Interpretação de texto em Inglês - Water Creatures

WATER CREATURES

      Landlocked aquatic dinosaur or fantasy of folklore? Whatever the truth, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) has drawn tourists to this picturesque part of Scotland for decades, and Hollywood has invested millions in Nessie in the form of a big-budget movie. Naturally, this ought to increase the public fascination with the creature that supposedly inhabits the depths of the lake.

      Magazines and nwespapers were sent a photograph of the monster by a surgeon. Many people report their sightings at the lake. Over the years many expeditions were formed to find the monster. 

     Nessie isn´t the only fish in the sea. There are plenty of other stories about watery dinosaurs from Australia to Canada. There´s a "Chessie" monster supposedly lurking in the Chesapeake Bay, and a "Champ" may haunt the waters of Lake Champlain. From giant squids reminiscent of Jules Verne stories to mega-mouthed sharks, you´ll find lots of reasons to never go in the water again.

Find more about water monsters in these Internet addresses:

www.serve.com/shadows/serpent.htm

www.glencass.demon.co.uk 

A – Answer the questions in Portuguese according to the text.

   1-   Que impacto o filme sobre o Monstro de Loch Ness tem causado?

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O filme tem aumentado o fascínio do público pelo monstro.

   2-   Se o monstro é um dinossauro, explique por que o autor usou a expressão “Nessie isn´t the only fish in the sea.”

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Ele não é o único e não está sozinho.

   3-   O autor do texto acredita na existência de Nessie? Como você sabe?

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Não. Ele diz que pode ser fantasia ou folclore. Diz que é uma criatura que supostamente vive no fundo do lago.

B- Write T for true and F for false according to the text.

(    ) Jules Verne wrote about giant squids.

(    ) The film about Nessie was very expensive.

(    ) A surgeon operated Nessie.

(    ) Many people say that they saw the monster.

(    ) Nowadays Nessie is the only living monster.

T,T,F,T,F

C. Give a synonym for the words in italics.

1. “Champ” can haunt - _____________ can

2. mega-mouthed sharks - ___________ big

3. has drawn tourists - _______________ attracted

4. supposedly inhabits - _____________ lives

5. big-budget movie- _______________ film