A dangerous expedition

In 2014, Lewis Clarke _____ one of the first teenagers to reach the South Pole. Every year, hundreds of explorers travel to the South Pole in Antarctica. But they are rarely still at school!

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Maria: How old _____ Lewis Clarke?

David: Only sixteen.

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Maria: That's amazing. ____ he alone?

David: No, he _____ with a guide. It ____ a long journey. They _____ on skis for eight hours every day.

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Maria: What _____ the weather like?

David: It ____ awful - temperatures of -40 degrees!

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Maria: _____ they in Antarctica for a long time?

David: Yes. Fifty days in total.

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Maria: And _____ his family ______?

David: Yes, I think it was a _____ time for them. It was a very dangerous journey.

Maria: But an _____ one, too!

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1-When was the expedition?

2-How cold was it?

3-How long was Lewis there?

• The expedition was in 2014.

• The explorers were in temperatures of -40 degrees.

• He was there for fifty days.