14. Difficult
15. Fast
16. Narrow
17..Cheap
18..Beautiful
19. Friendly
20..Crowded
XI. Read the passage and then do the tasks
Unit 5: NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD
ANTARCTICA
Antarctica is the most southern continent in the world. It is like nowhere else on earth. It is much larger than
Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia. It is an icy plateau with the South Pole at its center.
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than North Pole. In the
summer the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in the winter it's completely dark for about three
months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals, and penguins.
When Captain James Cook sailed around the continued in the 1770s, he found no one living there. Today, a
few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend fairly short periods there. Many scientists in
Antarctica are studying the ozone layer. The ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The
biggest "hole" is over Antarctica, where the weather is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and
lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep it safe.
• True (T) or False (F)
1. Europe is bigger than Antarctica.
2. The North Pole is the coldest and windiest place in the world.
3. In Antarctica, it never gets dark in the summer.
4. There are a lot of animals and birds in Antarctica.
5. Captain Cook found a few scientists living in Antarctica.
5. The weather in Antarctica is getting colder and colder.
. Answer the questions
Where is the coldest place in the world?
....Does the sun shine for twenty-four hours a day in Antarctica in the winter?
....Are there many trees and flowers in Antarctica? ........
.... Where is the biggest "hole" of the ozone layer? ....
II. Write the opposites
cross
biggest
bad
shorter
worse
worst
. near
lowest
driest
hot
shortest
Down
1. Hotter
3. smaller
4. least crowded
(2words)
5. coldest
9. smallest
10. not famous
11. cold
12. best
8
10
6
4
13
PRY
11
15
2
7
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3
12