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3d Natural beauty Lesson Link
1.VOCABULARY valley
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES www.ien.edu.sa
Look at the pictures and the words. Which of these types of
geographical features exist in or near the area where you live? jungle
volcano cliff waterfall coast
mountain range
2.READING B. Read the text and tick the topics that are mentioned.
A. Look at the pictures and the map on pages hotels nature museum animals
48 and 49. What do you know or can you
guess about Sichuan? food history places of interest
Come to Sichuan!
With its beautiful scenery, friendly people and great beautiful sceneries in the country, visit Jiuzhaigou Valley.
food, Sichuan Province in China is the ideal holiday Jiuzhaigou Valley, in the north of Sichuan, is one of the
destination. most spectacular places in China with snow-covered
mountains, colourful lakes and beautiful forests.
Sichuan is in Southwest China and it has many
mountains, including the Himalayas to the west. The Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan and is the cultural
famous Yangtze River runs through China, from west to and industrial centre of the region. Chengdu is also home
east, crossing Sichuan. The Yangtze isn’t as long as the to the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base, one of the
Amazon or the Nile, but it’s the longest river in Asia. most important centres in the world for the protection
of the Giant Panda. The Research Centre has developed
There are lots of impressive sights in Sichuan. A very into China Panda City with a museum and a zoo.
common form of Chinese art are the beautiful carved lion
statues that visitors will see outside palaces and other After all that sightseeing, you must definitely have
important buildings. something to eat. The Sichuanese cook with a lot of chilli
peppers and garlic, and Sichuanese food is hotter and
Don’t miss Mount Emei. Here you can visit sights or spicier than other types of Chinese cuisine,
just take photos of the many waterfalls. For one of the most but it’s delicious!
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