A Year in Antarctica
Building Background Antarctica
What do you know about Antarctica? Complete the chart below.
Vocabulary Antarctica, The Adventure Begins & Life at Rothera
Read the definitions and write the matching words from the Word
Bank.
[ Word Bank ]
Where is the exact location of Antarctica?
wilderness
continents
climate
ice cores
crew
supplies
What animals and plants live in Antarctica?
What are the four seasons like in Antarctica?
Do you want to visit Antarctica? Why or why not?
1. food, clothes, and things necessary for daily life or for a
particular purpose
supplies
2. a group of people with special skills who work together
crew
3. an area of land that is wild and unchanged by people
wilderness
4. the largest landmasses on Earth
continents
climate
5. the pattern of weather over a period of time
6. long, thin sticks of ice drilled by scientists for study
Write a paragraph using the information from the chart you
completed above.
ice cores
Circle the synonyms of the underlined words.
1. Few animals and plants can survive on the land.
① exist
② come
③ research
④ title
2. When ships arrived with supplies, they all helped to unload the cargo.
① do
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② unpack
③ move
④ work
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Comprehension Antarctica
Answer the following questions.
Comprehension The Adventure Begins & Life at Rothera
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What do the sentences in the box describe?
In the middle of October 2001, about a dozen British scientists boarded an airplane
in the United Kingdom. They were going to spend a year in Antarctica studying
It is the most southern landmass on Earth.
fossils, ice cores and wildlife. Each one had packed special equipment. They also
It is the largest wilderness on the planet.
It is one of the highest, coldest and windiest places you could imagine.
It is one of the seven continents of the world.
had lots of warm clothes.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
It is larger than Australia or Europe.
① South America
② the equator
③ Antarctica
④ North Pole
① What is Antarctica?
② Rothera Research Station
③ The Adventure Begins
④ One Year Ends
2. Why did the scientists go to Antarctica?
① to study fossils, ice cores and wildlife
2. What is Antarctica covered with?
① a thick sheet of ice
② sand and sand dune
③ stones and rocks
④ water
3. What makes it difficult for anything to live in Antarctica?
① a hot and dry climate
② a freezing harsh climate
③ snow storms
④ hurricanes and cyclones
4. What word goes in the blank?
Antarctica is __________ by many countries, including the United Kingdom, for
scientific research.
② to collect gold and silver
③ to build factories
④ to build the Rothera Research Station
Answer the following questions.
1. When is it spring in Antarctica?
① March to April
② December to February
③ May to August
④ September to November
2. Which is true about the Rothera Research Station?
① Only 10 people were living at the Rothera Research Station.
② Inside the heated station, people wore ordinary clothes.
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① made
② covered
③ The Rothera Research Station was built in the North Pole.
③ shared
④ continued
④ The station crew could not sleep at all.
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Vocabulary
Living in Antarctica & Out in the Cold
Comprehension Living in Antarctica
Complete the word puzzle using the words from the Word Bank.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
❺
h
a
b
❻
[ Word Bank ]
❼
u
Soon after arriving, the scientists began their safety training. Living in Antarctica
can be very dangerous. First, the scientists had to learn how to dress to stay warm.
n
e l d
g a s
t
e
a
i
r
f r o s t b l t e
r
a
r
h
e
e
k
e
e
e
l
a
z
t
c
e
e
u
c r e v a s s e s
❶
f
gas
i
freeze
❷
❸
frostbite
shelter
❾
crevasses
undertake
field
habitat
Down
solid or liquid
3. injury to body parts or skin caused by
extreme cold
6. any place outside of a laboratory where
scientists study and observe things
8. deep cracks in ice
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of injury is called
.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
① Air that is 0℃ can freeze people’s ears, hands and feet.
② The scientists had to learn how to cook in Antarctica.
③ Living in Antarctica can be very dangerous.
④ At the South Pole the air temperature is -50℃.
rescue
❽
1. a substance such as air, which is not
at Rothera is -5℃. Air that is 0℃ can freeze people’s ears, hands and feet. This kind
air
❹
Across
At the South Pole the average air temperature is -50℃. The average air temperature
2. What word goes in the blank?
① habitats
② blizzard
③ temperature
④ frostbite
3. What should the scientists learn first in Antarctica?
2. the mixture of gases that we breathe
① how to dress to stay warm
3. to become hard and solid because the
② how to keep food and water
temperature is very cold
4. a place or structure providing protection
③ how to make warm clothes
④ how to camp far from the Rothera Research Station
against weather or danger
5. a place where groups of plants and
animals live naturally
4. What is the synonym of the underlined word?
7. to start to do something
① normal
② far
9. to save someone or something from a
③ dangerous
④ total
situation of danger or harm
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Comprehension Living in Antarctica & Out in the Cold
Answer the following questions.
② frostbite
④ crevasses
2. Why can the land in Antarctica be dangerous?
①
②
③
④
Out in the Cold
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
1. What is a dangerous condition caused when a person’s body temperature drops
because of cold?
① hypothermia
③ shelter
Comprehension
- Research teams also drilled deep into the ice.
