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Sir Arth ur Conan Doylc naii o en Edimb urgo (Es coci a) en 1859 1859 y murió en 1930. 1930. Es muy conoci do por sus sus historias del dete cti ve Sherlock Hol mes y las aventuras del profesor Challeng er. En 1912 escribió El mundo perdido, su obra más importante de ciencia ficción. Edward Malone inicia una misión peligrosa para demostrar que es un héroe y convencer a Gladys, el amor de su vida, para que se case con él. Acompañado de Lord John Roxton y de los profesores Summerlee y Challenger, los cuatro hombres viajan al Amazonas. Allí quedan atrapados en una meseta donde descubren un mundo perdido de animales prehistóricos. Pero no están solos porque allí también habitan indios y hombres-monos. Estos últimos capturan a los dos profesores y a algunos indios, y a Malone y Lord Roxton les toca rescatarlos. Hay una batalla y los cuatro aventureros ayudan a los indios a triunfar sobre los hombres-monos pero todavía les espera otro reto: encontrar el camino de salida del Mundo Perdido.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Edinburgon (Eskozia) jaio zen 1859an eta 1930ean hil zen. Sherlock Holmes detektibearen ¡storiock eta Challenger irakaslearen abenturek egin zuten ezagun. Mundu galdua idatzi zuen 1912an, zientzia-fikziozko bere lanik garrantzitsuena. Edward Malonek zeregin arriskutsu bati ekin dio, Gladys, bere betiko maitea, liluratu eta czkontzarako bidean jartzeko. Hiru lagunekin batera, Summerlee eta Challenger irakasleak eta Lord John Roxton, Amazonara joan da. Han, goi-lautada batetik irten ezinda daudela, historiaurreko animalien mundu galdu bat aurkitu dute. Ez daude bakarrik, indiarrak eta gizatximinoak ere bizi dirá lautada horretan. Gizatximinoek irakasleak eta indiar batzuk harrapatu dituztelarik, Maloneri eta Lord Roxtoni egokitu zaie erreskatatzea. Borrokan, lau abenturazaleen laguntzarekin, indiarrak gailendu dirá, baina oraindik badute lau hauek beste erronka bat: Mundu Galdutik irteteko bidea aurkitzea. LlMIAR
Sii Arthur Conan Doylc va néixer a Edimbur g (Esco cia ) el 1859 i va morir el 1930. És molt molt coneg ut per les seves histori es del detectiu Sherlock Holmes i les aventures del professor Challenger. El 1912 va escriure El món perdut, la seva obra mes important de ciéncia-ficció. L'Edward Malone inicia una missió perillosa per demostrar que es un heroi i convencer la Gladys, l'amor de la seva vida, perqué es casi amb ell. Acompanyat d'en Lord John Roxton i deis professors Summerlee i Challenger, els quatre homes viatgen a l'Amazones. Allá es queden atrapáis a un altiplá on descobreixen un món perdut d'animals prehistórics. Pero no hi son sois perqué allá també hi habiten indis i homes mico. Aqucsts últims capturen els dos professors i alguns indis, i a en Malone i a en Lord Roxton els toca rcscatar-los. Hi ha una batalla i els quatre aventurers ajuden els indis a triomfar sobre els homes mico pero encara els espera un altre repte: trobar el camí de surtida del Món Perdut.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle naceu en Edimburgo (Escocia) en 1859 e morreu en 1930. É moi coñecido polas súas historias do detective Sherlock Hol mes e as aventuras do profeso r Chall enger . En 1912 1912 escribiu 0 mundo perdido, a súa obra máis importante de ficción científica. Edward Malone comeza unha misión perigosa para amosar que é un héroe c convencer a Gladys, o amor da súa vida, para que case con el. Acompañado de Lord John Roxton e dos profesores Summerlee e Challenger, os catro homes viaxan ao Amazonas. Alí fican atrapados nunha meseta onde descobren un mundo perdido de animáis prehistóricos. Mais non están sos pois alí tamén habitan indios e homes-monos. Estes últimos capturan aos dous profesores e a algúns indios, e a Malone e Lord Roxton tócalles rescátalos. Hai unha batalla e os catro aventureiros axudan aos indios a triunfaren sobre os homes-monos mais aínda lies agarda outro reto: atopar o camino de saída do Mundo Perdido.
1 Compl ete et e the sentences with the word s below. prove
sceptical
extinct
journalist
1. Dinosaurs bec ame 2. I' m a
drawing
meeting
long ago. for a big newspa per.
3. Last year, I wen t to a
at the Zoologi cal Institut e.
4. A famous professor said, "Dinosaurs exist today in South America," but I was
about this.
5. He sho wed me a
and a phot ograp h to it.
2 Write T (true) or F (false) next to each sentence. 1. Journalists sometimes go to dangerous places. 2. The re were no cameras or photograp hs 100 years ago. 3. Dinosaurs disappear ed from the wor ld millio ns of years ago. 4. Travell ers in remot e areas often get help fro m natives of the area. 5. Even in the world of science, peo ple somet imes laugh at strange new ideas.
3 Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Maybe you'l l be famous one day. We' ll talk the n." She opened the door and said, "Goodbye, Edward." And so I left Gladys ' house. I could think of only one thing: " I' m My name is Edward Malone, and I've got a fantastic story to tell.
going to be a great hero. Gladys will be mine!" I didn't know it then, but these words changed my life and took
You probably won' t belie ve my my story, because it's so incredi ble. But it
me on an incredible adventure.
really happened and it changed my life forever.
From Gladys' house, I went to my office at the Daily Gazette.
It all start ed on a spring day in 1912. I was at the ho me of Gladys Hunger ton, the love of my life. "Gl adys , will you marry me?" I asked her.
I
was
worki ng
there
as
a journalis t.
I
approached
my boss,
Mr McArdle, and announced, "I want to go on a special mission -
Gladys looked at me sadly. "Edward! I'm sorry!" she answered. "You 'r e very sweet, but I' m not in love with you. I wan t to marry a
something with adventure, somewh ere exotic. I f it's a dangerous mission, that will be even better! Then I can write about it in the
Daily
man of advent ure, a famous man - a great hero !"
Gazett e."
Mr McArdle was very surprised. surprised. "Wh y? " he asked. "You'r e only 23, 23, Edward. Do you want to die you ng? " "N o, " I said. "I want to live - to REALL Y live."
