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учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (11 класс) на тему

Australia

1. True or false

1. Australia is an island state.
2. The extreme north of Australia is a tropical area.
3. Australia is washed by the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
4. Australian summer starts in December, autumn in March, winter in June and spring in September.
5. The capital of Australia is Sidney.
6. Australia is a federation of six states and three territories.
7. The country has no written Constitution.
8. The state governments are responsible for health, education, housing, transport, justice and immigration.
9. Australia has a parliamentary system of government.
10. In Federal parliament, the lower house is the House of Commons, the upper house – the Senate.
11. Elections for the lower house are held at least every three years.
12. The upper house has 12 representatives from each stare and three from each territory.
13. The federal government is run by a president.
14. The state governments are led by chief ministers.
15. The federal government is elected for maximum of three years.
16. Australia is a monarchy.
17. The two main political groups of federal parliament are the Australian Labour Party and the coalition between the Liberal Party and the National Party.
18. Much of Australian wealth comes from agriculture and mining.
19. Australia’s population is less 10 million.
20. The Australian flag has the British in the middle and shows the stars of the Southern Cross in white on a blue field.

2. Choose among the proper names the names of Australian states and territories.

Auckland, New England, Australian Capital territory, Western Territory, New South Wales, Northern Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Central Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.

3. Match the capitals with the parts of Australia. Use your answers of task 2.

Example:

London – England

Cardiff – Wales

Edinburgh – Scotland

Canberra

Sydney

Darwin

Brisbane

Adelaide

Hobart

Melbourne

Perth