МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ РОССИИСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ МОУ « ШЛЯПНИКОВСКАЯ СРЕДНЯЯ ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ ШКОЛА» Работу выполнила Овчинникова Юлия ученица 7а класса Руководитель: Усова И. Д. учитель английского языка Шляпники 2009

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Official name – Commonwealth of Australia Status – constitutional monarchy, member of the Commonwealth Capital – Canberra Area – sq km Population – about 21 mln people Largest cities – Sydney, Melbourn, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart National language – English Currency – Australian dollar (AUD)

The flag of Australia was chosen in 1901, and in 1954 it became the Australia National Flag. It consists of many elements. In the canton there is the Union Flag. Under the Union Flag there is a large seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star. To the right of them there are five white stars – they are the Southern Cross constellation.

The Commonwealth coat of arms is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. Symbols of Australias six states are together on its shield. The kangaroo and the emu are presented on the coat of arms. The national flora emblem, the golden acacia, frames the coat of arms.

The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines.

Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships sailed to Australia in the 17th century. In 1616 the territory became known as New Holland. But only after landing of captain James Cook 1770 Australia was so named. The east coast of Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770.

The name of the southern island came from Abel Tasman, who has arrived here and has made the unexpected opening in the middle of XVII century (1642). In the beginning of the 19th century Tasmania became one of the British colonies for prisoners.

Australia is sometimes called the Land Down Under. New Year is in the middle of summer, the middle of winter is in June, and the winter months are never cold. Hot winds blow from the north, cold winds blow from the south.

Most of the continent is sunny most of the year.

Severe droughts, floods and cyclones happen very often on the continent. The people suffer from limited fresh water.

Much of the land is a useless desert. Great deserts cover nearly 2 mln sq kms. The people suffer from limited fresh water.

When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian Aboriginal about their name. He answered kangaroo to say I dont understand your question The explorers thought this was the animals name.

The koalas nickname is a native bear The name koala is the Aboriginal name for no water

Sydney Melbourne Hobart Brisbane Perth Canberra

The name Canberra comes from the Aboriginal word kamberra meaning meeting place The city was specially planned as a capital. In 1927, Canberra became the capital of Australia. All the government buildings are situated in the city. There are no industrial plants in the city. The population is 388 million people.

Was founded in It is the oldest and largest city. The discovery of gold in 1851 stimulated its development. The population is 3 million people.

In 2000 in Sydney Summer Olympic Games were held

The capital of the State of Victoria. It is the second largest city of Australia. Melbourne was the capital of the country till 1917.

In 1956 in Melbourn Summer Olympic Games took place

The capital of Tasmania island.

The capital of Queensland.

The capital of Western Australia.

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