Задание 1. Answer the questions.

1. What’s the official name of the country?
2. What’s the capital of Australia?
3. Who were the original inhabitants of the country?
4. Where is Australia situated?
5. How many people live there?
6. Who’s the head of the state?
7. Canberra was specially designed and built as a capital, wasn’t it?
8. What city is the largest in Australia, Sydney or Melbourne?
9. Why does Australia have summer when we have winter?
10. What animals can you meet in Australia?
11. Why do you think the Aboriginal people lost their land?
12. Where else have white people taken land from the original inhabitants?

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Ответ дал: Гость

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Ответ дал: Гость

Baobab - a kind of tree. baobab - one of the thickest tree in the world. the average circumference of the barrel in the baobab is 9-10 meters, with the height of the tree is in the range of 18-25 meters and the diameter of the crown reaches 40.from october to december baobab blossoms. flowers in the baobab large, white with five petals. they are disclosed in the late afternoon and last only one night. in the morning the flowers wither, acquiring an unpleasant putrid odor, and fall off.following the developing fetus, which resemble cucumbers coated with a thick hairy skin. inside the fruit are filled with pulp with black seeds. the fruits are edible.because of addiction to them baobab monkey called "monkey bread tree."the average life expectancy of baobab "only" 1,000 years.local residents have been used almost every part of the baobab. from its rough bark produce fiber for the manufacture of fishing nets, ropes and fabrics. from the ashes of the bark of baobab are quite effective medicine against colds, fevers, dysentery, heart disease, asthma, toothache, insect bites.young leaves are added to salads, used as dry spices. young shoots are boiled like asparagus.flower dust used to make glue.baobab - a treat for elephants. african giants eat them almost entirely, not just the leaves and branches, and trunk. the oldest baobab 6,000 years

Ответ дал: Гость

christmans is the occasion in modern britain on which a lot of tradition are preserved by most ordinary people. in britain it is celebrated on 25 december.today it is connected with ''making money by shops'' that is now of tradition: most people follow the tradition of buying gifts for their family members.people also buy a christmans tree.this tradition came from germany. it was introduced in the nineteenth century.every christmas,london gets a gift from the people of norway-a christmas tree that is 23 metres high.it stands in the centre of london,in trafalgar square and it is decorated with 500 white lights. christmans is a time that unites anniversary families. at night people get together to mark christmas. celebrating christmas includes a christmas dinner and listening to the queeh's christmas speech when the queen speaks directly to ''her'' people on tv and on the radio. there are many royal traditions in britain. the queen's telegram is not a very old custom but it is very old people. every british person gets a telegram from the queen on their ohe-hundredth birthday . the changing of the guard is very beautiful tradition.every morning tourists go to watch the ceremohy at buckingham palace. at 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.

Ответ дал: Гость

1) christmas.

2) language.

3) last.