1. VIDEO 1 2ND ESO
Comprehension check
1. Watch the video. Select the six words that you hear.
rain
flowers
pine trees
lake
dry
desert
forest
mountain
valley
river
2. Watch the video again. Choose the correct answers.
1 The Redwood National Forest is in (Nevada/Alaska/California).
2 The 'Hyperion' tree is about (800/500/5000) years old.
3 The Bristlecone Pine trees are (taller/older/bigger) than the Giant Redwood trees.
4 Every year, Death Valley has only (4/14/40) centimetres of rain.
5 Alaska is the (oldest/biggest/driest) state in the USA.
3. Watch the video again. Complete the sentences.
1 The Giant Redwood tree is the world's ……………………..…..
tree.
2 The 'Hyperion' tree is 114 ………………………………………
tall.
3 Bristlecone Pine trees don't need a lot of ……………………….
.
4 In summer, the temperature in Death Valley is often more than
………………………………………. degrees centigrade.
5 Mount McKinley is the …………………………………………
mountain in the USA.

2. 4. Watch the video again. Complete the summary.
Introduction
The USA is a large (state/continent/country) with a lot of amazing things in its national
parks.
Tallest and oldest
The oldest and tallest trees in the USA are in California. The (oldest/tallest/smallest) tree is
a Giant Redwood tree called 'Hyperion' and it's 114 metres tall. The (tallest/oldest/driest)
trees are the Bristlecone Pine trees. They're only 6 to 12 metres tall, but they're
nearly (500/5000/50000)years old!
Hottest and coldest
Death Valley, in the state of Nevada, is the (hottest/coldest/oldest) place in the USA. It's
also the (driest/ biggest/most northern) place, with only a few centimetres of rain every
year. Alaska is the (hottest/driest/coldest) state. The higest mountain in the USA, Mount
McKinley, is in Alaska. It's more than 6,000 metres tall, and it's always covered
in (rain/snow/trees) and ice.