Mr McAr dl e looked at me in silenc e and then said, "I ' ve got an idea. Does the name Professor Challenger sound familiar to you?" "Yes, I think so," I answered. "Isn't he a famous scientist?" "Yes," said McArdle. "He's a zoologist. He's very intelligent, but he's also a little crazy. Everybody is talking about him these days. Maybe you can try to interview him." "Why do people think he's crazy?" I asked. "We ll ," said Mr McArdl e, "t wo years years ago, the professor went to study animals in South America. Alter a year, he returned to England with a fantastic story about dinosaurs in the jungle. He showed people some photos of dinosaurs and tried to convince them of their
"/ want to marry a man
of adventure," Gladys answered.
existence! Of course, nobody believed him. They called him a crazy
I'll neve r forget her face at that that moment . I was surprised. I was perplexed. I didn't understand. "Advent ure!" I excla imed. "What "What are
man and a liar." I was curious about the photographs. "Really? I can't imagine why he did that," I said. "O K, I' ll talk to him. It could be a good story for
you talking about? Who has adventures in life?" "Many people," answered Gladys. "Our lives are full of possible adventures, but we have to find them. That's the difference between
the newspaper." "Good," said Mr McArdle. "Oh, one more thing - the professor hates journal ists . Last week, tw o journal ists tri ed to talk to him.
a hero and a normal person." I tried again. "Gla dys, I' ll do anythin g for you if you let me. "
He attac ked them and broke one journa list 's nose. So .. . good luck,
Gladys
Edward. You'll need it!"
smiled
sadly
and
said,
"Now,
Edward,
that's
enough.
Mr McArdlc started to leave. "The professor docs sound crazy! Arc you мн е you want me to visit him? You obviou sly really like me, sir!"
1 said, sarcastically. "Oh, Hdward," said Mr McArdlc. "This is exactly the mission lor you - a dange rous one . I' m only answe ring your request." I
thought
about
that.
Mr
McArdlc
was
right.
"What
On 9.55
is
the
professor's address?" I asked. He gave it to me, and I left the office feeling very positive and optimistic. The next day, I sent this letter to Professor Challenger:
Monday am.
The
morning
I
was
at
professor's
wife
opened
Professor the
Challenger's door
for
house
me.
at
"Good
morning," I said. "I ' m here to talk to Professor Professor Challenger ." She was surprised, but she didn't say anything. She took me to a loom and then she left. I saw a man sitting in a chair. This was Professor Challenge r, lie was smoking a pipe. He had a big head with brown hair, thick eyebrows and a brown beard. He looked very strong.
Dear Professor Challenger,
I'm a science student and I'm reading your research on zoology. In my opinion, you're a great scientist. But I don't understand some of your ideas about Darwin's theory of evolution. Could we please
meet and talk about this? Your Yours s resp respec ectfu tfully lly,, Edward Malone
A few days later, I recei ved a reply from Professor Chall enger :
D w M r Malone, Malone,
I received your tetter and I Was surprised. Where do yon study study scien science? ce? I dovCt dovCt think think,, yonr yonr teach teachers ers are are teach teachin ing g yon. yon. very very well! well! Coyne, Coyne, to my hous house e on Monda onday y at W.00 W.00 avn avn and I'll explain Darwins theory to yon. If you're late, lat e, don't don' t
come in. Yours sincerely,
Professor Challenger / saw a ma n sitti ng in a cha ir. I read the letter again. "He's a very arrogant man," I thought. "Mo nda y is going to be an interesting day."
This was Pro fess or Cha lleng er.
I he professor turned around to look at me. "So, you are the science •indent,
Mr Edward
Malone?"
he asked in a
deep voi ce . 1 nodded.
"I don't like talking to people," said the professor in an arrogant voice, "especially not to journalists. According to them, they want to tell the truth to the world, but that's not their real intention. They only want t o wri wri te a good story. A story about a crazy professor could be very interesting and they could probably get a lot of money for it. It's not i mportant to the m if it's true or not." I was silent. What could I say? The professor suddenly got out of his chair and stood up. I was surprised because he was shorter than I expected. He looked at me with his intelligent eyes and smoked his pipe. Then he said, "But you're not a journalist. You're a science student, so I'll talk to you. I'll give you five minutes. Now, Mr Malo ne, in your letter, you made a strange request: t o clarify my ideas about Darwin's theory. I think it is very simple. Only a stupid man can't understand it. What exactly don't you understand?" "Well, I wasn't sure about the difference between your theory and Darwin's theory," I answered quickly. "I sec," said the professor. "Do you agree evolution is pro subae?" His words didn't mean anything to me, but I couldn't reveal this fact, so I said, "Urn ... of course!" "And pro subae is never pro lacae, right?" asked the professor. "Right, right!" I said again. Professor Challenger smiled. Then, suddenly, there was a furious expression on his face. "I spoke a lot of rubbish now. You aren't a science student - you'r e probably a journal ist - and a liar!" he
"What's going on
here?" asked a policeman.
shouted. It was ti me to leave, t hat was sure! I ran to the front door and opened it, with the professor close behind me. I put one foot outside
"No, no," I said. "Hut "Hut he was attac king you!" said the polic eman.
and he jump ed on me. We started to fight i n the street.
I in responsib le for that," I said. "For get about it." Profes sor
I heard a voic e behind us. "What' s going on here? " asked a policeman. The policeman saw the professor's face and said, "Oh, no!
I he poli ceman left us, and I l ooked at the professor's serious face.
Not you again! Are you attacking another journalist?" "Yes,"
said
the
angry
professor.
"I'll
throw
all
• h.i llengcr looke d at me, me, surprised.
these
stupid
Was he still angry? But suddenly he smiled. I
journalists out of my house!" The policeman looked at me. "Are you all right, sir? Do you want to make a formal complaint?"
Mi
don't
like
journal ists ,
but but
I
think
you're
different ,
Malone. Now, let's return to my house. I've got something very
interesting to tell you."
1
Match the wor ds in A to their definitions in B. B.
A 1. die 2. approached
3. marry 4. clarify
B a. make something easier to understand
5. forever
b. without ending
6. sincerely
c. stop living d. honestly, genuinely e. came near f. become a husband or a wife
2
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. The journalist / teacher wrote an article for his newspaper. 2. Edward announced to Mr McArdle, "I want to go on a special mission / eyebrow."
o. Wants to go somewhere exotic.
b.
Doesn't like journalists. journalist s.
3. Gladys' words smoked / changed Edward's life. 4. Nobody believed the professor's fantastic story about dinosaurs. Instead,
c. Wants to marry a hero.
d. Asks, "What's going on here?"
they thought he was crazy / sweet. 5. The professor fell / attacked a journalist last week. 6. A good newspaper story must tell the f e w / t r u t h .
I Answe r the questions. Wr i te the answer s in your notebook. I
I low does Edward plan to convin ce Gladys to marry him?
'
Why does Edward say he is a science science student in his letter to Challen ger?
