Task2. Answer the questions: 1. What is the Federal Parliament consists of?

2. Who is formally the head of the state?

3. Who represents the Queen of England?

4. What are the national colours?

5. What animals can you see on the Australian coat of arms?

6. What is the official language of the country?

7. What is the official currency in Australia?

8. When did The Australian gold rushes start?

9. Where did they find the first gold?

10. Who was the first finder of gold in Australia?

11. Why did Governor George Gipps ask Clarke to put them away?

Task3. Say if these statements are True or False:

1. It’s official name is Commonwelth of Australia.

2. Australia celebrates its National Day on July 26th.

3. Green, white and blue are the colors of the Australian flag. It looks like the French flag because people from France were the first settlers in Australia.

Keys: 1)T 2) F 3)F

Task 5. True-False.

a) Sydney is the capital of Australia.

b) The biggest Australian state is Queensland.

c) The biggest state is New South Wales.

d) Darwin, named after the famous naturalist, Charles Darwin, is Australia's most northernmost state capital.

e) Sydney is the capital of New South Wales Australia’s oldest, largest and industrial city. Nearly a quarter of all Australians live here.

Task 6. Complete the sentences.

a) Canberra has a marine west coastal climate with four distinct .

b) Melbourne – is the capital of state Victoria, the largest city in Australia.

c) are a major problem in the outskirts of the city, especially during the summer season.

d) The center of Adelaide has a grid of wide streets and various all within 1 square mile.

e) The city of Brisbane is .

f) Darwin is dominated by distinct seasons.

g) Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after .

h) is one of the most isolated metropolitan areas on Earth.

Task 7. Test. Choose the correct answer and fill in the gaps

1) Australia was discovered by ---. a) Cook b) Columbus c) Miklukho-Maclay

2) The first settlers in Australia were --- a) soldiers b) English prisoners c) aborigines

3) People of --- nationalities live there. a) 500 b) 200 c) 50

4) Australia is located in --- hemisphere. a) Northern b) Southern

5. Australia is a continent-island washed by …

a) The Indian and the Pacific Oceans b) the Indian c) the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

6. The country consists of … states and … territories a) five / three b) two / six c) six / two

7. The capital is … a) Sydney b) Melbourne c) Canberra

8. Who represents the Queen of England? a) Prime Minister b) Governor-General c) President

9. The Federal Parliament consists of …

a) the Senate and the House of Representatives

b) the House of Representatives and the House of Commons

c) the House of Commons and the Senate

10. What is the population of Australia? a) 18 million people b) 23 million people c) 16 million people

11. … is the main occupation in the country a) agriculture b) industry c) tourism

12. The best-loved animal in Australia is ---. a) kangaroo b)koala c)dingo.

Homework

Task 8. Fill in the table. Заполнить таблицу по тексту упр 4. Capital cities of Australia

Cities State Population in the state Population in the city Geography Climate

Canberra

Melbourne

Sydney

Adelaide

Brisbane

Darwin

Hobart

Perth

Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so. "Health is the greatest wealth," wise people say. You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.

If you have a headache, heartache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a sore throat or a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold in your head, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should consult a doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.

After that he will prescribe some treatment, pills, tablets or some other medicine which we can buy at the chemist's. He will recommend you to stay in bed for some time, because there might be serious complications. The only thing you have to do is to follow his recommendations.

Speaking about doctors' recommendations, I can't help telling you one funny story.

An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He complained of weakness, insomnia, memory loss and serious problems with his heart, lungs and liver. The doctor examined the patient and said that no medicine could cure his desease.

Do you want to know what the doctor's advice was?

He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor recommended him to follow the rule: "Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is."

The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A month later the gentleman came into the doctor's office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.

"But you know, doctor," he said, "it's not easy to begin smoking at my age."

Перевод:

Есть ли что-нибудь важнее здоровья? Не думаю. "Здоровье - это главное богатство", мудрые люди говорят. Вы не можете хорошо учиться или работать, когда вы больны. 

Если у вас головная боль, боль в сердце, зубная боль, боли в спине, боль в ухе или боли в желудке, если вы жалуетесь на боль в горле или кашель, если у вас высокая температура и сильный насморк, или если вы страдаете от высокого или низкого кровяного давления, я думаю, вы должны проконсультироваться с врачом. Доктор проверит ваше горло, ваш пульс, ваше кровяное давление, померяет температуру, послушает сердце и легкие, проверит глаза, зубы или сделает рентген. 

После этого он будет предписывать лечение, таблетки, или другие лекарства, которые можно купить в аптеке. Он будет рекомендовать вам оставаться в постели в течение некоторого времени, потому что могут быть серьезные осложнения. Единственное, что вам нужно сделать, это следовать его рекомендациям. 

Говоря о рекомендациях врачей, я не могу не рассказать вам одну забавнаю историю. 

Старик пришел к врачу. Этот человек был очень болен. Он жаловался на слабость, бессонницу, потерю памяти и серьезные проблемы с сердцем, легкими и печенью. Врач осмотрел пациента и заявил, что ни одно лекарство не может вылечить его болезнь. 

Хотите знать, какие советы врача были? 

Он сказал своему пациенту поехать в тихое место на месяц и хорошо отдохнуть. Кроме того, он посоветовал, чтобы он ел много мяса, выпивал два стакана красного вина каждый день, и долго гулял. Иными словами, врач рекомендовал ему следовать правилу: "Ешьте в удовольствие, пейте в меру и наслаждайтесь жизнью." 

Врач также сказал, что если человек хочет быть здоровым, он не должен курить более одной сигареты в день. 

Через месяц джентльмен пришел в кабинет врача. Он выглядел веселым и счастливым. Он поблагодарил врача и сказал, что он никогда не чувствовал себя более здоровым человеком. 

"Но вы знаете, доктор", - сказал он, "это не просто - начинать курить в моем возрасте ".

1. He has got few friends as he isn’t very sociable.
2. I drink much coffee. I like it.
3. You must not eat too much salt. It’s bad for your health.
4. The Smiths have got little money. They aren’t rich.
5. He has got very many books at home. He doesn’t read them.
6. Walk quicker, please. We have very little time.
7. She likes writing letters. We got many of them from her last year.
8. There are very few people who don’t know that the Earth is round.
9. Have you much work to do today? – No, not very much.
10. He wants to know everything. He asks too many questions.