Australia is a country located in Oceania with a diverse landscape ranging from coastlines to Outback. Some key facts presented are: - The capital city is Canberra and other major cities include Sydney and Melbourne. - Australia has over 140 species of marsupials including kangaroos and koalas. - Famous Australians include actors like Heath Ledger, athletes like Cathy Freeman, and scientists like Howard Florey who helped discover penicillin. - Australian culture is reflected in sports, music, arts and inventions like the Hills Hoist clothesline and bionic ear.

1. 1. It’s an important country that we would like to visit one day.
2. It has a temperate climate which is conducive to large
fires.
3. There are many surf Championships because it has a very long coastline and
its location that provides big waves too.
4. The national capital and the centre of government is Canberra.
5. That country has more than 140 species of marsupials, including kangaroos,
wallabies, koalas, and wombats.
What is our country?

2. Escola Secundária Serafim leite
Australia: a country that speaks English
Ana Rita Gonçalves, nº4, 10º B
Filipa Costa, nº 11, 10º B
November,2013

3. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
Australia is divided into six states and two territories.
Sidney:
• Is the most populous city.
•There enjoys a relaxed outdoor and beach lifestyle,
good food and wine, nature and cosmopolitan
shopping and nightlife.

4. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
Img2- The Sydney Opera
House
Img1- The Royal Botanic Gardens
Img4- Sydney Harbour
Bridge
Img3- Sydney Olympic Park

5. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
 Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and is Australia’s second most populated city.
Melbourne:
Melbourne University:
•Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne is a public-spirited
institution. It’s consistently ranked among the leading universities in the
world, with international rankings of world universities placing it as
number 1 in Australia and number 34 in the world.

6. Adelaide:
 The state capital of South Australia is Adelaide, the fifth-largest city in Australia.
South Australia has a thriving arts scene and is sometimes known as the ‘Festival
State’, with more than 500 festivals taking place there every year.
CITIES AND MONUMENTS
Img.1, 2-Victoria Square Fountain Adelaide

7. Adelaide festivel centre
•Today, the festival centre remains one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most
versatile and vibrant art spaces.
Img1, 2-Adelaide festival centre
CITIES AND MONUMENTS

8. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
Alice Springs:
• The Northern Territory is home to the famous Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (the
Olgas) and Kakadu National Park.
Img1- Uluru Img2- Kata Tjuta Img3- Kakadu National Park

9. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN ACTORS
A number of Australian actors have found international success including :
Img1- Geoffrey Rush Img2– Liam Hemsworth Img3- Heath Ledger
Note: only the most decorated actors were placed and praised for his work.

10. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SPORTSPEOPLE
Sport is a huge part of Australian culture and the nation has produced many sporting
greats.
Img1- Sir Donald Bradman Img2- Dawn Fraser Img3- Cathy Freeman Img4- Rod Laver
categories
Cricketing : Athletics:Swimming: Tennis:

11. FAMOUS MODELS
Img1- Jake Thrupp Img2- Ruby Green Img3- Miranda Kerr
In Australia there exists very Australian models among which:

12. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SINGERS AND
SONGWRITERS
There are famous Australian singers across every musical genre.
Opera singers:
Img1- Dame Nellie Melba Img2- Dame Joan Sutherland

13. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SINGERS AND
SONGWRITERS
Img1- John Williamson
Australian country music stars have included :
Img3- Keith UrbanImg2- Kasey Chambers
Note: only a few singers were placed because there were too many of them.

14. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SINGERS AND
SONGWRITERS
The Princess of pop:
Img1- Kylie Minogue
 Pop princess Kylie Minogue hit the international charts many years after Grease
star Olivia Newton John and icon John Farnham.
Img2- Olivia Newton John Img3- icon John Farnham

15. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SINGERS OF 2013
•Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer and songwriter.
In 2010, he signed a contract with Atlantic Records which made the recording of a
demo EP with four songs.
•He was born in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland .
Img1-Surfers Paradise,Gold Coast,Queensland Img2-Cody Simpson

16. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SINGERS OF 2013
•Alli Simpson, Cody Simpson's sister, is a Australian pop singer, songwriter,
model, actress.
•She was born on April 24, 1998 in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland.
Img1,2-Alli Simpson

17. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN WRITERS
Famous Australian writers include Bryce Courtenay, their top-selling novelist,
and Colleen McCullough
Img1-Bryce Courtenay Img2-Colleen McCullough

18. FAMOUS AUSTRALIANS SCIENTISTS
Pharmacologist and pathologist Howard Florey shared a Nobel Prize in 1945 for his
work extracting penicillin.
Img1- Howard Florey

19. AUSTRALIA'S CULTURE
•Aboriginal culture: a rich and timeless tradition
•Australian English: speaking ‘Strine’
•Sporting heroes: the glory of green and gold
•An outdoor lifestyle: beach and barbeques
•Multiculturalism: diverse food, festivals and faith
•Australian innovations: from the Hills Hoist to Penicillin
•Culture cravings: theatre, film, books and visual art
Img3- Boomerang
img.2- Beach´s
Img1- Festivals

20. FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN INVENTIONS
• The surf lifesaving reel (1906)…………………………..
• Aspirin (1915)……………………………………………..
• The pacemaker (1926)…………………………………...
• Penicillin (1940) …………………………………………..
• The Hills Hoist clothesline (1946) ………………………
• The plastic disposable syringe (1949)………………….
• The wine cask (1965)…………………………………….
• The bionic ear (1978)…………………………………….
• Dual-flush toilet flush (1980)…………………………….
• Anti-counterfeiting technology for banknotes (1992) …
• And long-wearing contact lenses (1999)……………….

21. THE SURF LIFESAVING REEL (1906)

22. ASPIRIN (1915)

23. THE PACEMAKER (1926)

24. PENICILLIN (1940)

25. THE HILLS HOIST CLOTHESLINE (1946)

26. THE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE SYRINGE (1949)

27. THE WINE CASK (1965)

28. THE BIONIC EAR (1978)

29. DUAL-FLUSH TOILET FLUSH (1980)

30. ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TECHNOLOGY
FOR BANKNOTES (1992)

31. AND LONG-WEARING CONTACT LENSES (1999)

32. OTHER INFORMATION
Img.1- Australian Flag
Img 2- Australian Dolar

33. CONCLUSION
•With the research done for this study, we were even more curious to
learn more about the country, as well as increase our culture.
•The images clearly show the beauty of Australia.

34. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.australia.com/
• http://studyadelaide.com/play/arts/adelaide-festival-centre
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia