Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Jan Rozsíval. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. US National Parks 2 – Death Valley National Park, Grand Canyon National Park VY_32_INOVACE_ ledna 2013

Death Valley National Park Audio Source: 1.When did the place become a national park? 2.What do you know about the weather conditions in the park? 3.What is the highest temperature ever recorded in the park? 4.How did the park get its name? 5.What is the main reason for the visit? Death Valley National Park

Grand Canyon National Park Audio Source: 1.Which state can you find the park in? 2.How long is the canyon? 3.When was the place created? 4.How many people travel to the area each year? 5.What do you learn about the bridge which is mentioned in the audio? 6.What do people usually do in Grand Canyon? Grand Canyon National Park

Your English speaking friend and you are in the US. You want to spend a couple of days together in one of the national parks mentioned above. Both of you will choose one park and will try to persuade the second person to visit „your“ national park. Eventually, agree on which park to visit. Remember to use proper phrases for suggesting, agreement, disagreement etc. Now work in pairs and imagine the following situation:

Suggesting: How about…? Do you think we could…? I think we should… Why not…? Why don´t we…? So instead of(…), we can… Agreement: Of course/Right/Absolutely. It´s a great idea. I counldn´t agree more. I agree that… I´m of a similar opinion. Expressing your opinion: I think we should… I´m sure we could… In my opinion… Disagreement: I´m afraid I don´t agree with you. I don´t think so. I see what you mean, but… I wouldn´t say so. Plan: First, we can…and then we could… The first thing we should do is… If we have time, we can also…