Nessie - Loch Ness monster (listening)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, b, k
• Leerjaar 1

Nessie

Have you ever heard of Nessie?

1. yes
2. no

Where do you think Nessie lives?

1. England
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Shetland Islands

00:25

When was the first time someone saw Nessie?

1. 6th century A.C.
2. 16th century A.C.
3. 7th century A.C.
4. 17th century A.C.

00:40

What was the name of the saint who saw Nessie?

1. St. Columbus.
2. St. Christoffel
3. St. Christopher
4. St. Columba

Do you think Nessie is real?

1. yes
2. no

01:10

The first photo of Nessie was

1. a sharp photo
2. a blurry picture
3. not real
4. world news

02:03

Researchers found proof that a 'Nessie' has lived in Loch Ness.

1. yes
2. no

lake

Scotland

car

photo

camera

cross the road

bird

submersible

doctor

seal

tree

dinosaur

Listen carefully: which word is wrong? Write down the correct word in English.

00:19

Some people think that a dragon lives in a lake called Loch Ness.

00:39

When he saw it, St. Columba told the monster to come out.

00:56

In 1933, Nessie crossed the road in front of someone's bicycle.

01:10

A video of Nessie was taken by a doctor, but it was fake.

01:38

People have explored the lake with cameras, telephones and sonar.

02:20

Nessie could be just a giant eel, a large bird, a tree or a bear.

02:30

One explanation is that Nessie is a plesiosaur, a type of bird.

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Loch Ness is a very large,  deep lake in Scotland.

The next year, a famous photo was taken of Nessie, but it was fake.

Many people think a monster called Nessie lives in it.

People have explored the lake, but no one has found anything definite.

Since then, more people have taken photos and videos, but they are not very clear.

The first report of Nessie was in the sixth century when a man saw a monster in the water.

Possible explanations are that Nessie is a giant eel, a large bird, a tree, a seal or a dinosaur.

In 1933, Nessie was seen again when she crossed the road in front of a car.

The first picture of Nessie