B1 · 5 minutes · Nature and travel

The Grand Canyon: A Sight Beyond Words

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is so large and beautiful that it is hard to describe. A VOA Learning English report.

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What you’ll practise

Hear descriptions of very large natural places.

Words to know

describe: To say what something is like.
enormous: Very large.
species: A group of animals or plants of the same type.

Words at this lesson’s level (B1)

At B1, you probably know about 94% of the words in this lesson.

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grand B2Look up
pathway above B2Look up

These words are in the recording, so they also help with the answers.

Word levels from the CEFR-J Wordlist 1.5 (Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies); words not in it count as above B2. Your level is the one you chose in the level guide, otherwise the lesson’s.

Source

Text and audio from “The Grand Canyon: A Sight Beyond Words”, America's National Parks, VOA Learning English, published 2016-08-19. Ashley Thompson adapted this report, with materials from VOA Learning English archive and the National Parks Service. Public domain.

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