million. The official language is English. Australia The Outback is more than two-thirds of Australia, but its population is less than 100,000. Many people live on sheep or cattle stations which are enormous farms. There are a few cattle stations, which are as large as the country of England .The nearest neighbourhood is perhaps a hundred kilometers away, the nearest city is 1,500 kilometre away. People travel by road or by air. On the roads you often see road trains carry cattle from the cattle station .Small aero planes are used to take people ,food ,post and machines. Radio is used to talk with doctor Alice Spring is the largest Outback town with population of 25,000.That was just a small group of houses and shops, but recently the population has grown. Animals Australian animals are very beautiful animals
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My local supermarket I will be telling you about my local supermarket. It is about 1 kilometre from my house. Its name is Jannsen and it was named after the Estonian journalist Johann Voldemar Jannsen. I actually have quite many supermarkets around me but I chose this one because I feel like it has more of a story than the others. When you get to the building and have a look at it, you would definitely think that it needs renovation and it is definitely quite old and is from the Soviet times. It is actually really colourful, compared to most supermarkets,
Liz felt like bursting into tears when she found out that her frined had lied to her. I'ts nor worth dealing with that problem Jake wanted to convince me to take up scuba diving but i didn't feel like trying it . You seem to be worried.I think you should ask someone for advise . I'd like to experience something really exciting during my holiday. Complete the sentences with ed or- ing adjectives The students were excited ( excite) about the Christmas party . This 15-kilometre hike was really tiring ( tire) . Lan was embarrassed (embarrass)about his Scottish accent. I'm not interested (interest) in watching that film. Little Liz was frightend (frighten) by a strange sound in the corridor. Jake was disappointed (disappoint) with the result of the test. Wendy and Lucy is a moving ( move) story about a girl and her dog. Have you had any challenging (challenge) experiences in your life?
Wonders of the modern world Channel Tunnel Date started: December 1, 1987 Date finished: May 6, 1994 Location: Strait of Dover, between the United Kingdom and France The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5-kilometre undersea rail tunnel .At its lowest point, it is 75 metres deep. At 37.9 kilometres the Channel Tunnel possesses the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world, although the Seikan Tunnel in Japan is both longer overall at 53.85 kilometres and deeper at 240 metres below sea level. The tunnel carries high-speed Eurostar passenger trains, Eurotunne Shuttle roll-on/roll-off vehicle transport--the largest in the world--and international rail freight trains
with them, they will play their cards the way that the innocent one will be blamed. This happens to Paul too. Finally they still manage to reach to their destination. It comes out that Florence's mother is not a satisfied and a happy woman, but a bit bizarre. In Paul's eyes, she is a sex maniac, who is persistent to seduce her daughter's boyfriend. Soon Paul gets fed up and wishes to leave. Their next destination is Florence's father's country house, which is on Ré, a thirty-kilometre ribbon of an island off France's west coast. There they sunbathe, swim, enjoy the nature. Paul also explores the local way of living and ends up in a bar with Florence's father, who gets himself and Paul drunk. During the time on Ré and also in Correzè, Paul keeps in touch with his previous girlfriend Alexa. They call each other and exchange e-mails. Paul still has butterflies in his stomach when he hears from her.
British general James Wolfe won his famous victory over Gen. Louis Montcalm outside Quebec on Sept. 13, 1759. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 gave England control. Nature: Canada is also geologically active, having many earthquakes and potentially active volcanoes. The volcanic eruption of Tseax Cone in 1775 caused a catastrophic disaster, killing 2,000 Nisga'a people and the destruction of their village in the Nass River valley of northern British Columbia; the eruption produced a 22.5-kilometre (14.0 mi) lava flow, and according to legend of the Nisga'a people, it blocked the flow of the Nass River. As of 2008, there are 36 National Parks and six National Park Reserves.. The biggest natural parks are Banff National Park, Gros Morne National Park of Canada, Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada and Prince Edward Island. I will tell you more about Banff National Park: Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains
emigration. 2. Distribution. What does a population distribution map show? How people are spread out across the country. What does population density tell us? How crowded places are. Densely populated means that places are crowded, have a high population density. Sparsely populated means that places have few people, have a low population density. The average population density in Britain is 247 inhabitants per square kilometre., which is well above the European Union average of about 114 per sq km. England has 383 people per sq km, Scotland has 65, Wales 142 and Northern Ireland 125. 3. Towns. Most people in Britain live in towns or cities (92%) that is most of the population is urban. Population of the main urban areas in 2001: London 7,172,091 Edinburgh 430,082 Belfast 276,459 Birmingham 970,892 Manchester 394,269
International Festival which is held every August. Glasgow is the industrial capital of Scotland. It lies on the River Clyde and is the third largest city in Great Britain. London London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. London occupies over 620 square miles. London has a population of 7,172,036 (2001). About 12 per cent of Britain's overall population live in London. London has the highest population density in Britain, with 4,699 people per square kilometre. London is in the southeast of England. London is the seat of central government in Britain. The tallest building in London is the Canary Wharf Tower. London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway, known as the 'Tube'. Some of the most important people from countries all over the world visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace. There are over 100 theatres in London, including 50 in the West End.