- Near the coast, teams studied Antarctic plants and animals in their natural habitats.
- Some researchers looked for fossils.
- Some scientists studied whales, seals, penguins and other sea birds.
1. Write two sentences from the box that tell what scientists did to find clues about
because there are wild animals on the icy land
because there are deep crevasses in the icy land
because there is nothing to eat
because people have to move by walking
Antarctica’s history.
Research teams also drilled deep into the ice.
Some researchers looked for fossils.
2. Write two sentences from the box that tell what scientists did to learn about
3. What is the synonym of the underlined word?
Antarctica’s wildlife.
Teams of scientists headed out into the field to do experiments.
① history
③ sphere
② land
④ huge
Near the coast, teams studied Antarctic plants and animals in their natural
habitats. Some scientists studied whales, seals, penguins and other sea birds.
3. Find the word from the box that means “the places where groups of plants and
animals live naturally”.
4. What are the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant called that are found inside
a rock?
① forests
③ dinosaurs
② animals
④ fossils
5. Reread page 12 of the student book and write about scientists’ mountain climbing.
Crevasses can be hundreds of meters deep. It is easy
to fall into one because snow often hides the opening of
a crevasse.
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habitats
Answer the following question.
1. What did the scientists learn from the ice cores?
① why no animals have lived in Antarctica
② how Antarctic air and weather have changed over time
③ how many animals and plants have lived in Antarctica
④ when winter comes in Antarctica
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Vocabulary
Packing Up, A Long Winter & One Year Ends
Comprehension
Fill in the blanks using the words from the Word Bank.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
[ Word Bank ]
empty
specimens
because
chainsaws
Packing Up
By late February, temperatures were dropping. There was less sunlight each day.
continued
horizon
unsafe
repaired
Out in the field, scientists began closing up their camps. The teams packed up
tents, equipment, records and specimens. The teams also gathered up their
garbage to keep the environment clean.
1. The teams packed up tents, equipment, records and
2. Antarctica is
empty
specimens
1. What is the best title for the passage?
.
, frozen and harsh.
3. They were happy to be back
because
5. A few researchers
unsafe
continued
② Out in the Cold
③ Packing Up
④ Living in Antarctica
2. Which is true about the weather in February in Antarctica?
the station had laboratories and
computers so they could continue working.
4. The bitter cold makes them
① One Year Ends
① Snowstorms begin.
② Hurricanes and cyclones occur.
③ There is less sunlight each day.
to fly.
④ Hard rain falls and the wind blows.
3. Why did the teams gather up their garbage when they packed up?
their work.
① because there were no garbage cans
6. To get underwater, they cut holes in the ice with
chainsaws
② to study garbage
.
③ because of hurricanes
7. For weeks in June and July, the Sun did not rise above the
8. They cleared snow, fixed frozen pipes and
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horizon
repaired machinery.
④ to keep the environment clean
.
4. What is the synonym of the underlined word?
① made
② prepared
③ caught
④ collected
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Comprehension
A Long Winter & One Year Ends
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Ships can get through the ice around the station only from December to March.
Final Test (1)
1. What are the largest landmasses on Earth called?
① Antarctica
② the North Pole
③ planets
④ continents
Planes cannot come to Antarctica in the winter either. ______________________.
The 20 or so people who stayed at Rothera kept the station running. They cleared
snow, fixed frozen pipes and repaired machinery.
2. Which is not true about Antarctica?
① It is one of the seven continents.
② It is the largest wilderness on the planet.
1. Which is true about the passage?
① People who stay at Rothera in the winter cannot do anything.
③ It is larger than Australia or Europe.
④ Recently many people immigrated into Antarctica to live.
② Planes come to Antarctica in the winter.
③ People cannot stay at Rothera in the winter.
3. What do the sentences in the box describe?
④ Ships can get through the ice around the station in the summer of Antarctica.
- It is the station for scientific research.
2. What sentence goes in the blank?
- It is one of the United Kingdom’s stations in Antarctica.
① Hurricanes make them unsafe to fly.
- It has a kitchen, a library and a sauna.
② To get underwater, they cut holes in the ice with chainsaws.
- The scientists worked in its laboratories and offices.
③ The bitter cold makes them unsafe to fly.
④ Instead, the sky just brightened for about four hours.
① James Clark Ross
② Rothera Research Station
③ Ernest Shackleton
④ the South Pole
3. What might the next passage be about?
① what the remaining researchers did in the winter
② why the winter in Antarctica was bitter cold
③ why the researchers took time off for fun
④ when the water froze
4. Find the synonym of the underlined word in the box.
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4. Reread page 5 of the student book and write about opposite seasons of the northern and
southern hemispheres.
At the South Pole the average air temperature is –50°C. Air
that is O°C can freeze people’s ears, hands and feet. When the
entire body gets too cold, hypothermia that can be deadly sets
in. That’s why they had to learn how to dress to stay warm.
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Final Test (2)
Grammar Pronouns (1)
Rewrite the sentences using the proper pronouns.
1. Fill in the blanks using the words from the Word Bank.
[ Word Bank ]
masks
clothing
Example
goggles
→ She is a beautiful girl.
