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By Mary SMITH

The Loch Ness Monster

Text and exercises for the 3rd–4th forms

Proper manes: Carol McKenzie, Scotland (Scottish), Great Britain, Edinburgh , Loch Ness* [lok‘nes]; Loch Lomond

Chapter 1

Carol McKenzie is a little girl. She lives in the north of Great Britain, in Scotland. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. But Carol doesn’t live in Edinburgh; she lives in a small village with her mummy and daddy.
There are a lot of lakes in Scotland. The Scottish call them lochs. The deepest loch is Loch Lomond, but the most famous is Loch Ness. It is said that a monster lives there. So Carol lives in a small house on a hill near Loch Ness.

NOTE

Loch Ness is a long, narrow lake in the highland area of Scotland. It forms part of the Caledonian Canal. It extends in a northeastern direction for about 39 km. The average width of the lake is about 2 km. and the greatest depth is about 230 m.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Finish the sentences and remember the useful information:

Scotland is in the _____________________
The capital of Scotland is ______________________
There are a lot of ___________________ in Scotland, but the Scottish call them ______________________.
The _____________ lake is Loch Lomond.
The most famous lake is ___________________because ______________________________________.

Exercise 2. Now say (write) what you have learned (узнал) about Scotland.

I have learned that Scotland_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions:

Who is Carol McKenzie?
What is her nationality? (She is…)
Does Carol live in the capital of Scotland?
Where does she live?
Does she live in a big or a small house?
Does she live on a hill near the lake?
Is there a lake near Carol’s house?
Who does Carol live with?

Exercise 4. Now say (write) what you have learned about Carol.

I have learned that Carol Mc. Kenzie ___________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 2

Carol’s father, Mr. McKenzie is a shepherd. He has got a big flock of sheep*. Scottish sheep are famous all over the world for their fine wool.

Carol is a nice girl. She does not go to school yet, but she helps her father with the sheep with great pleasure. She takes the sheep down to Loch Ness every day and brings them back in the evening.

NOTE

Внимание! В английском языке слово sheep не имеет окончания “S” во множественном числе – one sheep (одна овечка) – a lot of sheep (много овец)

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Put the sentences in the correct order:

__ She helps her father with the sheep.
__ In the evening she brings the sheep back home.
__ Scottish sheep are famous for their wool.
__ Carol is a nice girl.
__ Carol takes the sheep to the lake every day.
__ He has got a big flock of sheep.
__ Carol’s father, Mr. McKenzie is a shepherd.

Exercise 2. Say (write) what new information you have learned about lakes in Scotland.

I have learned that _____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions:

What is Carol’s father?
Has he got a lot of sheep or horses?
Why does Carol’s father keep a lot of sheep?
Is his work difficult?
Why is his work difficult?
Who helps Mr. McKenzie to take the sheep down to Loch Ness?
Does Carol take the sheep down to Loch Ness every day?
What do sheep eat?
What do sheep drink?

Exercise 3. Prove (докажи) that Carol is a nice girl and likes her father:

Carol is a nice girl and likes her father because ___________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3

One day Carol saw strange footprints on the shore of the lake. She could not understand what animal it was. “It is very big. It is not a sheep, it is not a cow, and it is not a horse. What is it?” the girl was curious. She wanted to know what that animal was.
Carol came home and asked her father: “Daddy, are there elephants in Scotland?” “No, no, my dear, there are no elephants in Scotland,” laughed the father. “Elephants live far away in Africa,” said Mr. McKenzie.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Answer the questions:

What did Carol see on the shore one day?
Could Carol understand whose footprints she saw?
Did Carol think it was an elephant?
Did she ask her father about elephants?
Why did Carol’s father laugh?
Do elephants live in Scotland?
Where do elephants live?

Exercise 2. Arrange the following words into sentences.

day, strange, Carol, saw, one, the, shore, footprints, on. __________________________________________
was, the, very, animal, big. _______________________
not, a, it, sheep, was. ___________________________
that, was, wanted, because, who, Carol, was, know, she, to, animal, curious. ________________________________

Exercise 3. Draw the answers to the questions:

1. What animal was it?

2. What footprints did Carol see?

Exercise 4. Finish the sentences. Use the proper word from the box.

