The King and the Queen quarreled quickly

How many oceans is Asia washed by?

Tongue-twister

1. Scotland

2. Russian Federation

3. New York

4. Black Sea

5. Europe

6. Arctic Ocean

7. Volga

8. North America

9. France

10. Alps

Articles with geographical names

Australia – an Upside Down World

- To revise lexical and grammar material on the theme “Countries”- To get information about geographical

particularities of Australia, its history, cities, structure

- To develop skills of working with text- To develop skills of speaking and listening

comprehension- Answer the question: “Why is Australia called an

upside down world?”

Australia Commonwealth Tasmania Queensland Adelaide Brisbane Perth Melbourne Sydney

Geographical Names

- Official name is Commonwealth of Australia- It is the sixth large country and the smallest

continent- Its area is about 8,000,000 square km- The population is about 20 mln- The name of the country comes from Latin

word «australis» which means “southern”- The official language is English.

Australia

{The Commonwealth of Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere, occupying the continent of Australia and a great number of islands of which Tasmania is the most important. Australia is a continent-island washed by the Indian and the Pacific Oceans.

Geographical Position

{The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of states. Australia has six states — New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Each state has its government. Australia has two territories — the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory

States and Territories

Australia is a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is also queen of Australia and country's head of state. Until 1901 Australia was a British colony. Now Australia is an independent federal state.

Capital and Big Cities

MelbourneBrisbane

Perth

Adelaide

Sydney

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Canberra was specially planned as a capital. It is a quiet city. All the government buildings are situated there. There are no industrial plants in the city. About 300,000 people live in Canberra.

The population of the country is more than 20 million people. It is mainly of British origin.Most of them live in large cities. There are about 200.000 aborigines (native

inhabitants) in Australia.

Official name

Geographical position

Seas, oceans

Capital Parts, states

Big cities

Head Type of state

The Commonwealth of Australia

Southe-rn hemis-phere

The Indian and the Pacific Oceans

Canber-ra

6 states, 2 territories

Sydney,Melbour-ne, Adelaide

The Monarch of GB

Monarc-hy

English-Speaking Countries

What Is In Australia.mp4

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Animal WorldPlatypus

Dingo

Wallaby

Kangaroo

Tasmanian Devil

Bilby

Koala

1. Australia is the largest continent.

2. Australia consists of 7 states and 1 territory.

3. The name of the country came from Latin word which means “northern”.

4. The capital of Australia is Sydney.

5. The official language in Australia is English.

6. The country’s head is President.

7.There is a British flag and white stars on Australian flag.

8. Animal world of Australia is unique.

9.The hottest month in Australia is July.

True or False

The History of Australia

Key:

1) Aborigines;

2) Chinese, Dutch and British sailors;

3) Union Jack

4) convicts;

5) Port Jackson;

6) gold;

7) one country;

8) new roads, railways and growing cities;

9) Italy, Germany, Greece and Holland.

1. This animal lives in Australia, it jumps fast. (Kangaroo)2. The name of one of the oceans, Australia washed by(Indian)3. It is a wild dog.(Dingo)4. One of the biggest cities in Australia.(Melbourne)5. Native inhabitants of Australia.(Aborigines)6. The name of one of the territories in Australia.(Northern)

Quiz

HometaskEnglish 10-11,В.П. Кузовлевp. 36 ex. 5