Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): Life Elementary Textbook: Unit 11C Should I Go There? p.134-135

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What is the weather like?

What kind of animals live there?

Which countries are close to Antarctica?

How many people live in Antarctica?

How many people visit Antarctica every year?

What kind of government does Antarctica have?

How many cities does Antarctica have?

Would you like to visit Antarctica? Why or why not?

What is the weather like?

What kind of animals live there?

Which countries are close to Antarctica?

How many people live in Antarctica?

How many people visit Antarctica every year?

What kind of government does Antarctica have?

How many cities does Antarctica have?

Would you like to visit Antarctica? Why or why not?

What is the weather like?

What kind of animals live there?

Which countries are close to Antarctica?

How many people live in Antarctica?

How many people visit Antarctica every year?

What kind of government does Antarctica have?

How many cities does Antarctica have?

Would you like to visit Antarctica? Why or why not?

A. Why Antarctica is a good holiday destination

B. The writer’s problem

C. Which holidays the writer likes

D. Changes in Antarctica

E. the number of tourists in Antarctica

1). I don’t like holidays with hotels, beaches, and swimming pools, and I’m not interested in sightseeing in old cities. I’d like to do something exciting and nowadays lot of holidays have excitement. There’s backpacking over the Andes of South America, or I could go on a safari and see animals in Africa. Maybe I should visit Australia and swim with dolphins along the coast.

2). But when I choose a holiday, I always have the same problem. I don’t want to go somewhere and see lots of other tourists. I want to be the only person there. The problem is there are other tourists everywhere these days. Is there anywhere in the world without other people?

3). What about Antarctica? It’s huge and beautiful. Between 1,000 and 5,000 scientists work there, but nobody lives there. It doesn’t have a government, and there are no cities so there’s no pollution or noisy traffic. It has lots of nature and wildlife. It sounds perfect.

4). Actually, there are also tourists in Antarctica. Tourism in Antarctica began in the late 1950s. About 500 people a year visited from Chile and Argentina. Nowadays, about 50,000 tourists from all over the world go by ship to the continent every year and the number of cruises is increasing.

5). So like everywhere else with tourists, Antarctica is changing. You can’t stay overnight, but you can visit areas with wildlife. Some people think the numbers of wild animals and birds are decreasing as a result. However there is also some positive news. Many cruise ships are members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IIATO). They teach their passengers about Antarctica and its wildlife. The cruise companies also give money to environmental organizations in the region. These organizations want to help the nature and wildlife of Antarctica so it doesn’t change in the future.

What does each of the underlined words refer to in the text?

1. there___________________

2. there___________________

3. It___________________

4. It___________________

5. It___________________

6. They___________________

7. their___________________

8. its___________________

9. these organizations___________________

10. it___________________

I don’t like holidays with hotels, beaches, and swimming pools, and I’m not interested in sightseeing in old cities. I’d like to do something exciting and nowadays lot of holidays have excitement. There’s backpacking over the Andes of South America, or I could go on a safari and see animals in Africa. Maybe I should visit Australia and swim with dolphins along the coast.

But when I choose a holiday, I always have the same problem. I don’t want to go somewhere and see lots of other tourists. I want to be the only person there. The problem is there are other tourists everywhere these days. Is there anywhere in the world without other people?

What about Antarctica? It’s huge and beautiful. Between 1,000 and 5,000 scientists work (1)there, but nobody lives (2)there. (3)It doesn’t have a government, and there are no cities so there’s no pollution or noisy traffic. (4)It has lots of nature and wildlife. (5)It sounds perfect.

Actually, there are also tourists in Antarctica. Tourism in Antarctica began in the late 1950s. About 500 people a year visited from Chile and Argentina. Nowadays, about 50,000 tourists from all over the world go by ship to the continent every year and the number of cruises is increasing.

So like everywhere else with tourists, Antarctica is changing. You can’t stay overnight, but you can visit areas with wildlife. Some people think the numbers of wild animals and birds are decreasing as a result. However there is also some positive news. Many cruise ships are members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IIATO). (6)They teach (7)their passengers about Antarctica and (8)its wildlife. The cruise companies also give money to environmental organizations in the region. (9)These organisations want to help the nature and wildlife of Antarctica so (10)it doesn’t change in the future.

So what should I do? Go to Antarctica, go somewhere else or stay at home?

How many people live in Antarctica?______________________________

What kind of government does Antarctica have?______________________________

How many cities does Antarctica have?______________________________

Which countries are close to Antarctica?______________________________

(Hint: These are the countries that tourists visited Antarctica from)

How many people visit Antarctica every year?______________________________