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=Practical Work by __Virginia Vilar and Florencia Rojas__=


 * // The Iceberg Project - Pair Work //**
 * // Group Members: Rojas Maria Florencia, Vilar Maria Virginia, Diaz Juliana y Heit Diaz Agustin //**

“When the iceberg arrives, there will **__DRINKING__** water for hundreds of thousands of people!” That was the statement made by **__PAUL__** Emile Victor, the famous French polar explorer, and he was right. He had devised a plan to provide the **__CITIZEN s __** of Saudi Arabia with fresh water. The idea was to **__TRANSPORT__** an iceberg from Antarctica to the Middle East. Of course towing an iceberg over such a **__LONG__** distance would be both dangerous and inexpensive, but it would be worth the effort, said the Frenchman. As everyone knows, drilling for water in Saudi Arabia is far **__MORE EXPENSIVE__** than drilling for oil. Furthermore, the biggest icebergs can reach a height of 120 meters above the water, and are often several miles long. One single large iceberg could provide enough water for the needs of a **__HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF__** people over one year. One mustn't forget that only 1/7 (//one-seventh//) to 1/10 (//one-tenth//) of an iceberg is **__ABOVE__** the surface of the sea. All the rest —in other words at least 6/7 (//six-sevenths//)—of the iceberg’s total mass is underneath. 1. What will happen when an iceberg arrives in Saudi Arabia? 2. What was Paul Emile Victor’s plan? 3. What was so difficult about this plan? 4. How big are the biggest icebergs? 5. How much of an iceberg is below the surface of the water? 5. **__1/7 to 1/10__** Why go all the way to **__ANTARCTICA__** to get drinking water? The answer is **__SIMPLE__**. Icebergs are formed when ice breaks off from **__GLACIERS__** on the edge of the Antarctic **__CONTINENT__**. This ice is in fact compacted snow that fell from the **__SKY__** in the form of precipitation many, many centuries, or even MILLIONS of years ago. It is not **__FROZEN__** seawater as is the case of the Arctic Sea. It is fresh water that can be used for **__NUMEROUS__** purposes. One should also bear in mind that 93% (//ninety-three percent//) of the world’s icebergs are to be **__FOUND__** in Antarctica. 6. How are icebergs formed? **__When the ice breaks from the glaciers.__** 7. How was this ice formed? **__Compacted snow that fell from the sky in the form of precipitation.__** 8. When did it fall from the sky? **__Many centuries or even millions of years ago__**. 9. What is so special about this ice? **__ Beacuase it isn’t frozen sea water, is fresh water that can be used for human purrose .__** 10. Why is it different from the ice in the Arctic Sea? **__Because the ice in the artict sea is frozen sea wather .__** 11. What percentage of the world’s icebergs is found in Antarctica? 93**__% of the world’s icebergs a re a be found in Antarctica.__**
 * I - Listen and correct the mistakes**: **(0.00 to 1.26)**
 * II -Answer these questions:**
 * __1. THERE WILL BE DRINKING WATER FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE__**
 * __2. PROVIDE THE CITY WHITH FRESH WATER. TRANSPORT AN ICEBERG FOR ANTARCTICA.__**
 * __3. IS A LONG DISTANCE WHITH PEOPLE DANGEROUS AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE.__**
 * __4. THE BIGGEST ICEBERGS ARE 120 METERS LARGE__**
 * III -Listen to the second part and complete the spaces: (1.26 to 2.13)**
 * IV -Answer these questions.**

If this project **__IS CARRIED OUT SEVERAL STEPS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN.__** First, **__SCIENTIST s MUST LOCATE THE RIGHT ICEBERG__**. This can be done **__ FOR SATELLITE OBSERVATION__**. A suitable iceberg must be tabular and must not have any cracks or faults. The ice in the cold core must be very compact and thus relatively heavy. The temperature of the core must be between –15 (//minus fifteen//) and –20 (//minus twenty//) degrees Centigrade. Second, **__ ENGEINEERS WILL HAVE TO CONNECTED __** to the tugboats that will tow it during its 3,000 mile journey. Third**__, IT WOULD HAVE TO FIND THE WAY TO KEEP THE ICEBERG FROM MELTING TOO MUCH__** before it reaches its destination. One idea is to place strips of **__plastic OVER THE ICEBERG TO REDUCE CONTACT__** with the warmer seawater. The actual towing process **__WILL LAST OVER SIX MONTHS AND A CONSIDERABLE A MOUNT OF ICE MAY BE LOST DURING THIS TIME.__** Finally, once the iceberg **__HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE SHORES OF SAUDI ARABIA__**, engineers will have to saw it into blocks **__OF ICE THAT CAN BE TRANSPORTED IN TO THE MAINLAND__** The trip may be dangerous due to storms **__AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ICEBERG__** tipping over and causing the tugboats to sink. However, if this project is carried out successfully, **__DRINKING WATER WOULD NOT LONGER BE A PROBLEM IN SAUDI ARABIA__**. 1- __[]__ 2- __[]__ 3- __[]__ a) The Towing__[| b) The Plan] [| c) The Location] __ Which is the correct order? _ _ _
 * V -Listen and transcribe the rest of the text: (2.13 to the end)**
 * VI -Watch these three video clips and match their content to the given titles**:
 * Once you’ve finished, upload you file in our wiki. Create a new page and give it the title:**
 * ICEBERG PROJECT BY (your names here)**


 * Mark [[image:Very_Good.JPG width="106" height="41"]] **