Стр.46 Модуль 2 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

Read the title and introduction of the text. What is it about? Listen and read to find out.

Fragile wilderness

Russia is the largest country in the world with a total land area of over $$17{,}000{,}000\ \mathrm{km}^2$$! It’s no surprise that it is full of incredible natural wonders. Some of these places, however, are so wonderful and so fragile, that maybe we shouldn’t go there…

Check these words: fragile, wilderness, delicate, funnel, air bubbles, precious, remote, steaming, mudslide, shoot, collapsed, boiling point, bubble, add lake, leap, virtual tour, launch

Read the text again. Decide which of the statements (1–8) are T (True), F (False) or NS (Not stated), meaning you can’t give a clear answer to them.

1. The divers who explored the Orda Cave were Russian.
2. The divers take tourists on tours to the cave.
3. Visibility in the cave is excellent.
4. The divers damaged the cave.
5. The Geyser Valley has the largest geysers in the world.
6. The Velikan Geyser stopped erupting after the mudslide.
7. It’s rare to see a brown bear’s footprints in the reserve.
8. It is not possible to visit the reserve on foot.

Complete with: bubbles, trip, boiling, springs, virtual, leaping, wonders, rock.

ICT Find out about another area of natural beauty in Russia. Make notes on: name, location, what you can see/do there. Write a short text in your notebook, then read it to the class.