We are going to watch a TEDtalk by a man who requires a proper introduction.
Write down a few key words while listening to the interview.
Now, the TEDtalk itself. Watch and answer the following questions.
01. How many kilometres is it to get to the South Pole?
02. What do the photos represent?
03. What does the Antarctic treaty promise?
04. When can things change?
05. How many years has Robert worked on his mission?
06. Who inspired him when he was young?
07. How many years did he need to find his funding?
08. How much of all the world’s water can be found on the South Pole?
09. How many days did it take to get there?
10. What happened to his eyes? Why did that happen?
11. How far removed from safety were they?
12. What did Robert realise on this day?
13. When things go wrong it’s ………. or ……….
14. How did Robert feel after his mission?
15. Who inspired Robert again?
16. Where did Robert travel, three times?
KEY
- 8,000 kms
- Ice melt of South and North poles
- To protect and stop exploitation of the South pole.
- 2041
- 23 years
- explorers, polar traveller at university
- 7 years
- 70%
- 70 days
- they changed colour because of the hole in the ozon layer.
- 60 days / 1,000 kms
- Are we going to die? The world is in survival mode.
- life or death
- Became low, lonely, without hope.
- Jacques Cousteau.
- Earth world summit.