Listening skills - Nessie

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

The Loch Ness Monster

You know more about Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster

Basishouding.... focus!

The first picture of Nessie

Have you ever heard of Nessie?

1. yes
2. no

Where do you think Loch Ness is situated?

1. England
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Wales

00:25

When was the first time someone saw Nessie?

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

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

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.

01:51

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.

Put the sentences in the right order

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

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

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

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

Many people think a monster called Nessie lives in it. 

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

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C) Fill the gaps

Read Loch Ness. Choose the correct answers to fill the gaps in the text.

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culture

experience

legend

curious

famous

perfect

deep

extraordinary

fulltime

belief

detail

difference

believe

organise

study

Loch Ness

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