US National Parks 3 – Arches National Park, Volcanoes
National Park and Haleakala National Park
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6. ledna 2013
Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Jan Rozsíval.
Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace.
Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám.
Arches National Park
Arches National Park Audio
Source: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/audio/audio/6354.html
1. What is the most powerful element in creating arches?
2. How many arches are there in the national park?
3. How many metres measures the longest arch?
Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park
Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park Audio
Source: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-visit-to-volcanoes-national-park-and-haleakala-national-park--102378669/115918.html
1. What does Mauna Loa in the Hawaiian language mean?
2. Is Mauna Loa still active?
3. Since when has Kilauea been producing lava?
4. Do the volcanoes represent real danger to the people on the island?
5. What does Haleakala mean in the Hawaiian language?
6. When was the last recorded activity at Haleakala?
Now work in pairs and imagine the following situation:
Your English speaking friend and you are in the US.
You want to spend a couple of days together in one
of the national parks mentioned above. Both of you
will choose one park and will try to persuade the
second person to visit „your“ national park.
Eventually, agree on which park to visit.
Remember to use proper phrases for suggesting,
agreement, disagreement etc.
Suggesting:
How about…?
Do you think we could…?
I think we should…
Why not…?
Why don´t we…?
So instead of(…), we can…
Expressing your opinion:
I think we should…
I´m sure we could…
In my opinion…
Plan:
First, we can…and then we could…
The first thing we should do is…
If we have time, we can also…
Agreement:
Of course/Right/Absolutely.
It´s a great idea.
I counldn´t agree more.
I agree that…
I´m of a similar opinion.
Disagreement:
I´m afraid I don´t agree with you.
I don´t think so.
I see what you mean, but…
I wouldn´t say so.