"G'day, nice to meet you, I’m Gary, Ben’s friend. I’m from Australia."

"Canberra is the capital of Australia. Aussies call it "the bush capital". It is in the Australian bush, the ‘Outback’."

"This is Lake Burley Griffin, the artificial lake of Canberra. The architect of Canberra and the lake, Burley Griffin, was from the United States."

"A very nice girl! She was born in Sydney. In the photo, she is at the Ginninderra Falls, a waterfall near Canberra."

Is this your first contact with the city? Please choose the correct answer.

1. What is the capital of Australia?
a) The capital of Australia is Melbourne.
b) Sydney is the capital of Australia.
c) Canberra is Australia’s capital.

2. Can you find the correct answer?
a) Canberra is a very old city.
b) Canberra is an artificial city.
c) Canberra is not the name of a city.


3. Where is Canberra?
a) Canberra is near the sea.
b) Canberra is near a waterfall, the ‘Outback’ and a lake.
c) Canberra is in the United States.

G’day - typisch australischer Gruß
capital - Hauptstadt
Aussie - Spitzname für Australier
bush - Busch, Steppe
Outback - Name des australischen Hinterlandes
artificial - künstlich (angelegt)
lake - See
was - war
near - in der Nähe von

1c, 2b, 3b