1.

Study the vocabulary

Students on Ice: Vocabulary

to take part in teilnehmen an

the Arctic die Arktis
to go on a trip/journey /expedition eine Reise/Expedition machen
to set out on aufbrechen zu
the polar caps die Polarkappen
to be aware of sich bewusst sein
scientists Wissenschaftler
to be part of Teil sein von
polar bears Eisbären
glaciers Gletscher
inhabitants Einwohner
to be threatened bedroht sein
melt schmelzen
to be flooded überflutet/überschwemmt sein/werden
pollution Umweltverschmutzung
The sea level rises Der Meeresspiegel steigt an
..needs to be preserved … muss erhalten werden
to leave harmful footprints schädliche Fußabdrücke hinterlassen
I can afford… Ich kann mir.. leisten
to take care of our planet auf unseren Planeten aufpassen/achten
the natural surrounding die natürliche Umgebung
climate change Klimawandel
to be overwhelmed überwältigt sein
popular beliebt
incredible unglaublich
scientific wissenschaftlich
unique einzigartig
amazing unglaublich
voluntary freiwillig
precise genau
well-known bekannt
to afford sich leisten

2. Trip to the Arctic: Fill in the missing words

The main aim of this trip was to ………………. teenagers ………………………………………………. of our planet
(bewusster machen).

We can´t wait to hear about this …………………………………………………..………….. (unglaublich/Abenteuer)

We set out on an …………………………………………………………….……………………… . (aufregend/ Reise).

I was …………………………………………………………………..…….. the beauty of the Arctic. (überwältigt von)

We saw c…………………………………………………………………………. icebergs (unzählbare riesige).

If the sea level …………………………………(steigt) , land and cities will be ……………………… . (überflutet)

The Arctic and its i…………………….…………(Einwohner) are being ……………………(bedroht) by

………………………………… (Umweltverschmutzung).

We talked with …………………………… scientists ((gut) bekannt) and ………………………………….(wanderten)

up steep mountains.

We need to t…………………… c…………………… of our planet. (achten)

Have you ever seen a ……………………… (Eisbär) in its natural s……………………………… (Umgebung)?

We must not leave h…………………………………………… footprints on our Earth. (schädliche)

If you want something enough you can a…………………………………..……………… it . (erreichen).

3. Write meaningful sentences using the words below.

1. Umweltverschmutzung/ Klima/ sich verändern

…………………………………………………….…………………………………………

2. Eiskappen / schmelzen / Erderwärmung

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Land / überflutet

………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Viele Tierarten / verlieren / natürliche Umgebung

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. bewusst sein / Umwelt

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Tricky adjectives: Mind the difference
 1. overwhelming/ overwhelmed
Sometimes the workload for school is simply ………………………………………………………… . He was totally
……………………………………………………………… by the beauty of the Arctic.

2. interesting/ intersted
I´m very ……………………………………………………………………………. in technology. All students were listening
attentively to this ……………………………………… lecture.

3. surprising/ surprised
I was ………………………………………………….. at how efficiently the language course was organised. It was
…………………………………………………………………………. how many students took part in the trip.

4. amazing/ amazed
She went on an incredibly …………………………………………………………………….. trip to the Arctic. She was
absolutely ………………………………………………………………. at how fast he had learned the language.

5. boring/ bored
I was so ……………………………………………………….. by the monotonous voice of the speaker. The film we
watched last night was absolutely ………………………………………………………… .

6. worrying/ worried
The progressive melting of the glaciers is a very ……………………………………………. development. She is
……………………………………………………… .about her daughter´s saftey.

7. threatening/ threatened
Many beautiful places on our Earth are …………………………………………………….. by pollution and climate
change. It´s really ……………………………………………………….. how quickly temperatures are rising due to
global

5. Adverb/ Adjective

1. Please drive more (careful)………………………………………………!

2. John is an (extreme/ careful)……………………………………………….………… driver.
3.The expedition was (incredible/ interesting) ………………………………………………………………………. .
4.The hotel staff treated us (friendly) ……………………………………………………………………………………, also the
waiters in the 5.restaurant were (real/ friendly) ……………………………………………………………………………… .
6.Please don´t drive so (fast)……………………………………………………………………, this is an (extreme/
dangerous) road!
7.We saw (countless/ huge) ………………………………………………………………… iceberg.
8. We (volontary) ………………………………………………………………… attended lectures.
9. I cannot (precise) ………………………………………………………………… describe the beauty of the Arctic.
10.Team A played (absolute/ fantastic) …………………………………………………………………………, but team B
was (extreme/ bad)………………………………………………………………………… .
11. Some teacher cannot explain their subjects (good) …………………………………………………… .
12. I would like to have a (good/ pay) ………………………………………………………… job in the future and I
study (hard) …………………………………… to achieve this goal.