20 000 leagues under the sea activity book

The Narwhale went under the water and a huge wave hit the ship, which knocked Professor Aronnax and Conseil into the sea.. Captain Nemo took Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land to go

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Activity Book

Exercises written by

Hayden Berry

Chapter I

A The Story Read this short version of the chapter There are a few things wrong Find and change the mistakes.

In 1866 a strange object was seen by sailors at sea This strange object had attacked a ship in the Atlantic Ocean Professor Aronnax was invited to join the expedition to look for this strange Narwhale He went aboard the Abraham Lincoln with his servant Conseil, and met Ned Land The Abraham Lincoln sailed all over the world for a whole year but couldn’t find the Narwhale On the last day, Professor Aronnax saw the Narwhale and the ship chased it for the rest of the day The boat couldn’t catch the Narwhale so Ned Land threw a stone at the Narwhale The Narwhale went under the water and

a huge wave hit the ship, which knocked Professor Aronnax and Conseil into the sea They swam for a while and found the Narwhale They climbed onto the Narwhale where they met Ned Land The Narwhale wasn’t an animal but a metal machine Sailors appeared and took them down into the machine

B Order Sentences All these sentences appeared in the story Put them in the correct order as they were in the original.

We arrived at the Abraham Lincoln and I was introduced to Captain Farragut Our ship chased the animal all day, but at no time did we manage to catch it

At the time these things were happening, I was returning from a scientific trip

in The United States of America

I hit my foot against the animal and heard a metallic sound

The US Navy read my newspaper article and made plans for an expedition to catch the narwhale

The bullet hit the narwhale but didn’t go in and simply fell into the sea Therefore, until I get more information, I have to think that the monster is a huge narwhale

Scientists from every country wrote articles, gave lectures and talked about the animal

As the wave came nearer, everyone looked for something to hold onto Sir, if you would like to join the expedition of the Abraham Lincoln, the United States Government will happily have you on board

C Who said this?

Can you remember who said this?

1 ‘We must be ready to leave in two hours.’

2 ‘Where are we going?’

3 ‘We are going to catch it!’

4 ‘Because it’s not true!’

Contents

Activities to chapter 1: The Narwhale 3

Activities to chapter 2: Captain Nemo and the Nautilus 7

Activities to chapter 3: Walking at the Bottom of the Ocean 12

Activities to chapter 4: Pearl Fishing and the Secret Tunnel 17

Activities to chapter 5: The Atlantic 22

Activities to chapter 6: The South Pole 26

Activities to chapter 7: The End of the Journey 30

Key: 36

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5 ‘Look out! The thing we are looking for is on our starboard side!’

6 ‘Is your engine ready?’

7 ‘The animal goes faster than my ship.’

8 ‘I jumped into the sea to save you!’

9 ‘I climbed onto this floating island.’

10 ‘But it’s made of thick iron.’

D Speech

Here is a letter that Professor Aronnax wrote Read the original again

and then see if you can repeat what it said, but without all the letters The

amount of dots (.) is the amount of letter missing.

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si an str gth i increa d by t.n, th.n th co d b th an al w ar l king f.r Th

