1.Warm-up

What do you know about Australia?

1. What is the capital of Australia?

a) Sydney                                

b) Melbourne

c) Canberra

2. When did Europeans settle in Australia?

a) 1488                                   

b) 1788

c) 1901

3. Which is / are a popular Australian animal(s)?

a) Koala                                                 

b) Kangaroo

c) Emu                                                         

d) All of the above

4. Who are the Australian natives?

a) Eskimos                                             

b) Aborigines

c) Indians

5. Who discovered Australia?

a) Christopher Columbus                             

b) Captain Cook

c) Lewis and Clark

6. Australia is NOT a(an):

a) Country                                           

b) Island

c) City

d) Continent

7. What is the official language in Australia?

a) French                                            

b) German

c) English

8. In which season do Australians celebrate Christmas?

a) Spring                                             

b) Summer

c) Autumn                                           

d) Winter

Key: 1 c; 2 b; 3 d; 4 b; 5 b; 6 c; 7 c; 8 b.

2. Writing

Choose the items, which you can meet only in Australia, and fill in the chart.

People	Places	Wildlife

Montreal, the Aborigines, the koala, the panda, Canberra, Niagara Falls, The Great Barrier Reef, the Pacific Ocean, the kiwi, the Indians, Ayers Rock, the Rocky Mountains, states, a boomerang, a beach, white people, English, the emu, Melbourne, rainforests, desert, the dingo, the kangaroo, scuba divers, Eskimos.

What countries are the other words from? Sort them out.

• The USA

• Canada

Make up sentences.

I want to... I’d like to... I’m going to...

go scuba diving go hiking around Ayers Rock do underwater photos in the Great Barrier Reef area meet with the Aborigines and live in a tent in the bush sail along the coastline get a sunburn on the beach go camping to take photos of amazing animals windsurf enjoy swimming and surfing in the ocean

3. Speaking

Work in pairs

Make up short dialogues about holidays in Great Britain and in Australia.

Example:

— What interesting places did you visit last summer?

— I was in London and visited/saw / took photos...

— And what are you going to do this summer?

— I’d like to go camping to take photos of amazing animals in Australia.

4. Grammar practice

Do ex. 1, p. 165.

5. Writing

Do ex. 2, p. 165.

6. Grammar practice

Do ex. 3, p. 166.

7. Writing

Write the following letter in full sentences. Use the present forms.

Dear Mike,

I /write /you /London. (I’m writing to you from London.)

I/be/ here/a week/and/I/enjoy myself/very much. (I’ve been here for a week and I’m enjoying myself very much.)

So far/I see/most of/important historic places. (So far I have seen most of the important...)

I usually / spend / several hours every day/in museums and galleries. (I usually spend several hours a day in ...)

The hotel/I stay/be lovely/but it/be very expensive. (The hotel where I’m staying is lovely but it is very expensive.)

So I / plan / move / cheaper one/rest/my stay. (So I’m planning to move to a cheaper one for the rest of my stay.)

Tomorrow/I take/trip through Kent/which I/look forward to. (Tomorrow I’m taking a trip through Kent which I’m looking forward to.)

I hope / you be / OK. (I hope you are OK.)

See you soon, Denis

8. Summary

Answer the guestion.

1. What country would you like to visit? Why?

2. What attracts you there?

9. Homework

Do ex. 4, p. 166.