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 


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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.


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