Australia is a beautiful and amazing country. Let me share with you some information about her. There are more than 24.12 1 people in Australia. The number of Australians in almost the same as that of the people in Shanghai. They speak English 2 many of their ancestors (祖先) moved to Australia from England, Ireland, Iceland, and other European countries two hundred years ago. The native (土著的) people in Australia were Aborigines, but the number of them is becoming smaller and smaller, 3 about 160 thousand now. Australia is a huge country, almost as large as China. So the farms are very large. Australian farmers raise a lot of sheep. Their wool is very good 4 making scarves and sweaters. There are many other interesting animals such as strong kangaroos and cute koala bears. A kangaroo is like a huge mouse. Kangaroo babies live in their mothers’ stomach pockets after they are born. Mum’s pocket is the 5 bay for babies. Koalas are small bears. They’re very lovely and are good at climbing trees. Don’t forget that Australians 6 their Christmas in hot summer, not in snowy winter! Do you know why?