English-speaking countries

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
THE UK
CANADA
THE USA
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND

The UK is an island country. It is one of the world’s smallest countries.
It consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

The capital of the UK is
London

The official language is English
The Union Jack is the official flag
The population is more than 60 million people
London is the world’s seventh biggest city

THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA

The capital of the USA is
Washington
The White House
The Capitol

The official language is English
The official flag is called
Stars and Stripes
The USA has the third largest population in the world
The second important language
is Spanish

Australia

The capital of Australia is
Canberra
Parliament House
War Memorial

The official language is English
Australia is the biggest island and
the smallest continent in the world
The population is 23.1
million people
Australia is called “Oz” or
“the Lucky Country”

Canada

The capital of Canada is
Ottawa

The official languages are English
and French
Canada is the second largest country in the world
The population is more than
33 million people
The maple leaf is the official
emblem of Canada

New Zealand

The capital of New
Zealand is Wellington
The view over the city from the cable car stop at the Botanic Garden
Houses at Oriental Bay
Parliament and the "Beehive
Parliamentary Library
monastery on the hill
harbor and Mt. Victoria from Queen's Wharf

New Zealand looks like Italy
upside down
The population is about
4.45 million people
The official languages are English
and Maori
English spoken in New Zealand is
called Kiwi English
New Zealand is called “The World’s
Biggest Farm”

Match the countries and their capitals
1. Russia a) London
2. The USA b) Wellington
3. New Zealand c) Ottawa
4. Australia d) Moscow
5. The UK e) Washington
6. Canada f) Canberra

Match the countries and their flags
1. The USA
2. New Zealand
3. Australia
4. The UK
5. Canada
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b)
c)
d)
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