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Tourist Dies Taking Photos at Grand Canyon

 

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Exercise 1　Vocabulary

I write several sentenses using these words.
And a tutor refines them if they need.

  1. canyon

    山渓(名詞)　通常、底に川がある急な側面の深い谷
    I don't want to hike up any canyons.

  2. edge

     際、端(名詞)　何かの最も遠くあるいは、外側の限界
    Why is he on the edge of the cliff?

  3. barrier

     障壁、フェンス、垣根(名詞)　人々がどこかへ行くことを止める物
    It is difficlut to climb over the barrier.

  4. meanwhile

     その間に(副詞)　何か他の事が起こっているのと同時間に
    I go to drink every Wednesday. My wife, meanwhile, go to a dance lesson.

  5. identify

     識別する(動詞)　人や物が何であるか誰かに言うこと
    He identified his own.

Exercise 2　Article

I summarize the article points and express my impression.
Besides, if there are words that I couldn't understand, I write down them words here and study them.

  • Summarized in a few lines
    The article says some tourists die at Grand Canyon. Especially, it have said about one tourist who fell from top of the mountain.

  • My Impression
    Grand Canyon has marvelous viewing. So I also want to go there and take many pictures. Probably, some of the tourist don't wear appropriate clothes. For example, trekking shoes and sticks. That's why, they can die.
    Of course, I think some of another tourist die, if even they wear appropriate one.

  • Words I haven't understood before much
    The man has not been made known.　 知られていない男の人
    a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge 　馬蹄のような形をした橋
    continents 大陸

Exercise 3　Question

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. What was the man doing when he fell over the edge of the Grand Canyon?

     My Answer:
    He is taking a photo.

  2. How old was the man who fell?

     My Answer:
    He was in 50s.

  3. Is there a barrier at the canyon's edge where the man fell?

    My Answer:
    No, there is no barrier at the canyon's edge. There is only signs.

Exercise 4　Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. What are your thoughts on the recent deaths at the Grand Canyon?

     My Answer:
    Does this answer mean 50s' man?
    A few years ago, Japanese died at Niagara Falls.
    https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/17/ayano-tokumasu-niagara-falls-japanese-student-last-moments-camera_n_929003.html
    People are dead in various places besides the Grand Canyon. In this June, My wife and I went to Okinawa what is one of the resort in Japan. When we went there, we visited many instagrammable places. Tha places are not listed in some magazines. But they're too dangerous because there is no fence and rope.

  2. Do you think there should be a barrier at the canyon's edge? Why? Why not?

     My Answer:
    It is needed a barrier. I think the place who bunch up many people is needed it. If someone die there, he or she bothers the local residents, police officers, and something like that. And it may be needed much cost for serching who person died.

  3. Are you afraid of heights? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    I like high places. But I'm bad at like that places.
    Fun and fear coexist.

  4. What's the most beautiful natural area you've been to? Did you take a lot of photos?

     My Answer:
    I think the most beautiful area that I've been to is the valley of Dolomiti in northern Itary. The water there was milky blue. The combination of the water and the mountains are beautiful. Of course I took a lot of photos.

  5. Have you been to the Grand Canyon? If so, please share your experience. If not, would you like to?

     My Answer:
    No, I've never been there. I really want to go there. The Grand Canyon has a lot of mysterious spots to take photos.

Exercise 5　Further Discussion

I answer these indicaded questions.

  1. What natural wonders do you hope to see someday? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    I hope to see variety of falls or coast. Water makes relaxing sounds. And water also makes mysterious shapes like falls and coast.

  2. What parts of your country would you recommend to tourists who love nature? Why?

     My Answer:
    If I have an opportunity to recommend to foreign tourists, I want to introduce them "Takeda Castle". Though it depends on the climate, the view of a top of the castle is like above the clouds.

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  3. Which of your country's national parks have you been to? Please explain your answer.

     My Answer:
    I've never been to any nayional parks in my country. In this opportunity, I searched that are there any ones, I found them actually. Rather than I'd never been there, l'd never heard them...

  4. Do you think you'd enjoy working at a national park? Why? Why not?

     My Answer:
    Maybe I wouldn't enjoy working at a national park. Because I'm better at planning jobs than manual workings. National parks often have a vast place. It is tough to manage all the landscapes clean.

  5. Time spent amongst [nature] is never wasted time. - Katrina Mayer. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

     My Answer:
    I don't deny its aphorism. But I can't understand perfectly. In this world, humans are required intelligences, knowledges and relationships with others. Actually, spending time among nature makes releasing stresses. But only it can't make their required things and growing up.