ACTIVIDAD 3.

- SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS
THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
CONTESTA SI LOS SIGUIENTES ENUNCIADOS SON FALSO (F) O VERDADERO (T) DE
ACUERDO AL TEXTO.

1.- The first time anyone saw the Loch Ness Monster was 33 years ago F
2.- The monster became famous as soon as it was reported. T

3.- The monster is 36 kilometers long. F

4.- Loch Ness is not very wide. F
5.- It is difficult to see in the waters of Loch Ness. T
6.- There are several excellent photographs of the monster. F

7.- People often describe the monster as an animal from the age of the dinosaurs. T

8.- The monster is now in captivity. F

On Friday, April 24, 1933, a businessman and his wife were driving by Loch Ness, a large
Scottish lake. It looked cold and gray in the evening light.
Suddenly, the man shouted, what´s that? and pointed to the lake. About one kilometer
away a gray object similar in size and shape to a whale was moving in the water. In fact, it
looked more like a prehistoric monster than a whale. Then it disappeared. The surprise
couple immediately reported the incident to the police.
The next day their story appeared in the British and international press and the Loch Ness
monster became famous overnight. In subsequent years, other people saw something
that looked like a prehistoric monster in the lake, but no one has managed to catch it, so
the monster still remains a mystery today.
Why is the monster so elusive? Probably of the Loch Ness itself. In shape the Loch is long
and narrow (36 kilometers by approximately 1,500 meters). It is also very deep – up to
300 meters - in some places. Nobody knows what its waters contain as visibility
underwater is extremely poor. In fact, there is only one meter of clear water and the rest
is murky.
Several photographs exist of the monster, but most of these are of inferior quality. They
seem to show something with a long neck, a short body and a small head. Is it a
plesiosaur, a creature from the distant past?
Thousands of tourists visit Loch Ness every year, hoping to see the monster and decide
what it is for themselves. These visitors buy everyting from “monster” T-shirts to key rings.
But there are also scientists from all over the world who wait patiently to discover more
about the monster. They come with sophisticated instruments, powerful telescopes and
underwater photographic equipment. Perhaps one day “Nessie”, as the local people call
the monster, will show her face to the world. In the meantime, real or imaginary, Nessie
has become an industry and has brought prosperity to the area.

ENCUENTRA EN EL TEXTO LOS SINÓNIMOS DE LAS SIGUIENTES PALABRAS (EL SINÓNIMO

TIENE QUE ESTAR EN EL TEXTO) :

1.- Brightness light 6.- unknown __Mystery_______

2.- Immediately ____Then________ 7.- stays __Still______
3.- Unexpectedly ____Suddenly_____ 8.- maybe ___Perhaps_____
4.- Following _Next (Successive)_____ 9.- about __Approximately_______
5.- Succeeded __Prosperity__ 10.- exceedingly __Extremely, very__

ENCUENTRA EN EL TEXTO LOS ANTÓNIMOS DE LAS SIGUIENTES PALABRAS (EL ANTÓNIMO

TIENE QUE ESTAR EN EL TEXTO.
1.- HOT COLD
2.- DIFFERENT ____Similar_________
3.- PREVIOUS ___Next___________
4.- ACCESIBLE __Elusive________
5.- WIDE __Narrow_______
6.- SHALLOW ____Deep_________
7.- CLEAR ____Murky_________
8.- LARGE ___Small__________
9.- RECENT ____Past_________
10.- REAL ____Imaginary_________

Uriel Uribe Rosas 3° “C” Matutino