READ THE TEXT AND DO THE EXERCISES BELOW

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE EFFECT AND SOME MYSTERIOUS STORIES

Bermuda triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is one of the most mysterious places on this planet.
Located off the Southeastern coast of the US in the Atlantic Ocean, between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto
Rico, the region has become the Centre of unresolved mysteries. Covering an area of 440,000 miles of sea,
Bermuda triangle is part of a busy shipping route in the world, with a number of vessels heading to America,
Europe and the Caribbean crossing through every day.
For centuries people have been fascinated by the mysteries of the sea, and of life (and death) onboard ships.
Tales of monsters and haunted ghost ships are the stuff of myth and legend. They have shaped much of the
view that the general public have grown up with.
Around 129 planes have disappeared over the waters in the Bermuda Triangle between 1945 and 2008 and
hundreds of ships go missing at the location without explanation
It is more due to the inexplicable outcomes that make it a highly studied and yet enigmatic component of
earth’s surface. Over the centuries, a large number of ships and planes have been reported to have
mysteriously disappeared in the region. Also, this Devil’s Triangle has been blamed for the disappearance of
thousands of people in the past decades. The term “Bermuda Triangle” was first used by Vincent Gaddis in
1964 in his article published in Argosy magazine.

Scientists haven’t discovered yet whether disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle have been the result of
human error or weather phenomena.
When Christopher Columbus sailed through the area on his first voyage to the New World, he reported that
a great flame of fire crashed into the sea one night and that a strange light appeared in the distance a few
weeks later.

Bermuda triangle
At least two incidents in the region involved U.S. military craft. In March 1918 the collier USS Cyclops, en
route to Baltimore, Maryland, from Brazil, disappeared inside the Bermuda Triangle. No explanation was
given for its disappearance, and no wreckage was found. Some 27 years later, a squadron of bombers
(collectively known as Flight 19) under American Lieut. Charles Carroll Taylor disappeared in the airspace
above the Bermuda Triangle. As in the Cyclops incident, no explanation was given and no wreckage was
found.
Scientists have spent years trying to explain what causes the disappearance of ships and planes in the
Bermuda triangle and some believe these explanations:
1. The paranormal: Some writers have blamed UFOs for the disappearances. They believe that aliens use
the Triangle as a portal to travel to and from our planet. The area is like a gathering station where they
capture people, ships and aircraft to conduct research.
2. The lost city of Atlantis: Theorists believe the fabled city once resided under the Triangle and mystical
crystals which powered Atlantis are still resting on the seabed transmitting huge waves of energy that
destroy the vessels on the sea above.
3. Gigantic structures under the sea: Paranormal explorers claimed they found a massive crystal pyramid
lurking beneath the ocean in the Triangle. They implied this may be responsible for crashing ships and
aircraft.
4. Government testing: The US Navy's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) is located
in the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. It's used as a hub to test submarines, weapons, sonar, secret projects
and reverse-engineered alien technology, and some say it is behind the disappearances.
5.Tropical cyclones: These powerful storms form in tropical waters and have killed thousands of people.
The cyclones have been blamed for a number of sinkings - including the Pride of Baltimore on May 14,
1986.
6. Methane Hydrates: Huge underwater gas explosions could explain the disappearance of ships in the
Triangle. Because of accidental drillings or landslides under the surface of the earth, the wide bed of gas
could be unlocked, reducing the density of water dramatically. Due to extremely low-density water, ships
suddenly sink to the bottom. The combustible gas could also blow aircraft to pieces.
7.Electronic fog: The most notable theory of the Bermuda Triangle, electronic fog is a meteorological
phenomenon which sticks to an aircraft or a ship. It's said that the fog causes equipment on aircrafts and
ships to malfunction - such as spinning of compasses.
8. Human error: Some, like Australian scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, simply blame human error. As we
have already seen, many of the Bermuda Triangle disappearances can be attributed to human error — people
misreading compasses, making poor navigational decisions, misunderstanding their location and the like. It's
worth noting that as navigational equipment has improved, there have been far fewer instances of mysterious
disappearances in the waters of the Atlantic
In all probability, however, there is no single theory that solves the mystery
 EXERCISES
A) Read the text about the Bermuda Triangle and make positive, negative or interrogative sentences
using the PAST SIMPLE TENSE Then say if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE except with the
questions.
Example:
1) discover/ did not/scientists/disappearance of ships/ what causes
Scientist didn’t discover what causes the disappearance of ships. (TRUE)
2) sail/ on his first voyage to the New World /through the Bermuda Triangle/ Christopher Columbus

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3) disappear / two U.S. military craft / in the Bermuda Triangle

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4) the paranormal / did / the disappearances? / cause

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5) can / Tropical cyclones / some ships’ sinkings /cause

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6) Australian scientist/human error?/did/blame

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B) Read the text about the Bermuda Triangle and make positive, negative or interrogative sentences
using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE. Then say if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE except with
the questions. When you find a question, you have to answer it. (hay que responder las preguntas)
Example:

1) become /the centre of unresolved mysteries/ has not/ the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle hasn’t become the centre of unresolved mysteries (FALSE)
2) disappear / around 129 planes/ have/ over the waters in the Bermuda Triangle

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3)reveal/in the Bermuda Triangle?/ scientists/causes of the disappearances/have

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4) spent/ have not/ scientists / years trying to explain what causes the disappearance of ships and planes in
the Bermuda triangle

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5) have / UFOs for the disappearances /some writers/ blamed.

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6) navigational equipment/improve?/ has

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