Charle s Darwi n lived from 1809-1882. 1809-1882. He was a scientist and and
i
Why doesn't Professor Challen ger like talking to journalists?
he studied plants and animals. He is famous for his theory of
I
How does the professor know that Edward is not a science student?
'>
Whai was Edwar d's answer to the polic eman after the attack by
evolution. According to Darwin, all living things today came from one original life form.
(lhallenger?
The professor shouted angrily, "MAYBE, MAYBE, MAYBE! That's ihe probl em wit h you journali sts. The truth i s under your nose and you can't see it!" The professor stopped and breathed deeply. I sat with Pr ofessor Challe nger in his study and he began his story. "Two years ago," he said, "I was studying animals in the forests of
"Anyway, after I found this drawing, I decided to discover the truth. I wen t on a long journey into the forest to find this plateau.
South America. On e day, I found a badly injured man in an Indian
Finally, I f ound it, but but I could n't cli mb up. up. 1 t ook these photos from
vill age. I tried to help him, but he died after a few hours. He was
the area below the plateau - look!" The professor showed me a phot o
European and his name was Mr Maple White. This drawing was in
ol a very lar ge bird sitt ing on top of a tree.
his bag." The professor showed me a drawing of a high plateau. On
"It looks like a pelican," I said.
top of the plateau was a giganti c animal. I t looked like a dinosaur.
"A pelican? You You need glasses!" said Professor Challenger, irritat ed.
"I had
see a
Mr
Whit e
very
good
"This is a pterodactyl - it's a dinosaur and it can fl y." Till sorry," I said. "But I don't bel ieve it. You can't prove it."
imagination," I said. "N o, think
my he
I
lace was very red. "You sec, this ferocious animal tried to attack me,
saw
si >1 shot it dead . I too k part of its wing. Look!" The professor opened
friend.
really
"Oh, but I can!" the profes sor said. He was excit ed now and his
a box and gave me a bone wit h a very unusual for m.
things and then drew them,"
said
Professor
Challenger. 1 opened my
mouth
something,
to
say
but
the
professor stopped me. "Wait!
you
Let
the
rest
me
tell
of
my
story," he said. He took a big science book and opened it. Ther e was a picture of an enormous, grey very
dinosaur. similar
to
It the
On top of the
was
plateau was a gigantic animal.
one
in the dead man's drawing. "This is a stegosaurus," said Professor Challenger. "You can see the same animal in Mr White's drawing. Don't
you
understand?
Mr
White
saw
a
stegosaurus
before
he
died!" I was sceptical. "Maybe Mr White saw this picture in a book, and then drew it from his his imagina tio n," I said.
The professor opened a box and gave me a bone with a very unusual form.
Then he showed me a page in the science book. There was a drawing ol l lie bone of a pterodact yl's wing . "N o other animal has got got a bone like this," said the professor. " No w look at the bone. I 'm sure you'l l
\ Se a r c h of the Trutl I was a few minutes late for the conference at the Zoological
agree it wasn't a pelican. That seems very obvious to me." I lo oked closely at the bone and compared it to the drawin g in the
Institute. I stood because there were no empty chairs in the hall. Professor
book. It was exactly the same. I couldn't beli eve it! "I ' m sorry I thought you were crazy," I said. "You' re a great
Waldron
was
talking
about
the
theory
of
evolution.
Everybody listened quietly, until he started to talk about extinct
scientist and your discovery is fantastic! In my opinion, you're a hero
animals . He said, "Dinosaur "Dinosaur s lived mill ions of years ago and arc now
like Christopher Columbus because you discovered a new world, too!
extinct, but ..." "Wrong!" somebody shouted.
I think that's very admirable." "I discovered something incredible, but it isn't new," said the
"Well, this is enough to prove your story," I said. "Why don't you
the
professor
"I did," answered Professor Challenger, standing up. "No interruptions, please," said Professor Waldron.
tell it to the world?" Suddenly,
Everybody was quiet. Professor Waldron looked around the room. Who said that?" he asked.
professor. "In fact, it's very, very old. It's a lost world."
became
angry
again.
"I
showed
the
journalists this photo and t he bone," he told me. "According to them, it isn't real. They called me a liar. Idiots!"
"I ' m sorry," said Professor Challenge r. "But I' m a man of science. 11 I hear something wron g, I feel obligat ed to correct it!" "Well, what is 'wrong' with my lecture?" Professor Waldron
I looked at the professor and didn't say a word.
asked. "Yo u say you' re a man of science - but but science is about t he
"Ah, good!" said Professor Challenger. "It's better to be silent than
ic.d world, not about crazy stories and lies!"
to say something stupid." "I don't talk to people if they call me a liar," he continued. "And I don't talk to stupid journalists if they write lies about me. Why am I talk ing to you? You' re probably as bad as the others . If you are, are, I' m the idiot. Now, you should leave." I stood and was ready to leave, but the professor took my arm. "Bef ore you go, I want to invite you to a zoolo gy conferenc e by Professor Waldron, a famous scientist," he said. "It's at the Zoological Institute at 8.00 tonight." "Why do you think it will interest me?" I asked. "You' ll see," said the professor, smiling. "It 's a surprise!" I returned to the Daily Gazette and told Mr McArdle about my meeting with the professor. "You don't believe him, I hope!" said Mr McArdle. "Er ... no, of course not," I answered. But I wasn't telling the truth. What was the truth? I wasn't sure any more.
W e l l , what is 'wrong'with my lecture?"
Professor Waldron asked.
"Dinosaurs
aren't
extinct.
They
exist
in
South
America,"
said
Professor Challenger.
to a small town called Mana os, near the Amazo n River. Then he gave lord Roxton a closed envelope and said, "You'll arrive at Manaos,
"Really?" said Professor Waldron. He looked at the people in the hall and smiled. "Well, of course we all believe that, don't we?" he said sarcastically. People started to laugh at Professor Challenger.
and then you must read this letter. It 'll he lp you on your jou rney and direct you to the plateau. You'll see a date and time on the envelope. Don't open it befor e 12.00 noon on 15th July."
"Yes, of course we believe you!" somebody said. "Professor Challenger is crazy!" said another man. "Go home! We don't want to hear your stories," said a young lady. I looked at Professor Challenger. "Will he attack them, too?" I though t. But Professor Challeng er just smiled . "I know it's hard for you to believe," he said. "But this is a Zoological Institute, and if you're really people of science, it's your responsibility to prove I'm wrong. Let's choose a group of people to go to South America, to see if my story is real. Or are you all afraid?" Professor Chall enge r looke d at the people with fire in his eyes. Nobody moved. Suddenly, Professor
a
tall,
well-dressed
Summerlee,
another
man
stood
well-known
up.
