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A Tall Tale★ (★tall tale = an unusual, incredible story) Imagine your Geography teacher has asked your class to present myths or legends about natural landmarks. Give a presentation about Paul Bunyan and the Mississippi River to the class.

1. a) Read Jenna's presentation about Paul Bunyan and the Mississippi River and identify the purpose of the presentation.

b) Talk about the Mississippi River: What is it? What does the legend say? What do scientists say? Then, copy the spidergram into your notebook and complete it with the information you talked about.

Hi, I'm Jenna Smith. Listen to this poem by American writer Shel Silverstein:

"He rode through the woods on a big blue ox, He had fists as hard as choppin' blocks, Five hundred pounds and nine feet tall... that's Paul!"

This poem is about the legend of Paul Bunyan, the giant who created the Mississippi River!

The Mississippi River is about 2,320 miles long. It flows through ten of the states in the USA. In fact, it's one of the longest rivers in the world! So how could a man, even a giant, create such a huge river?

Once there was a lumberjack, Paul Bunyan. His pet, a blue ox called Babe, was also giant. One day, Paul and Babe were moving a huge tank of water along a very dangerous road. Suddenly, the tank started to leak. The tank was so large that the leaking water became the Mississippi River!

Of course, scientists know that a giant didn't really create the Mississippi River. Actually, the water from melting glaciers - huge sheets of ice - carved the river into the land at the end of the last ice age to form what is now one of the most important landmarks in the USA.

The Mississippi River is one of the biggest rivers in the world. So, it's no wonder that according to legend a giant created it.

Now let me ask you this: How many of you like stories about real places or people?... Great! How many of you enjoyed hearing about Paul Bunyan and the Mississippi River?... I see!

Would you like to ask me anything?...

Thanks, everyone!

what it is

Paul Bunyan & the Mississippi River what scientists say the legend

1 a) Прочитайте презентацию Дженны о Поле Баньяне и реке Миссисипи и определите цель презентации.

1 b) Поговорите о реке Миссисипи: Что это такое? Что гласит легенда? Что говорят ученые? Затем скопируйте спайдерграмму в свою тетрадь и дополните ее информацией, о которой вы говорили.

Ответ:

1 a)

The purpose of the presentation is to present the myth about the origin of the Mississippi River and contrast it with the scientific explanation. / Цель презентации — представить миф о происхождении реки Миссисипи и противопоставить его научному объяснению.

1 b)