australia, or the commonwealth of australia, as it is officially called, is situated on the island continent. it also occupies the island of tasmania and some minor islands round the coast of the continent.
it is a highly developed industrial-agrarian country. its area is about 8 million km2. it is the only state in the world that occupies the territory of a whole continent.
the capital of australia is canberra, which became the capital only in 1927.
from 1787 to 1867 australia was a place where criminals were sent from britain. that is why the official language of australia is english.
almost one half of australian territory is occupied by deserts and semideserts. for quite a long period of time it was thought to be useless for economic development. but it is rich in coal, iron ore, bauxites, uranium, lead and many other mineral resources.
for almost a century the production and export of sheep wool was the basis of the economy of the country. now the most important industries are oil, chemical, ore mining, radioelectronics, and food industry. the country exports agricultural products and raw materials.
as for the nature, the commonest trees of australia are the eucalyptus and the australian acacia or mimosa, the national emblem of the country. such unusual animals as a kangaroo or a koala-bear originate from australia.
australia is one of the most unusual and exotic countries of the world. a significant feature of modern australian society is the representation of a lot of cultures drawn from many lands by its people.
historically part of the british empire and now a member of a commonwealth of nations, it is a relatively prosperous and independent nation.
australia, or the commonwealth of australia, as it is officially called, is situated on the island continent. it also occupies the island of tasmania and some minor islands round the coast of the continent.
it is a highly developed industrial-agrarian country. its area is about 8 million km2. it is the only state in the world that occupies the territory of a whole continent.
the capital of australia is canberra, which became the capital only in 1927.
from 1787 to 1867 australia was a place where criminals were sent from britain. that is why the official language of australia is english.
almost one half of australian territory is occupied by deserts and semideserts. for quite a long period of time it was thought to be useless for economic development. but it is rich in coal, iron ore, bauxites, uranium, lead and many other mineral resources.
for almost a century the production and export of sheep wool was the basis of the economy of the country. now the most important industries are oil, chemical, ore mining, radioelectronics, and food industry. the country exports agricultural products and raw materials.
as for the nature, the commonest trees of australia are the eucalyptus and the australian acacia or mimosa, the national emblem of the country. such unusual animals as a kangaroo or a koala-bear originate from australia.
australia is one of the most unusual and exotic countries of the world. a significant feature of modern australian society is the representation of a lot of cultures drawn from many lands by its people.
historically part of the british empire and now a member of a commonwealth of nations, it is a relatively prosperous and independent nation.
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true
false
false
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2. a)
b)
c)
a)
2)a) her mother entered the room.
1)b) she was sitting at her desk working at her maths problems.
5.c)’’we are going to take you to the ear doctor instead”,her mother said.
3.d) mary ann couldn’t believe her ears.
4.e) mary ann was very sad.
grammar and vocabulary.
ii.write the plural. ( напишите существительные во множественном числе)
1.there are ten flowers in the vase.
2.wolves eat sheeps.
3.my brother has got two babies.
4.there are three woman in the café.
5.how many tooths has the baby got?
6.her children are funny.
7.these little mouse live in our house.
iii.
complete the sentences (раскройте скобки) if…v2.,would v1.
1. if my parents allow me to get a saturday job, i will earn some money for new computer games.
2. if the policeman knew the way, he told me how to get to the shop.
3. if he…………need money, he……..will ask for a job.
4. if we…….try our chance, we………..spend the weekend in the country.
5. if lisa…………was rich, she…………would send her son to eton.
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iv.
choose the correct form of the verb in the passive voice:
1. the russian language many millions of people.
b) are spoken
2. bread and butter…….. by my father every day in our local shop.
a) is bought
3. the film …… last year.
c) was shown
4. english …… in lots of russian schools.
a) c) were taught
5. this house ……. next year.
b)will be bought
6. the vegetables ……. at the market every sunday.
b) are bought
v.
choose the correct pronoun. (выберете правильную форму местоимения)
1. his parents want …… to behave well at school.
a) him
2. i want to pay attention to your grammar.
a) you
3. they expect …… to arrange a party.
c) me
4. our teacher expects ……. to think of our future.
b) us
5. would you like…… to stay out of trouble?
c) them
6.i want ……..to phone me this evening.
a) you
7.my brother expects………..to be back in two days.
a) his wife
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translate the sentences from exercises iii and iv into russian
на языке говорят миллионы людей
мой папа приносит хлеб и масло каждый день из локального магазина
если мои родители дадут мне разрешение взять подработок в
четверг, я смогу получить немного денег для новых компьютерных игр.
если бы полицейский знал дорогу, он бы сказал мне как добраться к магазину.
если ему будут нужны деньги, он найдет себе работу.
если мы испытаем свой шанс, мы можем провести выходные в городе.
если лиза была бы богатой, она бы отправила своего сына в этон(я просто не знаю это слово
на языке говорят миллионы людей
мой папа приносит хлеб и масло каждый день из локального магазина
язык учат в многих школах россии
фильм был показан ещё в прошлом году
этот дом будет куплен в следующем году
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