Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Австралия"

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  Australia
  

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  Australia-official name Commonwealth of Australia .
  Total area – 7.700.000 sq.km
  Population – 22 million people.
  Head of the state-Queen Elisabeth represented by Governor-General
  Form of the government-federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
  National holiday-Australian Day,16 January
  National symbols-Kangaroo and Emu
  National Anthem- “Walzing Matilda”
  Capital city – Canberra
  Official language – English.
  Population – 22 million people.
  Money – Australian dollar
  
  
  Factfile
  Captain James Cook discovered Australia(1770) and claimed for Britain
  

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  Location
  
  
  It is a
  continent-island.
  The country consists of six states and two territories.
  Australia is a large country lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  

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  Australian National Flag comprises the Union Jack,
  the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.
  

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  Language
  The official language is British English.
  But Australia has got its own dialect of English - Australian English.
  Australian people call it “strine” which means “Australian”.
    aussie - Australian
       chewie - chewing gum
       chockie - chocoloate
       footy - football (Australian rules, of
  course)
       lollies - sweets
       mossie - mosquito
       mushies - mushrooms
       sammie - sandwich
       sunnies - sunglasses
  

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  Population
  22 million people live in Australia.
  

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  Capital
  Canberra
  
  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 300000 people live in Canberra.
  

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  Canberra. Australian Parliament.
  

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  Sydney
  Sydney is the oldest and largest city in Australia. It was founded in 1788. Sydney
  is a big industrial centre. About 3 million people now live in the city.
  
  

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  Sydney sightseeings
  Sydney Harbour
  Sydney Opera House
  

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  Nearly three quarters of Australians live in metropolitan
  cities and coastal areas. The beach is integral part of the Australian identity.
  

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  Aborigines
  Aborigines are native Australian people.
  The first Australian people were dark-skinned Aborigines, and though the coming of the white settlers destroyed their tribal lives, some sixty thousand still survive in Australia today. Their account for about 1 percent of the population. They may be found in the island areas of the country. Some live in modern cities but it is not really easy for them. They have to fight for their rights.
  

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  Aborigines: children
  

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  Aboriginal Art
  They use dots in their paintings.
  

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  Wildlife
  Australia is a marsupial world
  

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  Red Kangaroo
  The Red Kangaroo is Australia's largest kangaroo of the nearly 60 species in the kangaroo family. The weight of the Red Kangaroo ranges from 18kg up to 90 kilograms. Height ranges from 74-140cm to two metres. The tail of the Red Kangaroo (used for jumping) ranges in length from 64cm to 1 metre. Lifespan in the wild is thought to be around 15 years. The Red Kangaroo can run as fast as 65kph.
  

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  Koala
  The name koala, comes from the Aboriginal saying that means "no drink". The Koala obtains enough moisture from the eucalyptus leaves that it lives on.
  Koalas are found in South Eastern Australia.
  

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  DINGO.
  Australia's Wild Dog.
  It is a wild form of the
  domestic dog.
  

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  Crocodiles
  Salt vs Fresh
  1) Fresh water crocodiles have a narrower snout.
  2) Fresh water crocodiles are smaller than the "Saltys“.
  3) Fresh water crocodiles can only live in fresh or slight salty water, whilst the saltwater crocodile can survive in both types of water.
  4) Saltys lay eggs in nests of vegetation whilst freshwater crocs lay their eggs in sand.
  5) Fresh water crocs teeth are shaped more like needles for piercing fish.
  6) Saltwater Crocs reproduce in the WET season while Freshwater Crocs reproduce in the DRY season.
  

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  Emu
  A flightless bird, there is only one species of Emu, which is the worlds 3rd largest bird behind the Ostrich and Cassowary.
  Emus are very mobile quick runners (up to 50 kph), running with a bouncy, swaying motion. Emus are generally nomadic, with some emus roaming over hundreds of kilometers.
  Location & Habitat
  Emus are found throughout Australia from woods to scrubland to grassland to desert areas but not in rainforests.
  

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  Platypus
  The shy Platypus is found only in eastern Australia, where they live on the edges of rivers and freshwater lakes where burrows can be dug.
  The Platypus has a bill that resembles a duck's bill. The body of the platypus is 30 to 45 cm long; the flattened tail measures 10 to 15 cm in length. The feet are webbed. The body and tail are covered with a thick, soft, woolly layer of fur. A Platypus grows to a maximum weight of 1 to 2.4 kg . The Platypus is known to live for at least 12 years in the wild.
  It lays eggs and produces milk for its young.
  

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  Echidna
  They live in New Guinea and Australia. The echidnas are named after a monster in ancient Greek mythology.
  
  It lays eggs and produces milk for its young.
  In size Echidnas are between 35 - 45 cms long and weigh anything between 2-7 kg.
  

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