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
Who was Dr Pierre Aronnax?
a. Captain of the Abraham Lincoln
b. A well-known scientist
c. The ship's engineer
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
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. 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. T
5. The Abraham Lincoln sailed towards the Pacific Ocean. T
Vocabulary
3. - Match the words 1-6 with their meanings a-f
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

events
enormous
collision
interior
luggage

a. crash
b. bags and suitcases
c. very, very large
d. happenings
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
3.Mary is not here. She is IN London for the weekend.
4.Give this TO James, please.
5.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?
2. Have you ever travelled by ship? Where did you go?
3. What kind of magazine articles do you read?
4. Do you believe the people on the Abraham Lincoln will find the
monster?
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:

I am the Captain of the Abraham Lincoln, the best American
warship. We are making an expedition looking for the enormous
creature in the North Pacific where was last seen.
As you are a well-known scientist we are pleased to invite you to
join us in this expedition.
If you are available and if you want please let us know as soon as
possible.
Await for your promptly reply.
Sincerely yours,

The Capitan Farragut

CHAPTER 2
COMPREHENSION
1. - Answer the following questions.
1. What had Captain Farragut decided to do to the sea monster?
He had sworn to kill the sea monster.
2. Who was Ned Land?
Ned was a Canadian with a Sharp eye and strong arm. He was the best
harpooner on earth.
3. Where did the ship sail?
The Ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
4. For how long had they been sailing on 5 November?
For over 4 months.
5. Where was the Abraham Lincoln when they first saw the sea
monster?
In the Coast of Japan
2.-Match the two halves of the sentences below.
1. Dr Aronnax
2. Captain Farragut
creature.
3. Ned Land
4. The crew
creature
5. The sea monster

a. wanted to go back home.

b. was amazed at the size of the
c. appeared on 8 November.
d. was the first person to see the
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
ACROSS
2.The opposite of day Night
4.A person who works on a ship sailor
6. Comeback return
7 Look
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?
2. How do you think you would feel after four months of travel at sea?
3. How do you think the crew felt when they saw how big the creature

was?
4. What do you think the creature will do?

5. - 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 John:
Yesterday, we finally saw the monster. It was a huge creature. We were
about to surrender but we did it.
We were on the Coast of Japan. Ned was the first person to see the
creature.
When Dr. Aronnax, he was so excited, its over 250 feet long he said.
Nobody could sleep, we were expecting the right moment when the
monster appear again.
Next day, the enormous creature appears. The battle just begins.
Tomorrow I will write you to tell you, hows everything going.
Regards,

CHAPTER 3
1. - Put the sentences in the correct order. Write the numbers 17 in the brackets.

(4) The lights from the monster disappeared and it shot two jets of
water at the Abraham Lincoln.
(7) When Dr Aronnax moved up to the surface, all he could see were
the lights of the Abraham Lincoln in the distance.
(2) Ned Land was furious because the monster kept escaping.
(3) 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.

(1) When night came they were still hunting the creature.
(5) 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 steel" / 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 TO my wedding.

2. He drove AT great speed through the centre of the town.
3. Tim will travel to his village BY car.
4. Jenny got OUT of her car and went into the bank.
5. I prefer swimming IN the sea than a swimming pool.
6. She went UP the stairs from the ground floor to the second floor.
4. - Find the opposites of the following words in Chapter 3:
1. soft HARD_____________________
2. appear DISAPPEAR_____________
3. sad HAPPY______________________
4. asked ANSWERED_______________
5. dry WET ________________________
6. light (adj.) DARK________________
7. stop GO________________________
8. light (n.) DARKNESS____________
Follow-up activities

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5.-Discuss.
1. How do you think Dr Aronnax felt when he saw the ship sailing away
from him?
2. What do you think of Conseil's reaction?
3. What do you think it is like inside the monster?
4. What do you think will happen to the three friends?
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)
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF FAMOUS PROFESSOR
Last night the expedition in the best American warship Abraham
Lincoln came back home but with sadly news. The well-known
scientist Dr Aronnax disappeared after being thrown overboard by the
force of the water while they were fighting with the monster. With him
felt 2 men more into the water. The Captain Farragut is one of the few
men who manage to get out alive. He was very concerned meanwhile
he was telling us the bad news.

