ReadingandvocabularyReadingandvocabularyAntarctica:theLastContinentAntarctica:theLastContinentOceaniaAntarcticaIcebergsIcebergsPenguinsPenguinsTrythequickquizonp1Fastreading:ReadthepassageandchooseaFastreading:Readthepassageandchooseaheadingforeachparagraph.headingforeachparagraph.Paragraph1Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph4Paragraph5Paragraph5AgreatplaceforresearchersPlantsandanimalsTheAntarcticTreatyThediscoveryofAntarcticaTheland1.1.TheweatherinAntarcticaTheweatherinAntarcticais__________,__________and_________.is__________,__________and_________.2.2.Fillintheblankwiththerightnumbers.Fillintheblankwiththerightnumbers.14,000,00014,000,0002,0002,00005th90%05th90%A.A.Antarctica’sAntarctica’sannualrainfallannualrainfalliscloseto_______.iscloseto_______.B.B.Antarcticaisthe________largestcontinentAntarcticaisthe________largestcontinentintheintheworld.world.C.C.Antarcticaiscovering____________squarekilometresAntarcticaiscovering____________squarekilometresaroundthearoundtheSouthPoleSouthPole..D.D.Antarcticaholds________oftheworld’sice.Antarcticaholds________oftheworld’sice.E.E.OnaveragetheOnaveragetheicecapicecapofAntarctica’ssurfaceofAntarctica’ssurfaceis________metresthick.is________metresthick.coldcolddrydrywindywindy0055thth14,000,00014,000,0002,0002,00090%90%ReadingParagraph1andfillintheblanks.ReadingParagraph1andfillintheblanks.ReadParagraph2andhaveadictation:ReadParagraph2andhaveadictation:Antarcticaisfullof_________,whichhasadaptedtoitsextreme__________.Therearedifferent________ofpenguins,_____________,seals,andwhales.______typesofplantscan________therebecauseofthecoldweather,thelackof________andthelong___________winternight.The________oftheplantsare______upofmosses,algaeandlichen.wildlifewildlifeconditionsconditionstypestypesflyingbirdsflyingbirdsFewFewsurvivesurviveAntarcticAntarcticrainfallrainfallrestrestmademadeReadParagraph3andcheckthetrueReadParagraph3andcheckthetruestatements:statements:()()MostoftheicehasbeeninAntarcticaforMostoftheicehasbeeninAntarcticaforhundredsofyears.hundredsofyears.()Gasandminerals,whichareintheformofcoal,are()Gasandminerals,whichareintheformofcoal,aretrappedintheice.trappedintheice.()MostoftheAntarcticarocksaremeteoritesfrom()MostoftheAntarcticarocksaremeteoritesfromouterspace.outerspace.()TherearelotsofusefulwhiterocksinAntarctica.()TherearelotsofusefulwhiterocksinAntarctica.ReadParagraph4andputthefollowingReadParagraph4andputthefollowingsentencesintorightorder:sentencesintorightorder:()Greekgeographersbelievedthattherewasalargelandmass.()EuropeansdiscoveredthecontinentofAmerica.()NorwegianCarstensBorchgrevinksetfootontheAntarcticmainland.()NorwegianRoaldAmundsenreachedAntarctica.()TheBritishexplorerJamesCookcrossedtheAntarcticCircle.ReadParagraph5andanswerthequestionsReadParagraph5andanswerthequestions1.1.WhathasreplacedtherivalrythatexistedbetweenmanyWhathasreplacedtherivalrythatexistedbetweenmanyoftheearlierexplorers?oftheearlierexplorers?2.HowmanycountriessignedtheAntarcticaTreaty?List2.HowmanycountriessignedtheAntarcticaTreaty?Listsomeofthem.someofthem.3.Whatistheaimofthetreaty?3.Whatistheaimofthetreaty?Aspiritofinternationalfriendship.Aspiritofinternationalfriendship.1212countriesincludingBritain,France,andtheUSA.countriesincludingBritain,France,andtheUSA.ItistopreventthecommercialandI...
