Student's Book - Page 113 - 1

Student’s Book - Page 113 - 1

Listen to the radio show Mysteries of the Deep and write the names of the creatures under the pictures.

Hello and welcome to mysteries of the deep.

This week we are going to look at four creatures from the sea. Of course these days, we know these creatures are not real. But many years ago, many people believed they were.

Everyone knows what a mermaid is. Many years ago, sailors told stories about how they were helped by this creature. Which is half woman and half fish. Christopher Columbus even said that he saw three of them on his way to discover America.

A sea creature that liked to attack ships was the Kraken. This was a huge octopus, that pulled ships down into the sea. These days. Scientists have discovered a type of giant octopus that is 3 1/2 m long. Was this the Kraken that ancient sailors were so scared of.

And finally the Loch Ness monster. Different to the others. This monster doesn’t live in the sea. It lives in a deep lake in Scotland. Every year lots of tourists try to take photos of this longnecked creature. So far no one has taken a photo to show that it exists. But you can find lots of photos on the Internet. They are not real. Nobody knows if it really exists or not.