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 (d )
2. Dr. Aronnax and his friends
3. Captain Nemo spoke politely

( c)
4. Ned really enjoyed (a)
5. Everything they were served

(e)
artists.
6. The walls of the rooms were
c. to the men but seemed
( b)
angry.
7.
d. to a large room and locked them
a. the food that they were
in.
served.
e. was delicious.
b. decorated with painting by great

8.
9. Vocabulary
10.
11.
3. - Complete the sentences using the words in the
box.
12.
surprise board pale pleased delicious
13.
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.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
4. - Complete the phrases using the verbs in the
box.
19. wake lock set sit put fall
20.
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
21.
22.
Follow-up activities
23.
24.
5.-Discuss.
25.
1. What kind of food do you think the men ate on the Nautilus?
2. What is an underwater ship?
3. Where did Captain Nemo get all his treasures from?
4. Why doesn't Captain Nemo let the men go free? Is he right to do so?
26.
27.
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)
28.
29.
30. My first day at the Nautilus , I am very excited and I think it
will be a pleasant experience full of mysteries and learning. I
wonder what I'll find in the bottom of the sea ?, What is my
relationship with the other crew ?, I hope to pass this
experience good and understand new things. I'm ready for this
big trip . I know I'm going to fanny so much
31.

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39. CHAPTER 5
Comprehension

40.
41.
42.
1. - Answer the following questions.
43.
1. Why was Captain Nemo especially polite to Dr Aronnax?
44.
_Because of him fame as a scientist.
2. What were the underwater suits made of?
45.
They were made of rubber and the trousers ended in thick
boots with heavy metal soles.
3. How far below the surface of the ocean is the forest of the Island of
Crespo?
46.
The Island of Crespo is to three hundred feet below the
surface.
4. What frightened Dr Aronnax in the underwater forest?
47.
A gigantic sea spider
5. What swam above the men just outside the Nautilus?
48.
Two huge sharks
49.
50.
2. - Read the sentences. Write T for True or F for
False in the boxes.
51.
1. The Nautilus was travelling in the Pacific. True
52.
2. The Nautilus went through a forest. False
53.
3. The underwater suits were supplied with oxygen. True
54.4. The sea spider was a friendly creature. False
55.
5. Sharks have excellent eyesight. False
56.
57.
Vocabulary
3.-Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.
58.
59.
1. I have been_________to Mary's birthday party at the
weekend.
60.
a. grateful
b. invited
c. received
61.
62.
2. The teacher was_______by how quickly the child learnt
to read.
63.
a. ready
b. horrified
c. amazed
64.
65.
3. Mr Simmons has many different kinds of_______ in his
garden
66.
a. fairyland
b. roots
c. plants
67.______4. The horror film was so frightening that the children
were

for the whole two hours.

