Walking to the North Pole is an article about an extreme journey which you read and then answer questions to check your understanding of the text.
Time
20-25 minutes
Main Skills
Reading
Topic
Travel and Adventure - Exercise 1
Exam Session
2024
Reading
Crossword
Vocabulary
For the IGCSE ESL Exercise 1, the text about walking to the North Pole has been divided into smaller parts so you can focus on the task.
Here are the words and phrases covered in this exercise:
- average life expectancy
- endurance training
- expedition
- extreme cold
- good layer of insulation
- human endurance research
- multivitamins
- physiotherapist
- polar ice flow
- rehydrated meal
- unique double record

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