Презентация по английскому языку Понамарёв Сергей 10 Б. - презентация

1 Презентация по английскому языку Понамарёв Сергей 10 Б

2 ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

3 the smallest continent the largest island the Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean

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5 The Commonwealth of AUSTRALIA

6 The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal state within the Commonwealth. Its territories are the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and a number of smaller islands. It has an area of about 8 million square kilometers.

7 It is the worlds largest island and its smallest continent.

8 History of Australia The east coast of Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770.

9 The continent of Australia is mostly a great plain with mountains in the east and south-east.

10 Much of the land is a useless desert. Great deserts cover nearly square kilometres.

11 Most of the continent is sunny most of the year.

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

13 The tropical forests are displaced by savanna or grassland. In the south-east and on the sides of the mountains there are forests of eucalyptus and other evergreen trees.

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15 THE STRANGE WORLD OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS Australia has been called the land of differences and the continent of contrasts. There are many ways in which it is different from other countries. The first thing most people think of are the strange native animals

16 There are many wild animals in Australia. Some of them, such as the kangaroo the koala the dingo or wild dog are not found in any other country of the world

17 The native birds of Australia are very interesting. The emu, for example, which with kangaroo is represented on the australian coat-of-arms, is the next-tallest bird in the world after the ostritch.

18 The capital of Australia is Canberra.

19 There are 5 big cities in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

20 The continent is south of the Equator.

21 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.

22 Australia became cut off from the rest of the world.