Стр.37 Рабочая тетрадь Модуль 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 6 класс

Read the texts and match the place with each destination.

A) National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, DC

B) Times Square, NYC, New York

C) The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

Top Three Tourist Destinations In the USA

1 People know it for its many Broadway theatres, cinemas and bright signs, and they call it ‘the crossroads of the world’. It is the most bustling and busy square in North America with an average of over 2,000 people walking across it every 15 minutes on a weekday. It got its name in 1904 from The New York Times newspaper because their headquarters were at One Times Square.

2 This 6.8 km stretch of boulevard in Clark County attracts over 36 million visitors a year. The glittering lights from its luxurious hotels, resorts and shopping malls entice people from all over the world. Nineteen of the world’s 25 largest hotels are here and many of them offer top-class entertainment in the form of concerts, musicals, magic shows, comedy acts and conventions.

3 This is a huge national park filled with famous monuments, museums and landmarks. Here you can see the Washington Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian Castle, the National Museum of Natural History and much more. It gets around 24 million visitors every year, but local people also use it for leisure activities, rallies, concerts, festivals and other annual events.

Read the texts again and mark the statements as T (true) or F (false).

1. There are Broadway theatres in Las Vegas.

2. Times Square got its name from The New York Times newspaper.

3. Clark County is in Nevada.

4. The 25 largest hotels in the world are all in Las Vegas.

5. There are only memorials in the National Mall.

6. The National Mall has fewer visitors than the Las Vegas Strip.

7. Local people don’t visit the National Mall.

Fill in: local, sculptures, pollution, flippers, cement, creatures, encourage, recognise.

1. Jason deCaires Taylor creates wonderful ….. under the sea.

2. The statues are made from ………………

3. He hopes they will……………. people to think about the environment.

4. He models the statues after……….people.

5. Divers who live in the area may…………. a statue as someone they know.

6. The statues attract sea………….

7. All you need to visit the park are ……….. and a snorkel.

8. …….is damaging the coral reefs in Mexico.

Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences.

1. It’s possible that Jack and I will go sightseeing this afternoon. (may)

2. Perhaps I’ll visit Mexico next summer. (might)

3. There’s a good chance that it will be sunny this weekend. (probably)

4. It’s possible that Kevin will save up enough money to go on the adventure tour next year. (could)

5. There’s a small chance that they won’t go on holiday this year. (might)

6. It’s certain that we’ll go to Mauritius next month. (definitely)