narw le h.s a iv.ry t k, ju.t lik .n ele ant, wh i as h d a ir.n I th wea.on

w.r t.n tim.s str ger, th it co.ld mak a larg h e in th s.ip Th efore, un l I

g.t mor info ation, I hav to th k th th mo ter i a hug narwha

E Match the Sentences

This object was long and round and

the problem changed from a

The US Navy read my newspaper

article and made

Conseil was a loyal man from

Holland

Seeing the size of the whale,

Our ship chased the animal all day,

I was too late

Eight men appeared and

who came with me on all my journeys

pulled us down into the strange metal machine

the captain ordered the boat to be turned around

often glowed with light under the water

to a serious dangerbut at no time did we manage to catch it

and was thrown dramatically into the sea

and the public demanded that the monster must be caught

they couldn’t believe their eyes

plans for an expedition to catch the narwhale

4 The ocean is totally to us

5 The US Navy read my newspaper article and made plans an expedition to catch the narwhale

6 At 4.17pm the boat was hit by a object and water quickly went into the boat

7 On July 20th we arrived in the north Pacific, and for the three months looked everywhere for the narwhale

8 They couldn’t their eyes

9 The animal disappeared again, but later that night we saw the electric only 5km away

10 Eight men appeared and pulled us into the strange metal machine

11 I jumped the sea to save you!

12 The United States Government will happily have you on

13 The captain ordered the boat to be around and we desperately tried to escape from the animal

14 He up his gun and fired

15 As the wave came nearer, everyone for something to hold onto

G Cloze Here is the part where the Professor, Conseil, Ned Land and Captain Farragut are looking for the Narwhal Some of the verbs have been taken out Read the text and see if you can remember what goes in the gaps Use the verbs from the box to help you, but remember to put them into the correct form.

On July 20th we 1) in the north Pacific, and for the next three months looked

and the crew were ready to stop 2) and so 3) to spend only three more days

looking for the whale For two days we didn’t see anything that looked like a

giant narwhale But at 8 o’clock on November 5th, Ned Land 4) ‘Look out!

The thing we are looking for is on our starboard side!’ We all looked out at the

sea The animal 5) under the water and 6) by a very strong light Seeing the

size of the whale, the captain 7) the boat to be 8) around and we desperately

tried to 9) from the animal But it 10) us and then, after a few moments of

panic on board, it disappeared No one 11) that night 12) about the whale At

8am the monster 13) back and I could see that it really was forty metres long

This time however, we 14) for the shock of 15) such a beast

shout order look prepare turn arrive think escape be

light see sleep follow decide come

H Cross word

1 2

3 a large animal that lives in the sea

4 to stay on top of water

6 to make something ready

11 something that is secret or unexplained

16 someone who works with engines

17 a bedroom on a boat

18 a large spear for killing fishDown Down :

1 to follow and try to catch

2 water that comes onto the beach

5 a trip or journey

7 people travelling on a boat, train, bus or plane

8 to give out light

9 the white part of an elephant

10 the sound that metal makes

12 a story written in a newspaper

13 the men whole work on a ship

14 all the people whole live in a city or country

15 to think about

I Full Sentence Questions Now answer the questions in full sentences.

In the story

1 What was often seen at sea?

2 What did scientists do?

4 What was Professor Aronnax doing at the time these things were happening?

5 What did the US Navy do?

7 When did they first see the Narwhale?

8 What happened when the Captain ordered the boat to be turned around?

9 What happened when Ned Land threw his harpoon at the Narwhale?

10 What was the Narwhale made of?

Chapter 2

A The Story Read this short version of the chapter There are 2 things which didn’t really happen Find them.

True False

1 Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land went into the submarine.

2 The two strangers were sailors from the submarine

no one on earthabout thirty minutes laterthat’s cruelty!

they didn’t seem to understandyou have a simple choicebreakfast is readysuddenly the door opened

he looked at us without speaking

I have the right to treat you as enemies

I am in the presence of Mr Pierre Aronnax

Now, without looking, see if you can put the words into the correct order.

come way this table he the setbut decided I that have thetalking I so began

the Land let of steward Ned goexplained over he breakfastlast Captain question one

so I’m I been long sorry havemust we something well do

no earth one onlater about minutes thirtycruelty that’s

seem to understand didn’t theysimple you a choice haveready breakfast is door suddenly opened thewithout looked us speaking at heright to have right treat you enemies the as I

I Pierre am of Mr presence Aronnax in the

D Who said this?

Can you remember who said this?

1 ‘if you tell him the story of how we got here, they would understand.’

2 ‘I bet there’s nothing good to eat here.’

3 ‘To escape from a prison on land is very difficult, but to escape from a prison

at sea will be impossible.’

4 ‘Well, we must do something!’

