Vocabulary

I. Choose the words from the box to complete the sentences.

Federal

Pacific

flattest

regions

Australia

continent

smaller

states

Southern

Down under

Js the 6 largest country in the world. than the U.S.

1.

2. and Indian Oceans.

   It is only slightly

3. Australia is located to the south of Asia, between the

4. It is the only country that occupies a complete

5. Australia is the continent after Antarctica.

Continent.

6. The original name was Terra Australis -The

7. Australia is a " " country.

8. Australia is a state.

9. There are 6 and 2 territories.

10. Australia can be divided into 3

COMPREHENSION

II. Scan for the details and circle the correct letter.

1. The highest peak of Australia is a/ Mt. Bruce, b/ Mt. Kosciusko.

2. It rises to a/ 2230m, b/ 1226m.

3. The land is a/ 3, b/ 13, c/ 30 per cent forest, 2 per cent arable, and 1 per cent pasture.

4. It is also the driest continent in a/ Asia, b/ the world.

5. About one third of the land is a/ forest, b/ desert.

6. Australia has a/ 2, b/ 3, c/ 4 main deserts.

7. Some dunes measure a/ 230, b/ 320 km long.

8. The Great Barrier Reef is a a/ forest, b/ garden under the sea.

9. It has a/ 40, b/ 400, c/ 4000 species of corals.

GRAMMAR

III. Put the questions to the following answers.

1. ?

2. Rivers fill with water only during the rainy season.

3. ?

4. The Darling River is the longest /2,739 km/.

5. _: ?

6. It is dry in winter.

7.

8. The Murray is 2589 km long. 9.

10. The largest lakes are Lake Eyre and Lake Torrents.

11. ?

12. Urulu National Park is a tourist attraction.

DISCUSSION

IV. Discuss the answers to the questions with your classmates.

1. What are the native Australian animals?

~. ., .mi uuuiiai lives oiuy in /\usirana /

3. What are the native Australian "trees?

4. How high do eucalyptuses grow?

5. Do tulips grow in Australia?

6. What is Australia's largest national park?

7. How does the climate of Australia range?

PROJECT

V. Take an outline map of Australia and label the names of geographical places.

ANIMAL LIFE

VOCABULARY

I. Choose the words from the box to complete the sentences.

coat of arms	Koala	Emu	marsupials	eucalyptus
Australia	mammal	Dingo	sleeps	live

1…………….has 500,000 species of plants and animals.

2. Its fauna includes 70% of world's……….. kangaroos, possums, koalas and wombats.

3. Placentals include native dog…………

4. The……………..is one of the most loved animals in Australia.

5. Koalas are very fussy eaters, feeding on………leaves.

6. It is a marsupial………which moves and feeds at night.

7. The koala………….in a fork of a tree for most of the day.

8. Koalas……………up to 12-15 years.

9…………..is a flightless bird about 1,8 m tall closely related to the ostrich.

of Australia.

10.It graces the……

Comprehension check

II. Scan for the details and circle the correct letter.

1. Platypus lives a/ ten, b/ twelve, c/ twenty years.

2. It is about a/ 25, b/ 45 cm long.

3. It has a/ thick, b/ thin, c/ soft blackish brown fur.

4. Adult male weights over a/ four, b/ two, c/ three kg.

5. Platypus pushes through water with a/ hind, b/ front feet.

6. They lived long before the a/ Age of Bronze, b/ Age of Mammals.