His
scientist.
name
"I'll
go,"
was he
said. "I want to prove t o everybody that you' re a liar, Professor Challenger!" "Good, good!" said Professor Challenger. "Me to o," said another voice . Everybody turned to look at the man. "My name is Lord John Roxton ," he said. "And I believe I can help with the navigation on this journey. I know the forests in the Amazon very well." "Excellent," said the professor. "I think one more person will be enough. Is there another man of adventure i n this room?" There was silence. This moment changed my life. Here was my opportunity to prove to Gladys I was a hero. I didn't think for a
Professor Challenger gave Lord Roxton a closed envelope.
second. My hand went up automatically and my voice said, "I'll go with them." "Very good," said Professor Challenger. "You'll leave for South America in a week!"
Hi e next morn ing, we left on a ship called The Francisca. It was 11H
beginning of May. We sailed out to sea and I watched the land
. 1 . 1 11 1 I < I 1 1 \ -
disappear into the distanc e. Sudde nly, I was afraid. "Oh,
in i What am I doing on a ship on the way to the Amazon?" I thought. 1
A week later, we were ready to embark on our journey to South America. Before we left, Professor Challenger gave us directions to go
Mine were many questions in my mind. "Will we find the plateau? u I I.I i wil l we see see there? Will we really discover dinosaurs?"
3
I
Match each speech bubble to the correct person.
Wr i te each each wor d under under the correct picture. picture. bone
envelope
drawing
afraid
I /. / know the fc brests in the Amazon
ver) well. very
2. I want to prove to everybody that you're a liar. Professor Challenger
\s \s
What am I doing on a ship on 3.. W
the
way to
the Amazon?
4.. Tw< Two years ago, I was studying am animals in the forests of South
Li:
America.
Professor Summerlee
v-
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. prove
mind
sailed
meeting '
breathed
sceptical
1. The professor s discussed the dinosa urs at the 2. The professor had an interesting idea in his 3. We
out to sea in a larg e ship.
4. Before he began to speak, he stopped and
Lord Roxton
Edward
deeply.
5. I don' t believ e you. Can you
it?
6. Your story can't be true! I' m
about it.
I
Answer the questions. questions. Wri te the answers in your notebook. I
What did Professor Challen ger find in the bag of Mr Mapl e Whit Whit e? How does the professor convince Edward the animal in the photo was a pterodactyl?
Throughout history, people laughed at the ideas of many important scientists, such as: Galileo for saying the Earth
\. Wh y d oes the audi enc e at the Zoo log y Insti tute laug h at Professor Challenger?
move s around the sun; sun; An to ny van van Leeu wen hoe k for saying saying he discovered "plants" too small to see without a microscope
•1. Why does Professor Summer lcc volunt eer to go on the mission?
(bacteria); Louis Pasteur for saying bacteria caused diseases. >
Why does Edward offer to join the mission?
enthusiastic about Challenger 's decision to None of us wer e very enthusiastic accompany us, but it was impossible to argue with him. The next day, we left Manaos with enough provisions for a few I won't tell you about our long journey from England over the Atlantic or about our boat ride to Manaos. Instead, I'll tell you about my two companions, Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton.
months, and sailed up the Amazon in a boat called The Esmeralda. We paid a native name d Zamba to acco mpany us on our journ ey and help us. After six days, the river became narrow and we had to
Professor Summerlee was 66 years old, but he was healthy and
leave The Esmeralda. We bought some canoes at an Indian village and
strong. He was a serious man and he lov ed scien ce. He was always
continued up the river. The forest was very thick. We couldn't see
in the forest, studying the animals and plants. He was very sceptical
much between the trees but we heard different animals. There were
about our trip because
i rocodiles in the river. Somet imes little monke ys jumped from one
he
didn't
believe
Professor
Challenger's
story.
11
Lord John Roxton was 40 years old. He dressed elegantly and was
ee to another, and once a jaguar looked at us through the trees with
its penetrating eyes.
very different from Summerlee. He believed in our journey and was excited about it. He loved South America and told us many stories about his past past travels there. " I' m sure sure many adventures are waiti ng lor us in this forest," he said. "Not many people know this area, so how can they call Professor Challenger a liar? Maybe there really is a lost world there." We arrived at the town of Manaos on the morning of 15th July. We really wanted to see the contents of Challenger's envelope, but we waite d in our hotel roo m until 12.00. 12.00. Then, Lord Rox ton opened the envelope. It was empty! "It was a trick!" exclaimed Summerlee. "There's no letter here, because there are no dinosaurs! I knew Challenger was a liar!" Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Lord Roxton opened
the door and was shocked. Professor Challenger was standing there. "Professor Challenger!" exclaimed Lord Roxton. "What are you doing here?" "I thought maybe I could help you on your journey," answered the professor. "A pilot flew me here." "You're not coming with us!" said Summerlee, in an angry voice. "Oh yes, I am. You see, you don't know the way to the plateau," sai d the professor. "The envel ope was empty. But But / know the way. 1 know you don't like the idea, but you need me. Now, let's begin our journey!"
ln »ight »ight some canoes at an Indian village and continued up the river.
Professor Chall enge r and
Professor
Summerl ee
wanted
to
study
every plant and every animal in the forest. Each professor wanted to prove he knew more than the other one. The two men were very competitive and they couldn't agree on anything. I looked at these
That night, we made a camp and Zamba helped us make a fire. We
two famous scientists and thought, "They're like children competing
were very hungry, so Lord Roxton shot an animal similar to a pig, and
for attention!"
we cooked it on the fire. We were sitting around the fire and eating,
We were going deeper and deeper into the forest in our canoes. On the third day, Su mmerle e started to worr y.
when suddenly we heard a terrible noise. In the dark, we saw many animals with wing s and ferocious red eyes at the end ol long, thin
"Are you sure this is the correct way?" he asked Challenger.
necks. We saw enor mous beaks with very sharp teeth. Su ddenly, on e
The professor didn't answer. He was looking around him. "Here
of these creatures descended on us, took our dinner in its beak, and
it is! Here's the way to the Lost World!" he suddenly exclaimed, pointing plants
Hew towards the plateau with it in its mouth.
to an opening at the side of the river. Many trees and
grew
around
the
opening,
so
it
was
difficult
to
see.
We
pushed our canoes through the plants and found a smaller river. It was like a garden of paradise. There were beautiful plants all around and the water was cool and clear, with many kinds of fish swimming in it. The trees were full of birds of different colours. Our jou rney conti nued for three more days. Soon, the river beca me very narrow, and we hid our canoes under some bushes and walked along the river with our food and clothes on our backs. The
next
few
days weren' t
easy.
