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4b               Look It Up!








               1    Read  
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                    A.  What do you know about the animal in the
                       picture? Listen to the dialogue and check
                       your answers. Then read it out in groups.






                  Phil  Hey! Guess what! My uncle Tom is going        Phil  Yes, he’s a marine biologist.
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                        to travel to Chile next month. He’s going to   Nat  Here it is.
                        look for a giant squid. Well, he’s going to   Julie  Give it to me. I’ll look it up. Sq... Squid.
                        try, anyway. You see, giant squid are very          Listen to this! Giant squid have got eyes
                        difficult to find.                                  as big as footballs.
                  Julie  Wow! I read about a giant squid in a book.   Phil  Wow! And look at that photo of a giant
                        I think it was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.        squid! It’s 250 kg. That’s big!
                  Nat  So, are they mythical sea monsters?            Nat  It’s disgusting!
                  Phil  No, silly. They’re real.                      Phil  They only live for five years, you know.
                  Julie  Let’s look up giant squid online.            Julie  That’s not long.
                  Nat  Good idea. I’ll go and get my laptop.          Nat  Let’s talk about something else, please
                  Julie  So, is your uncle a scientist?                     or I’ll never eat seafood again!


































                                                                            B.  Read again and answer the questions.
                                                                              1.  Where is Phil’s uncle going?
                                                                              2. What is he going to do there?
                                                                              3. Who gets the laptop?
                                                                              4. What does Phil’s uncle do?
                                                                              5. How big are giant squid’s eyes?
                                                                              6. How long do giant squid live?



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