1. Peter is in the garden.
Dressing for the Antarctic Weather
a thermal
glove
a climbing
boot
→
protect eyes from sunlight reflected off the snow.
the face. Layers of
clothing
He is in the garden.
2. The table is not good for my room.
a glacier
boot
→
a waterproof
mitt
Goggles
Mary is a beautiful girl.
It is not good for my room.
3. Put the book on the bookshelf.
Masks
protect
help to keep warm air close to the body.
→
Put it on the bookshelf.
4. Sandra will come to the party.
→
She will come to the party.
2. Reread page 16 of the student book and write about how the scientists studied the ice
cores in Antarctica.
They learned how Antarctic air and weather have
changed over thousands of years. This information
also helped them understand pollution and climate
change around the world.
Write the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.
1. Antarctica is the largest wilderness on the planet.
It
is one of the highest, coldest
and windiest places you could imagine.
2. Felicity Aston was one of the scientists staying at Rothera for the winter.
3. Reread page 21 of the student book and write about what the researchers did at
Rothera Station.
They kept the station running and continued their work.
Some people cleaned snow, fixed pipes and repaired
machinery. Some researchers tracked the weather while
other dived under the sea to collect ocean specimens.
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She
watched
the RRS Ernest Shackleton sail off.
3. Antarctica is one of the seven continents of the world.
It
is larger than Australia or
Europe.
4. Much of their equipment stayed packed.
This
was because many of the scientists
were going home to the United Kingdom.
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Grammar Pronouns (2)
Writing A Year in Antarctica
Rewrite the following sentences using the proper pronouns.
Example
What did you learn about Antarctica? What are the most interesting
things about Antarctica? Complete the chart below.
The students played tennis.
When is it summer in Antarctica?
→ They played tennis.
1. Mark and I went to school together.
→
We went to school together.
What is the most interesting thing about Antarctica?
2. Anthony and his brothers stayed in Paris.
→
They stayed in Paris.
What is the most dangerous thing about living in Antarctica?
3. These flowers are for Mrs. Simpson.
→
They are for Mrs. Simpson.
4. The scientists continued their work.
→
What else do you want to know about Antarctica?
They continued their work.
Write the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.
1. The scientists learned how to build shelters out of snow and how to live in an ice cave.
They studied how to predict the weather.
2. Some teams traveled by airplane and a few teams had snowmobiles.
Write paragraphs about Antarctica using the information from the
chart you completed above.
They hauled
their gear on sleds.
3. The scientists learned how to set up pyramid tents. They could stay safe inside these
even during a blizzard.
4. The 20 or so people who stayed at Rothera kept the station running.
They cleared snow
and repaired machinery.
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Listening Practice
MEMO
Listen to the sentence and fill in the blanks.
wilderness on the planet.
1. Antarctica is the largest __________
climate makes it difficult for anything to live there.
2. This harsh __________
2001 about a __________
dozen British scientists boarded
3. In the middle of October __________,
an aeroplane in the United Kingdom.
90
ice
4. About __________
percent of the world’s __________
is found in Antarctica.
specimens
records and __________.
5. The teams packed up tents, equipment, __________
Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks.
fossils ice __________
cores
6. They were going to spend a year in Antarctica studying __________,
packed special ________.
equipment They also had lots of warm
and wildlife. Each one had ________
clothes.
temperature at Rothera is -5° C. Air that is 0° C can __________
freeze
7. The average air __________
feet
frostbite
people’s ears, hands and __________.
This kind of injury is called __________.
hypothermia sets in. __________
Hypothermia can be deadly.
When the entire body gets too cold, __________
mountainous and icy. There are
8. The land in Antarctica can be dangerous. Much of it is __________
crevasses in the ice that can be __________
hundreds of meters deep. It is easy to fall
deep __________
crevasse
into one as snow often hides the opening of a __________.
seals seals, penguins and other __________.
seabirds
9. Some scientists studied the __________,
summer to feed. Other scientists
Some of these animals visit Antarctica only in the __________
air
tanks for underwater dives. They swam
put on special suits and __________
__________
coral and __________.
starfish They also saw orange sea
past fish, sponges, __________
spiders that had __________
up
to
__________
__________
12 legs.
December to
10. Ships can get through the ice around the station only from __________
March __________
Planes cannot come to Antarctica in the winter either. The bitter
__________.
cold makes them unsafe to fly. The 20 or so people who stayed at Rothera kept the
running They cleared snow, fixed __________
frozen pipes and __________
repaired
station __________.
machinery.
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WORKBOOK
A Year in Antarctica
Publisher Jae-yoon Chung
Managing Director Hannah Lee
Senior Editor Jung-ah Kim
Project Editor Reese Ji
Written by Jeong Hee Choi
Proofread by Alwin G. Fontenot
Recorded by Yeasung Media Tech
Illustrated by Donghyun Lee, Youngjoo Jung
Designed by DOD Design
Printed by POD KOREA
Copyright © 2008 by Language World Co., Ltd.
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First Edition in 2008
ISBN 978-89-256-0143-4