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Joy English · Level B1 · Nature and traveljoy-english.com

Life in Death Valley National Park

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Hear descriptions of a harsh place.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

silent
Without any sound.
forgive
To stop being angry with someone; here, to allow mistakes.
survive
To stay alive.

Answer key

  1. Today, we visit a place of strange and silent beauty.“Strange and silent” are two adjectives before the noun “beauty”.
  2. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.“Those who” means the people who.
  3. Much of Death Valley is flat and extremely dry.“Extremely” makes “dry” much stronger.
  4. In some areas the ground is nothing but salt.“Nothing but” means only.
  5. Throughout history, Native Americans found ways to survive in Death Valley.“Found ways to” means discovered methods to.

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