Sometimes
the
ground
was
covered with rocks. Other times it was soft and wet, and it was very difficult to walk. On one occasion, we came to an area full of bamboo. We cut the bamboo with our machetes to penetrate it. I started to feel uncert ain about the trip and our mission. "Wi ll we ever find the Lost World?" I thought to myself. Then,
on
the
ninth
day,
we
climbed
a hill, and
there,
in
the
distance, was a big open area with a long line of red cliffs and an
f/ic
creature took our dinner in its beak and flew towards the plateau.
enormous plateau on top. I knew the place immediately. It was the plateau from Mr White's drawing. "This is incredible!" I thought in excitement. "The Lost World is a real place!"
We stood in the dark in silence, completely shocked. Summerlee n as looking at the sky above the plateau. Then, very quietly, he said,
l hose were were pterodact yls." He looked at Professor Challenger. Challenger. " I' m . M i r y I didn't believe you," he said. "You aren't a liar. Now I know
yom story is true. Pleas e forgiv e me. " Then he offe red Professor i h.il lcnger his hand and Professor Chall enge r took it. For the first first
time, the two men were friends. Lord Roxton and I were happy about that. We didn't fall asleep easily that night. We all had a vision of pterodactyls attacking us, but finally we couldn't keep our eyes open
The next day, our mission was to find a way to the plateau. "Let's walk around the cliffs," said Lord Roxton. "Then we can find the best way to go up." We left Zamba at the camp to guard our things and then we started to walk around the bott om of the enormou s plateau. It was a long and difficult walk. The ground was full of broken rocks. There were many insects and they bit our legs, arms and faces. At one ti me we crossed an area of very wet land,
full of danger ous
snakes. We continued to walk, day after day, trying to find a place to climb up the cliffs. But the cliffs were very high. Even the most
"Ma ybe there isn't a way to go go up," said said Summerl ee.
On the fifth day, Lord Roxton suddenly pointed to a tree. "Look there!" he exclaimed. We saw
some bones. On the tree, we saw an arrow.
way to the Lost World is closed to us." What could we do? We were tired, hungry and very far from our camp. We stood at the bottom of the cave, trying to think about a plan of action, when suddenly, something frightening happened. We heard a loud noise and then an enormous rock fell from above. \'c looked up, up, but but we couldn't sec anything in the dark. We had a horrible feeling somebody was watching us, and that the incident with t he rock wasn't an accident.
here? Was somebody trying to hurt us - maybe even kill us? If so, who, and why? We felt there was no hope now. "It's very difficult
"No , I' m sure there is," said Challenger. Challenger.
was an empty bottle, an old newspaper and
by a lot lot of large rocks. "Look!" Challenger exclai med. "Mapl e Whit Whit e's
Our minds were full of questions. Were there humans living
experienced climber couldn't climb them.
was the remains of a fire. Ne xt to it there
another arrow. It was pointi ng to a cave. We entered the cave and walked down a dark tunnel. Suddenly, the tunnel ended, obstructed
any more.
somet hing on the groun d, near the tree.
"1 think Maple Whit e was here," said said Challenger. "The arr ow is pointing that way. Let's follow it." We continued east until we found
It
in arrive at the plateau, but if somebody is trying to stop us, it'll be impossi ble," I t hought . We came out of the cave and looke d up at the enormous plateau. We wanted very much to explore it before we i el ti med to Lond on.
I
Find words in the puzzle puzzle to complete the sentences.
.'i Wri t e T (t rue) rue ) or F (false) (fals e) next to each sentence. 1. Lord Roxton belie ved in the jour ney to South Americ a to look for
dinosaurs. 2.
Edward, Lord Roxt on and and Professor Summerlee were happy to sec Professor Challenger in Manaos.
3.
Professor Chall Chall enger knew the way to the plateau.
4.
A pterodact yl took the men's dinner in its beak and fle w towards
the plateau. 5.
After Professor Summerlee saw the pterodactyls, he knew Professor Challenger's story was true.
1. The professor told us to
6.
him int o the forest.
2. I couldn' t sleep because I had a
plateau.
of a frig hteni ng
pterodactyl.
Zamba sho wed the four men an easy wa y to climb up to the
I Answer Answe r the questions. Wri t e the answers in your notebook.
3. The bird has got a long, sharp yellow
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4. He shot the animal with an 5. If you shoot at a bir d, you can
What was inside Professor Challenger's envelope?
2. Why does Edward compare the two professors professors to children?
it-
2 Complete the sentences with the words below.
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Why was was it difficult to walk on the ground up the river?
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What did Lord Roxton and the others see near the tree on the fifth day?
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What happened to the four men while they wer e standing at the bottom of the cave?
accompany clear
The Amazon Amazon River is the second 1. The water in the lake was
and
2. I want ed my frie nd to 3. I saw a baby 4. I fell and
longest river in the world. It
me to South America . in the zoo .
much much wate r into t he Atlantic Ocea n in on e day as the total
my leg .
5. The men wer e 6. I didn' t want hi m to see me so I
is home to more than 2,000 species of fish and it pours as
amount of water used in Ne w
to see a dinosaur.
York City in 12 years. behind a tree.
"But how wil l we we cross the abyss? I don't think . .. " Lord Roxton started to say, but but Challen ger stopped hi m.
"Please don't think, sir. Just do as I say," said the professor. He Six days later, we arrived at our camp. Wc were very tired from
looked very serious.
our journey and we all went to sleep immediately - everybody except
We followed Challenger's instructions, each carrying a rifle on our
Professor Challenger. Late at night, I saw him walking around the
backs. Zamba accompan ied us. It wasn' t an easy climb and in some
camp saying to himself, "I know there's a way to go up! I know
parts it was necessary to use ropes. In the afte rnoon, we arrived at
there's a way to go up!" In the morni morni ng, I saw a very different Professor Challenge r. He
the top of the pinnacle. I looked around at the beautiful panor ama of the Amazon. On one side, I saw our pat h in the forest, al ong the
was jumpi ng up and down, very excite d. "I 'v e got an idea! There' s a
i iver. On the other side I saw the huge plateau. We were n ow only
way to the plateau!" he announced. Then, he point ed to a pinnacle
about 12 metres fr om it. But the huge abyss separ ated us.
opposit e the plateau. " Wc must must climb that pinnacl e," he said. We
"H ow can we cross cross this abyss?" asked Lord Roxton, a gain.
looked up at it. It was quite high, but it was possible to climb it with
Challenge r smiled at us. He was very happy wit h himself and his
ropes. However, there was another problem. There was a huge abyss
plan. "Last night, " he said, "you all thought t hat our probl em had
between the pinnacle and the plateau.
no solution. Well, I didn't. There's a solution to every problem. All you need is deter minat ion and inte lli gence. And I' ve got both, my my friends. My solution is this tree ." He pointed to a tall tree next to us. We looked at the tree. We didn't understand. "And how will this tree help us?" Summerlee asked, angrily. "It "It can't help us if it's standing. But if we cut cut it dow n . .. " t hallcnger started to say. say. "... i t'll make a bridge !" Lord Roxton complete d his his sentence. "Exactl y," said Chall Chall enger with satisfacti on. "This tree is about 18 met met res res tall - long enough t o cross the abyss. No w, our friend Ed ward is young and strong. Wi th your help, he can cut the tree. It wil l fall u loss the abyss abyss and we'l l have a bridge to the plateau!" "A
bridge
to
the
plateau!
