1. 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 1 – Yosemite, Yellowstone National Park VY_32_INOVACE_150311 18. prosince 2012

2. Yosemite National Park Yosemite National park Audio Source: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/audio/audio/3828.html 1. Yosemite National Park is situated in the state of a) Nevada b) California c) Colorado 2. How many waterfalls are there in the Yosemite Valley? 3. What is the name of the fifth highest fall on Earth? 4. What is Half Dome? 5. How old is Grizzly Giant?

3. Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Audio Source: http://www.eslpod.com/website/flash_player.php?issue_id=3798428 1. When was the park established? 2. The park is in a) Idaho b) Montana c) Wioming? 3. Which is one of the most famous geysers? 4. Why is the location so special?

4. Now work in pairs and imagine the following situation: 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.

5. 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. 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. Expressing your opinion: I think we should… I´m sure we could… In my opinion… Plan: First, we can…and then we could… The first thing we should do is… If we have time, we can also…