3. Listen to an interview with explorer Stephanie Lowe. What do you think she is going to do in Antarctica? Listen and check your answer.
(Nghe cuộc phỏng vấn với nhà thám hiểm Stephanie Lowe. Bạn nghĩ cô ấy sẽ làm gì ở Nam Cực? Nghe và kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn.)
She is going to walk to the South Pole. She is going to take the photos of the ice in Antartica.
(Cô ấy sẽ đi bộ đến Nam Cực. Cô ấy sẽ chụp những bức ảnh về băng ở Nam Cực.)
Bài nghe:
Interviewer: Today, I’m talking to an explorer Stephanie Lowe. She’s going to go on a trip to Antarctica in November. What are you going to do there, Stephanie?
Stephanie: I’m going to walk to the South Pole.
Interviewer: Walk…to the South Pole. Why?
Stephanie: Well, I’m an explorer and a photographer. I’m going to take the photos of the ice in Antarctica.
Interviewer: Of course. It’s very icy there.
Stephanie: Yes, 98% of Antarctica is ice.
Interviewer: Wao! Why are you going to go in November?
Stephanie: Because it’s summer there. There are only two seasons in Antarctica, summer and winter.
Interviewer: Really?
Stephanie: Yes. It isn’t sunny in winter. It’s night for 6 months. And in summer, it never gets dark.
Interviewer: What’s about animals? Will you see any polar bears?
Stephanie: No, I won’t. Polar bears live in the Arctic, but I hope I will see some penguins and whales. They live in Antarctica.
Interviewer: Oh, yes. What equipment are you going to take?
Stephanie: A lot. For examples, special clothes, water proofs, sunglasses, water bottles, a pen knive, and some sun cream.
Interviewer: Sun cream?
Stephanie: Yes, it won’t be hot, but it will be sunny in November.
Interviewer: What will the temperature be like?
Stephanie: It will be very cold, of course. It’s very windy in Antarctica, and the wind changes the temperature. In November, the temperature will be about minus 30 degrees celcius. So a very good tent and sleeping bag will also be important.
Interviewer: How will you talk to your friends and family at home?
Stephanie: I’m going to take a special laptop. But at the research center at the South Pole, there will be telephone and computer, so communicating will be easier. There will also be nice meals and hot water at the center.
Interviewer: Well, good luck, Stephanie. I hope I will see you next year.