Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand
Talk about – rozprávajte o:
- General information
– všeobecné informácie
- Places of interest in Australia and New Zealand -
zaujímavé miesta v Austrálii a na Novom Zélande
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Australia is the smallest continent on the Earth. It has the population of about 18 million people. The capital city is
Canberra. The currency is 1 AUD /Australian dollar/ and the official language spoken is English.
Australia is
situated between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. The island of Tasmania and some other islands belong to Australia. It is a federal state and it
consists of /pozostáva z/:
- 6 states /provinces/
- 2 territories
The
largest cities in Australia are: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and
Adelaide.
The neighbouring countries /susediace krajiny/:
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
- the Solomon Islands
- Vanatu
- New
Zeland …
In central Australia there are 3 deserts /púšte/:
- Sandy
Desert
- Gibson Desert
- Great Victoria Desert
Interesting places in Australia:
Sydney – a place where in 2000 the
Olympic Games were held – it is a popular tourist place => there is the famous Opera House – there are many cultural events held – concerts,
theatre performance, modern dance and so on. Some people go to Sydney to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge – it’s a very adrenalin experience.
Canberra – the capital city of Australia and the biggest city in Australia – people can see the Australian
National Gallery /Austrálska Národná Galéria/, the Canberra Theatre and Playhouse, the Australian War Memorial /Austrálsky vojnový pamätník/
and other places. The National Library of Australia /Národná knižnica/ is also famous – a copy of every book which is published in Australia,
must be held by the National Library of Australia => it is given by Australian law /je to dané austrálskym zákonom/.
Melbourne – visitors go to Melbourne to see the Carlton Gardens, the Melbourne Museum and other sightseeing places.
Vocabulary:
the Earth – zem
currency – mena
situate – nachádzať sa
between – medzi
island – ostrov
belong
to – patriť /niekomu/
to be held – konať sa /the Olympic Games were held – Olympijské hry
sa konali/
event – udalosť
theatre performance – divadelné predstavenie
to
climb – šplhať sa, vyliezť na niečo
adrenalin experience – adrenalínová skúsenosť
also
– tiež
famous – slávny
a copy - kópia
every book – každá
kniha
A copy of every book published in Australia must be held by the National Library of Australia. = Kópia každej knihy
vydanej v Austrálii musí byť držaná /nachádzať sa v/ Národenej knižnici Austrálie.
visitor – návštevník
sightseeing places – miesta, kam si chodíme pozerať pamiatky
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand is an island state in Oceania => it is situated in the Pacific ocean. It has the population
of about 4 million people. It consists of /pozostáva z/:
- 2 main islands – 2 hlavné ostrovy:
-
the North Island – severný ostrov
- the South Island – južný ostrov
- many
smaller islands – mnoho malých ostrovov
The nearest neighbours /najbližší susedia/ are:
- New
Caledonia
- Fiji
- Tonga
The capital city is Wellington.
The official head of New Zealand is Queen Elizabeth II. The official languages are English and Maori.
Other big cities in New Zealand:
Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton.
Auckland – it is in the North Island
=> visitors can see many beautiful parks in Auckland – for example Auckland Domain, Albert Park, Victoria Park.
Christchurch – in the South Island => it was named after the Christ Church Cathedral
Wellington
– it is the capital city of New Zealand => the seat of the parliament. It is the political centre of New Zealand, but also the
centre of theatre and film industry => visitors can visit the Museum of New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Ballet. There are also many night
clubs, art and cultural events => people living in Wellington have a very good quality of life according to statistics.
Vocabulary:
an island state in Oceania – ostrovný štát v Oceánii
other – ďalšie
it was named after – bolo pomenované po
the seat of the
parliament – sídlo parlamentu
film industry – filmový priemysel
cultural events –
kultúrne udalosti
according to statistics – podľa štatistík
Zones.sk – Zóny pre každého študenta