ACTIVITY SECTION

CHAPTER 1

COMPREHENSION

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

1. How long was the monster?

a. 2,000 feet
b. 6 feet
c. 200 feet

2. Who was Dr Pierre Aronnax?

a. Captain of the Abraham Lincoln
b. A well-known scientist
c. The ship's engineer

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

a. He wrote an article
b. He packed his bags
c. He asked to see his cabin

4. Who watched the Abraham Lincoln leave?

a. The mysterious creature
b. Dr. Aronnax's assistant, Conseil
c. 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. (T)

2. The Abraham Lincoln was a warship. (T)
3. Dr Aronnax gave Conseil an invitation to join the expedition. (T)
4. Dr Aronnax believed that the mysterious creature was a very big sea creature.
(T)
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 on 1983.

2. People travel from all to the world to visit the Pyramids of Egypt
3. Mary is not here. She is in London for the weekend.
4. Give this over James, please.
5. John will spend the summer of an expedition to the North Pole

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

5. - Discuss.

1. What other sea creatures do you know of? I know of no creature in special
2. Have you ever travelled by ship? Where did you go? eh never traveled by boat
3. What kind of magazine articles do you read? science and tegnology
4. Do you believe the people on the Abraham Lincoln will find the monster? The
truth history says it all

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)

Dr. Aronnax

Dear scientist friend

Today I write this invitation for the purpose of seeing you back with us to go out an
expedition under the sea, looking for a sea monster.
it is not known when we return, if we find other things that only few people know, but
what I can assure esque be an extraordinary and wonderful adventure

I hope to see you soon in the narwhal

Greetings to your family

see you soon
 CHAPTER 2

COMPREHENSION

1. - Answer the following questions.

1. What had Captain Farragut decided to do to the sea monster? Wanted to kill
monster
2. Who was Ned Land? the best harpooner on earth
3. Where did the ship sail? the ship sailed from atlantic to the pacific
4. For how long had they been sailing on 5 November? For over four months
5. Where was the Abraham Lincoln when they first saw the sea monster? Dr
aronnax is excitement at tha moment

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___________of six sailors on the sailboat.

a. seaman b. view c. crew

_ John's car was badly in the accident.

a. damaged b. harpooned c. sworn

_ We must do our best to make this project work, don't you

a. agree b. believe c. head

Don't talk to me about ghosts. I don't believe they .

a. cheer b. argue c. exist

4. - Complete the crossword with words from Chapter 2.

DOWN
1. A very large sea animal WHALE
3. The world, the planet we live on EARTH
5. The top part or area of something e.g. water SURFACE

ACROSS
2. The opposite of day NIGHT
4. A person who works on a ship SAILOR
6. Comeback RETURN
7 Look tor TURTLE
8 What you shoot from a gun BULLET

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

5.-Discuss.
1. If you were in Captain Farragut's place, what would you do to calm the crew?
my crew should be trained to any event that is of at sea
2. How do you think you would feel after four months of travel at sea?
stressed crazy and desperate to see land
3. How do you think the crew felt when they saw how big the creature was?
the crew felt fear and panic when they saw the mosntruo
4. What do you think the creature will do?
very large, could not bear to leave or panic escape the creature

6. - Imagine that you are a crew member on the Abraham Lincoln. Write a
short letter to a friend of yours describing the events that took place on
the last day of the search for the monster. (60-80 words)

Dear friend

I hope you are well, a lot do not you writing uh, does maybe because I'm under the
sea and no messenger for it ....
I am having seen incredible things here at sea spent several problems finally found
the creature
the crew and I were amazed at how big it was, we scared and in panic here
and for months we have not seen land and is a bit sofocane be alone under the
 sea
but hey I hope you are well
greetings over there

CHAPTER 3
1. - Put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 1-7 in the
brackets.

( 5 ) The lights from the monster disappeared and it shot two jets of water
at the Abraham Lincoln.
( 4 ) When Dr Aronnax moved up to the surface, all he could see were the
lights of the Abraham Lincoln in the distance.
( 3 ) Ned Land was furious because the monster kept escaping.
( 1 ) Ned threw his harpoon at the creature and it made a loud ringing noise.
( 6 ) He went deep into the water but he somehow managed to get back to
the surface.
( 7 ) When night came they were still hunting the creature.
( 2 ) Dr Aronnax was thrown overboard by the force of the water.

2.- Choose the correct answer.

