BE 2
KNOW
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When British children start studying about
Australia, they ask such questions as "Who dis-
covered Australia? James Cook
the
first Englishman to discover Australia wasn't he?"
For many centuries people in Europe were
certain that there was a land down under, but
nobody
how to get to it.
The Aborigines
to be the
first people to sail there from Asia. They
on the continent for more than
40,000 years.
In the
half of the 16th cen-
tury the northern coasts and waters of Australia
were visited sporadically by Spanish sailors and
from Maritime Southeast Asia.
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LIVE
TWO
FISHERMAN
Before Captain Cook mapped the east coast
of Australia and claimed it for Great Britain in
1770, explorers from several different countries
to find the unknown southland.
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TRY
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In the 17th century Australia
by the Dutch mostly. In 1606 their ship and crew
led by Willem Janszoon landed in Australia.
There are also reports that the Portuguese
found Australia earlier, in 1522. However, they
by most historians.
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1. Raj from India.

2. Diwali is a family holiday. It's called The Festival of Lights. This is a celebration of the victory of the “good” over the “bad” with the help of special lights or “diyas” and candles.

3. a) It is not only celebrated in India. Other countries with Hindus also celebrate it, for example, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and parts of Europe

b) They usually celebrate Diwali in October or November at the start of the Hindu New Year

c) It's an international festival, but India's got a bigger Hindu population than any other country, so it's very important there

d) (2 номер одинаков) Diwali is a family holiday. It's called The Festival of Lights. This is a celebration of the victory of the “good” over the “bad” with the help of special lights or “diyas” and candles.

4. 1) ...of the family

2)...lights

3)...five days

4)People all over the world...

5)Colorful clothes...

1. – What were you watching when we came?

– I was watching  a crime drama. It was pretty  interesting

2. Was it raining the whole day when I return ed back  home?

– No, it was raining  heavily in the morning, but the rain  stop ped at noon.

3. – Were you listen ing when the manager was talking about the  new project?

– Unfortunately, I was lost  in thoughts and  wasn't listen ing at all.

4. – Last Sunday I was shopping  in the City Mall and  saw you in the hall. Were you shopping there, too?

– No, I was wait ing for my friend. When he came we went to the cinema.

5. – What you and your daughter were doing at 11 a.m.?

– I was cooking brunch while my little daughter  was playing with her toys in the living room.