I had a lot of fun during the winter holiday.
Together with my family, we decorated the Christmas tree: we hung various Christmas toys, sweets, cones on the branches of the tree. On the Eve of January the first, we went for a walk. Fireworks were set off all around us. The next day, gifts were waiting for me under the Christmas tree.
In the afternoon, I went to meet my friends, who gathered together to play hockey. We had fun while playing the game. It was great.
When the holiday was coming to an end, I started preparing for school, and I did my homework.
Soon the holiday was over and school began.
Australia (острейлия) occupies(окьюпайс) the continent (континэнт) of Australia, which(вич) lies(лайс) south-east (сауф-ист) of Asia (эйшиа) and the island (айлэнд) of Tasmania (таьзмэйния) with(выд) a number(намбэ) of small(смол) islands.
It is(ит из) washed (вошд) by(бай) the Timor Sea(си) in the north (ноф), by the Coral (корэл) and Tasman Seas in the east (ист), and by the Indian (индиэн) Ocean (оушен) in the south( and west.
Australia is the most droughty (драти) continent (континэнт) on the earth (оьф). About (эбаут) one (ван) half (хаф) of its (итс) territory (теритоьри) is occupied (окьюпайд) by deserts (дезёртс) and(энд) semideserts (семидезёртс). It is also (олсоу) the land(лэнд) of great (грейт)plains.
The main (мэйн) part (пат) of Australia lies in tropics (тропикс). Southwestern (сауфвестёрн) parts of the country (каунтри) are(а) situated (ситьюэйтид) in(ин) subtropics (сабтропикс). December (десембё), January and February are summer (саммер) months (манфс) in Australia. The average (аьвёридж) summer temperature (темпритчё) there is (дериз) from 20 (твенти) to 30 (фёти) degrees (дегриз) above (эбав) zero. Winter (винтёр)comes(камз) in June(джун), July (джулай) and August (огаст). Then (ден) the average temperature is from 12 (твелв) to 20 degrees above zero.
Droughts are common(комэн) in Australia. The rainfall (рэйнфол) in the country is rather (радер) small(смол), and that’s (даьтс)why (вай) a special (спешиал) plan was(воз) worked(веркд) out (аут) for (фо) irrigation (иригейшён) of plains.
The largest (ладжест) rivers (ривэрс) in Australia are the Darling and the Murray (марэй). In the middle (мидл) part of Australia there are (дера) salt(солт) lakes(лэйкс), such(сач) as(аьз) Lake Eyre(Лэйк эйр) and Torrence.
Australia is an agricultural (аьгрикалтчё) country.Cattle-breeding(каьтл-бридинг) is highly (хайли) developed(девелоупд) in Australia. It exports (экспотс) sheep(шипс) wool(вул), wheat(вит), meat(мит), butter and cheese, and raw (ро) materials. Its major (мэйджё) partners are Japan, the USA and Great Britain.
