Adventure Reading 2. Read the text more carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? 1 Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2 Scott's use of motor sledges and ponies was a success. 3 Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. When they got to the Pole, Scott's expedition had a celebration. 5 Captain Oates went for a walk and got lost in a snow storm. 6 Scott's last letter was to his wife. 3 Use the Reading Strategies to work out the meaning of the words from the text. READING STRATEGIES: Dealing with difficult words Read the sentence the word is in and decide what kind of word it is (e.g. adjective, noun, etc.). • Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work out the meaning from the context. If the word is similar in your language, it possibly means the same but check the context to see if the meaning fits, e.g. 'expedition' is possibly a kind of journey. (This meaning fits the context of the sentence.) Now use the Mini-dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word. Find these words in the text and decide what kind of word each one is. Example expedition - noun expedition (line 2), depots (6), devastated (21), bitterly (22), ambition (24), desperate (30), cheerful (31), frostbite (39), spirit (46), remarkable (63) Now match the words with these definitions. 1 shocked and sad 2 angrily and unhappily 3 a journey organised for a special purpose 4 difficult and dangerous 5 a place where things are stored 6 in a good mood 7 something you want to achieve 8 courage and strength 9 extraordinary 10 frozen fingers and toes Petty Officer Evans 4 Read the text again and answer these questions. 1 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail? 2 What did Scott's expedition achieve? 3 Why did Scott and his men become heroes? 4 How did you feel when you read the story? Vocabulary: Wordbuilding 5 Complete the sentences. Make nouns from the adjectives in brackets. 1 They weren't prepared for the (dark) of the polar winter. 2 They didn't achieve their 3 The journey was a 4 They suffered from (exhausted). 5 They knew (dead) was near. 6 They are remembered for their (ambitious). (disastrous). (brave) in (difficult). the face of great 6 Make adjectives, verbs or adverbs from these nouns. explorer, pole, organisation, patience, preparation, ambition, courage, success 7 In pairs, take turns to say sentences about Amundsen's expedition. Use words from Exercises 5 and 6. Example A: Amundsen was a great explorer. B: Yes, he prepared for his expedition very well. Speaking 8 Work in pairs and find out about two modern explorers. Student A reads about Marek Kamiński and Student B reads about Helen Thayer on page 111. 9 Make a table for the information about your partner's explorer. Then ask questions. Nationality Age Expeditions: Greatest journey: Method of travel: Aims of expedition: Other activities Example A: Where is Helen Thayer from? B: She's from New Zealand, but she lives in the USA. QUOTE... UNQUOTE "The main thing is just to gol Marek Kamiński, Polish explorer