Insight 5D

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5D Antarctic adventure

I was ________ at how quickly Jack learned to ski.

1. amazed
2. amazing

______ the last three weeks, the weather on our expedition has been terrible.

1. For
2. Since

We were in the stadium when Usain Bolt won his first Olympic gold medal. It was so _________

1. excited
2. exciting

A: She was rather angry about missing the train.
B: Angry? She was ______ .

1. boiling
2. furious
3. ridiculous

How long has it been ______ your last marathon?

1. for
2. since

A: Have you seen how small her new phone is?
B: It's absolutely _______!

1. huge
2. terrible
3. tiny

I could never do a bungee jump. It looks far too ________

1. frightened
2. frightening

Climber, Jason Sterling, ________ the Matterhorn for the first time in 1973.

1. climbed
2. has climbed

A:That was a silly thing to say.
B:Silly? It was _________.

1. hilarious
2. terrible
3. ridiculous

Climber, Jason Sterling, __________ the Matterhorn since 2003.

1. climbed
2. hasn't climbed

Linda has waited _____ 15 years to get the opportunity to climb Mt Everest.

1. for
2. since

Climber, Jason Sterling, ________ the Matterhorn for more than ten years.

1. didn't climb
2. hasn't climbed

Eyewitness account: Scott's Hut

Scan the text on p. 62-62 again and answer the following questions.

The Antarctic is ______ than the Arctic.

1. colder
2. less cold

Thousands of _____ live there

1. polar bears
2. penguins

The Inuit people have ______ lived there.

1. never
2. always

It's dark ______ .

1. all year round
2. for half the year

It's the _______ place on Earth.

1. wettest
2. driest

Do you think it is important to preserve historic buildings like Scott's hut? Why/ why not?

Study the highlighted phrasal verbs in the text (p. 62-63). Read sentences 1 - 8 from exercise 4 and replace the words in italics  with the phrasal verbs A-H.

1. began our journey

2. stop for a short time

3. continued

4. travelled down

5. stopped working

6. stopped trying

7. go in the opposite direction

8. meet or find

come across

turn back

set out

carried on

gave up

stop off

went down

broke down