The Niagara Falls
One of the most interesting places in
North America is the Niagara Falls. It is nine hundred metres wide and about
sixty metres high. The Falls are among the natural wonders of the world.
The Niagara Falls are situated on the
Niagara River between the prov¬ince of Ontario in Canada and the state of New
York in the United States. There are really two big waterfalls divided by a
small island there.
The noise of the Niagara falling waters
can be heard for twenty-five kilometres. Imagine a million tons of water
flowing over a cliff ninety feet high every five minutes and you will get an
idea of that terrible noise. And what great power the Niagara have! They move
big stones about and throw them into the boiling waters below.
Some time ago an old ship without people
in it was put into the middle of the water. It sailed down the river like a toy
boat. It reached the falls and dropped into the boiling water and never
appeared again.
There were some people who wanted to
become famous by swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River.
One of them was Cap¬tain Webb. He said that he wanted to swim across the river
and a crowd of people came to see that. On the evening of July 24-th, 1883,
Captain Webb came up to the river and jumped into the water. Many people
watched him with horror. Soon he appeared in the middle of the river but then
disap¬peared under the water forever.
In 1902, Miss Taylor decided to go over
the falls in a barrel. The woman examined the barrel carefully and got into it.
The barrel was closed and then thrown into the river. When it reached the
falls, it was taken by the terrible force of the water. When the barrel was
finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive.
Everyone comes: kings and queens, film
stars and millions of ordinary people. They come to see the wonderful sight of
the falls.
falls — водоспад; boiling — той, що кипить;
drop — падати; horror — жах; barrel —
діжка; force — сила.
1. Read the text "Niagara Falls" and do the tasks. Write sentences - the true (T) and false (F)
1.
The
Niagara Falls are in Africa.
2 The Niagara Falls are situated on the bank of
the river Niagara.
3. The Niagara Falls have a great power.
4. The roar of the falling water can be
heard for 25 km.
5. The Niagara Falls throw animals into
the boiling waters below.
6. Some time ago an old ship with some
people on board was put into the water in the middle of the river.
7. The ship sailed down the river like a toy
boat very quickly.
8. Captain Webb tried to sail across the
Niagara in a boat.
9. He jumped into the water and never
appeared again.
10. Miss Tailor wanted to swim across
the falls.
2. Choose
the correct answer
1. Where
are the Niagara Falls situated?
a) in
the USA; b) in Canada; c) both
in the USA and in Canada.
2. What
kind of place is the Niagara Falls?
a) exciting;
b) old; c) unattractive.
3. How
high is the cliff over which the Niagara waters fall?
a) 80
feet high; b) 190 feet high; c) 90
feet high.
4. What
power do the Niagara falls have?
a) They
move and throw big rocks.
b) The
power of the Niagara Falls is not great.
c) The
noise of the Falls can be heard for 40 km.
5. How
much water falls from the Niagara cliff every five minutes?
a) a
hundred tons; b) a thousand tons; c) a
million tons.
6. What
happened to an old ship that was put into the water in the middle of the river?
a) It
sailed down safely.
b) It
dropped into the water and never appeared again.
c) It crashed before reaching the falls.
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