lunes, 28 de mayo de 2007

Well this is the second oral presentation about Australia. This presentation to my personally it was not well because I was very nervous and I believe that the first presentation was better taht the second.
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Today we talk about Australia. We have chosen Australian because it’s a very beautiful country and we like a lot. And we presentation we will explain his history, his famous people, his fauna, his climate and his sports.

First we can explain his history.

This is a nation located in the hemisphere of the south, and which occupies the entire continental part of Australia.

The name "Australia" is derived from the
Latin
Australis, meaning of the South

The first human habitation is estimated to have occurred between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. The first Australians were the ancestors of the current Indigenous Australians; they arrived via
land bridges and short sea-crossings from present-day Southeast Asia. Most of these people were hunter-gatherers, with a complex oral culture and spiritual values based on reverence for the land and a belief in the Dreamtime. The Torres Strait Islanders, ethnically Melanesian, inhabited the Torres Strait Islands and parts of far-north Queensland; their cultural practices are distinct from those of the Aborigines.



Most of the estimated 20.6 million Australians are descended from nineteenth- and twentieth-century European settlers, the majority from
Great Britain and Ireland. Australia's population has quadrupled since the end of first World War spurred by an ambitious immigration program. In 2001, the five largest groups of the 23.1% of Australians who were born overseas were from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Italy, Vietnam and China.


The primary basis of Australian culture until the mid-20th century was
Anglo-Celtic, although distinctive Australian features had been evolving from the environment and indigenous culture.
Over the past 50 years, Australian culture has been strongly influenced by American popular culture.
The traditions of indigenous Australians are largely transmitted orally and are closely tied to ceremony and the telling of the stories of the Dreamtime.
In the area of the
Australian Aboriginal music, dance and art have a palpable influence on contemporary Australian visual and performing arts.
And in the area of
Australian literature has also been influenced by the landscape. An author of the most important is Patrick White that he won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

Second we can explain his famous people.

Many known celebrities come from Australia.

Mel gibson: He is the director and producer of cinema
Russell Crowe:Is an actor and he won 1Oscar for his participation in Gladiator.
Nicole kidman : She is an actress and takes an Oscar as her interpretation in Moulin Rouge.
And the famous hunter of crocodiles Steve Irwin.

Now we can explain his fauna.

The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of unique animals;
Australia is home to two of the five known extant species of monotremes, and has numerous venomouse species. Australia has more venomous than non-venomous species of snakes.
The most famouse animal are: the platypus (ornitorringo), the tasmanian devil , the koala, the dingo, The red kangaroo…

Ok. Now we can explain his climate.

The climate it is hot and dry, continental with big contrasts. The stations in Australia are objected of those of the north hemisphere: the summer begins in December, the autumn in March, the winter in June and the spring in September. Due to his great extension, his geographical location and the lack of high mountain chains, Australia has a wide scale of climates but in general, they are not extreme.

The temperature average goes from 23º to 26 ° to the north of the Tropic of Capricorn and temperatures most moderated in the south, I hold to variations. With this, and with the fact that Australia is the driest continent of the globe, this land is a tourist wonderful destination the whole year.

And finally we can explain his sports.

Australia has important teams in cricket, hockey, netball, rugby league and rugby union, cycling, surf and swimming. To national scale, other popular sports include Australian football, careers of horses and driving.
He has been a host of the Olympic Games of 1956 and of 2000 .
The surf started become popular on the coasts of California and Australia, spreading then to other countries.


Well we have finished our oral presentation. Thank you for your attention.

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