enjoy places of natural beauty.
Unfortunately, there are no 19) — cycle lanes in our town, but
they promise to build some soon. I think 20) –town I live in is
great.
go to 15)
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Melbourne's second largest city in Australia, the capital of Victoria, is located around Port Phillip Bay. The population of metropolitan area is about 4246 345. The city is considered one of the major commercial, industrial and cultural centers of Australia. Melbourne is also often referred to as' sporting and cultural capital "of the country, as there are many sporting and cultural events in the life of Australia

Мельбурн второй по величине город Австралии, столица штата Виктория, расположившаяся вокруг залива Порт-Филлип. Численность населения с пригородами составляет около 4 246 345. Город считается одним из основных коммерческих, промышленных и культурных центров Австралии. Мельбурн также часто называют «спортивной и культурной столицей» страны, так как в нём проходят многие спортивные и культурные события в жизни Австралии.

There are many different species of wildlife in Australia. A high percentage of mammals, reptiles, fish, insects and amphibians that live on the continent are endemic to Australia, or in other words common to this country. This fact can be explained by the continent’s long geographic isolation and tectonic stability.

The marsupials are the most popular group of mammals in Australia. It includes kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, Tasmanian wolves, Tasmanian devils, wombats and lots of others. These animals raise their young in a pouch. The  platypus and the echidna are egg-laying mammals. Australia is also home to two of the five known species of monotremes and has numerous venomous species including spiders, scorpions, octopus, jellyfish, molluscs and some others. It should be mentioned that there are more venomous than non-venomous species of snakes in Australia.