National Parks and Nature Reserves

National Parks and Nature Reserves

GRAN CANYON, USA

GRAND CANYON

GRAND CANYON

GRAND CANYON

GRAND CANYON ( «Окно ангела» )

GRAND CANYON (долина р.Колумбия)

True or false?

• The Grand Canyon is one of the first NP in the USA.
• The Grand Canyon was created by the Columbia River.
• Grand Canyon is 280 miles long.
• 10 million people visit it every year.

True or false?

• The Grand Canyon is one of the first NP in the USA.
• The Grand Canyon was created by the Columbia River.
• Grand Canyon is 280 miles long.
• 10 million people visit it every year.

T

F

T

F

Lake District

Lake District

Lake District

Lake District

Lake District

The Lake District

lake

1.Windermere is the longest … in England.

2. Scafell is the highest … in England.

3. The works of such writers as … and … attracted visitors to the lakes.

4. It is a popular … attraction.

mountain

Wordsworth

Coleridge

tourist

Blagoveshchenskiy Reserve

• Blagoveshchenskiy Reserve was founded on May 4, 1975. It is situated around Lake Kulundinskoe. Its area is about 49 thousand hectares.

Lake Kulundinskoe

• Its aim is to protect plants, birds and animals that are disappearing.

• The birds and animals are dying out because people hunt them.
• The plants are disappearing because of air and water pollution.

• There are 37 kinds of birds there. Golden eagle, and crane are registed in the Red Book.

• Blagoveshchenskiy Reserve is the habitat of 42 kinds of animals.Elks,roes, squirrels,hedgehogs,badgers live here.

• The flora of the reserve is diverse.Birch, larch, aspen,red fir and silver fir,different kinds of shrub grow here.
• Visitors can find a lot of flowers and berries in the reserve.

• People are allowed to visit the reserve but it is forbidden to damage the nature. Specialists study its unique wildlife.

Point out the difference between

a national park

Its aims are to protect the countryside and to allow people to enjoy it

a nature reserve

Its aim is to protect nature but people are not allowed to visit it

Simple Present Passive/ Simple Past Passive

• Our reserve (to found) in 1975.
• Nature (not to pollute) in the reserve.
• Rare plants and animals (to protect) in the reserve.
• Birds and animals (to study) by naturalists.
• Tourists (not to allow) to visit the reserve.

Simple Present Passive/ Simple Past Passive

• Our reserve was founded in 1975.
• Nature is not polluted in the reserve.
• Rare plants and animals are protected in the reserve.
• Birds and animals are studied by naturalists.
• Tourists are not allowed to visit the reserve.

Homework

Make up a story of 8 sentences about Blagoveshchenskiy Reserve.