1. Australia Презентация по теме «Австралия».
Учитель английского языка Павлушенко С.В., ГБОУ СОШ № 2035, г. Москва

3. Geography 3 island territories in the Pacific: Norfolk Island
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Only nation to occupy an entire continent
Flattest and (after Antarctica) driest of continents
North: rainforests and vast plains
South East: snowfields
Centre: desert
East, South, and South West: fertile croplands

5. Even in winter the weather is warm.
The weather in Australia is extremely hot and they regularly have big heat waves.
Even in winter the weather is warm.
A totally different climate to ours!!!

6. Geography (cont’d) 6th largest nation The Capital is Canberra
Relatively small population
Only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands
Federation: 6 states, 2 territories
Largest state: Western Australia

7. The People Population: Around 20 million
English speaking country – more than 4.1 million speak a second language

8. Most Australians live on the coast in major cities
75% of population lives in urban areas

9. Attractions/Important Economic Enterprises
Famous weapon: Aborigine’s boomerang
Gold rushes/mining
Sheep farming
Grain

10. National Day “Australia Day”-January 26
1788-Captain Arthur Phillip takes possession of the eastern part of the continent for England
He established a settlement, now Australia’s largest city, Sydney

11. The Wildlife Many native plants, animals, birds:
*kangaroos *wallabies *King Parrot
*wombat *koala *grasses
*mosses *lichens *mushrooms
*toadstools *emu *platypus
No native animals domesticated
The macadamia nut only domesticated plant specie

12. Kangaroos Kangaroos are found in Australia.
Kangaroos can jump very high.
They have strong hind legs to help them do this.

13. Crocodile Crocodiles live in the waters of Australia.
They have green scaly skin and sharp teeth.
They go in the water to cool down.

14. Duckbilled Platypus This is a Duckbilled platypus (down).
As you can see it is often in water.
A platypus is one of Australia's most interesting animals!!!