Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language in use You are going to read a text about the Grand Canyon. Some words are missing from the text. Use the words in brackets to form a word that fits in the gaps (1–10). Write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of the text. The first one (0) has been done for you. 32 e Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is the best-known of the (0) ..... (Nation) Parks in the American Southwest. The Skywalk is a (Q1) ..... (spectacle) new glass viewing platform that (Q2) ..... (engine) have recently constructed above the canyon. The bottom of the canyon is such a great (Q3) ..... (distant) below that many visitors feel dizzy when they look through the glass floor of the Skywalk. It has built-in shock absorbers to give it greater (Q4) ..... (stable) and stop it from wobbling. For reasons of (Q5) ..... (safe) , there is a ban on (Q6) ..... (photograph) from the Skywalk, and cameras and bags are not allowed on the platform. There was some (Q7) ..... (oppose) to the Skywalk project from Native Americans, who have a very deep respect for nature. However, the (Q8) ..... (decide) was made to go ahead, despite their fears that it might ruin the landscape. Until then, there had been little (Q9) ..... (develop) of this part of the Grand Canyon, despite its getting millions of (Q10) ..... (tour) each year. Write your answers here: TIP Gap filling via word formation Find tips for this type of task in the “Becoming familiar with …”-section of Extensive unit 2 . National 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 127 5 Extensive unit 5: Route 66 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv