Unit 13 - B3 - Reading

In the past, a pearl diver couldn’t stay underwater for longer than…………minutes.. Jacques Cousteau invented a deep-sea diving vessel in the early……… A.. Now, we ………..use special TV camer

B

C

A

2 3 4

Multiple choice

1 Most of the world’s surface is…………

A land B air C fire D water

2 In the past, a pearl diver couldn’t stay underwater for

longer than…………minutes.

A one B two C three D four

3 Now, scuba-diving is a ………sport.

A popular B unpopular C safe D interesting

4 Jacques Cousteau invented a deep-sea diving vessel in the early………

A 1930s B 1940s C 1950s D 1960s

5 Now, we ……… use special TV cameras to explore the

oceans

A can’t B mustn’t C can D must

A: land B: air

1

Most of the world’s surface is…………

Multiple choice

water

D:

A: one B: two

2

In the past, a pearl diver couldn’t

stay underwater for longer

than…………minutes.

B: two

A: popular B: unpopular

3

Now, scuba-diving is a ………sport.

popular

A:

A: 1930s B:

1940s

4

Jacques Cousteau invented a deep-sea diving vessel in the early………

B:

1940s

A: can’t B: mustn’t

5

Now, we ……… use special TV cameras to explore the oceans

C: can

Comprehension questions

1 Could divers stay underwater for a long time?

2 Can breathing equipment help a diver swim freely underwater?

3 What can help us explore the oceans?

4 Who invented a diving vessel ?

5 Where was Jacques Costeau from?

1 Could divers stay underwater

for a long time?

- No, they couldn’t.

2 Can breathing equipment help a

diver swim freely underwater?

- Yes, it can.

3 What equipment can help us

explore the oceans?

- A diving vessel can ( breathing equipment and TV cameras)

- Jacques Costeau invented

a diving vessel.

4 Who invented a diving vessel ?

5 Where was Jacques Costeau from?

- He was from France.

Jacques Costeau

(1910 – 1997)

- born in France

- invented a deep – sea

diving vessel

- explored the ocean

- studied underwater

life

- was a famous ocean

explorer

Stay underwater for a long time Swim freely underwater

Explore the oceans of the world Study underwater life

Learn more about the undersea world

Activities

Inventions

Breathing equiptment

Diving vessels

TV cameras

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