That's
a
brilliant
idea!"
exclaimed
Summerlee. "You're a genius, Challenger!" "Ihank you," said Challenger, and his face became red. lor d
Roxton
and
I immedi ate ly
began
to cut
the tree
with
hat che ts . Then we all pushed it towards the plateau and it fell across across l he he abyss wit h a loud crash. We looke d at the long bridge and started lo cross it, with our rifles and some provisions on our backs. Zamba stayed at the pinnacle wi th the rest of our provisions and kept guar d. We
must climb that p innacle," Professor Ch allenger said.
I he huge abyss was just b el ow us.
We tried not to look down and, one by one, we arrived at the plateau on the other side of the bridge . There we were, f our men in the Lost World of Maple White. It was a great moment in my life.
On e
by one, we arrived at the plateau.
We were just starting to walk into the forest of the plateau when a catastrophe happened. We heard a terrible noise behind us and something fell and crashed into the abyss. We ran to the side of the plateau and saw the broken tre e at the botto m of the abyss. That was the end of our bridge! We looked at each other, shocked. Zamba was now our last contact with civilization. There was no way back. We were prisoners in the Lost World!
"Well, we can't return now. We must continue," said Challenger. I looked in front of us into the forest. "What's in there?" I asked
'This footprint is recent..." Lord Roxton began to say.
myself. I was afraid. But I was also excited. There was something mysterious about this plateau and I wanted to discover it, danger or no danger. We made a camp and then decided to explore the plateau. We started to walk along a small river. Suddenly, Lord Roxton pointed to
ii'
• and pulling branches from the trees with their two small hands.
bigger than any bird we knew.
• were fascinated and we could n't move .
"This footprint is recent..." Lord Roxton began to say, but suddenly
trees and we looked in the direction of the noise. We couldn't believe
taller than some of the trees. They looked like giant kangaroos
nil dinosaur heads and long , thick tails. They were standi ng on two
an enor mous footpri nt. It loo ked like a bird's foot , but it was much much
he stopped talking. We all heard a noise. It was coming from the
We saw two enormous creatures. They were dinosaurs and they
• • i«'
i m.illy, the dinosaurs left. I turned to look at my friends. The l v
" professors were standing with their mouths open and a look of
in
pi ise ise on their faces. Lor d Roxt on held his rifl e, ready for action.
wings up and down and making sounds like snakes. The males sat
"What were they?" he asked. "Iguanodons," answered Challenger.
on rocks, watching with their frightening red eyes. Suddenly, o ne of the males males saw us and fle w into the air with a l oud
"What will people in England say about this?" Summerlee asked. "They'll say you're crazy," said Challenger. "You and the others
cry. Soon, all the males were flying in a circle above us. They flew lower and lower until we could feel the movement from their wings.
said that about me." "But we can take photos to prove we really saw these creatures,"
We started to run, but the pterodactyls attacked us with their beaks. Summerlee shouted and put a hand on his face. There was blood all
said Summerlee. "'False photos, dear professor - all false!' will be their response,"
over it. Suddenly, I felt something sharp on my neck. "Ouch!" I cried in pain. I looked around me, shocked, and saw Challenger falling to
said Challenger. Wc continued walking through the forest until we saw a line of rocks. A strange noise was coming from behind the rocks, and there was a terrible smell. We looked at each other. We knew it was dangerous, but we were curious. Quietly, we climbed the rocks and
i he ground. I tried to lift him but another pterodact yl attacked me .mil I fell.
"Now!" Lord Roxton cried. "Run to the trees!" We
forget it. Below us was an enormous hole in the ground. Inside the
were sitting on enormous yellow eggs. Babies were moving their
then, I heard the sound of Lord Roxton's rifle and
frightened by the sound.
looked over the top. We saw something very strange there. I'll never
hole was a pool of dirty green water full of pterodactyls. The females
Just
.1 pterodactyl fell from the sky. The other pterodactyls flew higher,
turned
back
and
ran.
The
pterodactyls
couldn't
attack
us
because their wings were too big to fly between the trees. We had protection - for now. We walked to our camp slowly, tired and i
The water was full of pterodactyls.
overed in blood. "Well, things can pjily improve," I thought to myself. But I was
wrong. We returned to our camp and we found it in disorder. Our i' »id wasn't there and our provisions wer e all over the ground. Who, or what, did this?" asked Challenger. "It looks like it was i
very strong creature." Frightened, we looked around us with a
licling that many eyes were watching us - and not human eyes! lli.it night, while we were tidying the camp, Lord Roxton came in i.ilk to me. "Did you notice anything unusual about the ground n mind the pool of pterodactyl s?" he asked me.
"II was a bit blue," I answered. I xactly. A volcanic tube of blue earth," he declared. And what exactly does that mean?" I asked, curiously, i )li, nothing," answered Lord Roxton very casually, and he got up mil went to bed.
1
2 Put the sentences in the order they happened in the story.
Use the words below to complete complete Edward's diary. diary. bridge
prisoners
across
pain
separated
footprint
blood
dangers
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a. Zamba stayed on the pinnacle . b. The four men heard a strange noise and there was a terrible smell.
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c. Every body was was surprised surprised to see tw o dinosaurs; they looke d like
Yesterday, We crossed a huge abyss. The
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d. Prof essor Challenger th ought of a solution to cross the abyss.
abyss i
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giant kangaroos.
a high pinnacle pinnacle
e. Lord Roxt on spoke to Edwar d about the blue ground around the
from a plat plateau eau.. .. I cut down a tree tree to to make make.. 4 2-
We, walked slowly
3
the, tree to the plateau. After
We
water near the pterodactyls. —I
f.
Edward felt there was something mysterious about the plateau and he wanted to discover it.
reached the plateau, the tree broke bro ke and fell
to the bottom bot tom of the abyss. We had. no way to return. We
Were
on
4
the plateau.
5 Answer Ans wer the questions. Wri te the answers in your notebook. 1. In Professor Challenger's opinion, what do you need in order to find a solution to a problem?
