For the last couple of weeks Te Ngahere has been writing Informational reports about countries. My WALT was we are learning to use topic sentences in our writing, and my country is Australia. I wrote about three of Australia's  most played sports and they are Australian Rules Football, Netball and Rugby league.

WALT: Write an informational report

Australia

Have you ever been to Australia before?

Because if you haven’t did you know that Australia is the world's 6th largest country around. You will get to know about Australia’s history, culture, tradition and the Capital.

Tradition

Australia celebrates some of the world's celebrations like Christmas and Easter. But also Australia has there own celebrations that they celebrate themselves like, Australia day, Melbourne cup and Eureka Stockade.

History

The first person who discovered Australia was an englishman called William Dampier in 1688. But then in 1770 a british sailor named Captain James Cook found a piece of land on the east coast of australia. He named it New South Wales and said that It was For British citizens.  

Capital

Australia's Capital is Canberra, Canberra has forest’s all around it. Canberra’s focal point is  Lake Burley Griffin, that has many sailboats and kayaks in it. On the lake shore is a modern parliament house and Museums as well as a National Gallery.

Conclusion

As you can see, Australia has a long history and also has it’s own Culture and Traditions. If you would like to find out more about Australia, there are some books that you can find like 30 Days In Sydney, Claiming A Continent and more.