Tento výukový materiál vznikl v rámci Operačního programu Vzdělávání pro konkurenceschopnost 1. KŠPA Kladno, s. r. o., Holandská 2531, Kladno, Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Číslo materiálu: VY_22_INOVACE_ANJ-REALIE-29 Tematický celek (sada): ANJ - REÁLIE Téma (název) materiálu: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND – BASIC FACTS Předmět: Anglický jazyk Ročník / Obor studia: / všechny obory studia Autor / datum vytvoření: Monika Vaidlová / Anotace: Žáci se seznámí se základními informacemi o Austrálii a Novém Zélandu. Metodický pokyn: Prezentace je určena k výuce a samostudiu. 1
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND – BASIC FACTS 2
AUSTRALIA Australia is the smallest continent on the Earth It has a population of 17 million inhabitants and an area of about 8 million square kilometres. The density is one of the lowest in the world. 3
NATIONAL ECONOMY The main industries are iron, steel, textiles, eletrical equipment, cars, ship and aircraft. The country is rich in coal, iron ore, gold, silver and oil. Although only 9 % of land is arable, Australia is an important exporter of beef, lamb, wool and wheat. 4
Currency valid in Australia is Australian dollar. Australian flag [1] 5
GOVERNMENT TYPE AND ADMINISTRATION The official title is The Commonwealth of Australia and it is British dominion. It has a democratic, federal system and head of state is Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor-General. The head of government is the Prime Minister. 6
The Commonwealth of Australia consists of 6 states and 2 territories: New South Wales (capital Sydney) Victoria (Melbourne) Queensland (Brisbane) South Australia (Adelaide) Western Australia (Perth) Tasmania (Hobart) 7
The Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is the seat of Federal Parliament. 8
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NEW ZEALAND Population is about 3 million people, 85 per cent of whom are European origin and the rest are Polynesian. The official language is English. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. It is a seat of Parliament and a political, commercial and cultural centre. 10
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NATIONAL ECONOMY Food processing, textiles, machinery and forest industry are the main industries here. New Zealand is rich in oil, gas, iron ore and coal. Currency valid in NZ is New Zealand dollar. 12
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Materiály jsou určeny pro bezplatné používání pro potřeby výuky a vzdělávání na všech typech škol a školských zařízení. Jakékoli další využití podléhá autorskému zákonu. Použité zdroje MATOUŠKOVÁ, Kateřina; FAKTOROVÁ, Barbora. Přehledně vypracovaná témata MATURITA- Angličtina. Praha 10: Fragment, 2007, ISBN ODEHNALOVÁ, Jana. Reading about the English speaking countries. Praha 5: PRÁH, 1998, ISBN [1] FIEGGEN, Ian. en.wikipedia.org [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: [2] EISNTEIN, Norman. en.wikipedia.org [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: [3] AIRCORN. en.wikipedia.org [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: [4] JASS, Hugh. en.wikipedia.org [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: 14