Australia. I. Answer the following questions

UNIT 12

II. Retell the text

I. Answer the following questions

Ø Do American people differ from European ones?

Ø What can you say about American character?

Ø Do Americans gather cooking recipes? Why?

Ø What is a Family Heirloom for Americans?

Ø What does the action of flying a flag demonstrate?

Ø What holyday do Americans prefer to celebrate at home?

Ø Who are pilgrims?

Ø When is Thanksgiving Day usually celebrated?

Ø What is the main dish of this holyday?

Ø When is Halloween celebrated?

Ø How do people celebrate this holyday?

AUSTRALIA.

Continent – материк

Settlement - поселення

Convicts – засуджені

Increase - збільшувати

The British Commonwealth – Британська Співдружність націй

commerce – торгівля

Australia is the only continent-island situated south-east of Asia between the Pacific and Indian oceans.

There are 6 states and 2 territories in Australia. The capital of the country is Canberra. The people of Australia are called Australians. They speak English.

The settlement of Australia started in the 17^th century with expeditions of Captain Cook. Firstly Britain which made the country its colony, used it as the place for convicts. And only after the discovery of gold in 1851 the population of Australia increased greatly. Nowadays Australia is a member of the British Commonwealth. The Queen Elisabeth II is the head of the state.

The country is mostly plain with some mountains in the east and south. The climate differs greatly, from tropical to the cool and temperate.

The word “Australia” often means unusual, unique. Some of its animals live only here like the Kangaroo, the dingo and the koala, wombats, bats and emus.

There are five big cities in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. They are important centers of commerce and industry. To the rest of the world Australia is mainly a producer of 3 things: wool, wheat and gold.

Agriculture is the main occupation of Australians.

Australia has the largest coral reef in the world called the Great Barrier Reef.

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