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Pre-Intermediate Student's Book: The Best Way To Travel

During the winter in Alaska, temperatures can fall as low as -50°C, making car travel impossible due to frozen engines and icy roads. For travel through the wilderness when weather is severe, the best method is by dog sled, as they are more environmentally friendly than snowmobiles and allow for a quieter journey. The Iditarod sled dog race was started in 1973 to help preserve Alaska's history and tradition of dog sledding as a form of transportation, following old native trails. While some see it as cruel to dogs, the article quotes Geoff Roland saying the huskies enjoy pulling the sleds.

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Pre-Intermediate Student's Book: The Best Way To Travel

During the winter in Alaska, temperatures can fall as low as -50°C, making car travel impossible due to frozen engines and icy roads. For travel through the wilderness when weather is severe, the best method is by dog sled, as they are more environmentally friendly than snowmobiles and allow for a quieter journey. The Iditarod sled dog race was started in 1973 to help preserve Alaska's history and tradition of dog sledding as a form of transportation, following old native trails. While some see it as cruel to dogs, the article quotes Geoff Roland saying the huskies enjoy pulling the sleds.

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Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book

Life
3b Page 37 READING TEXT

The best way to travel


In the most northern state of the USA you’ll see every type of modern transport.
But during the winter months the state of Alaska becomes one of the coldest parts
of the world. Temperatures fall as low as –50˚C. Car engines can freeze and even if
your car starts, the snow and ice on the road can make travel impossible. When the
weather is like this, the best way to travel is with a team of huskies pulling you.
That’s according to people like Geoff Roland who prefer travelling by dog sledge.
‘Huskies might not be as fast as a modern snowmobile but they are better for the
environment. The journey is also much quieter than by snowmobile. It’s what
makes travel through the wilderness so enjoyable.’

When Geoff was younger he took part in the Iditarod. The word Iditarod originally
comes from an old native American word meaning ‘a faraway place’ but nowadays
it’s the name of the world’s longest dog sledge race which takes place in Alaska
each spring. The 1,600 kilometre route follows the old roads which the original
Indians once used. As years passed, aeroplanes and snowmobiles became more
common and people started to forget about the old trails. But in 1973 a group of
people started the race in order to maintain Alaska’s history and its traditional form
of transport. Some people criticise the Iditarod because they think it’s cruel for the
dogs but Geoff disagrees: ‘Huskies are natural racers. I think they’re much happier
when they’re in front of the sledge.’

cruel (adj) /kruːəl/ causing pain to people or animals

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