A New Walking Trail Through Snowdonia's Slate Country
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There is a new trail in Snowdonia. Snowdonia is a national park in Wales. The trail is for walking.
The trail shows old slate work. Slate is a type of grey rock. People in Wales used to dig slate from the ground. This was a big industry in the past.
The walk has rivers and mountains. People say the views are some of the best in the UK.
One writer walked the trail. After some hours, the writer came to a village. It is called Y Fron.
Near the village, there was an old machine. People used this machine to get slate from the ground. This is called quarrying.
The writer also saw a grassy path. The path went to a deep lake. The lake was in an old quarry.
Big rocks stood near the lake. The writer said they looked like old Maya temples. Maya temples are old stone buildings from Central America.
The new trail helps people learn about Welsh history. It also gives walkers beautiful nature to see.
Vocabulary8 words
- trail
- a path for walking
- national park
- a big area of nature that is protected
- slate
- a grey rock used for roofs
- industry
- work that makes or gets things to sell
- machine
- a tool with parts that does work
- quarrying
- getting rock from the ground
- quarry
- a big hole where people get rock
- temples
- old buildings used for religion
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1. Snowdonia, Wales 2. Slate work 3. Maya temples
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There is a new _____ in Snowdonia. Snowdonia is a _____ in Wales. The trail is for walking.
The trail shows old _____ work. Slate is a type of grey rock. People in Wales used to dig slate from the ground. This was a big _____ in the past.
The walk has rivers and mountains. People say the views are some of the best in the UK.
One writer walked the trail. After some hours, the writer came to a village. It is called Y Fron.
Near the village, there was an old _____. People used this machine to get slate from the ground. This is called _____.
The writer also saw a grassy path. The path went to a deep lake. The lake was in an old _____.
Big rocks stood near the lake. The writer said they looked like old Maya _____. Maya temples are old stone buildings from Central America.
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