1 Read the text, then answer the questions. 1 What do these figures refer to? (a) 1.6 kilometres (b) December 1911
2 What did the team do in 2011 that nobody had done before?
3 What did some of the team achieve in 2010?
4 What things were particularly dangerous on the expedition?
5 Why do scientists now think that cars are more useful in the Antarctic?
1 Прочитайте текст, затем ответьте на вопросы.
1 К чему относятся эти цифры? (а) 1,6 км (б) Декабрь 1911 г.
2. Что команда сделала в 2011 году такого, чего раньше никто не делал?
3. Чего добились некоторые члены команды в 2010 году?
4. Какие вещи были особенно опасны в экспедиции?
5. Почему ученые теперь считают, что автомобили более полезны в Антарктике?
ответ:a 1.6 km- how deep the ice is, b December1911 - when explores first reached the South Pole.
2. In 2011, a group of brave adventurers decided to plant Kazakhstan’s flag at the Earth’s South Pole in the centre of Antarctica.
3. They set a new land speed record between Novolazarevskaya and the South Pole
4. It was especially dangerous to travel by car on ice
5. Cars can reach the Pole in a few days and are a viable alternative to airplanes when the weather is too bad to fly. It is also easier and faster to move around Antarctica by car
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