I recently went to Maine to see some whales. Before my whale adventure started I got to learn about Maine. I learned that Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is known for its scenery. It is known for its rocky coastline, its low rolling mountains, its heavily forested interior and waterways. It is also known for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and claims.
We had a wonderful sunny day during our whale watching adventure. We traveled about 16 miles off-shore and saw different species of marine Mammals. We got to see a dozen large pods of Harbor Porpoise splashing at the water surface. We briefly saw Minke Whales that broke the surface and then disappeared. We had a great encounter with two large Fin Whales that were feeding. They came up to the ocean surface for air in between their feedings.
Maine did prove to have beautiful scenery that takes your breath away. I enjoyed taking pictures of it.
Vocabulary:
Region: An area; part of a country
Scenery: The natural features of a landscape
Forested: Covered land with trees
Interior: The inner or indoor part of something
Waterways: A river, canal, or other route for travel by water
Cuisine: A style or method of cooking
Cloze Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list above.
1. You can get forecasts for four mountain ___________ at present.
2. The village itself is set in the valley with skiing on either side, surrounded by dramatic _____________.
3. ______________ canopy along river valleys is taller, with isolated trees reaching up to 30m in height.
4. The _______________ of the house was very attractive.
5. The Suez Canal is a key _____________ for world trade.
6. A selection of Indian ____________ will be available for all children to taste.
Grammar:
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.
Change the following regular verbs into simple past tense:
Work ________________
Call
Wash
Love
Talk
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