Презентация на тему :"Австралия"

Australia is the only nation that occupies a whole continent. It’s an island of 7.7 million square kilometers. It is the six largest countries in the world after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil.

It is located to the south of Asia, between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Australia is the flattest continent after Antarctica. It is also the world’s driest continent.

The climate of Australia is varied, from tropical in the north to temperate in the south-east. Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere. That is why it has summer when we have winter.

Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is not a biggest city. Sidney and Melbourne are much bigger.

Australia is a multicultural society. People from about 200 nations live there.

The Aborigines, the Australian natives, represent about 1.5 per cent of the population.

Australia’s best-known animals are the kangaroo, the koala and the dingo (a wild dog).

There are 50 species of kangaroo. Some stand as tall as a man and some are as small as a cat. They can often be seen in many of the forests and parks.

The koala is the best loved of all Australian animals. The koala lives on leaves alone.

The emu is the most interesting bird in Australia. It is big and cannot fly.

The kangaroo and emu can be seen on Australia’s coat of arms.

The kookaburra is another interesting Australia bird. It cannot sing, but laughs like a human.

Australians love to play and watch sports.

Австралийцы очень любят заниматься различными видами спорта и быть зрителями.

В 2000 году Австралия была хозяйкой Олимпийских игр в Сиднее.

In the year 2000 Australia was host the Olympics in Sydney.