Many of them come from the land of Karelia which was split right down the middle by the Finno-Russian frontier after World War II; hardly anyone lives there now, but the Karelians` pride at being something quite separate from either Finns or Russians still remains. (Finland: Insight compact guides) Population Finland currently numbers 5,302,778 inhabitants and has an average population density of 17 inhabitants per square kilometre. This makes it, after Norway and Iceland, the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Finland's population has always been concentrated in the southern parts of the country, which is even more pronounced after twentieth-century urbanisation. The biggest and most important cities in Finland are the cities of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area - Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen - some of the other big cities include Tampere, Turku and Oulu.
Topic The United States of America Form Tallinn 2005 Introduction The United States of America is a very big country. Its territory is about 9.4 million square kilometres and its population is more than 260 million people, 12% of them are the Afro-Americans. It is the world's third-largest country by size and by population. The population density is about 27 people per square kilometre. Most of the people live in towns. There are 50 states in America. The biggest of the state is Texas, next by size are California, Alaska and Montana. Six states - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut ,Rhode Island and Massachusetts are called New England. They are all small states in the U.S. that lie in the north-east. The first colony of immigrants settled down in Virginia, in the eastern part of the U.S.A.
Introduction The United States of America is a very big country. Its territory is about 9.4 million square kilometres and its population is more than 260 million people, 12% of them are the Afro-Americans. It is the world's third-largest country by size and by population. The population density is about 27 people per square kilometre. Most of the people live in towns. There are 50 states in America. The biggest of the state is Texas, next by size are California, Alaska and Montana. Six states - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut ,Rhode Island and Massachusetts are called New England. They are all small states in the U.S. that lie in the north-east. The first colony of immigrants settled down in Virginia, in the eastern part of the U.S.A.
) Wash your hands before eating. (NOT Wash your hands before to eat.) 19. Use this, not that, for things that are close. Come here and look at this paper. (NOT Come here and look at that paper.) How long have you been in this country? (NOT How long have you been in that country?) 20. Use a plural noun after one and a half. We waited one and a half hours. (NOT We waited one and a half hour.) A mile is about one and a half kilometres. (NOT A mile is about one and a half kilometre.) 21. Use the present perfect, not the present, to say how long things have been going on. I've been waiting since 10 o'clock. (NOT I'm waiting since 10 o'clock.) We've lived here for nine years. (NOT We live here for nine years.). 22. The majority is normally plural. Some people are interested, but the majority don't care. (NOT ... but the majority doesn't care.) The majority of these people are very poor. (NOT The majority of these people is very poor.) 23
These mountains are very old and much of worn down but the Australian Alps are the highest of them. The highest top Mount Kosciusko is 2228 metres above sea level. It was named by the Polish explorer Count Paul Strzelecki in 1840 in honour of the Polish national hero General Tadeusz Kociuszko. Like many of Australia's highest peaks, Mount Kosciuszko is not particularly difficult to climb. There is a road to Charlotte Pass, from which it is a seven kilometre walk up a path to the summit. Anybody with a modest level of fitness should be able to climb it. Until the 1960s the road was open to motor vehicles and it was possible to drive close to the summit. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory. It is located in UluruKata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is 346 metres high, more than
4 votes Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 1 Maturita Solutions Upper-Intermediate Workbook Key 1G Magazine article page 10 1 1 Introduction: C 2 Background information: A 3 Main events: D 4 Conclusion: B 2 1 One afternoon, at the time, when I finally reached safety, after that day 2 and fast! The rock was now more than a kilometre out to sea! After that day, I always checked the times of the tides before I went swimming! I'd never been so exhausted in my life! 3 exhausted, fantastic 4 Only when I woke up ... 3 1 Had the distance been twenty metres further, I wouldn't have made it. 2 Never in my life had I been so exhausted. 3 So tired was I that I fell asleep. 45 Students' own answers Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2