1. The King and the Queen quarreled quickly How many oceans is Asia washed by? Tongue-twister

2. 1. Scotland 2. Russian Federation 3. New York 4. Black Sea 5. Europe 6. Arctic Ocean 7. Volga 8. North America 9. France 10. Alps Articles with geographical names

5. Australia – an Upside Down World - To revise lexical and grammar material on the theme “Countries” - To revise lexical and grammar material on the theme “Countries” - To get information about geographical particularities of Australia, its history, cities, structure - To develop skills of working with text - To develop skills of speaking and listening comprehension - Answer the question: “Why is Australia called an upside down world?”

6.  Australia  Commonwealth  Tasmania  Queensland  Adelaide  Brisbane  Perth  Melbourne  Sydney Geographical Names

7. - Official name is Commonwealth of Australia - It is the sixth large country and the smallest continent - Its area is about 8,000,000 square km - The population is about 20 mln - The name of the country comes from Latin word «australis» which means “southern” - The official language is English. Australia

8. { The Commonwealth of Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere, occupying the continent of Australia and a great number of islands of which Tasmania is the most important. Australia is a continent- island washed by the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. Geographical Position Geographical Position

9. { The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of states. Australia has six states — New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Each state has its government. Australia has two territories — the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory States and Territories

10. Australia is a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is also queen of Australia and country's head of state. Until 1901 Australia was a British colony. Now Australia is an independent federal state.

11. Capital and Big Cities Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Sydney

12. { Canberra was specially planned as a capital. It is a quiet city. All the government buildings are situated there. There are no industrial plants in the city. About 300,000 people live in Canberra.

13. The population of the country is more than 20 million people. It is mainly of British origin.Most of them live in large cities. There are about 200.000 aborigines (native inhabitants) in Australia.

14. Official name Geogra phical position Seas, oceans Capital Parts, states Big cities HeadType of state The Common wealth of Australia Southe -rn hemis- phere The Indian and the Pacific Oceans Canber -ra 6 states, 2 territories Sydney, Melbour- ne, Adelaide The Monarch of GB Monarc -hy English-Speaking Countries

16. { Animal World Platypus Dingo Wallaby Kangaroo Tasmanian Devil Bilby Koala

17. 1. Australia is the largest continent. 2. Australia consists of 7 states and 1 territory. 3. The name of the country came from Latin word which means “northern”. 4. The capital of Australia is Sydney. 5. The official language in Australia is English. 6. The country’s head is President. 7.There is a British flag and white stars on Australian flag. 8. Animal world of Australia is unique. 9.The hottest month in Australia is July. True or False

18. The History of Australia

19. Key: 1) Aborigines; 2) Chinese, Dutch and British sailors; 2) Chinese, Dutch and British sailors; 3) Union Jack 3) Union Jack 4) convicts; 5) Port Jackson; 5) Port Jackson; 6) gold; 6) gold; 7) one country; 7) one country; 8) new roads, railways and growing cities; 8) new roads, railways and growing cities; 9) Italy, Germany, Greece and Holland. 9) Italy, Germany, Greece and Holland.

20. 1. This animal lives in Australia, it jumps fast. (Kangaroo) 2. The name of one of the oceans, Australia washed by (Indian) 3. It is a wild dog. (Dingo) 4. One of the biggest cities in Australia. (Melbourne) 5. Native inhabitants of Australia. (Aborigines) 6. The name of one of the territories in Australia. (Northern) Quiz

21. Hometask English 10-11, В.П. Кузовлев p. 36 ex. 5