Konkurs Języka Angielskiego
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New Zealand is in the South Pacific, about one thousand two hundred miles
south-east of Australia. It's not a very big country, about the same size as Great
Britain, or Japan but it has a much smaller population, only 3.5 million. There are
two official languages, English and Maori.
I suppose when most people think of New Zealand they think of New Zealand
lamb or butter and it's true that a lot of the country is farmland. There are a lot
of sheep and cows! But there's a lot more to it than that. There are people who
say that it's the most beautiful, unspoilt country in the world. I don't know about
that, but it's certainly an amazing place to visit. There are so many different
types of scenery and climate. We have almost everything. In the north there are
fantastic beaches, mountains, volcanoes, even a small area of desert, and the
climate is pleasant and warm, usually around twenty-five degrees in the
summer, while in the south of the country the temperatures are lower, especially
in winter, and the scenery is almost like Norway or Canada. There are glaciers,
fjords, and lots of snow-covered mountains where you can go skiing. There are
so many different things to see and do.
New Zealand is divided into two main islands, North Island and South Island.
Then to the south of South Island there's a much smaller island called Stewart
Island, but anyway, the most important islands are North and South Island, and
between them there's a small sea called the Cook Straits. Most people live on the
North Island, and that's where the two biggest cities are, Wellington the capital
city, and Auckland which is actually the biggest city in terms of population: over
one million people live there. Wellington is on the south coast of North Island, on
the Cook Straits to the west side. It's a very nice place with a beautiful harbour.
Auckland is in the north east of North Island, on the coast too, people call it 'the
city of sails' because of all the sailing boats there, and all the region to the north
of Auckland is known as Northland. It's the hottest part of the country with lots
and lots of beaches, very popular for holidays.
Both North and South Island are very mountainous. There are several
volcanoes on North Island, and South Island is really divided into two halves by a
big range of mountains that runs from north to south, called the Southern Alps.
They're very, very beautiful, with lots of lakes and fjords in the south. That's the
area where most people go skiing, or do other adventure sports such as climbing
or bungee jumping ...