Workbook bls. 40 1 Listen and answer Hlustið og merkið við rétt svör. Section 1 Read the question for section one. Now listen and choose the right answer. • The bald eagle is the national bird of the USA. The white head, brown body, white tail and curved orange beak make it easy to identify. Even from a distance. These birds make huge nests from grass, feathers and sticks. The largest nest ever recorded was nearly 3 meters in diameter and more than 6 meters deep. It weighed approximately 2 tons. The bald eagle has been the national bird of the United States since 1782. Images of the eagle appear in many places, for instance on the president’s flag and on billions of one-dollar bills. Section 2 Read the question for section two. Now listen and choose the right answer. • If you go to the state fair in Talkeetna, Alaska, you can taste the best blueberry pancakes you have ever had. I’ll tell you how to make them. Beat the eggs together with the sugar in a bowl. Add the melted butter and the milk and stir well. Then add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth. Finally add the blueberries. Drop a spoonful of the batter at a time onto a greased hot frying pan. Cook the pancakes on both sides until golden brown. What would you like with your pancakes? Syrup, jam or chocolate? See you at the state fair, I hope. Section 3 Read the question for section three. Now listen and choose the right answer. • If you are planning to go on a road trip across the USA, from California in the west to Maryland in the east, why not take U.S. Route 50? It is almost 5000km long. Route 50 passes through 12 American States. It runs through mostly rural deserts and mountains in the western United States. It crosses some of the most beautiful parts of America. The section through Nevada is known as “The Loneliest Road in America.” Here you find miles and miles of little more than mountains, sand, and blue sky. Section 4 Read the question for section four. Now listen and choose the right answer. • Girl: What are you looking forward to when you go to the USA this summer? • Boy: When I get to Los Angeles, I am definitely going to take a selfie with the famous Hollywood sign. I am going to get up close. • Girl: Well, you can try but it won’t be easy with the fence, the cameras and the park rangers that keep watch. • Boy: Oh, what a shame! I was looking forward to that. Maybe it’s better to go to Hollywood Boulevard instead to look at all the stars engraved on the sidewalk. 40 3 Break the Journey
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