Unit 5 discusses polar bears and penguins. While the North and South Poles may seem different, they are both extremely cold places that experience severe snowstorms in winter. However, they are also places of spectacular natural beauty, with frozen landscapes of snow, ice, and icebergs. Special boat trips to the poles allow visitors to observe unique wildlife like polar bears, penguins, and seals.

1. Unit 5
Polar Bears and Penguins
(page 42)

2. Brainstorming:
1. Have you ever heard of the North and
South Poles ?

5. 2. What are the animals that you
might find in the North and South Poles?
3. What are their colors?

7. 4. What do you think helps these animals
to live in polar regions?

9. Snowstor
m /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/
(noun)
A very heavy fall of
snow, usually with
strong wind

10. Boat Trip: /ˈbəʊt ˈtrɪp/ (noun)
A journey to a place and back again especially
a short one for pleasure on a small ship that
travels on water moved by sails or a motor.

11. Frozen
landscape
/ˈfrəʊz(ə)n
ˈlændskeɪp/
(adjective)
an extremely cold
large area of land

12. Iceberg:
/ˈaɪsbɜːg/ (noun)
An extremely
large mass of ice
floating in the sea

13. Wildlife
/ˈwaɪld ˈlaɪf/ (noun)
Animals, birds,
insects, etc. that are
wild and live in a
natural environment

14. Seals
/ˈsiːlz/
(noun)
A sea animal that eats
fish and lives around
coasts. There are many
types of seal, some of
which are hunted for
their fur

15. Polar
/ˈpəʊlə/
(adjective)
Connected with, or near the
North or South Pole

16. Ice Floe
/aɪs fləʊ/
(noun)
A large area of ice,
floating in the sea

17. Pole
/pəʊl/
(noun)
either of the two
opposite or contrasting
extremes

18. Nostril
/ˈnɒstrəl/
(noun)
either of the two
openings at the end of
the nose that you
breathe through

19. Webbed
/webd/
(adjective)
a bird or an animal such
as a duck that has
webbed feet has pieces of
skin between the toes

21. Polar Bear and Penguins
Not many people have the chance to visit the north and the
south poles. However, if you had the opportunity to visit the
poles, they would appear similar – both are places, they would
appear similar –both are places of extreme cold. If you went
there in winter, you would probably experience severe
snowstorms. However, both are also places of spectacular
beauty, with their frozen landscape of snow, ice and icebergs.
If you went on special adventure boat trip when you visited, you
would be able to observe the unique wildlife of these places, like
polar bears, penguins and seals.

22. The polar bear lives in the cold, snowy Arctic lands in the North
pole . It has a thick layer of fat underneath its skin and this helps
to keep it warm. It also has a thick layer of fur all over its body,
including the soles of its feet, which allows it to swim in the cold.
Beneath the fur the skin is black, so it absorbs heat. Polar bears
are excellent swimmers. Their nostrils can close so they can
swim underwater and between the ice floes to look for seals,
their favourite food.

23. Unlike polar bears, penguins live in Antarctica. Penguins
keep warm with thick skin and lots of fat under the skin.
Penguins have the dark coloured feather on their back, which
absorb heat from the sun to keep them warm. Like polar
bears, penguins are excellent swimmer. They have webbed
feed and streamlined bodies for powerful and fast swimming.
They have different diets, but in general, they all eat variety of
small fish.

25. Quickly say whether these statements are true (T) or false (F);
correct the false ones. Please copy your answers on your notebook.
- The North Pole is dissimilar from the South Pole ……………………
- These weather in these places is very hot …………………….
- In winter, the beauty of the landscape is marvelous ………....................
- People visiting the poles are lucky to see animals like seals and penguins ………
- Polar bears have two thin layers of fur and fat to keep them warm ……………

26. Quickly, say whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F) and
correct the false ones. Copy your answers on your notebook.
- Polar bears and penguins are both excellent
swimmers…………………
- Penguins’ nostrils allow them to swim
underwater…………………….
- Penguins webbed feet and streamlined bodies prevent them
from being excellent swimmers…………………..

27. Give the antonyms (opposites) of the words in bold and the
synonyms (equivalents) of the words in italics in the previous
question. Copy your answers on your notebook.
Antonyms:
Dissimilar ≠ …………………
Hot ≠ ……………..…………
Lucky ≠ ……………………
Thin ≠ ………………….…
Prevent ≠ …………..………

28. Give the antonyms (opposites) of the words in bold and the
synonyms (equivalents) of the words in italics in the previous
question. Copy your answers on your notebook.
Synonyms:
Very = ……………….……….
Mervelous = ………..…………
Strong =……………………….
Quick = ……………………..
Kinds = ………………………