See to believe it. In search of Nessie

1. See to believe it. In search of Nessie…

Module 3A Spotlight 9
By G. Krivoshta

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3. Words to remember

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Words to remember
Tentacle – щупальце
Sharp – острый
Hook – крюк
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

4. Nessie / Kraken / Bigfoot

Bigfoot is a popular
myth who likes to eat
Many stories depict
human flesh and is said to be
the Kraken as a
descended from a little boy
type of octopus.
The term Nessie is
who stayed in the woods and
The Kraken is a
used to describe a
became a monster. However
mythological sea
large aquatic
there are different Bigfoots.
monster from
Creature that
The Alaskan Bigfoot is called
Norway who
resembles a serpent.
the yeti and hides in the
features in legends
This creature is
Alaskan mountains. The
from other
mostly found in
Latin Bigfoot is called
Scandinavian
Scotland and it is also Acupacabra and eats other
countries as well.
known as Loch Ness
animals. a myth related to
monster.
Bigfoot is called Sasquatch.

5. Ex. 2 p. 42 Which creature(s) (A-C)…

1. Live in water? 1. ________
A
2. ________
B
2. Could be creatures that people
A
C
thought had died out? 3. ________
4. ________
3. Have people been seeing
A
for longer than you might think? 5. ________
B
4. Often used to destroy something? 6. ________
5. Have people found the bodies of? 7. ________
B

6. Ex. 3 p. 42 Match the highlighted words and phrases from the text to their meanings.

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Report –
Sightings –
Survived –
Horrifying –
Across –
Approached –
Violent –
Off –
So far –
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Stayed alive
Came closer
Tell people about
Things that have been seen
Shocking, disgusting
Wide
Until now
With great force
Close to

7. Read definitions of some words from the texts at pp.42-43, SB and decide which word is defined.

Read definitions of some words from the texts at pp.4243, SB and decide which word is defined.
• Whirlpool
• Violent
• Ape
• Sighting
• Squid
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.

8. Complete the sentences using the words from the table in ex. 3. (whirlpool, apes, squids, sighting, violent)

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

9. Reflection

• How many words from the text have you
remembered?
• Homework
• W.B. p.24
• Learn the words of the lesson and write
4-6 sentences with new words.

10. Homework check

1. W.B. p.24 № 1
2. Learn the words of the lesson and write
4-6 sentences with new words.

11. Translate the words into Russian

Sightings –
Unicorn –
Ancient –
Couple –
Horrifying –
blunt –
Violent –
Whirlpool –
Bottom –
Tentacle –
Sharp –
Hook –
Humped –
Squid –
Witness –
Ape –
Fossil –

12. Ex. 4 p. 42 Match the underlined words in the text to their opposites.

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Different –
Destroy –
Real –
Unknown –
Top –
Blunt –
Luckily –
Miniature –
a.
b.
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Create
Famous
Similar
Mythical
Unfortunately
Bottom
Giant
Sharp

13. Read the text at pp. 42-43, SB and mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated).

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

14. Ex. 5 p. 42 - Fill in: recorded / humped / horrifying / mythical / snake / human / sharp / giant / violent / extinct

mythical
1. _____________
creatures
humped
2. _____________
back
3. _____________
- like head
snake
4. _____________
recorded sightings
giant
5. _____________
squid
violent
6. _____________
whirlpool
sharp
7. _____________
hooks
human
8. _____________
prints
extinct
9. _____________
ape
10. ____________
horrifying sea monster

15. Ways to look: match the verbs to their definitions

1) Stare
a) An angry look
b) To see someone or something
for a moment or not
2) Catch a glimpse of
completely
c) To look somewhere quickly
3) Spot
and then look away
d) To notice someone or
4) Glance
something
e) To look at someone or
5) Glare
something very directly for a
long time
Stare – уставиться, пристально смотреть
Spot – замечать
Glare – пристально смотреть (со злостью)
Glance – бросить быстрый взгляд
Catch a glimpse of – увидеть мельком

16. Use the verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences. Stare / catch a glimpse of / spot / glance / glare

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

17. Make the dialogue. Express your opinion about the text. Read 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…

18. Reflection

• Tell which things in the text impressed
you 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