Warm-up. Look at the pictures and guess what the theme of our lesson today.

Australia. Geographical position. Population

Phonetic drill Australia-[ ə ˈ stre ɪ liə ]

Matching. Match the name of provinces with the names of it's capitals.

Vocabulary Hemisphere – полушарие - жарты шар Urban – городской – қалалық Embassies –посольство – елшілік Preservation – Сохранение -сақтау Plant – Завод (растения) –зауыт (өсімдік) Religious – Религиозный –діни Tolerance – Терпимость –шыдамдылық Free speech – Свобода слова –бостандық сөзі Commonwealth – Содружество наций –ұлтаралық достық Investment – Инвестиция –салым Transnational –Межнациональный –ұлтаралық

«The New Australia» Read and translate the text. Australia is a continent, a country and an island all at the same time. Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is located in the southern hemisphere. Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. The Australia federation consists of six states and two territories. The largest State, Western Australia is about the same size as Western Europe. Australia is a very urban country. About 70 per cent of the population live in 10 largest cities.Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is not biggest city but very beautiful. Canberra is the home of Australias government and embassies from around the world. Australia love their wildlife. The Australian government pays much to the preservation of the environment. They have already planted 550 million trees. Now Australia is an independent, democratic nation with a tradition of religious tolerance and free speech. In 1901 the Australian colonies federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia. In 1931 Australia gained independence from Great Britain. Australia is also a source of foreign investments for its trading partners and Australia –based companies have important transnational operations.

Fill in blanks using the active vocabulary: 1.Australia is a ____, ______and _______ all at the same time 2.It is located in the ____________. 3.Australia is a very ___________ country 4.Canberra is the home of Australias _______ and _________ from around the world. 5. The Australian government pays a lot of attention to the ________ of the __________. 6. Now Australia is __________, democratic nation with a tradition of _________ _________ and free speech. 7. They have already __________ 550 million trees 8. In 1931 Australia gained ___________ from Great Britain.

Practice Complete the sentences Australia is… Canberra is … The Head of Government is.… There are two…

1 Fill the gaps with the words in the box. We visited Sydney on winter holidays. We stayed at a hotel with all__________ bathroom, TV, telephone and other things. We needed a________ room, but the hadnt at that moment so we booked an_________ room. The hotel offered different kind of meals. We refused of _________, because we didnt want to come to the hotel for every meal. During our trip all kind of transports were__________: taxi, boat, train, bus. We enjoyed boating. We saw the Opera House, went to the art gallery. We stayed at a campsite and tasted crocodile meat. It was really fantastic. 1.Facilities 2.full board 3.double 4.available 5.en suite

Match the headlines with the texts Uluru Canberra Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Darwin 1.It is home to the Australian government. The city was designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin. The centrepiece of the city is the Parliament House, which was opened in It is the oldest and largest city in Australia.You can see the Opera House and the harbour bridge. The city was the host the Olympic Games in It is the capital of Victoria and the second city in Australia.The city was the host the Olympic Games in The population is over three million people. 4. It is the capital of the Northern Territory. It has tropical climate.Not far from this city Crocodile Dundee was filmed. 5.It is sacred place for the native Australians. It is the worlds biggest rock mass. It is always impressive, but never more so than during sunset.