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The Lake District

The Lake District is a popular National Park. More and more people enjoy its fantastic scenery each year, due TO / OVER / FROM / FOR increasing numbers of car owners and improvements to local roads and motorways. This, ALTHOUGH / THEREFORE / HOWEVER / THUS, is placing an ever increasing pressure on this beautiful and valuable environment.

Traffic jams in and around the Lake District create air pollution. Parking facilities at most tourist sites are overflowing in peak season causing visitors to park on the grass which, IN TURN / IN APPEARANCE / INGENERAL / IN CONCLUSION, causes soil erosion. Litter is also a problem, DESPITE / ALTHOUGH / IN SPITE OF / EVEN IF many bins are provided and people are DISCOURAGE / COURAGEOUS / ENCOURAGED / INCORRIGIBLE to take their litter home.

Activities SIMILAR / ALIKE / SAME AS / SUCH AS hiking, camping and mountain biking cause severe footpath erosion. Visitors often leave the designated trails, risking nesting birds and animals being disturbed, vegetation being destroyed and water courses becoming polluted.

In addition, the traditional hill farming of the Lake District has effects on the landscape. Grazing sheep HOLD / PUT / DO / KEEP the grass short and eat other vegetation, including young saplings. The difficulty faced now is how to preserve the beauty of this area without lowering the enjoyment of visitors or impairing the livelihoods of local farmers.

The Lake District

The Lake District is a popular National Park. More and more people enjoy its fantastic scenery each year, due TO increasing numbers of car owners and improvements to local roads and motorways. This, HOWEVER, is placing an ever increasing pressure on this beautiful and valuable environment.

Traffic jams in and around the Lake District create air pollution. Parking facilities at most tourist sites are overflowing in peak season causing visitors to park on the grass which, IN TURN, causes soil erosion. Litter is also a problem, ALTHOUGH many bins are provided and people are ENCOURAGED to take their litter home.

Activities SUCH AS hiking, camping and mountain biking cause severe footpath erosion. Visitors often leave the designated trails, risking nesting birds and animals being disturbed, vegetation being destroyed and water courses becoming polluted.

In addition, the traditional hill farming of the Lake District has effects on the landscape. Grazing sheep KEEP the grass short and eat other vegetation, including young saplings. The difficulty faced now is how to preserve the beauty of this area without lowering the enjoyment of visitors or impairing the livelihoods of local farmers.

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The Lake District

One of the most visited and praised regions of the UK, the Lake District lies within the county Cumbria in north-west England. The 885 square miles that … [constitute/construct/combine/compromise]  the National Park are crammed … [with/by/in.across]  some of the most dramatic scenery, beautiful views and picturesque villages England has to offer. And it’s no surprise that its famed beauty attracts millions of visitors each year from high .. [profile/line/shape/figure]  celebrities to serious outdoor pursuits enthusiasts, all of whom travel here to … [vouch/stand/make/call]  for what all the fuss is about. It’s hard to imagine anywhere else in the country where you can find such an incredible diversity of magnificent scenery in such a contained space. … [Rugged/Worn/Bumpy/Unlevel]  mountains, glacial lakes, forests and untamed … [fells/falls/feels/fools]  fill the Lake District, as well as pretty villages linked by country lanes, bridleways and ancient trails. And just beyond the south and west boundaries of the National Park lies the Cumbrian coast, home … [to/towards/at/for]  old maritime communities, areas of outstanding natural beauty and numerous … [historical/historic/histiry/historian]  sites.

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GAP 1
CONSTITUTE

To make up; form; compose:
Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.

GAP 2
WITH

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION

CRAMMED WITH

Full of things or people :
All the shelves were crammed with books.

GAP 3
PROFILE

Attracting a lot of public attention, usually deliberately: 
He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the president.

GAP 4
VOUCH

To say that you believe that something is true or good because you have evidence for it :
I was in bed with the flu. My wife can vouch for that.

GAP 5
RUGGED

COLLOCATION

RUGGED MOUNTAINS

Having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface:
Haiti’s terrain consists mainly of rugged mountains with small coastal plains and river valleys.

GAP 6
FELLS

A hill or an area of hills in northern England:
A fell is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain range or moor-covered hills.

GAP 7
TO

NOUN + PREPOSITION

HOME TO

The place where a plant or animal usually lives; the place where somebody/something can be found:
The Rockies are home to bears and mountain lions.

GAP 8
HISTORICAL

Relating to the past:
You must place these events in their historical context.

The Lake District National Park is situated in the North West of England.

It stretches from Caldbeck in the North to Lindale in the South, and Ravenglass in the West to Shap in the East.

The area, known as «The Lake District», covering approximately 2,290km /880 square miles, was designated a National Park in 1951, Britain’s largest National Park.

The area is in the care of the National Park Authority, who not only protect and conserve, but also promote the public’s understanding and enjoyment of the park.

Record Breakers

Within the Lake District National Park are England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike over 977 metres/3,200 feet and its largest lake, Windermere 16.5km/10.5miles long.

The Lake District National Park contains almost every feature of mountain scenery, verdant valleys, well-known major lakes, lesser-known tarns, majestic waterfalls and everywhere, beautiful scenery and breathtaking views.

How the Lake District was Formed

The Lake District, one of England’s most celebrated regions, has been formed over millions of years, by climatic change: Gigantic volcanic eruptions, submersion by the sea, the ice age and the melting of glaciers, have all contributed to its extraordinary, unique landscape.

Even now the weather still changes the shape of the Lake District, with frost making the most impact. Cracks in the rocks fill with water, which expands when frozen, shattering the rocks into fragments known as scree, this builds up to form steep scree slopes on the mountains.

Man has also contributed to the changing landscape in The Lake District National Park. The region is one of the North of England’s main sources of slate and granite. Much quarrying has been carried out, leaving its marks on the landscape.

Some of the lakes provide water to the Northern towns situated within the National Park and although necessary, the building of dams and reservoirs have also made changes. The planting of coniferous woods, is another of man’s additions to the changing features of Lakeland.

England’s First National Park

In 1969, Brockhole, a beautiful country house on the shore of Lake Windermere, was purchased and became England’s first National Park Visitor Centre.

No matter what the weather, Brockhole is a great place for a day out for all the family, with exciting and innovative displays, which bring the history, traditions, geology, flora and fauna of the Lake District to life.

Famous Residents

The unique atmosphere and scenery of the Lake District has provided inspiration to a host of artists and writers. Names such as William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy, who lived much of their lives in the Lake District.

William together with his friends, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey became known as ‘The Lake Poets’.

The Victorian writer, artist, reformer and philanthropist John Ruskin, Hugh Walpole author of the Herries chronicle, (set in Cumbria), Arthur Ransome, the author of Swallows and Amazons, and of course Beatrix Potter, author, artist, local farmer and conservationist all lived in the area.

The homes of some of these celebrated persons are open to the public; lovely and fascinating places to visit.

The Lake District National Park, is the destination of millions of visitors each year. Some come to pursue the challenges of the mountains, or the pleasures of sailing, hiking and horse riding.

Some to visit its many and varied attractions, while others come to the events and festivals in the area.

Many visit the picturesque towns and villages, and enjoy quiet lakeshore walks, and all who visit appreciate the grandeur of the scenery unique to Lakeland.

You can find more information on the Lake District National Park Website, or continue reading about other National Parks with the links at the bottom of the page.