O V E R N I A G A R A FA L L S !

1 Complete the fact card using the words below.

3,000 ◆ Canada ◆ 55 metres
Niagara Falls ◆ tourist attractions
Names: 1.................. (USA) or The Horseshoe Falls (Canada)
Place: On the border between the USA and 2...................
Interesting facts:

Fact Card
The Falls are about 3.................. high!
More than 4.................. cubic metres of water fall every second!
The Falls are one of the most popular 5.................. in North America.

2 Read the newspaper articles and answer the questions below.

o Times
T h e T o r o n t JUNE 30, 1860 The Niagara News The New
York Cour
in Does it Aga
in! October 24, 1901 An Incr ier
Charles Blond In a barrel! edible R
escue at
Yesterday Niagara
63-year-old Annie , 7-year-o
ld Roger W
Falls
Deanne a
Taylor wanted to overturne
nd their n
eighbour,
oodward,
his sister
be rich and d in their Mr Honey
Niagara F boat on th c u tt,
famous. She alls e river ne
disappeare . Mr Honeycutt dro ar the top
of
decided to go The man
d. A man w
saw Dean ned and Roger
over Niagara Falls also sent
a boat to
ne and sa
v
in a barrel, and
Roger wa
s wearing look for R ed her.
The men a li o g er. Luckily
yesterday she did found him fe jacket and it sav ,
o, C ha rles Blondin walked she was successful.
alive at th
e bottom
ed his life
!
A year ag
Fa lls on a rope. But it! Luckily, pe you of the Fall
across Niagara ous enough for Good luck, Annie! We ho s!
ng er s!
that wasn’t da become rich and famou
alked across with
him! He also w . Yesterday, he
ck
a man on his ba but this time he
a sim ilar tric k,
did a
de d and he pushed
was blindfol e rope!
ong th
wheelbarrow al

1 How many times did Charles Blondin cross the Falls?

2 Why was the second time more dangerous than the first?
3 Why did Annie want to go over the Falls?
Roger Wo
4 What happened to Deanne? odward
minutes
befor e he
5 What happened to Roger? was save
d.

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Answers

OVER NIAGARA FALLS!

1 1. Niagara Falls
2 Canada
3 55 metres
4 3,000
5 tourist attractions
2 1 Three
2 The second time he carried a man on his back.
3 Annie wanted to be rich and famous.
4 Deanne was saved.
5 Roger went over the Falls and was then saved by some men on a boat.

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