1. True or false • Australia is the smallest continent. It is the 6th in size after Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil. • For the first time Australia was discovered by Dutch travelers. But they didn’t like this land and came back to Europe. Captain Cook hosted the British flag in 1770. • Australia is situated in Asia. It’s washed by the Arctic and the Atlantic oceans. • The Urals are in Australia. They are the highest mountains. The Volga is the longest Australian river. • Australia is an unusual country. It has different climatic regions, from warm to tropical and subtropical. The sun shines all the year round. January is the hottest month in the country. • Australia is the country of sports. Ice-hockey is the national sport game in Australia, because ice-hockey was born there. • Green, white and blue are the colors of the Australian flag. It looks like the French flag because people from France were the first settlers in Australia. • Australia is famous for unusual birds, animals, plants, trees, flowers. A kangaroo is a symbol of the country

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