Soon, we saw an enormous 5
2. What catastrophe happened after the men crossed into the Lost World?
in the ground. I Was afraid. I was sure there were
3. How did t he explorers escape from the pterodactyls?
many
4. What bad surprise did the men find after they returned to their camp?
on the plateau. We
continued walking and suddenly, We saw hundreds of pterodactyls. The creatures attacked us. I fit a terrible 7
Summerlee had 8
!
in my neck and
on his face.
V /Vhen lava lava coo ls on the outsi de but stays hot on the inside, it can brm a tube. Sometimes diamonds from deep within the Earth :ome to the surface through these lava tubes. Blue earth can be a clue that there are lava tubes - and possibly diamonds - nearby.
5. What does the dinosaur in the picture below look like? Describe it.
The next morning, we discovered that the pterodactyls' bites were poisonous. My neck was red and inflamed, and Summerlee's face was too. We both had very high temperatures. Luckily, Lord Roxton had some medicine with him, so we took it and rested. We stayed near our camp all day and put big branches around it for protection. That night, another frightening thing happened. We were sleeping around the fire. Suddenly, we heard a terrible scream. It was loud and full of ago ny. It hurt our ears and tor ment ed us. Then we we heard another sound - a ferocious cry. The screams and cries continue d for a few minutes. Then they stopped and there was a horrible silence. "What was that?" I whispered. "A prehistoric tragedy," said Challenger. "A big dinosaur was killing a smaller one." Then he whispered, "Shh!" We listened in the darkness and heard the sound of footsteps near us. us. Somet hing was walkin g around our camp. Then, i t stopped
Lord Roxton took a stick and lit it in the fire.
on the other side of the branches and we could hear it breathing loudly. The only thing between us and the creature was the branches around our camp. Then, in the darkness, I saw a grotesque creature.
be
sure,"
answered
the
was
a
You surprise me, professor," said Challenger. "You're a man of '•'
lit it in th e fire. Then he jump ed over the branches and pushed the
about this place before you leav e?"
burning stick into the creature's face. The creature screamed and disappeared.
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d
t
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i
s
i s
prehistoric land - don't you want t o learn more
summerlee shook his head. "If we die here, the world will never l now about our incredi ble scientific discoveri es," he said.
The following day, we discovered pools of blood all over the place and pieces of meat from the victim's body. The two professors examined the marks on the meat and we all looked in horror at the terrible scene of death.
Challenger.
it
"I don't want t o stay stay here," Summerl ee declared. " We must must leave
"I f it crosses the branches into our camp, we 'r e dead," said Lord
do
"Maybe
ihis plateau!"
Roxton. "I've got an idea. Wait here." Lord Roxton took a stick and
"What
professor.
i . 1 1 nivorous dinosaur like a veloc irapto r."
It looked like a giant frog with ferocious green eyes and sharp teeth. There was blood all over its mouth. It came closer to us.
can't
"1
you
think
We thought about that. Summerlee is correct," said Lord Roxton. "But before we leave, l< i s make a map of the plateau." I lo w can we see the entir e area and dra w a map of it?" Summerl ee
the
attacker
was?"
I
asked
Professor
isked. "The plateau is full of thick forests. We can't see the land Hound
us."
I loo ked at the tall trees in the area. Suddenly, I had an idea. "If I cli mb up this tree, I can see all around, " I answer ed.
to L ak
Challenger smiled happily and said, "Wonderful idea, Edward!" I quickly started to climb the tree. After a few minutes, I heard a noise behind me! I loo ked back and almost f ell in surprise. A face face was looking at me! The face was hall-human, half-ape. It had a flat nose,
long,
sharp
teeth
and
hairs
on its chin. There was malice in its eyes. Then suddenly, it disappeared between the branches. "Did you see that?" I shouted to my friends. But they wer e too far down to hear. I continued climbing until I arri ved at the top. I had a wonderful panoramic view from up there. The entir e plateau was bel ow ,
The face was half-human, half-ape. me, with an enormous lake in the centre. I could see iguanad ons near the lake. I also saw the line of rocks at the border of the forest, and I knew that was the hole filled wit h the pterodactyl s. I dr ew a map of the area and then climbed down the tree. I shook hands with my companions, and Challenger said, "Well done, my friend. You're an intelligent young man. Now we' ve got a map, and it'll be easier to find a way to go out of here. " Back at the camp, we looked at t he map and decided on names for the different areas. "What should we call the lake?" asked Challenger. "Edward, you should choose a name, because you saw it first." "O K, " I said. "Let's call it Lake Gladys." "Lak e Gladys? Gladys? Don't you think Central Lake is better ?" asked Lord Roxton. "N o, I prefer Lake Gladys, " I insisted, and my face became red. Challenger looked at me and shook his head. "Boys will be boys," he said. "All right, let it be Lake Gladys."
I hat night, I couldn't sleep. "May be I can explore the lake before we
leave," I thought. "Then I'll be the only person to visit the lake.
I'll be famous." I remembered Gladys' words, "I want to marry a ii .in
of adventure, a famous man - a great hero!" I wanted to be a
hero lor her. So I started to walk towards the lake. At first, I wasn't i l l . ii d.
But then I heard the sound of animals in the darkness around
iir
and I didn't feel brave at all! The forest was thick and I couldn't
r
in front of me. Sudde nly, I he ard the sound of win gs. The y wer e
moving up and down and I saw a pterodact yl in the sky. I quic kly hid iween the bushes and stayed there until it disappeared. "Maybe 11 lis ii r
wasn't a good idea after all ," I th ought to myself . But it was too
to return. Real heroes didn' t do that! So I cont inue d walkin g.
I arr ived at t he lake at 1.00 am. My mouth wa s dry and I wa s thirsty. I drank some water from the lake. Then I sat on a high rock and saw some cliffs in the distance. There were caves on the side of the cliffs. I looked again and saw fire in the caves!
there. I started walki ng to our camp and I heard the distant sound of a rifle. "Oh, no ," I th ought . "I hope my friends aren't in danger ." I ran through the forest until I arri ved at our camp. And then I got a terri ble shock. Our Our provisions wer e all over the ground . I ran around
"Onl y humans can make fire, so it means ther e are humans livi ng on this strange plateau!" I t hought . This was great news to tell my friends.
our camp calling to my friends, but they weren't there. "Maybe the sound of the rifle was from one of the m," I th ought. Finally, I sat down and put my head in my hands. "Where are my companions?
