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locate - располагаться
select - выбирать
contest - соперничество, спор
design - проект
circle - окружность, круг
hexagon - шестиугольник
significant - важный, многозначительный
influence - влиять
earn - зарабатывать, заслуживать
hinder - мешать, препятствовать
sequence - последовательность
average - среднее число
income - доход, приход
Answer the questions.
1. What is the capital of Australia?
2. When was the site of Canberra selected for the location of the nation`s capital?
3. What was the city design heavily influenced by?
4. Whose blueprint was selected?
5. What cultural and social institutions of national significance do you know in Canberra?
Exercise 1. Are these statements true or false?
1. A resident of Canberra is known as a “Canberran”.
2. It is usual among Australian cities, being an entirely planned city.
3. The city is located at the southern end of Australian Capital Territory.
4. As the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra is the site of Parliament House, the High Court and numerous government departments and agencies.
5. Tertiary education levels are higher, while the population is older.
6. Why has Canberra earned the title of the “bush capital”?
Exercise 2. Make up your own questions.
1. Canberra is Australia`s largest inland city.
2. Its population is over 345,000.
3. The growth and development of Canberra were hindered by the World wars and the Great Depression.
4. Canberra is the site of Parliament House, the High Court and numerous government departments and agencies.
5. The Australian Capital Territory is now self-governing.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences from the text.
1. Following an international contest…
2. The city is located…
3. As the seat of the…
4. As the city has…
5. The Griffin`s plan…
6. The growth and development…
7. The city`s design…
Exercise 4. Translate into Russian.
1. Canberra is Australia`s largest inland city.
2. The Chicago architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin were invited to construct Canberra in 1913.
3. There is Australian National University where young people can get a higher education in Canberra.
4. There are significant areas of natural vegetation in Canberra.
Exercise 5. Translate into English.
1. Город расположен в 280 км на юго-западе от Сиднея.
2. В Канберре находится здание Парламента.
3. Уровень безработицы в Канберре ниже, чем в других городах Австралии.
4. Офицеры Австралийской армии почаюют образование в Королевском Военном Колледже.
5. Рост и развитие Канберры были прерваны 2ой мировой войной.
Тема: Экология
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