Unit 6
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The document discusses ecotourism in Antarctica and provides facts about the continent. It notes that Antarctica has no government and problems there could affect the entire world. While tourism brings revenue, it also interrupts scientific research and threatens the fragile environment. The document argues that tourism in Antarctica should be limited or stopped to preserve the continent and protect ongoing research.
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Unit 6
- 1. Unit 6 Ecotourism WTUC March 2008
- 2. Facts about Antarctica See http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6170000/newsid_6175800/6175877.stm
- 3. Word List 1 Ancient Astronomer Be concerned about Coastal Consequences Continent Crisis Decrease Delicate Effect Expertise Fact
- 4. Word List 2 Flood Fragile Frozen Global warming Harsh Huge Inhabitant/inhabited Landscape Oil spill Ozone hole Preserve Rare
- 5. Word List 3 Remote Research Result Scientific Sea birds Telescope Temperature Tourism/tourist Unique Vast/ vast ice field Weather
- 6. Vocabulary for Comprehension, p 95 F T F T T F F F T F F T
- 7. Reading for Main Ideas, p. 98 2 Antarctica has no government. 3 The entire world may be affected by problems in Antarctica. 1 Many different scientist learn new things by studying Antarctica.
- 8. Reading for Details, p 98 I. Oldest View Harsh II. Ozone hole 70 Vast fields of ice
- 9. Pages 98-99 2. The writer wants Antarctica to be closed to tourist. 3. Psychologists study how people behave when they live and work in Antarctica. 4. The oil spill caused by a cruise ship killed many penguins. 5. Tour companies may not be concerned about the environment of Antarctica. 6. If we dont stop tourism in Antarctica, there may be consequences for everyone on Earth. 7. The ice of Antarctica reflects sunlight and cools the Earth.
- 10. Reacting to the Reading, p 99 A A A B A B
- 11. Opinions of the Scientist 3. Tourist ask questions and take scientist away from their work.
- 12. Opinions of the Tourist 2. Tourists can be given rules to follow that will protect the environment. 4. Tourists appreciates Antarctica very much, and they understand that it is a unique place.
- 13. Focus on Vocabulary Unique: landscape, continent, weather, sea birds, tourism Coastal: oil spill, landscape, weather, ice, temperature Harsh: landscape, weather, global warming, effect, consequences Vast: oil spill, landscape, continent, global warming, ozone hole
- 14. Focus on Vocabulary Remote: oil spill, continent, ice, sea birds Fragile: continent, ice, sea birds Frozen: continent, landscape, ice Oldest: tourists, continent, ice, sea birds, landscape, research Scientific: consequences, research Natural: landscape, consequences, effect, temperature, ice
- 15. Pages 103-104 C/E-a S/b A-a N-b U-b D-b A-c D-a S-a
- 16. Pages 104-105 Why should we preserve Antarctica? What are the negative effects of tourism on Antarctica? How do the vast ice fields of Antarctica help us? What could be a consequence of global warming? How can we protect the fragile environment of Antarctica? What are some people concerned about?
- 17. Focus on Writing And although I can appreciate their desire to experience this beautiful landscape, I feel Antarctica should be closed to tourists. The author is a scientist studying the age of ice in Antarctica, and his work is interrupted by tourists.
- 18. 3. The Body Paragraph 2 Antarctica is the center of important scientific research, and it must be preserved for this purpose.
- 19. 3. Paragraph 3 When tourist groups come here, they take us away from our research.
- 20. 3. Paragraph 4 The need to protect Antarctica from tourists becomes even greater when we consider the fact that there is no government here.
- 21. 3. Paragraph 5 If we dont protect Antarctica from tourism, there may be serious consequences for us all.
- 22. 4-5 4. Reasons why tourism is harmful, examples of mistakes tourists male, and facts about the environment 5. Explanation of Antarcticas lack of governmental protection
- 23. The conclusion 6. The only way to protect this fragile and important part of the planet is to stop tourist from traveling to Antarctica. 7. It makes a prediction about the future by describing the possible consequences of destroying the environment of Antarctica, and it suggest that tourist be stopped from traveling to Antarctica.
- 24. Grammar The biologists were taking showers while we were eating lunch. I cried when I got off the boat. Many sailors lost their lives while they were trying to sail around South America. We were running and jumping on the iceberg when it started to break. The tourists arrived while the scientist was working on an experiment.
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