ENGLISH-SPEAKING
COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA
Level: Elementary,
Pre-Intermediate
1.
Complete the text about Australia with the missing
words.
sharks
Aborigines Opera House platypus crocodiles jellyfish Internet
cricket
Harbour Bridge sheep prison Olympics snakes telephone
koala kangaroo cattle cars radio plane spiders school
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Australia,
which in Latin means southern land, was nicknamed “Land Down Under” and
“Aussie”. It is a country, an island and a continent. It is also the world’s
smallest continent and the sixth-largest country. But less than 20 million
people live there. The first people there were A___________ . In the 18th
century the British explorer, Captain James Cook, claimed the land for Britain.
At first Australia was used as ________. Criminals from Britain were sent
there. The British influence is still very strong. The official language is
English. __________ drive on the left, and the national game is _______.
Australia
was cut off from the other continents a long time ago, so a lot of Australia’s
animals, like the k______, the k______ and the p______ aren’t found anywhere
else. Australia also has some of the most dangerous animals in the world. There
are poisonous s______ and s______. In the north there are huge saltwater
c______, and in the sea, around the coast, there are s______ and poisonous
j_______.
The
largest city is Sydney with its famous _______ _______ and _______ _______. The
2000 O_______ were held in Sydney. But Sydney isn’t the capital of Australia.
The capital is Canberra.
Australia
is a huge county, but most Australians live in the south-east corner between
Sydney and Melbourne. This is because 90% of the land is very dry. Australians
call this dry area the outback.
There are some huge farms there with millions of s______ and c_______. The
children who live on these farms can’t go to _________, because the nearest
town is too far away. They study at home with the School of the
Air.
They talk to their teachers by the r_____ and, nowadays, by t______, the
I_______ and webcams, too. There is also a “flying doctor”
service. The doctor comes to you by _____.
Australia
is a rich country. Meat, fruit, vegetables, wool and wine are made there. Gold,
silver, copper, coal, and diamonds are found there, too.
2.
Australia is one of the many English-speaking
countries in the world. How much do you know about it? Do the quiz and find
out. For more information use the Internet.
Quiz
1)
Australia
is at the same time a continent ………. .
a. and an island
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b. and a country
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c.
an
island and a country
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2)
Australia
has …….. states and 2 mainland territories.
3)
The
capital city of Australia is ……… .
a. Melbourne
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b. Canberra
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c.
Sydney
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4)
………
, also known as “The Harbour City”, is Australia’s largest city.
a. Perth
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b. Sydney
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c.
Melbourne
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5)
The
National Day of Australia is on ……… .
a. January, 26th
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b. March, 26th
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c.
April,
26th
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6)
The
population of the country is about ……… .
a. 12 million
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b. 18 million
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c.
22
million
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7)
The
…….. are the native Australians.
a. Indians
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b. Maoris
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c.
Aborigines
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8)
……..
is the slang word for an Australians.
a. “Aussie”
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b. “Kiwi”
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c.
“Boer”
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9)
Australia’s
national colours are ……. .
a. blue and white
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b. green and gold
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c.
yellow
and red
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10)
The
kangaroo and the …….. are native animals.
a. emu
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b. koala
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c.
giraffe
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11)
……..
and Russel Crowe are famous Australian actors.
a. Nicole Kidman
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b. Meryl Streep
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c.
Natalie
Portman
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12)
The
……… is a musical instrument developed by the Aborigines.
a. didjeridu
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b. horn
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c.
tuba
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Key:
1c
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2a
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3b
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4b
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5a
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6c
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7c
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8a
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9b
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10b
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11a
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12a
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Level:
Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate
1. Read
about Sydney, Australia. Some facts are missing.
SYDNEY
Sydney
has a population of (a) ….. . It is Australia’s largest and oldest city, built
around the harbour, named (b) ….. . Captain Cook called it this when he sailed
to the area in (c) ….. .
Sydney
wasn’t planned from the start, as many later Australian cities were. It was a
tight, congested centre without wide boulevards. But it is a very (d) ….. city,
with the most energy and style of all Australian cities.
In
Sydney, the buildings are higher, the colours are brighter and the nightlife is
more exciting. North of the harbor is more residential, and the south is more
industrial. The two shores are joined by the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was
built in (e) ….. . The city centre is (f) ….. .
Sydney’s
most famous building, the Opera House, was opened in (g) ….. . Designed in the 1950s
by a young Danish architect, (h) ….., it is supposed to look like sails in the
wind. It took 16 years to build.
The
best place to go shopping is (i) …… The Post Office is (j) ….. .
The
climate in New South Wales is (k) ….. . There are some of the best beaches in
the world, notably Bondi Beach and Manly.
Tourist
offices are open five days a week from (l) ….. to 5 pm.
2. Here
is the missing information! Put a letter a-l next to each one to compete
the text.
1) It
is a very modern city.
2) 1770.
3) Joern
Utzon.
4) 9
am.
5) Port
Jackson.
6) It
is generally warm, though it can get a little cold in winter.
7) It
is on Martin Place.
8) The
best place is George Street and Pitt Street.
9) 3,700,000.
10) 1932.
11) 1973.
12) It
is south of the harbour.
Key:
1
d
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2c
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3h
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4l
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5b
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6k
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7j
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8i
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9a
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10e
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11g
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12f
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3. Find
in the text the following grammar phenomena:
-
degrees
of comparison (7);
-
active
constructions (5);
-
passive
constructions (5);
-
participles
I, II (5);
-
infinitives
(3).
4. Complete
the indirect questions about Sydney.
1) Do
you know what __________________________________?
2) I
have no idea what __________________________________?
3) I
wonder when ______________________________________?
4) Do
you know when ___________________________________?
5) Could
you tell me where _______________________________?
6) Do
you happen to know what ___________________________?
7) I
have no idea when ___________________________________?
8) Do
you know where ___________________________________?
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