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Can you imagine living in a place which is four times colder than your freezer? This is Yakutia in Siberia, where in winter it is often -500C or lower. Valeria Usimenko, a housewife, says, “After a few minutes outside your nose fills with ice. It snows a lot and there is always a lot of ice and snow on top of the houses. The most (8) __ time is the spring - when the ice falls, it can kill people. The winter is very (9)__because we can’t go out much.”

Bolivia

La Paz, the capital city in the world is 4,090 metres above sea level. It can be (10) ___to breathe because there isn’t much oxygen. Liz Tremlett, a travel agent who lives there, says, “When people arrive at El Alto airport we sometimes need to give them oxygen.” The next day you feel terrible because you get more dehydrated. But La Paz is a very good place to play golf.

2. PW. Interview your partner asking more questions.
1. Where do people wear a lot of cotton clothes?
2. Which place is good for playing golf?
3. In what country do people sleep on the roof?
4. Where is it dangerous in spring?
5. Where are people given oxygen and why?
6. What is Lake Baikal famous for?
7. How do people call Lake Baikal? Why?
3. PW. Make up sentences according to the information. (See task 1.)
1. golf/is/place/La Paz/a/very good/to play.
2. on top of the houses/a lot of ice/ in Yakutia/is/there/and snow.
3. in the world/wettest/one of the/places/Mount Wai’ale’’ale/is/in Hawaii.
4. of rain/only/gets/Atacama Desert/0.01 cm/a year/the.
5. oxygen/La Paz/because/much to breathe/difficult/it/can be/there isn’t/in