5 ‘Calm yourself, Mr Land, and you professor, please listen to me.’

6 ‘I have the right to treat you as enemies, since you chased me and tried to destroy my submarine.’

7 ‘But we thought we were chasing the sea monster that has caused so much trouble in Europe and America.’

8 ‘You are my prisoners You have a simple choice To drown in the sea or live

a comfortable life on board my submarine.’

3 Ned Land told the story to the strangers

4 The food was terrible

6 Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were prisoners.

7 The library was very small

8 The museum was next to the library

9 The name of the submarine is the ‘Nautilus’

10 Captain Nemo is very rich

B Ordering Actions

All these actions happened in the story Put them in the correct order in

which they happened

The steward brought some clothes for the professor, Conseil and Ned Land

Professor Aronnax followed Captain Nemo into a large room

Two men came into the room

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned went to sleep

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were taken down a ladder into the

machine

Captain Nemo explained how the ‘Nautlius’ worked

Ned attacked the steward

Professor Aronnax began talking in French

Captain Nemo took Professor Aronnax into his own room

The strangers went away

Captain Nemo invited everyone for breakfast

The steward set the table and brought out some large dishes of food

C Useful Phrases

Here are some phrases from the story They are in the wrong order Put

them in the correct order.

come this way

he set the table

but I have decided that

so I began talking

Ned Land let go of the steward

over breakfast he explained

one last question, Captain

I’m sorry I have been so long

well, we must do something!

G Cloze Here is the part where Professor Aronnax talks to the strangers Some of the verbs have been taken out Read the text and see if you can remember what goes in the gaps Use the verbs from the box to help you, but remember to put them into the correct form.

So I began 1 in French about our adventures on the Abraham Lincoln, without leaving out a single fact I 2 our names and jobs, and 3 the men where we were They didn’t seem to 4 and didn’t say anything at all Next, we tried talking in English, German, and even Polish Then the strangers 5 away, locking the door behind them Five minutes later, a steward 6 and brought us clothes similar to the clothes that the strange men 7 He set the table and brought out some large dishes of food

‘I bet there’s nothing good to eat here.’ said Ned, ‘Shark-burgers, tortoise liver and sea-dog steak.’

However, the food 8 excellent and after we 9 , we 10 tired and fell asleep When we 11 up, the air was fresh and we could 12 the sea It was obvious that we were on the surface

of the ocean

‘We must do something!’ said Ned, ‘We must escape, and quickly.’

feel understand smell wear give wake go

be ask talk eat enter

H Collocations Match the words on the left to the words on the right

loudbroadstrangeshaking hissetfellwonderfulleatherfamousmillions of

lifethe tablesofaasleepeyesartistbangdollarsshouldershead

I Full Sentence Questions Now answer the questions in full sentences.

In the story

1 Where were Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land taken?

2 What were the two strangers wearing?

9 ‘But what is your name?’

10 ‘This library is bigger than any other library I have seen How many books

do you have?’

11 ‘You are welcome to use these books I even have a copy of your book

Great Submarine Grounds.’

12 ‘And where do you get all this electricity when you are under the sea?’

13 ‘Yes, I am an engineer Professor I studied in London, Paris and New York,

and I built the Nautilus in a secret place on a desert island.’

14 ‘I am very, very rich.’

E Speech

Here is something Captain Nemo said Read the original again and then see

if you can repeat what she said, but without all the letters The amount of

dots (.) is the amount of letter missing

‘I d ’t h e t gi y.u h pi.al y o m s mar e, a.d I co d th w yo in he s.a nd

f get ab t ou Th i m .ight I le hu n soc ty a.d d n.t ob it l s B I ha.e

de ded at y.u c.n st o .y bmari , nd y.u wi ha th fr dom t liv w h s

I wi giv e h o .ou y r o.n c in t liv .n H ever, o on o e th kn s ab t y

sub ri.e I i a se et an I w l n.t low y.u t ev le.ve th .ubmar e.’

