Page 93. Build Your Vocabulary. Part A. LISTEN

Unit 10

page 93

build your vocabulary

part a: listen

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in 1913 Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson led a trip on the ship the Karluk to the North Pole; he had a crew of 13 sailors, 10 scientists and eight other people.

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the Karluk sailed north toward the Arctic Circle.

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soon the ship became stuck in the ice and didn’t move for three weeks; the ice floated slowly north, taking the ship with it.

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Stefansson did not care about his crew or treat them with respect; instead of staying with them, he took five men and left the ship; he never returned to get the crew.

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However, ships officer Bob Bartlett took care of the crew, even though it wasn’t his job; this showed leadership.

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Bartlett ordered the crew off the ship and onto the ice, everyone did what he said.

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the ship was finally crushed by the ice, breaking into many pieces.

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the ship sank under the water.

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the crew survived on the ice by catching birds and other animals to eat.

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Bartlett tried to keep the cruise morale up but they were depressed and fearful.

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with the goal of getting help, Bartlett took a small team of men and left.

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Meanwhile, another ship rescued the crew in September 1914.

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during the eight months they lived on the ice, 11 people died; however, the crew credited Bartlett with trying to save them.

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today Bartlett is remembered as a hero for being loyal to the crew, while Stefansson is remembered for leading his men to die on the ice.