Question

прощу 5. True, false or not stated? Correct the false statements.
1. In 1970 British captain James Cook made a voyage to Australia on a big ship.
2. Australia is the smallest island in the world.
3. Christmas and New Year in Australia are celebrated in spring.
4. Canberra was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and became the capital in 1927.
5. The symbols of Australia are a bear and a beaver.
6. Many years ago the eucalyptus tree grew only in Australia, but now it is all over the
world.
7. You can eat a kangaroo steak, a crocodile pie or a smoked ostrich in Australia.
8. The Australians are proud of the famous people who were born in Australia, such as
Mark Alan Webber, Rupert Murdoch and others.

Answer 1

1. False. Captain James Cook made a voyage to Australia in 1770, not 1970. To correct the false statement, we can simply state that Captain James Cook made a voyage to Australia in 1770 on a big ship. 2. False. Australia is not the smallest island in the world. It is actually the largest island and the smallest continent. To correct the false statement, we can say that Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world. 3. True. Christmas and New Year in Australia are indeed celebrated in spring. No correction is needed for this statement. 4. True. Canberra was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and it became the capital of Australia in 1927. No correction is needed for this statement. 5. False. The symbols of Australia are not a bear and a beaver. The correct symbols are a kangaroo and an emu (a flightless bird). To correct the false statement, we can say that the symbols of Australia are a kangaroo and an emu. 6. True. Many years ago, the eucalyptus tree only grew in Australia, but now it can be found all over the world. No correction is needed for this statement. 7. True. In Australia, you can indeed eat a kangaroo steak, a crocodile pie, or a smoked ostrich. No correction is needed for this statement. 8. True. Australians are indeed proud of famous people who were born in Australia, such as Mark Alan Webber and Rupert Murdoch. No correction is needed for this statement. So, to recap: 1. In 1970, Captain James Cook made a voyage to Australia on a big ship. 2. Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world. 3. Christmas and New Year in Australia are celebrated in spring. 4. Canberra was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and became the capital in 1927. 5. The symbols of Australia are a kangaroo and an emu. 6. Many years ago, the eucalyptus tree grew only in Australia, but now it is all over the world. 7. You can eat a kangaroo steak, a crocodile pie, or a smoked ostrich in Australia. 8. Australians are proud of famous people who were born in Australia, such as Mark Alan Webber, Rupert Murdoch, and others. I hope this helps clarify the true, false, and not stated statements and their corrections!