Robert Scott of the Antarctic

2. Robert Scott of the Antarctic

3. Explorers of the Antarctic

4. On 15 June 1910 the English ship “ Terra Nova” left England and went to the Antarctic. On board the ship was an English naval-officer Robert Scott.

5. He had a dream. He wanted to be the first at the South Pole. Scott had already been to the Antarctic and had prepared for everything.

6. He had planned the route and chosen 4 strong brave men. Scott had bought all the equipment: warm clothes, food, electric sledges and Siberian ponies.

7. Yes, he had thought of everything, but one thing worried Scott: another famous explorer Roald Amundsen from Norway, had also gone to the Antarctic. The race for the South Pole had begun.

8. On 1 November 1912 Scott and his expedition started to go to the Pole

9. The weather was very bad: it was cold and windy. Very quickly Scott understood that he had made a lot of mistakes. The sledges didn’t work. The ponies couldn’t walk in deep snow and soon died. Scott hadn’t bought any dogs, and the men had to pull the sledges with their food and equipment. The team had never been to the Antarctic before, so they were not ready for all of difficulties.

10. But they didn’t forget their dream. They wanted to be the first at the South Pole. Every day they walked and walked through the snow

11. The English expedition remembered Amundsen and didn’t want to lose that race.

12. Finally on 12 January Scott and his men got to the South Pole. There they saw a Norwegian flag; Amundsen had got there 2 weeks before

13. The people in Scott’s expedition died on their way back to the camp. Winter killed them.

14. They were not the first at the South Pole, but in the hearts of people all over the world they did a more important thing. They showed an example of courage, strength and love for their country.

15. There is a simple wooden cross in the Antarctic. People put it there in the memory of the brave Englishmen. “……..,” says the inscription on the cross.

16. Match the mottos with the translation • 1. Один за всех и все за одного. • 2. Через тернии к звездам. • 3. Бороться, искать, найти и не сдаваться. • a)Per aspera ad astra (лат.) • b) All for one and one for all • c) To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield

17. Answer the questions. • When did Scott leave England • Where did he go? • How many men went with him? • When did Scott start the expedition? • How long did it take Scott to get to the South Pole? • Who was the first man at the South Pole? • Whose flag did Scott see at the South Pole? • Did Scott come back?

18. Number the events in the correct order. • Scott got to the South Pole. • Amundsen got to the South Pole. • Scott left England. • Scott and his men died. • Scott bought the equipment for his expedition. • Scott selected four strong men. • The ponies died. • The men pulled the sledges.

19. Complete the sentences with these words • To go to the Pole, England, got to the Pole, Norway, a Norwegian flag, a sea-officer, died, the South Pole, an example of courage, strength, love for their country, the Antarctic, traveler. • Robert Falkon Scott was………………………….. • Roald Amundsen was a famous……………………. . • Roald Amundsen went to…………………..from……………………… . • Scott left………………………….in 1910. • Scott wanted to be the first man on………………………. . • On 1 November 1912 Scott and his expedition started…………………… . • Finally on 12 January Scott and his men ……………………. . • There they saw ……………………….. . • The people in Scott’s expedition …………….on their way back to the camp. • They showed……………………………… .

20. Station “ Amundsen – Scott” on the South Pole in a long Antarctic night

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