ACTIVITY SECTION

ACTIVITY SECTION

CHAPTER 1

COMPREHENSION

Choose a, b or c to answer the following questions.

1. How long was the monster?

1. 2,000 feet
2. 6 feet
3. 200 feet

1. Who was Dr Pierre Aronnax?

1. Captain of the Abraham Lincoln
2. A well-known scientist
3. The ship's engineer

1. What did Dr Aronnax do before boarding the Abraham Lincoln!

1. He wrote an article
2. He packed his bags
3. He asked to see his cabin

1. Who watched the Abraham Lincoln leave?

1. The mysterious creature
2. Dr. Aronnax's assistant, Conseil
3. A lot of people

2. - Read the sentences. Write T for True and F for False in the boxes.

1. The creature didn't travel very quickly.      F
2. The Abraham Lincoln was a warship.       T
3. Dr Aronnax gave Conseil an invitation to join the expedition.   F
4. Dr Aronnax believed that the mysterious creature was a very big sea creature.  F
5. The Abraham Lincoln sailed towards the Pacific Ocean. F

Vocabulary

3. - Match the words 1-6 with their meanings a-f

1. events                        a. crash
2. enormous                        b. bags and suitcases
3. collision                        c. very, very large
4. interior                        d. happenings
5. luggage                        e. inside part
6. narwhal                        f. big sea creature

4. - Complete the following sentences using the prepositions in the box.

over        to        of        on        in

1. Jenny was born in the summer     OF        1983.
2. People travel from all    OVER        the world to visit the Pyramids of Egypt

1. Mary is not here. She is     IN        London for the weekend.
2. Give this      TO        James, please.
3. John will spend the summer       ON        an expedition to the North Pole

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

5. - Discuss.

1. What other sea creatures do you know of?

• LAKE NESS MONSTER
• HIDRA
• CRACKEN

1. Have you ever travelled by ship? Where did you go?

• ARE NESS MONSTER

1. What kind of magazine articles do you read?

• THE NEWSPAPER

1. Do you believe the people on the Abraham Lincoln will find the monster?

-  NO, I BELIEVE NOT I DONT BELIEVE

6. - Imagine you are the captain of the Abraham Lincoln. Just before you leave on your expedition, write an invitation to Dr Aronnax asking him to join you on your search for the narwhal. (60-80 words)

Dear

Dr. Aronnax

doctor Aronnaz receive a cordial greeting is the reason why I am writing to you to ask please if you can let me accompany it in its search for narwhal

Thanks in advance

CHAPTER 2

COMPREHENSION

1. - Answer the following questions.

1. What had Captain Farragut decided to do to the sea monster?

- SWORN KILL IT

1. Who was Ned Land?

-HE WAS THE BESTHARPOONER ON EARTH

1. Where did the ship sail?

-THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC

1. For how long had they been sailing on 5 November?

-FOR EVER FOUR MONTHS

1. Where was the Abraham Lincoln when they first saw the sea monster?

-OF THE COASTOF JAPAN

2.-Match the two halves of the sentences below.

1. Dr Aronnax                         a. wanted to go back home.
2. Captain Farragut                          b. was amazed at the size of the creature.
3. Ned Land                                c. appeared on 8 November.
4. The crew                                   d. was the first person to see the creature
5. The sea monster                          e. believed Dr Aronnax s theory.

Vocabulary

3.-Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.

• There was a CREW of six sailors on the sailboat.

                 a. seaman                  b. view        c. crew

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