VII. Read the text, and do the following tasks.
My Yellowstone Winter Experience
Yellowstone is the USA's oldest national park. I spent the weekend there on a trip to Wyoming last winter, and I stayed in a hotel in the park itself. On my first day, I travelled by bus across the snow. Afterwards, my guide drove me to Old Faithful, a very famous geyser in the park. Every half an hour or so, boiling water comes out of this enormous hole in the ground and reaches a height of between 27m and 56m.
Then I went back to my hotel until it was time for dinner at the restaurant. There were delicious fish tacos and the best chocolate ice cream in the world! There were also some fantastic views outside.
On the second day, I visited Mammoth Hot Springs in the morning, but the highlight of my
day was swimming in Yellowstone. There are only two places to go swimming in the park. I
sat in an enormous, hot outdoor bath. I had one foot in the Gardiner River in freezing cold
water and one foot in very hot water from the hot springs. It was great fun and very relaxing.
The geyser is an incredible sight. Then I had time for a ride on a snowmobile. It was awesome, but it was also freezing.
Two days in Yellowstone National Park just wasn't enough time to see it all.
Remember: You can't drive a snowmobile without a driving licence.
Task 1. What is the main idea of the text?
A. an information leaflet about hot springs
B. a travel review about a national park
C. a blog post about transport
D. a Geography textbook
Task 2. Read the meanings. Find the correct words in the text that match to them.
1. a person taking tourists to see places they don't know
2. natural warm water that comes out of the ground in a jet
3. natural warm water that comes from underground
4. a special vehicle for driving on snow
5. a certificate you get when you can drive a car
Task 3. Read the text again, and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1. The writer's hotel wasn't in the national park.
2. Old Faithful is the name of a famous jet of very famous hot water.
3. The writer had dinner at the hotel restaurant.
4. The hot springs weren't very relaxing for the writer.
5. The weather was warm when the writer was on the snowmobile.
6. You need a driving licence to drive a snowmobile.