1. Conseil jumped into the sea / the rail after Dr Aronnax.

2. Ned landed on the creature / the hatch when he fell into the sea.
3. Dr Aronnax was very relieved / furious when Conseil came to his rescue.
4. The creature was made of steej" / skin.
5. A man /Eight men took the three friends inside their ship.

Vocabulary

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

By to in at up out

1. I would like it if you came out my wedding.

2. He drove at great speed through the centre of the town.
3. Tim will travel to his village in car.
4. Jenny got up of her car and went into the bank.
5. I prefer swimming by the sea than a swimming pool.
6. She went to the stairs from the ground floor to the second floor.

4. - Find the opposites of the following words in Chapter 3:

1. soft ___________________________ hard (page 10)

2. appear _________________________ disappear (page 10)
3. sad ____________________________ cheerful (page 10)
4. asked __________________________ answer (page 10)
5. dry ____________________________ drippy (page 10)
6. light (adj.) _______________________ dark (page 10)
7. stop ___________________________ below (page 10)
8. light (n.) ________________________ darked (page 10)
Follow-up activities

5.-Discuss.
1. How do you think Dr Aronnax felt when he saw the ship sailing away from him?
He wondered if it was a creature but to see his eyes sparkled as he
approached
2. What do you think of Conseil's reaction?
I think I act in a bold way and fast
3. What do you think it is like inside the monster?
to enter into the creature realized that it was a submarine
4. What do you think will happen to the three friends?
the capture to continue an investigation

6.-Captain Farragut told the newspapers all about their battle with the
creature and the disappearance of the three men. Write a short newspaper
article under the heading MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF FAMOUS
PROFESSOR. (60-80 words)

news impossible
farragut captain disappeared
the journey of the farragut captain had set out in search of one, when partio giant
sea creature did not know who had spent months, years looking for the
creature across the Atlantic sea with his crew
spend time and did not return until it was never really the giant creature and
show that if there was.

until now his whereabouts is not known. reporting to you J.C.

 CHAPTER 4
1.-Choose a, b or c to complete the following sentences.

1. When the men were taken on to the Nautilus

a. they ate first, then slept.
b. they slept first, then ate.
c. they changed their clothes first, then ate.

2. Captain Nemo asked them

a. if they would like to go on land. -
b. why they wanted to be his guests.
c. why they had attacked his ship.

3. When they dined with Captain Nemo,

a. they had meat.
b. Ned disliked the food.
c. they ate only seafood.

4. In the library of the Nautilus,

a. there were six thousand books.
b. there were seven thousand books.
c. there were twelve thousand books.

2. - Match the two halves to make sentences

1. The masked men took

Dr. Aronnax and his friends
2. Captain Nemo spoke politely
3. Ned really enjoyed
4. Everything they were served
5. The walls of the rooms were
a. the food that they were served.
b. decorated with painting by great artists.
c. to the men but seemed angry.
d. to a large room and locked them in.
e. was delicious.
Vocabulary

3. - Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

surprise board pale pleased delicious

The food at the party was delicious and everybody enjoyed it.
John was very pleased with his exam results.
There were 120 people on board when the plane crashed.
I don't think Susan is very well. She looks very pale
It was a big surprise for Beth to see Tina again after all these years.

4. - Complete the phrases using the verbs in the box.

wake lock set sit put fall

1. ______________ PUT the table for dinner

2. ______________ FALL asleep
3. ______________ WAKE up early
4. ______________ SET on some clothes
5. ______________ SIT down
6. ______________ LOCK the door

Follow-up activities

5.-Discuss.

1. What kind of food do you think the men ate on the Nautilus?
the crew of nauthilus ate seafood sea
2. What is an underwater ship?
underwater expeditions, discoveries in addition to find sunken ships
3. Where did Captain Nemo get all his treasures from?
of the deep sea in sunken ships
4. Why doesn't Captain Nemo let the men go free? Is he right to do so?
I did not have any reason to keep them locked in a room against their will
if the final wanted his help dr. Aronnax

6.-Imagine that you are Conseil and that you are keeping a diary. Write a
paragraph describing your first day on the Nautilus. (60-80 words)

Dear Diary

My first day in the nauthilus was not very nice, I am currently locked in a cabin by orders
of captain nemo, eh not able to control motion sickness here under the sea to 20000
leagues. after a while the captain I invite my colleagues and me to accompany him on
the table and clarify some ideas of research .... so soon was an unpleasant welcome