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for ty-nine 49 4 Your turn: The Southwest a) Collect information under these headings. b) Use the information to make a fact card about the Southwest. Sh 3 Listening: The Grand Canyon Listen to the answering machine message at the Grand Canyon visitor center. Take notes to answer these questions. 1. When is the center open? 2. When do the tours into the canyon start? 3. How much do the tours cost? 4. What should people be careful about before they go down? C states cities landscape … sights climate 2 3 4 The states of the American Southwest: • Arizona • New Mexico • Oklahoma • Texas • parts of Nevada ➝ WB32, 1 – 3 Check-in 3 DID YOU KNOW? • Route 66 runs for more than 2,000 miles from Chicago to California, through the hot, dry desert in the Southwest. • The Southwest is famous for its cowboys. But today they sometimes use motorcycles instead of horses. • Tourists come to Las Vegas from all over the world. They win or (lose!) money in its casinos. • The Grand Canyon is a deep river gorge in Arizona. It is in Grand Canyon National Park, one of the huge national parks which protect America’s plants and animals. From the ‘Skywalk’ above the canyon you can look one mile (1.6 km) down to the Colorado River. The Skywalk has a glass floor. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv