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6MINGENGLISH From bbclearningenglish.com Hello, I'm Rob.
Welcome to 6 Minute English.
With me in the studio is Neil.
Hello, Neil.
Hello, Rob.
And in this programme, we're talking about tourism,
but in a very special place, Antarctica.
It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth.
Wilderness means an area with no people and no agriculture because of the difficult living conditions.
Yes, in Antarctica, there are only research stations with scientists and a few tourists.
Well, not so few.
About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season.
Many don't go ashore, but there's no denying that it disturbs the environment.
That many?
Yes.
We're asking if it's fair for tourists to set foot.
That means go to such a sensitive environment.
We'll also use some vocabulary related to Antarctica.