Melbourne

English-speaking citiesCPI Tino Grandío

2015

Jennifer Vázquez- 3º ESO1

LocationMelbourne is in the South-East of Australia,in the state of Victoria. It is the capital and most

populous city in the state of Victoria and the second in Australia.

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Country● Melbourne's size is

9,990.5 km2 and there live about 4.442.919 people.

● The medium altitude is about 31m. ● The main language is English but they have a

different pronunciation. They speak Australian (20.7%), Irish (6.9%), Scottish (5.7%), and Italian (5.5%).

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Country

●Melbourne's governances is divided between the government of Victoria and the 26 cities and five shires which comprise the metropolitan area.●

●There is no ceremonial or political head of Melbourne.

Population

●In recent years Melbourne has recorded the highest growth rate of all local government areas in Australia. It has now attracted the largest proportion of international overseas immigrants (48,000).

Population

● In Melbourne 63.3% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were the United Kingdom (3.4%), India (2.7%), China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (2.3%), Italy (1.7%) and New Zealand (1.7%).

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Population

● Over two-thirds of Melburnians speak only English at home (68.1%). Chinese is the second-most-common language spoken at home (3.6%), with Greek third, Italian fourth and Vietnamese fifth, each with more than 100,000 speakers.

Population

●According to the 2011 Census, the largest responses on religious belief in Melbourne were Roman Catholic (27.2%), no religion (23.5%), Anglican (10.8%), Eastern Orthodox (5.5%), Buddhist (4.0%), Muslim (2.3%) and Jewish (1.1%).

Cultural aspects

• Melbourne is an international cultural centre, with cultural events and festivals such as drama, musicals, comedy, music, art, architecture, literature, film and television.

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Cultural aspects●Books:-Melbourne's rich and diverse literary history was

recognised in 2008 when it became the second UNESCO City of Literature.

- The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions and one of many

public and university libraries across the city. -Melbourne also has Australia's widest range of

bookstores, as well the nation's largest publishing sector.

Cultural aspects

-The city is home to significant writers' festivals, most notably the Melbourne Writers Festival. -Several major literary prizes are open to local writers including the “Melbourne Prize for Literature” and the “Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

Cultural aspects

• Museums and art:-The National Gallery of Victoria is Australia's oldest public art museum.- The city is also home to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Melbourne is considered as one of the world's major street art centres; readers of Lonely Planet voted the city's street art as Australia's most popular cultural attraction.

Cultural aspects• Music:

-The Australian Ballet is basedin Melbourne, as is theMelbourne Symphony Orchestra and the MelbourneTheatre Company. -Melbourne is the second home of Opera Australia after the Victoria State Opera.

Sport• The city is home to three major annual

international sporting events:-The Australian Open (tennis tournament)-The Melbourne Cup (horse racing)-The Australian Grand Prix (Formula One)

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Sport

● Australian rules football and cricket are the most popular sports in Melbourne. It is considered the spiritual home of the two sports in Australia.

● The city is home to many professional teams in national competitions including: cricket teams,some rugby and basketball teams, ice hokey teams and a baseball team.

Celebrities

Some celebrities are:• Chris Hemsworth,Actor(Thor)• Ben Mendelsohn,Actor (El caballero oscuro, La

leyenda renace)• Isabel Lucas, Actress (Transformers, La

venganza de los caídos)• Liam Hemsworth, Actor (Los juegos del

hambre, En llamas)

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Places to visit and things to do

● Melbourne's restaurants are very popular, they celebrate every year the “Food and wine Festival of Melbourne”

● Dance music is very popular there. The biggest disco in Melbourne have a capacity to 2500 people.

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Places to visit and things to do

• You can visit one of the finest botanic gardens in th world, the Royal Botanical Gardens.

• The Eureka Tower is the tallest building in Melbourne. You can go up to the top and have a look at thecity.

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Places to visit and things to do●You cang visit too:-St. Paul's Cathedral.-The Queen Victoria Market-Melboune's aquarium-Melbourne's zoo

Other aspects

• Melbourne's rich and diverse literary history was recognised in 2008 when it became the second UNESCO City of Literature. The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions and one of many public and university libraries across the city.

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Other aspects

●Melbourne also has Australia's widest range of bookstores, as well the nation's largest publishing

sector. The city is home to significant writers' festivals, most notably the “Melbourne Writers

Festival”

Other aspects

–They create “Melbourne Shuffle” a new dance style.–There is a tram network called The City Circle Tram wich operate free every day to Melboune's visitors.

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