Lake Baikal
Activities
D. Match the words with the meanings.
Words
Meanings
E. Read the text in C again and complete the chart.
| Lake Baikal | Information |
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location |
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setting/placed |
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length |
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width |
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maximum depth/ utmost/highest depth |
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extended over an area/occupies an area |
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amount of water |
F. Make a list of attractive features of Lake Baikal.
Some of the attractive features of Lake Baikal are-
• It is situated 445 meters high above sea level.
• It reserves about one fifth of the world’s fresh surface water.
• It will require one year for all the rivers of the world to fill Baikal’s basin.
• It will take four hundred years for all the rivers, streams and brooks now flowing into the Siberian Lake sea to fill its basin.
• The lake acts as a powerful generator and bio filter.
• Colour of the water of the lake changes according to the wind flow.
G. Have you seen a lake or river that has attracted you very much? If yes, write what aspects of the lake or river appealed to you. If not, go and see a lake or a river. Then write about it.
Yes, I have once had a journey through a river named Padma. I have seen Padma during the rainy season (June-July) last year while I was going to the Rajshahi city. The river was just splashing with water. The sunrays were sparkling over the streams of the river and was creating a magical scenario. As we were travelling by a boat, we could just feel the blue around. The blue sky was reflected on the water of the river. At some distance, fishermen were catching fishes and some other boats were rowing through the endless paths of water. Our boatman was singing a song in his local dialect. Though I could not understand properly the lyrics, I could still enjoy the scenario and the sound of the song synching with the echo of the waves. Hence, the journey in this river was so fascinating. The vastness of the river, the mighty waves and the liveliness over the river just won my heart. This is why Padma is one of the most appealing rivers to me.