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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon
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The Grand Canyon
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The Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular sites in nature.
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It is found in one section of the valley of the Colorado River.
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The river begins its course high in the Rocky Mountains of the State of Colorado.
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River travels a total of 1400 miles through Colorado, Utah, and Arizona and into the Gulf of California.
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It forms part of Arizona's border with Nevada and California.
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The Colorado River is a very swift and muddy river.
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It carries dirt and rocks down from the mountains.
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The story is told of an old fur trader who was attacked by Indians high up the river.
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His only escape was down the Colorado River in a small boat.
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It was a terrifying trip through Rapids and around rocks at top speed.
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The fur trader was found some days later in very rough shape hundreds of miles down the river.
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No one would believe that he had come so far so fast.
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The Grand Canyon stretches for about 250 miles in the state of Arizona.
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The Canyon was carved out by the flow of the river itself.
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In places, the Canyon is more than a mile deep.
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It stretches from 4 to 18 miles wide at the top.
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The Canyon valley contains worn rocks that rise up like a mountain range.
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The Canyon has been worn down through many layers of rock.
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River has cut its way down through layers of sandstone, limestone and shape to the granite bedrock.
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The different layers are of different colors and the rocks appear very beautiful, especially at sunrise and sunset.
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Because the Canyon is so deep, the climate changes as you go down into the valley.
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At the top, the climate is typical of a mountain area with Evergreen trees.
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Next you have typical forest trees.
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Third there are plants like cacti that grow in warm deserts.
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Finally, there are subtropical plants at the valley bottom.
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Tourists can ride down the narrow trails to the bottom of the valley on mules.
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On one side is the Rockwall of the Canyon and on the other side is a steep drop down to the bottom.
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Tourists have to trust their guide and the mule that they are riding to get them down safely.
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The trails zigzag back and forth and the tourists going down travels much more than a mile.
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Some 1000 square miles of the area became the Grand Canyon National Park in 1919.
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Because the Colorado River is very swift and runs through dry country, several dams have been built along it.
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These are designed to harness its power, save its water, and provide recreational opportunities.
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The best known dam is Hoover Dam, formerly Boulder Dam on the Arizona, Nevada border.
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This impressive structure is 727 feet high and 1282 feet long.
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Elevators are used to carry workers up and down inside the dam.
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The water, which is backed up by the Hoover Dam, forms Lake Mead.
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Lake Mead is used to irrigate nearby land as well As for boating and fishing.
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The dam itself is a major source of electric power for this section of the country.
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Visitors to the Grand Canyon are often filled with awe by the size and beauty of the Canyon.
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People seem very small in comparison to the immense cliffs, valleys and the mighty river.