New Zealand

New Zealand is situated in the southwest Pacific Ocean on two large islands: the North Island and the South Island. Its total area is 268,112 sq.km.

Less than ¼ of the territory of the country lies below the 200 m contour line. The South Island is significantly more mountainous than the North Island. New Zealand has a temperate, moist ocean climate without marked seasonal variations in temperature or rainfall.

The total population in 1986 was about 3.3 mln people with an average population density of about 12 persons per sq.km. About 85% of the population is classified as Europeans. Most of them are of British descend. English is the universal language.

The capital of New Zealand is Wellington. Like the United Kingdom, New Zealand its a constitutional monarchy. Officially the head of the state is the British Queen whose representative, the governor-general, is appointed for a five-year term. The government of New Zealand is democratic and modeled on that of the United Kingdom.

The economy of New Zealand has traditionally been based on pastoral farming. The last decades have seen a large expansion in light industries. New Zealand draws many thousands of tourists to its shores because of the beauty, diversity, and compactness of its natural attraction.

2. Ответить письменно на вопросы.

1. What can you say about the climate of New Zealand?

2. What is its political status?

3. Does New Zealand have a parliamentary monarchy?

4. What is the capital of New Zealand?

5. What do you know about the government in the state?

3. Составить предложение из данных слов.

- continent is the world Australia smallest?

- universal New Zealand is English the languages of.

4. Вставить соответствующее притяжательное местоимение.

You haven’t a pen, take ….

5. Выбрать нужное неопределенное местоимение (some, any).

Would you like …thing to drink?

6. Выбрать правильный предлог. (on, in, -)

I finished the book … summer.

7. Выбрать правильный модальный глагол.

Acoring to the Russian Constitution every person… pay taxes.

a) should;

b) may;

c) must.

8. Выбрать правильную видовременную форму сказуемого.

It … in winter.

a) snow.

b) snows

d) is snowing.

9. Выбрать глагол в соответствующем времени пассивного залога.

The house … …..

a) is bilded

b) was built

c) has built.

Вариант 8

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