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2.

(Ex.1) Look at the monsters in the pictures. Which creature: looks like a
dinosaur? has a long neck? is a large ape-like creature? Tell your partner.
Bigfoot is a large hairy
ape-like creature.
The Loch Ness Monster
looks like a dinosaur.
The Loch Ness Monster
has a long neck.

3.

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4.

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5.

(Ex.2) Read the title of the text and the first sentence of each
paragraph. Who do you think Loren Coleman is and what does he do?
Listen to and read the text to find out.
Text 1
Text 2
I think Loren Coleman has cryptozoology
museum and is fascinated by cryptids.
He is an expert in the unexplained. He
has a particular interest in Bigfoot
although he hasn’t seen one himself.

6.

(Ex.3) Read again and for questions 1-5, choose the best answer, A, B, C or
D.
Text 1
Text 2

7.

(Ex.4) Match the words in bold to their meaning.
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• top
• respected
• looking
• unwilling

8.

(Ex.4) Match the words in bold to their meaning.
• proof
• live in
• colonies
• almost
• model
• top
• respected
• looking
• unwilling

9.

Learn the new words.
glare
look at quickly
glimpse
look at angrily
stare
look at for a long time
(rudely)
peep
look at for a long time
glance
gaze
peer
see for a short time, catch
sight of
look at something with
difficulty
look quickly, often secretly

10.

(Ex.5) Read the definitions, then choose the correct word.

11.

(Ex.6) Read the examples. How do the two passive constructions differ?
Find similar constructions in the text. Then turn the sentences into the
passive.
Impersonal construction starts with It …
Personal construction starts with the
subject of the second clause and the verb
changes into a corresponding infinitive.

12.

(Ex.6) Find similar constructions in the text.

13.

(Ex.6) Find similar constructions in the text.

14.

(Ex.6) Turn the sentences into the passive.
1. They believe the
creature was a panther.
It is believed that the creature was a panther.
2. Experts say many
frogs are becoming
extinct.
It is said (that) many frogs are becoming
extinct.
Many frogs are said to be becoming extinct.
3. They report that
Yeti footprints have
been found.
It is reported (that) Yeti footprints have been
found.
Yeti footprints are reported to have been
found.
4. They think the
photos are fakes.
It is thought (that) the photos are fakes.
The creature is believed to be a panther.
The photos are thought to be fakes.

15.

(Ex.6) Find the main idea in each paragraph. Use them to write a summary
of the text in your own words. Tell the class.

16.

(Ex.1) Match the words to form phrases.
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17.

(Ex.2) Complete with: lifelong, convincing, virtually, highly, countless.
1. virtually
2. lifelong
3. countless
4. convincing
5. highly

18.

(Ex.3) Complete with: existence, living, eyewitness, extinct, cryptids,
legends, evidence, pastime, study, science.
1. study
2. existence
3. living
4. extinct
5. evidence
6. cryptids
7. eyewitness
8. legends
9. science
10. pastime

19.

(Ex.4) Find the correct prepositions.

20.

(Ex.5) Find the correct word.

21.

(Ex.1) Complete with: preserved, dormant, generally, distant, lost,
optimistic, astonishing.
1. preserved
2. astonishing
3. generally
4. distant
5. optimistic
6. lost
7. dormant

22.

(Ex.2) Match the words to make phrases.
D
E
A
C
F
B

23.

(Ex.3) Find the correct word.

24.

(Ex.4) Complete with: roam, clone, unleash, excavate, conduct, revive,
evolve, hatch in the correct form.
1. evolved
2. roamed
3. excavating
4. cloned
5. reviving
6. conducting
7. unleashed
8. hatch

25.

(Ex.5) Read the text and complete the gaps with the words in the list.
1. reign
2. existence
3. evolved
4. primitive
5. extinct
6. theory
7. event
8. mystery

26.

What have you learned today?
What can you do now?

27.

(Ex.1) Fill in: hair samples, specimen, life-size, countless, mobility, native.
specimen
countless
native
hair samples
life-size
mobility

28.

(Ex.2) Choose the correct word.

29.

(Ex.3) Fill in: to (x2), on, with.
To
on
to
with

30.

(Ex.4) Complete the text with: prehistoric, secretive, legendary, sightings,
sceptics, hoax, evidence.
legendary
secretive
sightings
evidence
prehistoric
sceptics
hoax

31.

(Ex.5) Complete the sentences in the passive.
is thought to walk like a gorilla.
is thought to have found a UFO.
is believed not to have seen a ghost.
is reported that natives have spotted Bigfoot.
is said to exist.