68.
a. pushing
b. admiring
c.
screaming
5. The___from Moscow to Paris by car is a very long one.
69.
a. journey
b. sight
c. depth
70.
71.
4. - Complete the crossword with words from
Chapter 5.
72.
DOWN
73.
1.
To do as you are told
1. An insect with eight thin long legs
2. The largest ocean
74.
6.
A large area covered by
trees
75.
8.
Matching jacket and trousers
76.
ACROSS
77.
2.
Shoes that cover the foot and the ankle
78.
5.
Going onto land from the sea
79.
7.
Well-known
80.
9.
Midday meal
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144. 146.
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Follow-up activities
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5.-Discuss.
295.
1. Would you like to visit a place like the forest of Crespo?
2. Have you ever travelled by sea? Did you like it?
3. What are the dangers someone might face at sea?
4. Have you ever seen a shark? What other dangerous sea creatures
do you know of?
296.
297.
6.-Imagine you are Dr Aronnax. Write a diary entry
describing your underwater adventure in the forest of
the Island of Crespo. (60-80 words)
298.
299. This day is special was underwater in the forest of curly
Islands. I scared a lot, this forest was deserted and there was
one other aquatic animals very strange. It was fascinating to
see all the crew and were delighted with the view of the place .
300. Sunlight falling on the surface of the water with a fairly
oblique angle , and contact your light, decomposed by
refraction , as through a prism , flowers, rocks , plants, shells ,
polyps , were tinged with seven colors of the rainbow . That
tissue of various shades of light was wonderful, a real
kaleidoscope of green, yellow , orange, purple , indigo blue .
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CHAPTER 6
306.
1. - Put the sentences in the correct order. Write
the numbers 1-7 in the brackets.
307.
308.
( 4 ) While they were eating, a stone fell and almost hit
Dr Aronnax.
309.
( 7 ) All of them were grateful they escaped from the
savages.
310.
(
1 ) Dr Aronnax, Conseil and Ned went to visit a
beautiful island in the Timor Sea.
311.
( 6 ) They ran as quickly as they could back to their boat.
312.
( 2 ) The three of them spent the day hunting birds and
collecting vegetables.
313.
( 5 ) The men looked around and saw a group of wild

men running towards them.

314.
(
3) In the evening, Ned prepared a delicious meal for
the three of them.
315.
316.
2.-Complete the summary of Chapter 6 using one
word in each blank.
317.
318._______________________________The Nautilus was travelling (1)in
the Pacific ocean, towards______Indonesia when it (2) suffered no
damage in a reef in the Timor Sea. The captain said that the
tide will help us scape would help them in four days. The men
visited (4) the island nearby, with the captain's (5) permission ,
but some (6) wild mean attacked them and they returned to the
Nautilus.
319.
Their trip continued and everything was alright, until one
day the (7) Capitan Nemo asked Dr Aronnax and the others to
(8) join him on an excursion in his crew. The (9) same day they
found the man died and Nemo and his men (10) after they
buried him in an underwater (11) in a cemetery in the Coral
Kingdom.
320.___________________
321.
Vocabulary
322.
323.
3.- Choose the correct answer.
324.
1. The children were very happy about the excursion / stone to the
seaside.
2. The police caught the man who suffered / escaped from prison
yesterday.
3. My grandfather was gathered/ wounded in a battle.
4. The pilot managed to land the plane especially/safely.
5. The baby was sleeping with a peaceful / juicysmile on her face.
325.
326.
4. - Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.
327.
1. Sue bought a beautiful bracelet made of .
328.
a. pigeon
b. coral
c. reef
2. The teacher gave the student
to leave the room.
329.
a. permission
b. safely
c. damage
3. He was very
i_ when his dog died.
330.
a. magnificent
b. ironic
c. sad
4. The men took their guns and left for a two-day in the forest.
331.
a. hunt
b. submarine
c. arrow
5. They discovered an ancient in their back yard.
332.
a. shape
b. museum c. cemetery
333.
Follow-up activities
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5.- Discuss.
336.

1. Why do you think the Nautilus wasn't damaged by the reef?

2. What do you believe the savages would have done to the men if
they had caught them?
3. What do you think Captain Nemo means by saying "you can't find a
place in the world without savages"?
4. Do you think Captain Nemo likes people? Why/Why not?
337.
338.
6.-Imagine you are Ned Land. Write a diary entry
narrating your adventure on the island with the savages,
your escape and Captain Nemo's reaction to it all. (60-80
words)
339.
340.
341.
342. Early in the morning we left the boys and I to explore the
jungle and calling our attention to know that we could find
something new. We walked for a long time and found plants and
fruit trees , of which we drew off to make the food at night .
Back to where we were going to cook dinner and we found
some wild men and had to leave the place terrified , ran up to
the ship and to be safe
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