Australia Today

The population today is just over 21.7 million. The nation's capital city is Canberra. The other main cities are: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. 60% of the population live in and around these cities. Australia has a democratic political system and a high technology industry.

IV. Ask as many questions as possible to this text.

V. Tell what information have you known from this text.

Additional Tasks and Activities

Comprehension

Make 5 questions to this text then sit in pairs and take turns questioning and answering.

Australia - True or False Quiz

1. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901.

2. Australia is still a Commonwealth country today.

3. The population of Australia is approximately 7.5 million.

4. European settlement began in the 1700s (18th century).

5. The capital city of Australia is Sydney.

6. International comparisons show that Australia is an attractive country to live in.

7. Australia is the world's smallest continent.

8. New Zealand is found to the north-east of Australia.

9. Australia has a democratic political system.

10. Australia is not considered a multicultural country. The population mainly consists of descendants of British criminals.

Geography

Use the map of Australia to find the names of the 6 states or territories.

Can you find the main cities on the map? Which state are they in?

This geography quiz is difficult but give it a try Australia - Map Game 

Describe Australia’s flag (its colour and the objects in it)

Here are some verbs. Can you find the nouns in the text which match them?  (e.g. verb: explore,  noun: explorers)  Verbs: inhabit, convict, imprison, immigrate, populate, colonise

 Discuss

Look at the two maps. They are both maps of Australia, but they are very different. Describe what they show you. Which one do you like best? Why?

 Presentation

Choose one of the cities. Find pictures on the internet and make a short presentation of the city.

Lesson 10 environmental protection

I. Master the active vocabulary:

environmental protection - защита окружающей среды

environment - окружающая среда

nature conservation - сохранение природы

preservation - сохранение, сохраность

rational use - рациональное использование

natural resources - природные ресурсы

utilization - использование

pollution - загрязнение

pollutant - загрязнитель

elaboration - разработка, развитие

relevant - уместный, относящийся к делу

to protect - защищать, предохранять

to renew - обновдять, восстановлять

framework - структура, рамки

a consequence - последствие чего-либо

water shortage - нехватка воды

abuse of arable lands - неправильное использование

пахотных земель

to destroy - разрушать

damage - вред, повреждение, ущерб

to suffer an environmental problem - сталкиваться с пробле-

мой окружающей среды

cotton growing - хлопководство

to be under threat - быть под угрозой