Устная часть - Чтение текста

Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent. It is one of the largest countries on Earth. Although it is rich in natural resources and has a lot of fertile land, more than one-third of Australia is desert.

Most Australian cities and farms are located in the southwest and southeast, where the climate is more comfortable. There are dense tropical rainforests in the northeast. They are the richest in plant and animal species. Subtropical rainforests are found near the mid-eastern coast. The famous outback contains the country’s largest deserts, where there are high temperatures, little water, and almost no vegetation. Running around the eastern and southeastern edges of Australia is the Great Dividing Range. This 3,700-kilometre stretch of mountains sends water down into the most important rivers of Australia.