F Preposition check

The door closed us with a loud bang

2 The room was made iron and had a table and five stools

3 About thirty minutes later, two men came the room

4 He looked us without speaking

5 So I began talking in French our adventures on the Abraham

Lincoln

6 He set the table and brought some large dishes of food

7 The food was excellent and we had eaten, we felt tired and fell

asleep

8 We were the surface of the ocean

9 He was choking him his big powerful hands

10 He explained how all the food, clothing and furniture board the

submarine was produced by the sea

11 I stood and followed him into another large room

12 There were pictures painted the most famous artists

13 Then he explained that he had discovered how to make electricity

sea water

14 If these large tanks were filled sea water

15 I studied in London, Paris and New York, and I built the Nautilus

a secret place on a desert island

about after by into with at up on from

out with in behind of on

8 The Nautilus hit an island made of coral.

9 Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land found coconuts, bananas, mangoes and pineapples.

10 Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were chased by natives.

11 The natives got inside the Nautilus

12 At 2.35pm the submarine started to float

C Ordering actions

All these actions happened in the story Put them in the correct order in which they happened

I went to bed but I must say that I didn’t sleep very well

We talked about what we had seen and where we were

We climbed back into the submarine and took off our diving suits

We cooked and ate the pig, and in the afternoon we caught some small kangaroos

The light went off and a shutter opened

We were near land, and Captain Nemo allowed us to take the small boat and

go to the shore

I felt a shock and I was thrown to the floor

The Captain made some calculations

The Nautilus started to rise and then suddenly stopped

The next day I woke up and got dressed and went to the museum room

We put on our metal helmets and were given a special underwater gun

We lay down on the soft seaweed and I fell asleep

D Who said this?

Now can you say the same without looking above?

1 ‘I am going up to the surface.’

2 ‘We are four hundred kilometres from Japan Today, November 8th, we start our journey under the sea.’

3 ‘I have seen nothing and heard nothing.’

4 ‘But there’s nothing to watch in this iron prison.’

5 ‘Wow! It’s like being at an aquarium’

6 ‘We have had an accident’

7 ‘We’re going to eat meat!’

8 ‘We have a problem There are a hundred dangerous natives outside.’

9 ‘If all the natives on Papua New Guinea were on the shore, they wouldn’t be able to hurt us.’

3 What did Professor Aronnax talk about in French?

4 What did the steward do?

5 What did Ned Land do with his powerful hands?

6 Why did Captain Nemo say he ‘had the right’ to treat the prisoners as

enemies?

7 What did Captain Nemo explain over breakfast?

8 What was inside the library?

9 What was inside the museum?

10 What did Captain Nemo explain about electricity?

Chapter 3

A The Story

Read this short version of the chapter There are a few things wrong Find

and change the mistakes.

Captain Nemo took Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land to go

swimming in the underwater forest of Crespo Island Captain Nemo killed a

huge sea spider, and on the way back to the Nautilus he shot a huge sea otter

By January 1st the Nautilus was in the Torres Straits near Papua New Guinea

and got stuck on a desert island Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land

went onto land to find meat, and as they were returning to the Nautilus with

dead cows, they were attacked by natives Two days later, when the sea was at

its highest, the Nautilus floating off the coral island and sailed under the waves

B True or False Questions

Read these sentences about the story Decide if they are true or false.

True False

1 Captain Nemo pressed the electric bell three times

2 Captain Nemo said that they were five hundred kilometres from the coast of Australia.

3 Captain Nemo invited Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned land to go hunting.

4 They all put diving suits on made of rubber

5 Professor Aronnax killed a huge sea spider

6 Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax saw two dangerous dog-fish pass by.

7 On January 4th they were near Papua New Guinea

9 We stopped and turned

10 Captain Nemo shot an animal which had swum us

14 There are a hundred dangerous natives

15 We jumped into the boat and quickly rowed to the submarine

G Cloze This is the part when they are near the underwater Island of Crespo Some of the verbs have been taken out Read the text and see if you can remember what goes in the gaps Use the verbs from the box to help you, but remember to put them into the correct form.

At one o’clock we 1 to have a rest We lay down on the soft seaweed and I 2 asleep I don’t know how long I 3 , but when I woke

up, there was a huge sea spider that was just about to jump on me Captain Nemo took his gun and 4 the spider and I 5 that many other more dangerous animals might live here at the bottom of the sea I must

be more careful, I 6 We walked on and 7 a narrow valley between two high cliffs We 8 our lamps and continued 9 down and down At about 4 o’clock a wall of rock appeared It was the Island

of Crespo, and was impossible to climb We stopped and turned around and started walking back to the submarine Suddenly, Captain Nemo

10 up his gun and shot an animal which 11 in front of us

It was a magnificent sea otter with a beautiful fur coat He picked it up and we

12 on our journey After walking for another hour we 13 the Nautilus in the distance Just as I saw it, I felt Captain Nemo push me

to the ground After a moment of panic I 14 up and saw two dangerous dog-fish pass by without seeing us Again I 15 by the captain We climbed back into the submarine and took off our diving suits and

I went back to my room and immediately fell asleep from exhaustion What an adventure!

continue light look pick kill sleep save walk think

stop swim reach see fall realise

E Match the Sentences

We climbed the iron ladder and went

Suddenly the light went

We travelled under the sea,

The next day I woke up

After an hour and a half the ground

At one o’clock we stopped

There was a huge sea spider

Captain Nemo picked up his gun and shot

We were going through The Torres Straits,

The submarine had hit a small island

If all the natives on Papua New Guinea

were on the shore,

Some of them had climbed

I went to bed but I must say

that was just about to jump on me

made of coral

on top of the submarine

off our diving suits

in the distance

they wouldn’t be able to hurt us

which are the most dangerous straits in the world

to have a rest

out onto the platform on top of the Nautilus

that I didn’t sleep very well

which had swum in front of us

and got dressed

1 I am going to the surface

2 We are four hundred kilometres Japan

3 We went back into the submarine

4 Suddenly the light went and a shutter opened

5 Wow! It’s like being an aquarium

6 For the next eight days we travelled the sea

7 On November 16th I found a note my room

8 We were walking thick mud and seaweed

Chapter 4

A Ordering actions

All these actions happened in the story Put them in the correct order in which they happened.

They saw anchors, cannons, bullets and pieces of broken ships

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned land followed Captain Nemo down a hill and under the waves

Professor Aronnax watched as Captain Nemo sailed his submarine through a narrow tunnel and out into the Mediterranean

Professor Aronnax stretched out his hand to take a huge oyster, but the captain stopped him and shook his head

A few minutes later the Nautilus was at the surface and sailing on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean

Captain Nemo fell on the ground and was about to be eaten by a shark.Professor Aronnax met Captain Nemo in the library

Professor Aronnax woke up at 4 o’clock and went into the museum room.The Nautilus entered the Red Sea

An Indian man was diving into the sea and collecting oysters

Five sailors from the Nautilus rowed Professor Aronnax, Conseil, Ned Land and Captain Nemo towards the shore

Captain Nemo pressed an electric bell and the Nautilus turned around and left the boiling sea

B True or False Questions Read these sentences about the story Decide if they are true or false.

True False

1 By January 21Pacific. st 1868 we had travelled 6000 leagues of the

2 At 6 o’clock we put on our diving suits

3 Inside the oyster I could see an enormous pearl

4 A huge dolphin with its mouth open swam towards the Indian.

5 Ned Land jumped in and killed the shark with his harpoon.

th, Professor Aronnax realised that the Nautilus was travelling towards Crete and the Greek islands

7 The submarine was on fire

H Useful Phrases

Here are some phrases from the story They are in the wrong order Put

them in the correct order.

but I must say that

We have a problem

not really believing it was really happening

For the next few weeks

It was incredibly beautiful

We have arrived

After a moment of panic

After walking for another hour

I must be more careful

What an adventure!