Carol __________ a curious girl.
Carol wanted ____________ if elephants _________ in Scotland.
Father ____________ at Carol’s question.
Father ____________ that elephants ___________ in Scotland.

Chapter 4

Carol did not tell her father about the strange footprints. But she went to the barn to count her flock of sheep. Carol counted again and again. She tried several times. But one sheep was not there! It was lost! The next day when Carol came back home she counted her sheep again. “How terrible!” thought the girl. “What can I tell my parents? Now two sheep are lost!”
The next day Carol walked to the lake as usual but she decided to find out who took her sheep. She hid behind the tree and watched. The sheep ate the grass and went to the lake to drink.
Suddenly Carol saw a big bubble. It came out of the water. Carol could hardly believe her eyes. A strange big animal with two large eyes, a long neck and a huge mouth appeared on the surface of the lake. “It’s a monster,” shouted Carol. “It can eat me”.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Open the brackets and put the verbs in Past Simple.

The next day Carol (to go) ____________ to the lake.
When she (to come) ___________ back home she (to count) _______________her sheep.
Two sheep (to be) ____________lost.
Carol (to decide) ____________ to find out who (to take) __________ her sheep.
She (to hide) _________ behind the tree and (to watch) _____________.
A strange big animal (to appear) _______________ on the surface of the lake.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions:

Did Carol count her sheep?
Did she count several times?
Why did Carol count several times?
Were two sheep lost?
What happened to the sheep? (I think that…)
Was it terrible?
Was Carol upset (огорчена)?
Why was Carol upset?
Was Carol afraid to tell her parents that two sheep were lost?
Did Carol find out who took her sheep?
How did the girl find it out?

Exercise 3. Put the verbs from the box in Past Simple and write them in a correct place.

Carol ____________ behind the tree. Suddenly the girl ______________ a big bubble in the lake. It __________ the water. Carol ___________________ her eyes. The girl ____________ a big animal. It ___________ a long neck, a huge mouth and two big eyes. It ____________ a monster.

Exercise 4. Prove that the monster was terrible (страшный). Begin your answer with the words: I think the monster was terrible because...

Exercise 5. Find 12 names of wild and domestic animals in the puzzle.

Chapter 5

Carol was scared. The monster came out of the water. It opened its mouth, picked up a sheep and went into the lake. Carol ran from behind the tree and shouted: “Stop! Stop! Don’t take my sheep.” The beast turned around and looked at the girl. “I am not afraid of you, big elephant,” said Carol. The monster was surprised. “I am not an elephant,” said he. “I am not afraid of you, big giraffe,” continued Carol. “But I am not a giraffe,” said the monster. “I am not afraid of you, whoever you are!” “I am a Loch Ness monster. My name is Nessie and I live in this lake. I am very lonely. I have no friends”, and Nessie began to cry.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

Was Carol scared?
Why was Carol scared?
What did the monster pick up?
Did Carol shout not to take her sheep?
What did Carol shout?
Did the monster hear the girl?
Could Carol understand what animal it was?
Was Carol afraid of that animal?
Was Carol a brave girl?
Why was Carol a brave girl?
What did the monster tell Carol about itself?
Why did the monster begin to cry?

Exercise 2. Put 5 questions to the following sentences:

Carol was scared.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

The monster looked at the girl.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Arrange the following words into sentences.

monster, said, was not, the , Carol, that, afraid of, she.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

that, his, Nessie, the, name, monster, was, said.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

in, Loch Ness, lived, Nessie. ______________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

no, was, because, Nessie, lonely, he, friends, had.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Exercise 4. Correct 5 spelling and grammar mistakes:

Carol were scared. The monster opened it month and picked up a ship. The beast come round and went into the lake.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. ___________
5. ___________

Chapter 6

“I am very sorry. I took your sheep only to play with, but they did not want to play with me.” Carol came to the monster, patted him on the back and said: “Don’t cry Nessie. I will be your friend. I will come to the lake every day and we’ll play.”

At home Carol told everything to her parents, but how could they believe her story! They decided it was only Carol’s imagination.

