Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Canada
Canada is located in North America. It is the second largest country in the world, but the population of the country is only about 30 million
people. Most of the population is concentrated along the
southern bor
der, in the cities such as Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
Canada is an independent country, though formally
Elizabeth II,
Queen of the United Kingdom, is recognized as Head of State. The country consists of two territories and ten provinces. There are two official languages in Canada — English, which is the language of about 60% of the population, and French. The majority of French-speakingpopulation is concentrated in the province of Quebec.
The country is mainly agricultural. It is well known as an exporter of wheat and oats. It is also rich in natural resources. It is one of the main producers of electric power.
Australia
The continent of Australia is situated between
the Indian
Ocean and
the Pacific Ocean. Australia is the sixth largest
country in
the world.
The country’s official name is Commonwealth of Australia. It is unique, because it is at the same time a continent, the smallest one in the world.
Australia is a very young country. The explorers from Europe unan imously called it a wonderful continent. There are really a lot of won ders: strange animals and wildlife, unusually mild weather, warm win ters, etc. Even the sun rises there in the west, which is strange for Europeans. Besides, there is great stock of mineral resources: gold, oil, coal and much more.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of six states: South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and Western Australia. The central part of the country is scarcely populated. The majority of the inhabitants live along the seashore or on the islands sur rounding the continent: Tasmania is probably the most famous of them.
There are not very many cities in Australia. Agriculture is very well developed there. It is the world’s leading manufacturer of wool. The largest and the most famous city is Sydney. It was the capital of the
Olympic games in 2000. The
capital of the country is
Canberra, which is a remarkable city, with lakes, parks and skyscrapers.
New Zealand
New Zealand is a country in the Pacific Ocean,
situated to the southeast from Australia. The country consists of two main islands and 209 a number of smaller ones. All of them belong to the large group of Polynesian Islands. As one of the former colonies of Great Britain, now New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth. It is formally the constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II being Head of State. The Queen appoints the governor who rules in her name. But, as well as in the UK, the Queen and her representatives have little or no power. In fact, the Prime Minister is the ruler.
New Zealand is a rich country, most of its wealth being due to agricultural activities. The rate of life in New Zealand is really high. Auckland is the largest city in the country. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. English is the official language in the country, though in some schools Maori, which is the language of the native population, is taught as well.
Задание
31. Think of the beginning of the following sentences: 1. ... is located in North America. 2. ... between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. 3. ... of two territories and ten provinces. 4. ... is concentrated in the province of Quebec. 5. ... belong to Polynesian Islands. 6. ... an exporter of wheat and oats. 7. ... a wonderful continent. 8. ... due to agricultural activities.