Задание

Read the text and choose the TRUE statements.

5 Survival Tactics for the Arctic

BY: Baffin Island Expedition

1) Drink water

It’s not easy to make yourself drink water when it’s really cold, but this is crucial to surviving cold temperatures. If you are well-hydrated, you have enough blood volume to keep you warm.

2) Consume lots of calories and food high in fat.

Exercising in the cold burns a lot of energy. If you are a polar traveller, you need to consume around 5000 calories per day. Burning these calories produces much needed body heat.

3) Protect yourself from the wind.

Wind robs heat from your body. Wind also dries and chills any exposed skin. Unless you have windproof outer layer and a fur ruff around the face, you will freeze in less than five minutes at – 30 degrees Celsius.

4) Protect your palms and feet.

As your core temperature lowers, your body, in an attempt to maintain its core temperature, restricts blood flow to your palms and feet. Your body is basically sacrificing your non-essential parts to maintain vital organs. If you feel your feet or hands getting cold, take immediate action to re-warm them.

5) Stay dry.

Your body will lose heat 240 times quicker to water than to air. If you let your clothes get wet from sweat, snow or water, your insulation will lose much of its ability to keep you warm. Try to adjust your layers before you start sweating and brush off the snow before it melts.

Unless you drink water in the Arctic, you may freeze.

It is recommended to eat much in cold and windy conditions.

Unless you protect yourself from the wind, you will survive.

Unless your palms are cold, you must put on another pair of gloves.

Unless your clothes are wet, you lose less body heat.