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COLORADO
Colorado is the highest state in the United States. The Rocky Mountains stretch through the state, from New Mexico in the south to Canada in the north. The area west of the Rockies is a high plateau, the area east of the Rockies is the Great Plains.
Skiing is a great tourist industry in Colorado. Aspen is one of the most popular ski resorts in the state. There are steep slopes for experts and easy slopes for beginners. There are many interesting events to attract tourists. On Christmas Eve, people ski down the mountain at night carrying torches. The tradition comes back from the old times, when miners working at night used torches to see their way home.
Denver is the capital of Colorado. It lies on the eastern slope of the Rockies. To the east there are vast rolling plains, to the west a picturesque desert.
The Brown Palace Hotel is a luxurious building that dates back to Denver’s early days. The Navarre, across the street, used to be a place for drinking and gambling. There was a secret tunnel between the buildings so that respectable citizens could pass into the Navarre unseen. The tunnel is no longer used today.
Colorado entered the Union in 1876 as the 38th state.
1. What mountains stretch through Colorado?
– ___ Rocky Mountains.
2. What is the area west of the Rockies?
– ___ high plateau.
3. What is the area east of the Rockies?
– ___ picturesque desert.
4. What is one of the most popular skiing resorts in the state?
– ___Aspen.
5. What can be found here for expert skiers and for beginners?
– ___Steep slopes for ___expert skiers and ___easy slopes for ___beginners.
6. What is the history of the tradition?
– In ___old times, ___miners working ___at night used ___torches to see their way home.
7. What is the capital of Colorado?
– ___Denver.
8. Where does Denver lie?
– On ___eastern slope of ___Rockies.
9. What is there to the east and to the west of Denver?
– There are ___vast rolling plains to ___east and ___picturesque desert to ___west.
10. What are the two famous buildings of Denver?
– ___Brown Palace Hotel and ___Navarre.
11. What was there between the two buildings?
– ___secret tunnel.
ПРАВИЛО 10
Означений артикль вживається перед іменником, що утворився від прикметника, який означає цілий клас людей, охарактеризований цим прикметником.
The man over there is collecting money for the blind.
What is the government doing to help the unemployed?
The French are famous for their food.
Примітка: Ці іменники мають значення множини. Якщо ж вказується на одну особу цього класу, то потрібно вжити прикметник з іменником.
The young do not understand the old.
A young man entered the room.
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