See to believe it. In search of Nessie…

9
By G. Krivoshta

Humped – горбатый
Sightings – наблюдения
Unicorn – единорог
Ancient

– древний
Couple – пара (муж и жена, мужчина и женщина)
Horrifying – ужасный
blunt – тупой (о предметах)
Violent – сильный, мощный, жестокий
Whirlpool – водоворот
Bottom – низ, дно
Squid – кальмар
Witness – свидетель, очевидец
Ape – человекообразная обезьяна, примат
Fossil – ископаемое, окаменелость

describe a
large aquatic
Creature that resembles a serpent. This

creature is mostly found in Scotland and it is also known as Loch Ness monster.

Many stories depict
the Kraken as a type of octopus. The Kraken is a mythological sea monster from Norway who
features in legends from other Scandinavian
countries as well.

Bigfoot is a popular
myth who likes to eat
human flesh and is said to be descended from a little boy who stayed in the woods and became a monster. However there are different Bigfoots. The Alaskan Bigfoot is called the yeti and hides in the Alaskan mountains. The
Latin Bigfoot is called
Acupacabra and eats other
animals. a myth related to
Bigfoot is called Sasquatch.

1. ________ 2. ________
Could be creatures that people

thought had died out? 3. ________ 4. ________
3. Have people been seeing
for longer than you might think? 5. ________
4. Often used to destroy something? 6. ________
5. Have people found the bodies of? 7. ________

A

B

A

C

A

B

B

from the text to their meanings.
Stayed alive
Came closer
Tell

people about
Things that have been seen
Shocking, disgusting
Wide
Until now
With great force
Close to

Report –
Sightings –
Survived –
Horrifying –
Across –
Approached –
Violent –
Off –
So far –

pp.42-43, SB and decide which word is defined.
1. When

you see something or someone, especially that is rare or trying to hide.
2. A small area of the sea or other violent water in which there is a powerful circular current of water which can pull objects down into its centre.
3. A sea animal with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouth.
4. Sudden and powerful.
5. An animal like a large monkey which has no tail and uses its arms to swing through trees.

Whirlpool

Violent

Ape

Sighting

Squid

ex. 3. (whirlpool, apes, squids, sighting, violent)

1. This is

the first _____________ of this particularly rare bird in this country.
2. I’m scared of _____________ thunderstorms.
3. Chimpanzees and gorillas are both _____________.
4. ______________ are very dangerous: they make the object drown.
5. ______________ are members of the Cephalopoda class.

sighting

violent

apes

Whirlpools

Squids

p.24
Learn the words of the lesson and write

4-6 sentences with new words.

lesson and write
4-6 sentences with new

words.

Couple –
Horrifying –
blunt –
Violent –
Whirlpool –

Bottom –
Tentacle –
Sharp –
Hook –
Humped –
Squid –
Witness –
Ape –
Fossil –

text to their opposites.
Create
Famous
Similar
Mythical
Unfortunately
Bottom

Giant
Sharp

Different –
Destroy –
Real –
Unknown –
Top –
Blunt –
Luckily –
Miniature –

the sentences T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated).

1. There have been more than three thousand sightings of Bigfoot in America. ___
2. Bigfoot is a kind of an ape. ___
3. It is proved that Nessie is a dinosaur. ___
4. The existence of Kraken is still a mystery. ___
5. There have been over three thousand recorded sightings of Nessie. ___

T

NS

F

F

F

/ horrifying / mythical / snake / human / sharp

/ giant / violent / extinct

1. _____________ creatures
2. _____________ back
3. _____________ - like head
4. _____________ sightings
5. _____________ squid
6. _____________ whirlpool
7. _____________ hooks
8. _____________ prints
9. _____________ ape
10. ____________ sea monster

mythical

humped

snake

recorded

giant

violent

sharp

human

extinct

horrifying

look
To see someone or something for a moment or

not completely
To look somewhere quickly and then look away
To notice someone or something
To look at someone or something very directly for a long time

Stare

Catch a glimpse of

Spot

Glance

Glare

Stare – уставиться, пристально смотреть
Spot – замечать
Glare – пристально смотреть (со злостью)
Glance – бросить быстрый взгляд
Catch a glimpse of – увидеть мельком

sentences. Stare / catch a glimpse of / spot /

glance / glare

1. When I saw the strange creature, I couldn’t stop ___________ (looking for a long time) at it.
2. Kelly ___________ (looked for a long time) quickly at her watch and then back at the water.
3. I think I just ____________________ (saw briefly but not well) a small hairy creature. Did you see anything?
4. The creature seemed to __________ (look angrily) at me from the page of the book.
5. Did you _________ (notice) anything strange in the lake?

staring

glanced

caught a glimpse of

glare

spot

the text and choose the facts you were impressed by.

A: What things impressed you most?
B: I was impressed by… . I didn’t know that…. And you?
A: As for me, I…

most? Why?
I was impressed by…, because…







H.W.
W.B. p. 24

ex. 2-3
St.B. p. 43 ex. 6
Learn the words from the lesson