Номер 3, страница 107 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

3. a) Do the following quiz in groups.

1. The official name of Australia is ...

a) the Federation of Australian states;

b) the Commonwealth of Australia;

c) the Republic of Australia.

2. The name “Australia” comes from ...

a) the Latin word meaning “southern”;

b) the Latin word meaning “star”;

c) the Latin word meaning “far away”.

3. Which of these territories are / is not part of Australia?

a) New South Wales; b) Tasmania; c) Victoria.

4. The capital of Australia is ...

a) Melbourne; b) Canberra; c) Sydney.

5. Which of the following statements are true:

a) Australia is the hottest continent;

b) Australia is the most inhabited continent;

c) Australia is the flattest¹ continent;

d) Australians celebrate Christmas in summer.

6. Australia is ... largest country in the world.

a) the fifth; b) the sixth; c) the fourth.

7. The highest point of Australia is ...

a) Mountain Kosciuszko;

b) Queensland Mountain;

c) Uluru (Ayers Rock).

8. The first European discoverers of Australia were ...

a) Portuguese; b) British; c) Dutch.

9. Australia was developed at first as a British ...

a) penal colony;

b) colony for political refugees;

c) colony for the poor.

10. There are about ... species of the kangaroo ...

a) 40; b) 50; c) 10.

11. Australia leads the world in the production of ...

a) silk; b) wool; c) leather.

12. Australia was called “the land of ...” by one of the early navigators.

a) parrots; b) venomous snakes; c) marsupials².

¹от слова flat [flæt] – ровный, плоский

²marsupial [mɑːˈsuːpɪəl] – сумчатое животное

b) Listen to an educational radio programme about Australia and check your answers.

c) Complete the extracts from the programme with the given figures. Listen again to check.

16^th • 10 • 86 • 23 • 17.7 • 1.5

Of Australia's 1. ... million inhabitants, about 2. ... per cent were born elsewhere, and 3. ... per cent are of aboriginal descent. Over 4. ... per cent of Australia's people live in cities, yet only 5. ... per cent of its area is cultivated. Australia enjoys one of the world's highest standards of living – it is the 6. ... among the industrialised nations.

Ответьте на вопросы викторины об Австралии (пункт а) и заполните пропуски в тексте, используя предложенные числа (пункт с).

Ответ:

a)

1. b) the Commonwealth of Australia;

2. a) the Latin word meaning “southern”;

3. b) Tasmania;

4. b) Canberra;

5. c) Australia is the flattest continent; d) Australians celebrate Christmas in summer.

6. b) the sixth;

7. a) Mountain Kosciuszko;

8. c) Dutch;

9. a) penal colony;

10. b) 50;

11. b) wool;

12. a) parrots;

c)

Of Australia's 1.17.7 million inhabitants, about 2.23 per cent were born elsewhere, and 3.1.5 per cent are of aboriginal descent. Over 4.86 per cent of Australia's people live in cities, yet only 5.10 per cent of its area is cultivated. Australia enjoys one of the world's highest standards of living – it is the 6.16th among the industrialised nations.

Перевод:

a)

1. b) Австралийский Союз;

2. a) латинское слово, означающее «южный»;

3. b) Тасмания;

4. b) Канберра;

5. c) Австралия — самый плоский континент; d) Австралийцы празднуют Рождество летом.

6. b) шестая;

7. a) Гора Косцюшко;

8. c) голландцы;

9. a) каторжная колония;

10. b) 50;

11. b) шерсть;

12. a) попугаев;

c)

Из 1.17,7 миллионов жителей Австралии, около 2.23 процентов родились в других странах, и 3.1,5 процента имеют аборигенное происхождение. Более 4.86 процентов населения Австралии живут в городах, однако только 5.10 процентов ее территории обрабатывается. Австралия может похвастаться одним из самых высоких уровней жизни в мире – она занимает 6.16-е место среди промышленно развитых стран.