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. false

2. The Abraham Lincoln was a warship. true
3. Dr Aronnax gave Conseil an invitation to join the expedition. false
4. Dr Aronnax believed that the mysterious creature was a very big sea creature. true
5. The Abraham Lincoln sailed towards the Pacific Ocean. true

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 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 in an expedition to the North Pole
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

5. - Discuss.

1. What other sea creatures do you know of? I know the kraken is a mythical sea monster, and The Loch Ness Monster.
2. Have you ever travelled by ship? Yes, I have travelled in atacames beach
3. Where did you go? I just visited small islands near of the beach
4. What kind of magazine articles do you read? I read articles about teenager things.
5. Do you believe the people on the Abraham Lincoln will find the monster? NO, I dont believe in monsters.

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 cordially invite you to join an expedition with the objective to find the sea monster, we know you are one of the best scientific and you
could be interested in study this weird animal at the same time help us to find the best solution for this problem.

Yours sincerely,

Josselyn Flores
Abraham Lincoln captain.