Номер 2, страница 210 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

2. a. Look through New Zealand’s profile from an Internet site. Does it answer any of the questions from ex. 1b?

Auckland

Wellington

Christchurch

Dunedin

New Zealand’s profile

Nicknames: Country – Aotearoa. People – kiwis.

Language – Newzild – a mixture between (1. …) English and Maori languages.

Government: Prime-Minister – (2. …) actual head of the country; (3. …) King Charles III – the official head of the state, though NZ is an independent state.

National holiday: Waitangi Day – 6 February.

Capital – Wellington.

History: Appeared in the ocean 23 million years ago after volcanic activity. Was settled by (4. …) Maori about 1000 years ago. In 1642 was explored by Abel Tasman (from (5. …) Netherlands) and in 1769 – by James Cook (from (6. …) Britain). Became a colony of the British Empire in 1840.

Language: Most people speak (7. …) English or Maori.

Money: New Zealand dollar.

Geography: Located in (8. …) Pacific Ocean. Consists of two main islands, divided by (9. …) Cook Strait) and over 600 smaller islands. About the same size as (10. …) UK – 269,000 square km. The North Island is long and volcanic with many hot springs and beautiful geysers. (11. …) Lake Taupo – (12. …) largest lake in New Zealand (as big as Singapore!) The South Island has (13. …) Southern Alps with (14. …) Mount Cook (Aoraki – “cloud piercer” in Maori) – the highest point of the country (3,754 m). Covered with forests, grasslands, snow-capped volcanoes (over 50) and glaciers. Prone to earthquakes.

Climate: Warm and mild in the North Island and colder in the South Island. Changeable weather.

Population: About 4.5 million people. One of (15. …) least populated countries in (16. …) world.

Economy: Dairy, fish, meat, wool and kiwifruit are the largest exports. Two sheep per every person in NZ. Trades with (17. …) Japan, (18. …) Australia, (19. …) USA and (20. …) China.

Tourism: About 2 million visitors (21. …) year.

Sports and favourite activities: rugby, football, cricket, golf, basketball, skiing, tramping (overnight walking or hiking), kayaking, fishing, white-water rafting.

Wildlife: flightless birds, marine animals: seals, dolphins; black swans.

Interesting to know: Lord of the Rings was filmed in NZ. The country has 2 national anthems. NZ has won more Olympic gold medals per person than any other country.

Famous people: Edmund Hillary – (22. …) first person to climb (23. …) Everest; Dame Tiri Te Kanawa – opera singer, Russel Crowe – actor (“Gladiator”).

b. Read the information carefully and decide if the statements are true or false.

1. New Zealand became a British colony in the 19th century.

2. King Charles III is the Prime-Minister of New Zealand.

3. New Zealand is much smaller than UK.

4. The highest point of the country is Everest.

5. New Zealand is prone to tornadoes.

6. The main exports of the country are dairy products, fish, meat, wood and kiwifruit.

7. There are twice as many sheep in the country as people.

8. You can see only marine animals in New Zealand.

9. The people of New Zealand like tramping.

b. Внимательно прочтите информацию и решите, являются ли утверждения истинными или ложными.

Ответ:

1. True.

2. False.

3. False.

4. False.

5. False.

6. False.

7. True.

8. False.

9. True.

Перевод:

1. Верно.

2. Неверно.

3. Неверно.

4. Неверно.

5. Неверно.

6. Неверно.

7. Верно.

8. Неверно.

9. Верно.