Vocabulary

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1. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What kind of climate is there in Australia?

2. Who is the head of the state in New Zealand?

3. What are the main branches of the Australian economy?

4. How many states does Australia consist of?

5. What is the capital of New Zealand?

2. Read the texts again and complete the table:

	CAPITAL	AREA	POPULATION	LANGUAGE	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES	POLITICAL SYSTEM
Canada
Australia
New Zealand

3. Complete the crossword:

Across:  

2. the capital of Canada

3. the official language of Canada

5. the capital of New Zealand

Down:

1. the capital of Australia

4. the state Australia

			1
2
		3				4
		5

TEST YOURSELF!

London

1. London is the capital of

1. Scotland b. Great Britain c. America

2. St. Paul‘s Cathedral is

1. a church b. a fortress c. a museum

3. The Great Fire of London take place in

1. 1666 b. 1796 c. 1904

4. The largest park in London is

1. Regent’s Park b. Hyde Park c. St. James’s Park

5. The queen lives in

1. Buckingham Palace

b. The Tower of London

c. Westminster Abby

6. London is situated on the river

1. Volga b. Thames c. Severn

7. The Tower of London now is

1. prison b. a museum c. the Zoo

8. The Heart of London is

1. Westminster b. the West End c. the City

9. St. Paul’s Cathedral was built in the 17th century by

1. Admiral Nelson

b. the Duke of Buckingham

c. Sir Christopher Wren

10. Big Ben is

1. bell b. the clock c. a tower

11. _______ is a very large Gothic church in central London. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.

a. Westminster Cathedral

b. Westminster Abbey

c. Buckingham Palace

12. London consists of

a. two parts: the West End and the East End

b. three parts: the City, the West End and the East End

c. several parts

13 ________ where most newspapers have their offices.

a. Fleet Street b. Whitehall c. Downing Street

14. Financial centre of the UK with many banks, offices and Stock Exchange is

a. the East End b. the West End c. the City

15. ________ consists of the fashionable houses of the rich, art galleries, famous museums, theatres, palaces and parks

a. the East End b. the West End c. the City

16. The Port of London is to the ________ of the City

a. west b. east c. heart

17. London has nickname “_____”

a. The Fog b. The Smoke c. The Rain

18. Madam Tussaud's building is

a. a theatre b. a museum c. a palace

19. The city has its own

a. Lord Chancellor b. Prime-Minister c. Lord Major

20. ______ stands in the geographical centre of the city.

a. Buckingham Palace b. Hyde Park c. the Nelson Column