CENTRO DE IDIOMAS

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL
DE SAN AGUSTÍN

TITLE:
“BOILING RIVER (AMAZON)
TED VIDEO”

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

CLASSROOM: PRE-INTERMEDIATE

TEACHER:
LINSY GUTIERREZ FLORES

We have worked respecting the rules of ethic and honesty.

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Nicole Andrea Flores Pomaleque

Arequipa, January 30th 2020

 https://youtu.be/k4N2SxUZwiU
BOILING RIVER (AMAZON)
TED VIDEO

Watch the video and answer the questions bellow:

1. Where exactly is the river? Which kind of river is that? How can you

describe it?

The river is exactly in Mayantuyacu, Pucallpa, Peru. It is a river of hot

springs; they are also found in New Zealand. I describe it as a river that

sounds like the waves in the ocean, steam that rises through the trees

and a very wide river

2. How many degrees does it have? Is it the same in the whole

extension of the boiling river?

The average temperatures in the river were 86 degrees Celsius. No, it is

not the same it is cold and then hot, then cold and hot in all its extension.

3. What everyday activities can natives do with this natural resource?

The natives drink the water, they take in its vapor, clean, cook and even

make medications.

4. What is the original name of the boiling river?

The original name of the boiling river is Shanay-timpishka

5. Why does the river boil? How does it work?

The river boils by fault-fed hot springs As we have hot blood running

through our veins and arteries so, too, the earth has hot water running

through its cracks and faults. According to the geoscientist so, the deeper

you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal

gradient. The waters could be coming from as far away as glaciers in the

Andes then seeping down deep into the earth and coming out to form

the boiling river.

6. According to the geoscientist, what would be the significance of the

boiling river?

According to the geoscientist, it's a unique geothermal phenomenon