Английский язык. 11 класс (О. В. Афанасьева и др.)
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| No. 14. Exercise 7. Listen to two small texts under the title “Two Natural
Wonders” and complete the statements in the Student’s book. Two Natural Wonders A. Victoria Falls There are many natural wonders in this beautiful world. Some of them have become quite famous and people are prepared to travel long distances to look at them. One such place is Victoria Falls which is one of the most impressive of Africa’s natural wonders. Victoria Falls lie on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in central Africa on the Zambezi River, where it is more than 1,676 metres wide. The Falls’ African name can be translated into English like “the smoke that thunders”. Islands divide the Falls into several streams. The highest of the Falls is nearly 110 metres. Great clouds of water vapour from the Falls and keep the plants growing around green and fresh. Victoria Falls National Park surrounds the area. David Livingstone, the famous English traveller, saw the Falls on November 17, 1855, and named them for Queen Victoria. B. Lake Baikal On the great territory of Russia there are thousands of natural wonders but Lake Baikal is rightfully considered to be the gem of Russia. It is located in southeastern Siberia. The Baikal is the largest freshwater lake 97 in Eurasia. It covers an area of 31,722 square kilometres and measures about 636 kilometres long up to 82 kilometres wide. With a maximum depth of 1,620 metres it is the deepest freshwater lake in the world. The lake is a popular summer resort. Baikal’s water is exceptionally pure. Many species of animals living here can be found nowhere else. The water in the lake remains cold year-round; it is frozen from December to May. The Baikal is fed by numerous rivers but has only one outlet, the Angara River, at Irkutsk. жүктеу/скачать 0,65 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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