The First Person To Reach the North Pole
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Task Description
This is a video lesson aimed at checking detailed comprehension using reading, listening and writing skills.
Video details
Scene summary
The video deals with the history of the discovery of the North Pole and the different people involved in this adventure.
Video source
The First Person To Reach the North PoleVideo length
2 minutes 50 seconds
Video genre
Documentaries
Language goals
Grammar topic
Other pedagogical goals
Level
The above lesson is a great teaching resource for:Intermediate (B1), Upper-intermediate (B2)
Student type
This resource is intended for:High schoolers, Adults
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This resource does not contain any images, words or ideas that would upset a reasonable person in any culture.
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This resource is licensed by pascalune under the iSLCollective Copyright License.
Published 21/04/2020
Video quiz questions (printable)
1. Choose the correct options.
Who are the 2 famous explorers mentioned?
Christopher Columbus
Robert Peary
Frederick Cook
Neil Armstrong
2. Fill the gap.
The title could actually belong to anexplorer named Matthew
3. Guess the end.
What year, after the Civil War, was Henson born?
4. Unmix the sentence.
He
became
the
first
person
to
set
foot
on
the
North
Pole
5. Guess the end.
How old was he when he left home?
6. Choose the correct options.
What was his first job ?
writer
school boy
cabin boy
ship sailor
7. Match the two halves.
Robert Peary hired him as
a valet.
In Washington DC Henson met
a famous exporer.
In 1887 Henson was working as
a store clerk.
8. Fill the gap.
The two men began a workingthat lasted for over two decades anda dozen voyages
9. Choose the correct options.
Henson was skillful in many jobs and tasks. Tick the one you hear in the video.
dogsledder
doctor
hunter
navigator
postman
10. Choose the correct options.
What second language was Henson able to speak fluently?
Hindu
Spanish
Inuit
Indian
11. Guess the end.
What year did they reach the North Pole ?
12. Unmix the sentence.
Henson
arrived
at
the
Pole
forty
five
minutes
before
Peary
13. Guess the end.
What did Peary get from the National Geographic Society?
14. Correct the wrong word.
But Henson's contributions were mostly ignored by the scientific community
15. Guess the end.
When did Henson die?
16. Choose the correct options.
How long did it take for Henson to get the same honor as Peary?
a decade
a century
a year
50 years
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