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 * Clip B: The Teton Dam Disaster **


 * The Teton Dam[[image:Teton_Dam.jpg width="256" height="166" align="right"]] **

//The Teton Dam was built by the Bureau of Reclamation in the United States. It was an engineering disaster.//


 * A. Vocabulary **

Before watching the video, use a dictionary or other source to ensure that you understand the meaning of all the vocabulary words in the box. All of these words are used in the video.

subsoil, (water) spring, torrent, ambitious, risky earthen, erode/eroding, soggy, capacity, tame breathtaking, scenery, survey, foundation, fatal/fatally seepage, leak

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 * B. Now watch the video as many times as you need in order to understand it. **


 * C. After watching the video, think about the answers to the following questions: **


 * 1) What year did construction begin on the Teton Dam?
 * 2) Where was it built?
 * 3) What happened on 5 June 1976?
 * 4) How much water escaped from the dam?
 * 5) What was destroyed by this disaster?
 * 6) What did the video say about death and injury?
 * 7) What changed as a result of this disaster?