STŘEDNÍ ODBORNÁ ŠKOLA a STŘEDNÍ ODBORNÉ UČILIŠTĚ, Česká Lípa, 28. října 2707, příspěvková organizace

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1 Název školy: STŘEDNÍ ODBORNÁ ŠKOLA a STŘEDNÍ ODBORNÉ UČILIŠTĚ, Česká Lípa, 28. října 2707, příspěvková organizace Číslo projektu: Název projektu Klíčová aktivita Dostupné z: Označení materiálu: Typ materiálu: Předmět, ročník, obor: Tematická oblast: Téma: Jméno a příjmení autora: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Digitální učební materiály III/ 2 inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT VY_32_INOVACE_1469_Niagara_Falls_pwp PowerPointová prezentace Anglický jazyk, 3. a 4. ročníky, Ekologie a životní prostředí, Ekonomika a podnikání Anglický jazyk Anglicky mluvící země Niagarské vodopády Puškarčuková Miroslava Datum vytvoření: Anotace: Materiál slouží především při výkladu nové látky. Žáci si shrnou informace o Niagarských vodopádech. V prezentaci jsou uvedeny základní fakta o této oblíbené turistické destinaci na hranici Kanady a Spojených států. Na prezentaci navazuje pracovní list, oba materiály lze využít současně jak ve výkladové, tak i opakovací vyučovací hodině.

2 ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Niagara Falls created by Puškarčuková Miroslava

3 General facts Location Origin Disappearing falls How to visit? The capital of honeymoon Hydroelectric stations Some interesting facts Questions, vocabulary

4 The Niagara Falls are one of the major tourist attraction both in Canada and the USA They lie on the border between these two countries, the US state of New York and Canadian province of Ontario Canadian part is 900 m wide and the American 320 m They are formed by two main waterfalls The Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the river formed in a shape of a horseshoe, drop for about 53 metres and the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls on American side drop from metres because of the giant boulders at their base

5 They are not in the middle of the countryside On the contrary, they are in the middle of a town Image1

6 The Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers during the last glacial period melted and moved back north The same activity created the North American Great Lakes and the Niagara River The Niagara Falls lie on the Niagara River that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario See the location of the Niagara Falls

7 Niagara Falls is slowly moving south The huge power of the Niagara River going over the cliff causes the erosion of the cliff Engineering has slowed the erosion and movement of the falls The current rate of erosion is approximately 30 cm per year - down from a historical average of 91 cm per year it is estimated that 50,000 years from now, even at this reduced rate of erosion, the remaining 32 km to Lake Erie will have been undermined and the falls will no longer exist

8 There are several ways to experience Niagara Falls the Maid of the Mist boat tour One of the most popular a jet boat, balloon and helicopter tours are available For the adventurous Just walk around the Falls and the Goat Island or climb up the Skylon Tower and have a view from it Peak visitor traffic is in the summertime, when Niagara Falls are both a daytime and evening attraction From the Canadian side, floodlights illuminate both sides of the falls for several hours after dark (until midnight) The number of visitors in 2007 was more than.million 20

9 It has become a popular destination for a honeymoon stay, which is why many hotels were built along the Niagara River Historically, Niagara Falls was established as the ideal honeymoon destination by the French in the early 1800s It has been said that Napoleons brother, Jerome Bonaparte, travelled by stage from New Orleans to spend his honeymoon in Niagara Falls, and returned home with flowing reports thousands of honeymooners and secondhoneymooners come to our city each year for romantic getaways

10 The Niagara Falls are valued both for their beauty and as a source of hydroelectric power Since 1882 a number of hydroelectric plants have generated electricity in both countries The most powerful hydroelectric stations on the Niagara River are the Sir Adam Beck 1 and 2 on the Canadian side and the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant and the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant on the American side Together, Niagara's generating stations can produce about 4.4 gigawatts of power In August 2005, a major civil engineering project was started, called the Niagara Tunnel Project to increase power production by building a new 12.7 metres diameter, 10.2 kilometers long water diversion tunnel

11 Did you know That some scenes from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World s End were filmed at Niagara Falls? Every year there are 12 to 18 known suicides at Niagara Falls Sometimes The Falls are frozen in winter

12 1. What are the names of Canadian and American parts of the Niagara Falls? 2. Which one is higher? 3. What lakes are connected by the Falls? 4. How were the Falls created? 1. Canadian part is called the Horseshoe Fall, American the American Falls 2. The Horseshoe drop from about 50 m, The American Falls from m 3. Water goes from the lake Erie to Ontario 4. By the activity of glacier

13 Horseshoe - podkova Bridal [ˈbraɪdəl] - nevěstin, svatební Veil [veɪl] - závoj Drop - padat Boulder - kámen Scow [skau] - pramice Maid - dívka, družička Mist - mlha Customs - celnice Whirlpool [ˈwɜːlˌpuːl] - vír Rapids - peřeje Glacier - ledovec On the contrary - naopak Suicide [ˈsjuːsajd] - sebevražda Getaway [ˈgetəˌweɪ] - útěk, krátká dovolená

14 ZDROJE: Pro citaci byla použita norma ISO 690 Použité obrázky: Image1:The Niagara Falls Map. In: TheMAPSHOP [online] [cit ]. Dostupné z: Všechny ostatní obrázky jsou použity z galerie Použité informace: Niagara Falls. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. Dostupné z: Materiál je určen pro bezplatné používání pro potřeby výuky a vzdělávání na všech typech škol a školských zařízeních. Jakékoliv další využití podléhá autorskému zákonu. Škola vlastní licence k software, pomocí kterých byl zpracován tento digitální učební materiál. Pokud není uvedeno jinak, použitý materiál je z vlastních zdrojů autora.