Стр.70-71 Модуль 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс

Look at the monsters in the pictures. Which creature:

• looks like a dinosaur?
• has a long neck?
• is a large hairy ape-like creature?

Tell your partner.

Read the title of the text and the first sentence of each paragraph. Who do you think Loren Coleman is and what does he do? Listen to and read the text to find out.

Read again and for questions 1–5, choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.

1. What inspired Loren to study cryptids?

   • A The books he read on Cryptozoology.
   • B His teacher’s encouragement.
   • C A film he saw as a young boy.
   • D His travels and camping trips.

2. Loren is popular with TV producers because he

   • A is well-liked by audiences.
   • B demands proof and isn’t easily convinced.
   • C has lots of evidence that cryptids exist.
   • D gets excited by cryptids.

3. He believes the Patterson-Grimlin footage

   • A appeared to show a real creature.
   • B was a clever trick.
   • C drew attention because of the costume.
   • D should be more famous.

4. The writer uses the highlighted phrase in the text to show that

   • A people believed in the reports about pandas and gorillas.
   • B stories about hidden animals come from tribal legends.
   • C scientists often change their minds.
   • D the western world knows little about hidden animals.

5. In the last paragraph, Loren suggests that he

   • A doesn’t respect western science.
   • B accepts that cryptids may not exist.
   • C believes people should be more open-minded.
   • D is certain he has seen a cryptid.

Match the words in bold to their meanings: proof, live in, colonies, almost, model, top, respected, looking, unwilling.

Read the definitions, then choose the correct word.

glance: look at quickly
glare: look at angrily
stare: look at for a long time (rudely)
gaze: look at for a long time
glimpse: see for a short time, catch sight of
peer: look at something with difficulty
peep: look quickly, often secretly

1. Matt only glimpsed the creature for a second so he wasn’t sure what he really saw.
2. We peered into the dark forest, but we couldn’t see much.
3. Andrew gazed at the plane flying over his head.
4. Simon glared at her angrily.
5. The gorilla peeped through the trees at us.
6. Jane stared at the creature — she couldn’t stop looking at it.
7. Tom glanced at his watch and realised he was late.

Read the examples. How do the two passive constructions differ? Find similar constructions in the text. Then turn the sentences into the passive.

People think (that) he didn’t see a Bigfoot. (active construction)
It is thought (that) he didn’t see a Bigfoot. (impersonal passive construction)
He is thought not to have seen a Bigfoot. (personal passive construction)

1. They believe the creature was a panther.
2. Experts say many frogs are becoming extinct.
3. They report that Yeti footprints have been found.
4. They think the photos are fakes.

Find the main idea in each paragraph. Use them to write a summary of the text in your own words. Tell the class.