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3 In pairs, discuss: What adjectives or phrases does the writer use to describe Antarctica? How do these words reflect the writer's view of the environment?

The South Pole by car

What do you know about polar explorers? How do explorers and scientists get to Antarctica and the Arctic?

In 2011, a group of brave adventurers decided to plant Kazakhstan's flag at the Earth's South Pole in the centre of Antarctica. Scientists normally travel to the Pole by plane, but this team was different; they chose to go by car.

Antarctica is probably the loneliest place on Earth. It's bigger than Europe but nobody lives there permanently. A sheet of ice 1.6 kilometres deep covers Antarctica's flat plains and high mountains. The temperature can drop as low as -89o C. Violent winds and snow storms are frequent.

December 2011 was exactly 100 years after the first explorers reached the South Pole after a long and dangerous journey. The Kazakhstani team were the first people in the world to bring scientists to the South Pole by car.

The team of eight included Nurlan Abduov, an Almaty-based business leader who started the Kazakhstani Geographic Society. They drove 2,300 kilometres to the pole. They travelled in three special sport-utility vehicles from Russia's Antarctic base of Novolazarevskaya. Their cars were painted the same sky blue as Kazakhstan's flag.

Two members of the group had already done a trial run the previous year. The two Kazakhs were part of a Kazakh - Russian team that set a new overland speed record between Novolazarevskaya and the South Pole. They halved the previous journey time from seven days to only three and a half days.

Travelling by car over the ice can be very dangerous. There are big holes below the snow and ice that can't be seen from the surface. If a car fell into one of these large caves, it could be fatal. The solution to this problem was to use special radar that can scan ahead for dangers like this.

The two Kazakhstani expeditions have been important for the future of exploration and science in Antarctica. They proved that cars can travel to the pole in a few days, so they are now a realistic alternative to planes when the weather is too bad to fly. They also showed that Kazakhstan's Geographic Society has helped increase the world's scientific knowledge.

3. Какие прилагательные или фразы использует автор для описания Антарктиды? Как эти слова отражают взгляд автора на окружающую среду?

Ответ:

The writer uses adjectives and phrases like "the loneliest place on Earth", "violent winds", "long and dangerous journey", and warns that a fall into a cave could be "fatal". These words reflect the writer's view of the environment as harsh, extreme, and dangerous. They emphasize the isolation and perils of Antarctica, portraying it as a formidable and challenging place.

(Автор использует такие прилагательные и фразы, как «самое уединенное место на Земле», «сильные ветры», «долгое и опасное путешествие» и предупреждает, что падение в пещеру может быть «смертельным». Эти слова отражают взгляд автора на окружающую среду как на суровую, экстремальную и опасную. Они подчеркивают изолированность и опасности Антарктиды, изображая ее как грозное и полное вызовов место.)