Lesson 2

Reading

1. Read the interview with a scientist in Antarctica and choose the correct words.

a. I used/ use to work as a scientist at a university. Then I saw a job advertisement for scientisits to work in Antarctica for a year and I am thinking / thought it looked interesting.

b. some thing is / are the same as homel We usually get up/ got up at about 7 am.

We have breakfast and did / do some exercise. Then we start work at 9 am and finished / finish at 5pm.

We eat dinner together and then watch TV. Play some games or read.

c. At the moment it is / is being winter so it is dark all day and night.

Only 20 people worked / are working here now.

2. Read the text again and match the questions 1-3 to the answers a-c.

1. What is daily life like in Antarctica? 3

2. What id different about life in Antarctica? 1

3. Why did you come to work in Antarctica? 2

Speaking

4. Use the words to make questions. Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.

1. What / the weather / like / now?

What is th weather like now?

2. What / you / looking forward to?

What are you looking forward to?

3. How often / exercise?

How often do you exercise?

4. What time / go to sleep?

What time do you go to sleep?

5. What / do last night?

What did you do last night?

6. What / eat / for dinner yesterday?

What did you eat for dinner yesterday?