The next day Carol went to the lake again. Nessie was so glad to see his new friend again. They played different games. Carol taught the monster to play hide-and-seek and Nessie taught her to swim.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Put 5 questions to the following sentences:

Carol told everything to her parents.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Nessie taught Carol to swim.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2. Write Past Simple for the following verbs:

can _______________
to come _______________
to pat _______________
to go _______________
to do _______________
to teach _______________
to swim _______________
to tell _______________
to take _______________

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

Why did Nessie take Carol’s sheep?
Did Carol feel sorry for Nessie?
Why did the girl feel sorry for the monster?
Did Carol promise (обещать) to come to the lake every day?
Did Carol promise to play with Nessie every day?
What did Carol promise the monster?
Whom did Carol tell about the monster?
Did Carol’s parents believe the story about the monster?
What did the girl and the monster teach each other?
Were the girl and the beast happy together?

Exercise 4. Retell the chapter. The answers to these questions will help you.

Chapter 7

One day Carol said: “Nessie, I want you to meet my parents, they are very kind. They will like you.” “Oh, no, Carol. I cannot go with you. I can’t live on the land. I can spend only few hours here, because I can’t breathe the air. My house is my lake. But I want you come every day and to be my friend. I have never had friends like you in my life.” “All right,” said Carol.
Every day Carol met her friend. But one day a boy who lived nearby came to the lake. His name was Jim. He was very naughty. When he saw Carol playing with the monster, he was terrified first. But then he decided to go home to bring a camera and to take pictures of the animal and to make it a great sensation. He came home and told everybody about Nessie.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

Could Nessie live on the land?
Could Nessie spend many hours on the land?
Could Nessie breathe the air for a long time?
Why could not Nessie go with Carol?
Where was the monster’s house?

Exercise 2. Put questions to the following answers:

A boy came to the lake.
Who_______________________________________?
His name was Jim.
What ______________________________________?
He was very naughty.
Was _______________________________________?
He decided to bring a camera.
What _______________________________________?
He decided to take pictures of the animal.
Why _______________________________________?
Jim told everybody about the monster.
Did ________________________________________?

Exercise 3. Find the word from the chapter which explains the following:

To live not far from some place – to live ______________
To be rude and behave badly – to be ________________
To feel afraid – to be ____________________________
To take photos – _______________________________

Chapter 8

On Sunday a lot of people came to Loch Ness to see the monster. The day was foggy and windy. There were big waves on the lake. Soon Nessie appeared on the surface. He was surprised to see a lot of people on the shore. But Carol cried: “Go away, go away, they want to put you in the Zoo.” Nessie did not want to be put in the Zoo, so he quickly disappeared.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Correct grammar mistakes, rewrite the questions and answer them.

Why did the people came to the lake?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
What was the weather (погода) liked that day?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Did Nessie appeared on the surface of the lake?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Did Carol cried Nessie to go away?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Did Carol wanted Nessie to be put in the Zoo?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Why did Carol cried Nessie to go away?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Where did Nessie disappeared?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

Exercise 2. Put the sentences in the correct order.

__ The monster appeared on the surface of the lake.
__ Nessie disappeared under the surface of the water.
__ A lot of people came to see the monster.
__ The next day was Sunday.
__ Carol cried Nessie to go away.

Exercise 3. Guess the hidden words:

nortems ______________
safecur ______________
horse ______________
drapispea ______________
poleep ______________

Chapter 9

The pictures that Jim made were very unclear. Nobody believed that there was a monster in them. Everybody thought that it was just a big wave.
Nessie never came out when there were many people on the shore. Only when Carol came alone to the lake, Nessie came again. The girl and the beast played together and were very happy. Carol kept their friendship a secret from everybody. She wanted her friend to be free and happy.

ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

Were Jim’s pictures clear?
Why were Jim’s pictures unclear?
What did people see in the pictures?
Were Jim’s pictures a sensation?
Did Nessie come when there were people on the shore?
When did Nessie come?
Why were the girl and the beast happy?
Why did Carol keep their friendship a secret?

Exercise 2. Retell the chapter.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

Have you ever heard about Loch Ness monster?
Have you seen its pictures in the magazines?
Have you read anything about Nessie?
Do you believe in it?
Do you think Nessie is a dinosaur or an unknown animal?
Do you want to see Nessie some day?

Compiled by Yelena Zubets

to be continued