节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-09-13
难易度:Low
关键字:range, shoot, frequent, canyon, gondola, switchback
We are on the second day of our article Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise.
Today we've been talking about some beautiful views from the top of one of the
mountains.
From that point you can see six different mountain ranges.
You can also enjoy walking along the trail up there at the gondola area and see
animals that frequent the area.
Be sure to bring your camera with you so that you can shoot a few photos of them
from the top.
Well, it's time to continue learning some more about this beautiful area.
Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise.
Another popular trail takes you through Johnston Canyon.
Take an easy hike to enjoy the Lower Falls, but don't stop there.
The trail will take you past seven waterfalls.
You can walk through a wet tunnel and enjoy a close-up look at the Upper Falls.
They are more than twice as high as the Lower Falls.
Keep your eyes open, and watch for birds, too.
Many species live and nest in the canyon.
(Music).
Well, at the beginning of this section, we're talking about another popular
trail here in Banff National Park.
We read: Another popular trail takes you through Johnston Canyon.
OK. So we've already talked about a 1-kilometer walk and a 5.3-kilometer
switchback trail.
And here's another one that takes you through Johnston Canyon.
Well, that sounds like a really great place to go.
Canyon is one of the words from our Word Bank.
And a canyon is just a big, open area between a mountain usually, a big hole.
And it makes me think of a very famous canyon in the United States, Gabe.
What is that, Carolyn?
Oh, I think you know.
Yes. I think I mentioned it earlier - the Grand Canyon.
Of course "grand" is another name for big.
It is a really big canyon in the United States.
I had a chance to visit the Grand Canyon at night.
But I only saw it after the sun went down.
It was kind of sad.
I would love to see the Grand Canyon early in the morning and see from every
direction how beautiful it is.
Well, I will have to put that on my list of places to go.
I think my list keeps getting longer and longer the more places we talk about.
But so here is a canyon, so it's a valley with steep sides made out of rock.
And it sounds like a really great place to go.
We continue reading.
Take an easy hike to enjoy the Lower Falls, but don't stop there.
Why shouldn't we stop, Gabe?
Don't stop there. There's more to do.
The trail will take you past seven waterfalls. OK.
So you could stop at the Lower Falls if you really wanted to.
But if you do that, then you'll miss the chance to see seven more waterfalls.
Well, then you should keep going so you can enjoy all of those waterfalls, Gabe.
And you can walk through a wet tunnel and enjoy a close-up look at the Upper
Falls.
All right.
You're going to go through a wet tunnel.
Well, there are many kinds of tunnels.
Some tunnels people make through mountains so that cars can drive through them.
A wet tunnel... Carolyn, what do you think this is?
Well, I would guess that it's a tunnel that has been made by water.
So there are many waterfalls here and lakes.
There's Lake Louise.
But it sounds like there's such a large amount of water in this area.
It is quite possible that water has formed this tunnel and there is still water
dripping from the sides.
Yeah, that's what I imagined as well - water dripping down the sides of these
tunnels.
So you can get a close-up look at Upper Falls.
And we learn more about this.
They are more than twice as high as the Lower Falls.
Well, right now it's time for us to learn something new with Ken and Steve in
the Information Cloud.
The magnificence of the Canadian Rockies wasn't fully known until the 1880s when
the Canadian transcontinental railway was being built.
The president of the Canadian Pacific Railway was so impressed with the scenic
beauty of one mountainous area in Alberta that he named it Banff, after his
birth place of Banffshire, Scotland.
So one way a place can get its name from another place.
Another way is by something a place has.
So we would expect Sulphur Mountain to have a lot of sulphur.
And indeed, it does.
OK. Next is Johnston Canyon.
Well, who was Johnston?
Good question.
Johnston was a prospector.
In the 1880s, he was wandering around the Banff area looking for gold and other
things prospectors looked for.
Well, he didn't find anything that made him rich, but he did discover a
beautiful canyon.
