Английский язык. Методические указания и контрольная работа №2 по английскому языку для студентов 1 курса заочного отделения всех специальностей. Бидагаева Ц.Д. - 17 стр.

divorces among eccentrics than in the general population. ‘They            Today, around a thousand people call Antarctica home for
admit that they are people who are difficult to work with and live     several years at a time. Braving winds that freeze the flesh, the
with. They often feel that they are ahead of their time, and that it   constant threat of snowblindness, and the intense, unremitting
is the rest of the world that is completely insane, not themselves.’   cold, they are there for the extraordinary scientific treasures that
                                                                       await discovery. The ice retains ancient atmospheric samples
                                                                       and meteorites; the skies offer a direct line to space. This is the
                            Antarctica                                 one place still untouched by man, that is a barometer for the
                                                                       potentially ruinous impact our species is having on the planet.
    Antarctica is the fifth largest of the earth’s seven continents.
During the winter it doubles in size because of the large amount       Comprehension Check
of sea ice that forms at its edges. The names Arctic and Antarctica
come from arktos – Greek for ‘bear’. This refers to the                1. Did you find the answers to your questions?
constellation ‘The Great Bear’, which can always be seen in the        2. Here is a list of questions that relate to the two articles. Put a
north.                                                                    tick (٧) next to the questions that go with your article, then
    Antarctica is more than 95% covered in ice, and it contains           answer them.
about 90% of the world’s fresh water. Because of its thick ice         a. What is the origin of its name?
cover, it is the highest of all continents. The snow and ice of        b. How is he typical of his kind?
Antarctica are the purest in the world. The general isolation from     c. Why is there so little pollution?
the remainder of the world has allowed it to avoid the industrial      d. How does he spend his days?
pollution that is common to the other continents.                      e. How does he feel after his third divorce?
    Antarctica is the coldest continent. The lowest temperature        f. Is there much plant and animal life?
ever recorded anywhere on earth, -88.3°C, was in 1960, at the          g. What living creatures are there in the seas around?
Soviet Union’s Vostok Station.                                         h. Why are they happy people?
    Antarctica can be classified as a true desert, as the equivalent   i. Why is the area special from a scientific point of view?
of just 7cm of water falls annually. It hasn’t rained at the South     j. Why is that continent highest of all the rest ones?
Pole since the end of the Pleistocene era, 1,000,000 years ago.        k. What do these people think of the rest of the world?
The interior has almost continuous daylight during the summer
and continuous darkness during the winter.                             3. Find people who read the other story. Tell them about what
    It has only two species of flowering plants, and virtually no         you read. Together, answer all the questions.
flying insects. The surrounding ocean, however, abounds in living
creatures. Large numbers of whales feed on the rich marine life.       Discussion points
Seals and birds live and breed, but the most prominent inhabitant
of the Antarctic is the penguin, of which there are over twelve        1. Which article do you find most interesting?
million.                                                               2. Which facts do you find most remarkable?