3. Complete the fact file with these words: beaches, deserts, island, mountains, mountains, ocean, ocean, rainforest, river. Fact file: Australia. Australia is a continent and a country. It is also an 1 island, with the Indian 2 ............ to the east and the South Pacific 3 ............ to the west. Australia has many 4 ............ . It is very hot and dry there and in some parts it hardly ever rains. There are 5 ............ in the eastern part of Australia, but they are not very high. The highest one is 2,228 metres. There are other 6 ............ in south-western Australia and in the centre of the country. Water is very important in this dry country and Australia’s most important 7 ............ is the Darling. It is 1,879 kilometres long. In the east, there is a small area of 8 ............ . This is the home of many kinds of trees, plants, birds and other animals. Australia is famous for its beautiful sandy 9 ............ . People swim and surf there.

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Fact file: Australia

Australia is a continent and a country. It is also an island, with the Indian Ocean to the east and the South Pacific Ocean to the west.

Australia has many deserts. It is very hot and dry there and in some parts it hardly ever rains.

There are mountains in the eastern part of Australia, but they are not very high. The highest one is 2,228 metres. There are other mountains in south-western Australia and in the centre of the country.

Water is very important in this dry country and Australia’s most important river is the Darling. It is 1,879 kilometres long.

In the east, there is a small area of rainforest. This is the home of many kinds of trees, plants, birds and other animals.

Australia is famous for its beautiful sandy beaches. People swim and surf there.

Перевод: Справочная информация: Австралия. Австралия — континент и страна. Это также остров; на востоке его омывает Индийский океан, а на западе — Южный Тихий океан. В Австралии много пустынь. Там очень жарко и сухо, а в некоторых районах почти никогда не идут дожди. На востоке Австралии есть горы, но они не очень высокие. Самая высокая гора достигает 2228 метров. Другие горы есть на юго-западе Австралии и в центре страны. В этой засушливой стране вода очень важна, а самая важная река Австралии — Дарлинг. Её длина — 1879 километров. На востоке есть небольшой участок тропического леса. Это место обитания многих видов деревьев, растений, птиц и других животных. Австралия славится красивыми песчаными пляжами. Там люди плавают и занимаются сёрфингом.