After an hour and a half

Now, without looking at the sentences above, try to complete the gaps.

but I say that

We have a

not really it was really happening

For the few weeks

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Would you and your friends like to…

I’ll be ready

Just as I was about to leave…

Don’t worry…

Rather frightened, I…

During the night…

Now, without looking at the sentences above, try to complete the gaps.

In the ……

…the day … tomorrow

We … on ourand … down and down

We won’t have … chance

1 We were sailing the Indian Ocean

2 On January 28th we were Sri Lanka

3 We will have weapons us

7 the oyster I could see an enormous pearl

8 It was probably worth four million dollars

9 An Indian man was diving the sea

10 We walked to the Nautilus and took off our diving suits

8 Professor Aronnax saw thick sulphurous smoke that smelt like bad eggs, rising from the water.

9 On February 16th the Nautilus left the Greek islands and sailed west.

10 Instead of fish and sea plants, all they could see were shipwrecked boats at the bottom of the sea.

11 Professor Aronnax noticed more and more shipwrecks

12 At about 10 o’clock, the Nautilus passed through the Straits of Gibraltar.

C Who said this?

Can you remember who said this?

1 ‘Sri Lanka is very famous for pearl fishing.’

2 ‘But Mr Aronnax, I hope you are not afraid of sharks?’

3 ‘It could be dangerous, but yes, I’ll be ready.’

4 ‘What for? Here is a knife This is all you will need OK Let’s go.’

5 ‘Unfortunately we cannot go through the Suez Canal However we will be

in the Mediterrean, the day after tomorrow.’

6 ‘But how will the Nautilus move over the land between the Red Sea and the

Mediterranean?

7 ‘Impossible! We will see!’

8 ‘Wow! You are right The Captain is a very clever man But now we are near

Europe, we must escape.’

9 ‘If Captain Nemo offered you freedom today Would you accept it?’

10 ‘The heat won’t increase, unless we want it to Look, we are sailing

through boiling water.’

11 ‘Near the island of Santorini There is an underwater volcano here which

makes the water very hot.’

12 ‘Well, we can’t stay here any longer.’

D Useful Phrases

Here are some phrases from the story They are in the wrong order Put

them in the correct order

You saved my life

It was as big as…

I personally didn’t want to…

As we came closer to…

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Nemo had jumped up and 12) his knife into the shark’s stomach The sea went red and all I could see was Captain Nemo 13) with the shark through clouds of blood He 14) on the ground and was just about to be eaten by the shark, when Ned Land jumped in and killed the shark with his harpoon The Captain 15) to the Indian and helped him back to his boat The poor Indian man was clearly very scared to see us in our metal helmets and rowed away quickly We walked back to the Nautilus and took off our diving suits.

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climb stab follow shake fall be

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Across:

2 scared or afraid

5 the land

7 an animal that lives in a shell under the sea

9 a mountain that has fire inside it

11 something you put on your head to protect it

13 the jewel that is found in an oyster

14 a ship or boat that have sunk to the bottom of the sea

11 The next day we left Sri Lanka and sailed the Sea of Oman

F Match the sentences

Sri Lanka is very

It was probably worth

Just then a huge shark with its mouth

open

He was just about to be eaten by the

shark,

Ned wanted to know

The Nautilus will pass under the land

However, later that night,

I didn’t want to stop my friends from

leaving,

If we fail,

There is an underwater volcano here

where Captain Nemo pointed to a huge oyster

but I personally didn’t want to leave Captain Nemo

a coconut

while Conseil and Ned Land were asleep

won’t have another chance

swam towards the Indian

through an underwater tunnel

which makes the water very hot

famous for pearl fishing

I put on my metal helmet

about four million dollars

we will have weapons with us

where we were going when Ned Land jumped in

to meet Captain Nemo and my friends

G Cloze

Here is the part where they all go pearl fishing Some of the verbs have

been taken out Read the text and see if you can remember what goes in the

gaps Use the verbs from the box to help you, but remember to put them

into the correct form.

