Toe ICR Ke of the World ‘Sandra and David are going tothe Arctic Circle to write an article about Greenland’s glaciers. Welcome to Greenland Mike tld us about the assignment He said that the Greertand ico ps ming quck'y and scinbats are worried that might cause How will we got there? | know it too far but love 0 travel ann ona cogsict Dont won, David LaTER Worl Look at /~ seam rn Bree Crete 2 / ‘vie Tare’ ting Y hoes stn sumer but ew and now own eeausn fs gong We" gong tothe land ote / roe, af as oye cay ‘Well be there in about tall an hour Wil we reach the research tation before lt gots dark? (The engine's stopped! ™m (going t try to land on the ice REN Hold on tightUnderline the correct words in bold, The Arctic Circle is an area which surrounds the ‘North/South Pole. you put a pieve of ioe in a warm place, it will bol! smelt ‘An oll spill is a type of environmental/historical oisaster. ‘An ice cap is a thick layer of sand and sollice and ‘snow which covers an area of land the whole year round. Hf pilot is having problems while fying a plane, he (oF she calls “Mayday/SOS!” over the radio. ‘Choose the correct answer. A glacier is something aan « ‘a lke avolcano Bike abig frozen river ‘A research station is a place where {8 people do tests and experiments 'b people can catch a train ‘A dogsied is 2. a vehicle pulled by dogs b asmall plane I Listen to the episode and mark the sentences as T (true) or F (false). “The Greenland ice cap is metting slowly.” We're going to the land of the midnight sunt” “There's nothing but grass and feds down there.” “Tm going to try to land on the mountain, Read the episode and answer the questions. What is meting quickly? Why are scientists worries? How would Sandra love o travel? What happens above the Arctic Circle in summer? Why does Tony decide to try to land on the ice? Fill in the opposites from the list, then use them to make sentence exciting, rise, slowly; freeze uichty + 3 boring + set» 4 mots Look at pictures 2, 3 and 6 and find three questions. Rewrite them in reported speech, 7. Fill in said oot 1 Sandra that the sun doesnt sat there in the summer. 2 Mike them about the ice cap. 3 Tory Sandra that the engine had stopped. 4 “Hold on tight!" Tony. 5 He he was going to ty to land on the ice. GH Listen to the episode, then take roles and read it aloud. Read the paragraph and fill in a, an or the where inecesitry. Then, say where we use d, ant or the. pong to 2)... Arete Cree. They are going to see 3) vex Greenland ice cap because itis melting quickly and may cause 4) environmental disaster. Sandra would like 10 travel on 5) an. dogsled, but instead they are going to travel by 6)... plane. They are going t0 7)... research station, Ii ae, but this isn't a problem because 8) anu. sum doesn't set in 9) ~~ summer there, When 10)... engine stops, 11) ‘Tomy decides o land on 12)... ie. He alls out SMAYDAY" over the radio. Look at the and Tony. jictures and describe Sandra, David ‘What do you think will happen to Sandra, David and Tony? MlOn Top of the World (Mayday Mayday. 8S, house — the radio isnt working, it Ws reezing” ‘cold out here!) Wel, at least we've landed safely, sure someone wit come and rescue us "Yes, but there's alot of ‘rake coming out ofthe engine! We'd etter get cut of hare Guy We have 10 find a way to oop warm! La’ try to make a tent etaith some of our things (Thank yout How dS) youdotna? We've got special rnolsemakers Whats that noise? > ‘Oh, thank goodness! The polar bear is running vay research station. —~ “Tat me ities nyse ~ 7 We'e on our way to th Hop onto our snowmobiles quickly, before you ‘ant working, How di, freaze to death! you tnd us? 'How can we ever hank you enough? eave sao ou es! An weve Gl ree ores otal — >) Cite glaciers, the erash landing and an escape om eying ok bea|] Look at the pietures on p. 112, then read the ‘questions and circle the correct answer. 11 What is coming out of the engine? a tre 'b smoke 2 What is the weather like? ‘@ warm and sunny _b freezing cold 3. What is about to attack Sanda? @ anArcticfox ba polar bear 4 Who saves Sandr two explorers 5 What are they riding? @ dogsleds bb three explorers. b snowmobiles 2. Rl Listen to the episode and correct the words in bold. ; 41. “There's alot of water coming out of tre engin!” 2 “We have to find away to koop hot! 3 “Yes, but our TV isn't working” 44 "Were on ur way tothe esearch stop.” 3 Read the episode and answer the questions. 1. Why should Tony, Sandra and David get out of the plane quickly? What does the polar bear look tke? ‘What scares the polar bear away? How do the explorers find Tony, Sandra and David? How wil they al goto the research station? {I Listen to the episode, then take roles and read it out. 4 55 Read thelist of events from both episodes ofthe story and put them in the correct order, then retell the story. [2 They and on the ice. [EJ] Trey hop onto the snowmobiles [Ey Two explorers scare the bear away. [5 They stat making a tent EJ Tre plane's engine stops. [EJ A polar bear comes close ‘Sandra and David moet Tony. Er They leave withthe explores. [Ey Trey get out of ne plane [5 Trey take off inthe plane. 6 Flin the answers to find out what scared the polar bear away. 1. The two men are riding 2. The two men are 3. The plane's stops. 4 Sandra hears a loud {as she is looking atthe bear. 5. Tony says they need to make a... to Keep warm. 6 Tony calls out ‘onthe radio. 7 Apolar scares Sandra. smn 6OM@S OUt of the engine, There are in Greenland, 10 The stops working 1 2 3 70 Read the text and put the verbs into the correct tense, either in the active or the passive. Grecian, ced KalaltNurat in te hut fnguane, i he Lost Rg islnd inthe wad andthe cosest ece oan oe Nort Pole. Much kis atove he ce Gre, where the sun). {ots a di esa. ‘rena 2) (iscover) by Enk the Re, (cal) it a Viking trom Iceland, in $82 AD. 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