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VOCABULARY 1

1 Listen and read. TR: 4.1 The Asmat Swamp in
Indonesia is home to amazing
animals like crocodiles, sea
2 Listen and repeat. TR: 4.2 snakes, and Komodo dragons.

These wetlands are important
Some of the most beautiful places on earth are made up of water: oceans,
rivers, waterfalls, and ice. Read about three famous wet places. because they provide a home
to many creatures and they
Do you like to soak your feet in the ocean? The salt water in the Dead Sea control floods. Also, the
is good for your body. This sea is about eight times saltier than an ocean. plants filter dirty water and
You can float on it. It is about 400 meters (1,312 feet) below sea level make it clean.
and is the world’s deepest saltwater lake.

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3 Ask and answer. Work with a partner.

What did you learn?

The beautiful Hubbard
Glacier in North America has
been flowing slowly toward Is the Dead Sea below
sea level?
the ocean for centuries,
carving rocks along the way.
It is formed from drops of
water that froze billions of Yes, it is. It’s about 400 meters
years ago. Around 70 percent below sea level.
of fresh water on the
planet’s surface is frozen.

The Dead Sea

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