Задания к тексту "Loch Ness Monster". Form 8. Unit 1. Lesson 9.

 Loch Ness Monster

1.True or False

1.      Loch Ness is a wide lake in Scotland that stretches nearly from coast to coast.

2.      The very first recorded sighting of the monster happened in the 19th century.

3.      Professional people, including lawyers and priests, have reported seeing the creature.

4.      There are many high-quality, clear photographs of the Loch Ness monster available today.

5.      Scientists have difficult times seeing underwater because the lake is full of mountain peat.

6.      Experts suggested that the creature could be a plesiosaur, which became extinct 70 million years ago.

 

2.Choose the correct answer (a, b, or c) based on the text.

1.      How long is the Loch Ness monster according to the descriptions?

a) About two to three metres

b) About seven to ten metres

c) More than twenty metres

2.      Why is it so difficult to see anything a few metres ahead in the lake?

a) The water is full of dark peat.

b) There are too many fish.

c) The lake is covered with ice.

3.      When did a group of scientists organize the Investigation Bureau?

a) In the 19th century

b) In August 1972

c) In the 1960s

4.      What did the sonar equipment find later?

a) Two huge, strange moving objects

b) A sunken pirate ship

c) Millions of small fish

5.      What prehistoric creature did the experts compare the monster to?

a) A dinosaur t-rex

b) A plesiosaur

c) A giant shark

6.      What is unusual about the water in Loch Ness?

a) It is very warm and pleasant.

b) It is green and bright.

c) It is cold but never freezes.

 

3.Complete the sentences using the correct words from the helpbox below.

flipper, lake, family, Investigation, shaking, snake-like

1.      In the Scottish language, the word "loch" actually means ____________.

2.      Witnesses usually describe the monster as a dark-coloured creature with a long ____________ head and neck.

3.      People's hands often ____________ so much from excitement or horror that they cannot take a good photo.

4.      In the 1960s, a group of scientists set up a special ____________ Bureau to study the lake.

5.      In 1972, an underwater camera captured an image of something that closely resembled a huge ____________.

6.      The lake is big and deep enough to easily hide a whole ____________ of large creatures.

 

 

 

Key:

Exercise 1: True or False

1.      True (T)

2.      False (F) (Correction: It was seen first as long as 1,400 years ago, not in the 19th century.)

3.      True (T)

4.      False (F) (Correction: There are very few photographs and very few good ones.)

5.      True (T)

6.      True (T)

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks

1.      lake

2.      snake-like

3.      shaking

4.      Investigation

5.      flipper

6.      family

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

1.      b) About seven to ten metres

2.      a) The water is full of dark peat.

3.      c) In the 1960s

4.      a) Two huge, strange moving objects

5.      b) A plesiosaur

6.      c) It is cold but never freezes.