Read the sentences and say if they are true or false

1. Australia is situated in Asia. It’s washed by the Arctic and the Atlantic oceans.

2. The Urals are in Australia. They are the highest mountains.

3. Australia is the country of sports. Ice-hockey is the national sport game in Australia, because ice-hockey was born there.

4. Australia is famous for unusual birds, animals, plants, trees, flowers. A kangaroo is a symbol of the country.

5. Green, white and blue are the colors of the Australian flag

6. Australia is the smallest continent. It is the 6^th in size after Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil.

Find the words in the text according to their transcriptions

[ɔ s'treɪ lɪ ə ]; [tæ z'meɪ nɪ ə ]; ['flɔ ː rə ]; ['fɔ ː nə ]; [ˌ kæ ŋ g(ə)'ruː ]; ['iː mjuː ]; [kə n'sensə s]; ['kæ ndɪ ]; ['waɪ ldlaɪ f]; ['kukə ˌ bʌ rə ]; [smɑ ː t]

Translate these statements from English into Russian

A) Well known Australian actors include Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackson, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts and Cate Blanchett.

B) Australia largest export markets are Japan, China, the United States, South Korea and New Zealand.

c) 60% of the population is concentrated in five capital cities- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

d) Australia has the world's largest population of wild camels with one hump.

E) The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, receive more snow than Switzerland.

5. Complete the sentences:

a) Australia’s national floral emblem is ….

b) The kangaroo, koala bear, emu, and kookaburra are animals…

c) Australia has no …., but most Australians speak …

d) … the first day of September

e) Australia is the largest exporter ….