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Cold comfort
LESSON
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BEFORE
YOU STA RT
Are you the kind of person that likes staying in unusual places? If the answer is “yes”, try the
World's Coldest Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in the north of Sweden. But go in winter or all you will find is
a pool of water, because the hotel melts every spring!
Nils Yngue Bergqvist runs the Artic Hall Hotel. He is also the man whose idea was. He built his
first igloo for an art exhibition in 1991 and designed the present hotel. The whole building and
everything in it is made of snow, except for the wooden front door. There's a theater that Nils
uses for shows, a jazz club, a radio station and a large ice bar. The rooms have no doors, there's
no furniture, no heating and everyone sleeps on ice beds. If you want to stay in one of the ten
ice rooms, it will cost you about $ 50 a night. You won't be very comfortable, but you will receive
a survival certificate from the manager!
When the winter is over, Nils organizes an annual contest to predict the day that the igloo will
fall. The person that guessed the day correctly last year received a large painting from the Artic
Hall exhibition.
Nil's ice hotels are becoming world-famous and he loves his work. He's already excited about his
next project , an ice hotel that will have more complicated architectural characteristics and, he
says, will be bigger and better.
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A.Think about these questions and discuss with other classmates orally.
1. Why is the hotel called the Artic Hall Hotel?
2. Describe a typical room and an Art Hall Hotel room.
3. How can Nils Bergqvist describe his occupation?
4. Would you like to stay in the hotel? Why / why not?
B. Answer these questions about the article.
1. Which part of the hotel is not made of snow?
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2. What happens when winter ends?
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3. What does every guest receive?
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4. List all the unusual characteristics of the hotel.
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