Rather frightened, I put on my metal helmet and 1) out of the boat

into the water We 2) the captain down a hill and under the waves,

and 3) down and down At the bottom we 4) where

Captain Nemo pointed to a huge oyster Inside the oyster I could see an

enormous pearl It 5) as big as a coconut and was probably worth

about four million dollars I 6) out my hand to take it, but the

captain stopped me and 7) his head We turned around and walked

back up to shallow water Suddenly the captain stopped and he 8)

to something About twenty metres away, an Indian man 9) into

the sea and 10) oysters He didn’t see us and we watched him

collecting oysters from the bottom of the sea Just then a huge shark with

its mouth open 11) towards the Indian Within seconds, Captain

fighting with some dolphins, and Professor Aronnax drank the milk of a dead whale The Nautilus then continued on towards the South Pole.

B True or false questions

Read these sentences about the story Decide if they are true or false.

True False

1 The Nautilus was sailing on the Atlantic near Spain and Portugal.

2 Ned Land wanted to escape at 9 o’clock

3 The Nautilus went to the bottom of the sea

4 On October 22Vigo Bay nd 1902, a battle took place on the sea in

5 The sailors from the Nautilus were collecting all the gold, silver and jewels from wooden boxes on the sea floor.

6 The plan to escape was successful

7 Captain Nemo invited Professor Aronnax to walk at the bottom of the ocean at night.

8 There was a big underwater volcano on the other side of the mountain.

9 Professor Aronnax saw Atlantis

10 The Nautilus attacked the killer whales

11 Professor Aronnax didn’t like the taste of whales’ milk

12 The Nautilus travelled on towards the South Pole

C Order sentences All these sentences appeared in the story Put them in the correct order as they were in the original.

The sea was covered with dead whales and the Nautilus was floating in a sea of blood

‘Ah, Professor, I was looking for you Do you know the history of Spain?’Our plan to escape had failed, so I went to bed

Suddenly I felt a shock and realised that the Nautilus was on the bottom of the ocean

The Captain gave me a glass of fresh whale milkJust then, the metal shutters opened and I looked out of the glass window into the water

15 metal that has been damaged by water

16 a measurement of distance, about 5 kilometres

17 very very hot water

Down:

1 not deep

3 something made for hurting people; a gun, knife etc

4 how much something costs

6 the heavy metal part of a boat used to stop the boat moving in the water

8 something that smells of sulphur

10 a narrow piece or water or sea

12 a chance

18 plants under the sea

I Full sentence questions

Now answer the questions in full sentences.

In the story

1 What is Sri Lanka famous for?

2 Where did Professor Aronnax go when he woke up at 4 o’clock?

3 What weapon did Captain Nemo give to Professor Aronnax before they

went into the water?

4 How big and how much was the large oyster worth?

5 What was the Indian man doing?

6 Who killed the shark?

7 When did the Nautilus enter the Red Sea?

8 How did the Nautilus pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean?

9 Why did Professor Aronnax begin to feel hotter and hotter?

10 When did the Nautilus pass through the Straits of Gibraltar?

Chapter 5

A The Story

Read this short version of the chapter There are a few things wrong Find

and change the mistakes.

The Nautilus was sailing in the Atlantic near the coast of France Ned Land

made a plan to escape by rowing in a small boat to the shore Later that

evening Captain Nemo went to see Professor Aronnax and told him the story

shutters opened and Professor Aronnax could see the men from the Nautilus

collecting all the fish from the bottom of the ocean The plan to escape failed

and Ned land was very happy Later that day, Captain Nemo invited Professor

Aronnax to walk on the bottom of the ocean at night After climbing a large

underwater mountain, they saw an underwater volcano and the ruined city of