Lesson 9 - Unit 6 - Antarctica

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Unit 6 - Antarctica

Today's Lesson 

To do:

- Discuss homework

'your endangered animal'

- Read Unit 6. lesson 2

-Do task: Antarctica

Goals: 

- Understand why Antarctica should be conserved

- Understand the threats Antarctica is facing

New words

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Claiming the Antarctic

Notes

Reasons to claim parts of Antarctica:

1. best fishing grounds in the world

2.valuable supplies of coal and iron under Antarctica

Reasons to conserve Antarctica:

1.  last greatest untouched wilderness

2. 50 research stations to study wildlife and the climate

Agreement: 46 countries agree on using Antarctica for peaceful purpose only. Still the future is uncertain. 

Homework

->Task Antarctica