Frozen Hearts Thaw
Trapped in the Amundsen-Scott Research Station during the six-month polar night, you discover your research partner Dr. Elena Chen is secretly writing a scathing memoir about your failed marriage and subsequent professional relationship. With external communications limited by severe magnetic storms, you must confront her before the manuscript reaches the publisher, while maintaining crucial climate research protocols.
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B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Dr. Marcus Webb - Climate Data Specialist
Conversation Partner
Dr. Elena Chen - Senior Glaciologist
Setting
Dimly lit research laboratory illuminated by monitor screens displaying ice core data. Harsh winds howl outside reinforced windows showing total darkness.
Location
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Learning Objectives
Negotiate terms for manuscript modification or withdrawal
Maintain essential research collaboration despite personal conflict
Protect professional reputation without compromising current climate study
About This Scenario
Trapped in the Amundsen-Scott Research Station during the six-month polar night, you discover your research partner Dr. Elena Chen is secretly writing a scathing memoir about your failed marriage and subsequent professional relationship. With external communications limited by severe magnetic storms, you must confront her before the manuscript reaches the publisher, while maintaining crucial climate research protocols.
How It Starts
“Marcus, I just got confirmation from Penguin Books. Funny how six years of marriage provides enough material for a whole chapter on 'Professional Compromise in Antarctic Research.' Care to fact-check some passages?”
This is how Dr. Elena Chen - Senior Glaciologist's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1100
Category
General
Location Tag
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
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