Page 54 - WorldWatchers_3_SB_DEMO

4d 1 Read O Science professor. He finds
tto Lidenbrock is an Earth
A. Read the introduction on the right and
look at the picture accompanying an a message with directions to the
extract from Jules Verne’s story centre of the Earth. He’s interested
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Can you guess what the extract is about? in getting there, so he and his
nephew Axel travel to Iceland.
B. Read the extract. Four sentences They go hiking up a mountain with
are missing. Complete the gaps 1-4 with Hans, a local guide, and then go
the sentences a-d. Then listen and check deep down into a volcano. After
your answers.
walking for many days together,
Axel gets lost and his lamp goes
xel! Where are you, my boy?’ It was my uncle, out. Suddenly, he hears something
‘AProfessor Lidenbrock! like a voice.
‘I don’t know. I’m lost!’ I shouted.
‘Go down. If you go down, you’ll find us. We’re
© MM Publications
waiting for you,’ he said.
I stood up and took a small step. 1 Suddenly, a. There was a brilliant, white light
some rocks slipped under my feet, and I started falling above our heads, and some large,
until finally, I hit my head on a rock. When I opened grey clouds.
my eyes, I was lying on a blanket. My uncle and Hans b. Walking through that strange place
were standing next to me. was an incredible experience.
‘You’re alive!’ my uncle shouted. c. I slowly stood up, looked around
‘Yes,’ I said. I was weak, and I couldn’t say anything and realised that we were on a
else. It wasn’t windy, but I could feel wind on my face. sandy beach.
I also thought I could hear waves. ‘Is this a beach or d. However, walking in the dark
am I dreaming?’ I asked. wasn’t easy.
‘No, you’re awake, my boy!’ my uncle replied. ‘Now
tip
have a rest. We’ve got a long journey tomorrow!’ tip • Read the whole text irst and then
I was confused. 2 I was amazed! the sentences given.
‘The sea!’ I shouted. • Pay attention to the development of
l a
l
e
th
a
u
l
r
b
s w
y
, a
a
o
t
c
,
y
r
e s
s
o
th
e v
‘Yes! The Lidenbrock Sea! No one will say that I the story, the vocabulary, as well as
can’t give it my own name,’ he said. to pronouns (it, they, this, etc.) and
words/phrases which link sentences
I looked up. 3 (however, later, etc.) both in the text
‘Wait! Where is the light coming from? It isn’t and in the sentences given.
the Sun because we’re at the centre of the Earth,’ I
thought. It felt like we were on another planet. C. Read again and put the sentences in
We walked along the beach and went past some the correct order. Write 1-7.
waterfalls and small rivers, until we saw a strange
forest in front of us. a. Axel falls down and hits his head.
‘Mushrooms!’ my uncle shouted. b. The three men ind a mushroom
forest.
There were thousands of them, and they were as tall c. Axel wakes up and sees his uncle
as trees. There was also something else all around and the guide.
us: the bones of large, ancient animals. 4 But d. Axel hears his uncle’s voice.
suddenly, I stopped walking and looked all around. e. Professor Lidenbrock shows
‘What if these animals are still here?’ I asked. Axel the sea.
f. Axel realises there might be
animals there.
g. The men walk by the sea.
g . T h e m e n w a l k b y t h e s e a .
Over to you…
• Do you think it is a good idea to name
places after the person who irst
discovered them? Why? / Why not?
• Do you think the three men will meet
any of those large animals? If yes, what
do you think will happen?
52
20/5/2024 12:15:15 µµ
BOOK_WW 3_SB_SRB.indb 52
BOOK_WW 3_SB_SRB.indb 52 20/5/2024 12:15:15 µµ