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Antarctica
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Use all three worksheets together to create a full one-hour lesson - or use them individually as needed.
Approx 5-10 minutes
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Getting Ready 1
Two Antarctic explorers are talking to each other. Watch and answer the two questions:
1. What kind of bird are they talking about?
2. What three things does Richard say about these birds?
(Script and answers are found at the bottom of this page.)
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Getting Ready 2
Discuss these questions with a classmate:
1. What is the strangest animal you have ever seen? Describe it.
2. Would you like to live in Antarctica and spend months or years exploring it? Why? / Why not?
Approx 20 minutes
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VOCABULARY PREVIEW
ANTARCTICA
A. Match
1. seagull
2. penguin 3. shed 4. bay 5. mountain peak 6. rock 7. wooden ship 8. killer whale Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
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B. Missing words
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1. Polar bears live near the North Pole but penguins live in Antarctica.
2. Hey, look at that killer whale jump out of the water! It's amazing!
3. What do you think is inside that small shed behind the penguin?
4. That mountain peak behind the wooden ship is very tall.
5. How many ships can you see in the bay?
6. You can find seagulls near large bodies of water like oceans.
7. There aren't many plants in Antarctica, but there are lots of rocks.
8. Is that ship in the bay a wooden ship?
Approx 20 minutes
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
ANTARCTICA
Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
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WRITING/SPEAKING
ANTARCTICA
Activity Notes and Role Play Suggestions attached on Page 2
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VIDEO SCRIPT
First Man:
Look over there, Richard. Have you ever seen such strange birds before?
Look over there, Richard. Have you ever seen such strange birds before?
Richard:
Ah! Those are penguins. They can't fly, but I hear they can swim like fish.
Ah! Those are penguins. They can't fly, but I hear they can swim like fish.
First Man:
Remarkable!
Remarkable!
Richard:
Indeed. They're quite curious creatures. They don't seem to mind the cold at all.
Indeed. They're quite curious creatures. They don't seem to mind the cold at all.
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Getting Ready 1 answers
1. What kind of bird are they talking about?
ANSWER: penguins
ANSWER: penguins
2. What three things does Richard say about these birds?
ANSWER: (1) They can't fly. (2) They can swim like fish. (3) They don't seem to mind the cold.
ANSWER: (1) They can't fly. (2) They can swim like fish. (3) They don't seem to mind the cold.