So we see a place sometimes gets its name from the person that discovers it.
Finally, in our lesson we have the Upper Falls and Lower Falls.
Here we find names based on their relationship to something else in the area.
That makes sense.
There can't be an upper falls if there are no lower falls, right?
(Chinese).
Thank you, guys.
It is always interesting to know where places got their names.
Continuing on.
Keep your eyes open and watch for birds, too.
So there aren't just big horn sheep and elk and other animals.
There are also birds that you can be watching for.
And Gabe, this... this phrase here, keep your eyes open, reminds me of another
phrase we have in English.
Carolyn, I think I know the phrase you're thinking about.
Is it "keep your eyes peeled"?
It is!
And that is a great phrase that we want to talk about today - to keep your eyes
peeled.
Now if you peel something, usually that means to take the outside layer off.
And if you keep your eyes peeled, then they are not closed; they are open.
Carolyn, this reminds me of my scooter helmet.
It was stolen recently.
Someone took my scooter helmet.
And I would like to ask you, Carolyn, to keep your eyes peeled for my helmet, to
see if anybody is wearing this helmet, OK?
Well, I will be sure to keep my eyes peeled.
And if I see your helmet, I will be watching for it, and I'll let you know.
Thank you.
I would love to have my helmet back.
So you, too, keep your eyes peeled.
I want to have my scooter helmet back.
Well, you can keep your eyes open or keep your eyes peeled at Banff National
Park, and you can see birds and other kinds of animals.
Many species live and nest in the canyon.
So we're talking about birds here.
Many species or many different kinds of birds live in the canyon.
And they build their nests there, which means that you might be able to see baby
birds, depending on the time of year that you go.
If it's a time when the eggs are hatching, then you can see their nests and the
small baby birds in those nests.
I would really enjoy seeing those kinds of nests as well, baby birds because
they might not just be little birds.
It could be like eagle nest, which the babies would be really amazing to see.
So you could see one of these things in the canyon.
Right now it's time for us to enjoy a review skit.
And then we'll join Michelle in the Language Lab.
Ah! Here we are in beautiful Banff.
Yes. This place is at the top of our travel list.
And here we are!
Hey, let's grab breakfast and coffee before we head out to explore.
Good idea.
And then we can decide how to explore.
Should we use a car, bicycle, hiking boots, skis, canoes?
Oh, yes. We should use them all and ride the gondola, too.
Where will that take us?
Up Sulphur Mountain.
We can see six mountain ranges from the top.
That's great.
What will we do there?
Walk around and enjoy the view from every direction.
I've got my camera ready.
Whoo! You can shoot not only the views but also the animals.
What, animals?
Yes. Rocky Mountain big horn sheep frequent the area.
And mosquitoes.
Oh. Then we'll have to keep moving.
We can take the gondola back down or hike down the switchback trail.
Another popular trail will take us through the Johnston Canyon.
The trail will take us past seven waterfalls and walk through a wet tunnel.
What else will we see?
Birds!
So keep your eyes open.
I'll keep my eyes open and my camera ready.
How's it going?
OK.
(Chinese).
And now let's see what our teachers are doing.
Well, today we learned about some things that you can see in Banff National
Park.
You might be able to spot a Rocky Mountain big horn sheep, or you could see all
different kinds of birds there as well.
Carolyn, what kind of interesting wildlife have you seen?
Well, I have seen quite a few different kinds of animals.
I've seen deer and black bear, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, foxes...
Whoa... Carolyn, I think you've seen a lot of different kinds of wildlife.
You're... you're pretty happy about that, aren't you?
I am. I love seeing wildlife... and eagles and different kinds of...
You're too lucky, Carolyn.
Carolyn, it's great.
Well, you grew up in West Virginia, you could see all those kinds of things.
Well, what is your answer?
What kind of wildlife have you seen, friends?
I hope you've seen some different kinds.
And of course we have more to learn about Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise in
tomorrow's lesson right here at Studio Classroom.
See you then.