Упр.3 Модуль 3 Focus On RNE ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Task 2.3

Read the text given below. Form derivatives from the words in brackets to make them match the contents of the text grammatically and lexically. Complete the gaps with transformed words. Each gap corresponds with a separate task from group 1–6.

Exploring the Icy Wastes

The Polar regions are unwelcoming places for much of mankind, but that hasn’t stopped an 1) ______ number of people from pushing themselves to their limits to reach the Arctic and Antarctic regions. In the early 1800s, Russian 2) ______ Faddey Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev sailed south and became the first to sight the Antarctic mainland. Nowadays, scientists from different countries live and work at Vostok, an 3) ______ research base named after one of Bellingshausen’s ships. At the opposite end of the world, the Arctic has also attracted 4) ______ individuals. In 2007, during the Russian North Pole Expedition, Artur Chilingarov descended to a 5) ______ of 4300 metres and planted the Russian flag on the Arctic seabed. Chilingarov, who was awarded a medal for his 6) ______, pointed out that they were the first people to descend to the ocean bottom at the North Pole.