The World's Wonders. 8 form

Read the text. Choose if the sentences are true or false.

Lake Synevyr is a place of extraordinary beauty. It is certainly the loveliest lake in Synevyr National Park and one of the most beautiful lakes in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The lake has an elevation of 989 meters above sea level and a water surface of over 4 hectares. Its average depth is over 8 metres, while it reaches a maximum depth of 22 metres. Experts believe that the lake is more than 10,000 years old.

Lake Synevyr is surrounded by mountain slopes covered in coniferous trees, many of which are a couple of centuries old. Another name for Lake Synevyr is Morske око (Eye of the Sea). This local name comes from the small island that is in the centre of the lake.

1. Lake Synevyr is an ordinary place.       [True, False]

2. Lake Synevyr is located in the south of Ukraine.       [True, False]

3. Lake Synevyr is huge in size.       [True, False]

4. The lake is more than 10,000 years old.       [True, False]

5. There are thick forests around the lake.       [True, False]

6. Local people name it Eye of the Pond.       [True, False]

Read the text. Choose the right word.

Askaniia Nova is considered the oldest                [the Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, junipers, eagles, can find] in Ukraine and the largest among European steppe protected areas. The reserve                [the Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find] an area of 11 thousand hectares. It is home to more than 400 species of grasses and flowers. Part of the reserve, covering an area of about 200 hectares, is known as                  ["The Park", "Covers", "Tourists", "Nature reserve", "Junipers", "Species", "Eagles", " Can find"]. This area consists of different sections where you                   [The Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find] about 150 species of trees including elms,                [the Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find], firs and maples. More than 60                   [the Park, covers, tourist, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find]of birds and many species of steppe mammals live in the Park. Visitors to the reserve are likely to see beautiful birds such as white and black swans and flamingos as well as steppe                   [the Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find]. Other animals in the reserve include camels, llamas, buffalos and wild horses.                [the Park, covers, tourists, nature reserve, junipers, species, eagles, can find]can explore certain parts of the reserve on foot, on horseback or on tourist buses.

Watch the video 2-3 times. Be attentive! Then choose the right answers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEk2xCNHJQQ&t=4s

What can you find in Central Park?            [a zoo, a museum, a theatre]

When did they build the Empire State Building?                 [in the 1980s, in the 1950s, in the 1930s]

What is on the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building?                    [a restaurant, a viewing platform, a cinema]

The Guggenheim Museum is a modern white building.       [True, False]

There are lots of cheap restaurants near the Empire State Building.       [True, False]

Some people call New York the Empire State.       [True, False]

The Empire State Building is 383 metres tall.       [True, False]

There are 360 floors in the Empire State Building.       [True, False]

Listen again and match two parts.

https://vseosvita.ua/site/out?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEk2xCNHJQQ&t=4s