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5 Research: Robert Falcon Scott a) Go on the internet or use another source of reference to find out as much as you can about the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912). Take notes. b) Read the following extract from Robert F. Scott’s diary, in which he describes how they arrived at the South Pole. Extract from Robert F. Scott’s diary The Pole. Yes, but under very different circumstances from those expected. We have had a horrible day – add to our disappointment a headwind 4 to 5, with a temperature –22°, and companions struggling on with cold feet and hands. We started at 7:30, none of us having slept much after the shock of our discovery. We followed the Norwegian sledge tracks for some way. At 12:30 Evans had such cold hands we camped for lunch – an excellent weekend one. We had marched 7.4 miles. Great God! this is an awful place and terrible enough for us to have laboured to it without the reward of priority. Well, it is something to have got here, and the wind may be our friend tomorrow. We have had a fat Polar hoosh in spite of our chagrin, and feel comfortable inside – added small stick of chocolate and the queer taste of a cigarette brought by Wilson. Now for the run home and a desperate struggle. I wonder if we can do it. c) Compare the details of Robert Scott’s life with what you have read about Christopher McCandless. • Which similarities can be found? • What is different? Writing: An essay   WG 2 You have decided to take part in an essay competition. The topic is “People who take risks”. In your essay you should: • examine cases where people have taken risks • analyse possible reasons for such behaviour • evaluate the possible consequences Give your essay a title . Write around 400 words . 3  5 10 4  76 Extreme situations Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv