Учебное пособие G. G. Gubina english for tourists in professional communication part I textbook

 Country Study 
Nature of Switzerland
Task 9. Learn geographical names.  
Background Knowledge 
Areuse Gorge ущелье Ароза  
Creux du Van Кре-дю-Ван 
Rhine Falls Рейнский водопад 
Simme Falls водопад Зиммен  
Trümmelbach Falls
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Трюммельбахский водопад  

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Task 10. Read about the nature of Switzerland. Find additional information. Choose the landscapes you 
like best. Say whom you would advise to visit these places and why. Give your opinion.  
Mountainous Nature of Switzerland
 
Switzerland is one of the countries of Central Europe loved and visited by thousands of tourists 
every year. What attracts tourists from the whole world? Does Switzerland have a rich culture with its 
famous museums, music and watches? Landscapes or sport and leisure? We’ll have a look at Switzerland’s 
mountainous nature. What place shall we begin with? If you are fond of roaring water and its splashes, you 
can choose the Rhine Falls, which had been formed in the Ice Age. From the height of 150 metres the 
water rushes with the speed of twenty-three metres per second. It’s an unforgettable sight! Or one can 
choose Simme Falls with the height of 200 metres. Several springs feed the river Simme and they create 
the cascade over rocks. It’s well worth seeing it. The Trümmelbach Falls, the only one among the glacier 
waterfalls, always carries the melted glacier’s water to the valley of seventy-two waterfalls.
Enormous rock Creux du Van was shaped by glaciers and brooks. There’s an unusual flora both 
arctic and alpine and are the animals of mountains. Areuse Gorge is also destined for hiking. There are also 
other gorges with rare orchids and numerous species of birds. Welcome to the mountainous world of 
Switzerland with its pristine rivers, glaciers, waterfalls, unique flora and fauna.