1 stayed near the lake for a long time. It was beautiful in the light of the full full moon. At 3.00 am, I de cided t o return to our camp. I
Are they alive or dea d?" I asked myself. " Ho w long can I stay ali ve if I am alone in the Lost World?"
started to walk beside the small river. I heard a loud cry behind me. I walked faster, but the sound became louder and louder. Something was following me. I remembered the monstrous frog with the mouth full of blood, and the terrible screams from the night before. I heard anoth er cry and I started to panic. 1 turned and looked behi nd-me . At first, I couldn' t see anyth ing. Then sudden ly, I sa w it! A huge creature was moving quickly towards me. It had small arms and many long, sharp teeth. It was a Tyrannosaurus Rex. This dinosaur was a ferocious hunter - and I was going to be its next victim! I ran and ran and didn't st op. Finall y, I couldn't run any more and I fell to the ground. Everything was quiet. "Whe w! The dinosaur isn't here," I thought. Suddenly,
there
was
a
loud
crash
through
the
trees
and
the
dinosaur ju mped at me. I saw the creature 's fri ghteni ng eyes and teeth in the light of the moon . I screa med and tried to escape. Then, there was a crash and I was falling, falling, falling. After that, there was only darkness and I lost consciousness. I woke up and I was lyi ng at the bott om of a deep hole in the ground. I remember the horrible smell of a dead body. I moved my hands around in the darkness and felt somethi ng hard. It was the enor mous bone of a dead dinosaur. Suddenly, I underst ood. This hole was a human trap. No animal could make a trap like this. The fires in the caves proved that humans lived here. They made traps to fight ilk' terrible dinosaurs on the plateau. Even here, in the l o s t W o r l d , humans were in control. Ver y quiet ly, I cli mbed out of the hole. It was early morni morni ng. I l ooked around for my adversar y, but it wasn't
•Where are my companions? Are they alive or dead?" I asked myself.
Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 Choose the correct word to complete complet e each sentence. 1. Wc usually travelled in the 2. 1 arrived at the
early / thirsty hours
body / scene of the accident.
3. Suddenly, wc heard a loud
meat / scream.
4. The half-human face had hairs on its 5. There was a wonderful panoramic 6. My mouth was
of the morning.
dry / flat
malice / chin.
view / consciousness.
and I wanted to drink.
2 Find six words in the puzzle.
1. Challenger's neck was inflamed and he had a high temperature. 2. While climbing the tree, Edward saw a half-ape, half-dinosaur face. 3. Edward chose Cent ral Lak e for the name of the lake. 4. Edward walked to the lake at night because he wanted to be a hero for Professor Challenger. 5. After Edward fell into the enormous hole, he understood apes were in control of the Lost World.
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What did Summcrlee say to Challenger to convince him the four men must leave the
How did Edward help make the map? While Edward was sitting by the lake at night, what did he see in the caves in the cliffs? Edward got a terrible shock after he returned to camp. What was it?
Archeologists discovered a cave in the Amazon rainforest called La Caverna da Pedra Pintada. People called Paleoindians lived in this cave mo re than I 1,000 years ago. The y built fire s, ate fish and fruit, used tools and painted pictures on the walls of the cave.
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I sdi near the fire and thought, " If my friends and I die here, it mustn't be lor nothing.
The world must know about our incredi ble
discoveries. Then at least we'll die as famous heroes." I started to wri te a letter to my boss, Mr McArd lc . The letter explained everything, from our arrival until that terrible morning. In the letter, I asked Mr McArdlc to publish my story in the newspaper. I f inished it and it was dark outside. I att ached the letter to a rope and th rew the other end of the rope to Zamba. He pulled i t across the abyss. I gave him instructions to take it to the nearest village and send it wi th a messeng er to one of the ships to England. Then I went to sleep. In the middl e of the night, I felt so methi ng on my back. It was Lord Roxton's hand. He looked terrible. His face was covered in blood, his clothes wer e dirty and he looked fr ighte ned. "Quick!" he shouted. "Get the rifl es! We need rifles t o fight the m!" Then he ran into the forest. I took the rifles and followed him. "Fight who?" I asked. "The ape-people," he answered. "They attacked us yesterday morning. They captured us and took us to their village. There were other prisoners t here - small Indi an men. I escaped and then ran here to get the rifles. Come on, we must save the others!"
The Indian prisoners followed us and stood quietly outside our camp. One of the m was a young man. He look ed ti red and afraid.
We continued running through the forest until we arrived at the ape-people's village. A big group of ape-people was standing near the cliff. Nex t to them wer e the prisoners. I s aw the two professors there, with ropes around their arms and legs. The ape-people took one of the prisoners, a small I ndian man, and thr ew him over the side of the cliff. The poor Indian fell with a scream and died immediately. The ape-pcople laughed and applauded. Then they decided to kill another prisoner. This ti me they took Summerl ee to the cliff.
screamed and ran away. We cut cut the ropes around t he two professors ' arms and legs and t hen we all ran to the camp.
"W e must help them go home ," I said. "But where do they live?" asked Challenger. "I think I kno w," I sai d. "I was at the lake last last night and I saw fire in the caves. I'm sure they live there." The next morni ng we walk ed in the direc tion of the lake. We arrived
there
and
saw
many
Indians
in
canoes
coming
towards
us. One of the m was was the In dian chief. He saw the young Indian
Just
then, I heard Lord Rox ton' s rifle and the king of the ape-peopl e fell to the ground, dead. "Come on, Edward. Shoot them all!" Lord Roxton shouted. We shot at the group of ape- peopl e. So me of them fell, dead. The others
man wit h us, and he ran to him and embraced him.
"Motosawi,
Motosawi," he repeated again and again. Motosawi was the chief's • m, and his father was happy to see him alive. Motosawi spoke to the liter Indians for a long time. We didn't understand their language, ii ii it was obvious he was telli ng th em about the ape-p eopl e and the
re
scue.
He finished speaking and the Indians shouted and
waved
Lr spears in the air. They were ready to fight the ooked at us and we nodded. We were ready to help them fight!
One night, some Indians were walking to their caves. Suddenly, tw o ferocious dinosaurs atta cked and killed six of them. But the rest of the Indians in the caves shot them with poisoned arrows. Alt er that, the days passed quickl y. We discov ered some wonderf ul creatures and spent many hours observing the unusual flora and fauna on this extraordinary plateau. But we weren't closer to our objective and one thing was clear: the Indians were our friends, but they didn't want to help us leave the Lost World. They probably believed we brought them good luck. "Maybe the Indians are trying to keep us here," said Lord Roxton. "In their eyes, we' re heroes and they feel feel sale with us here." We weren't happy, but only Motosawi understood this. We saved him from the ape-people and now he wanted to help us. One night, Motosawi came to our camp. He gave me a big
leaf
with some marks on it. The young man pointed to the caves above us and then left. We looked at the marks on the leaf. "What does this mean?" asked Summerlec. "Look!" exclaimed Lord Roxton. "These marks correspond to the
The Indians were ready to fight the ape-people.
number of caves. I 'm almost sure this is a kind of map. " "Ye s, " I said. "An d there' s a cross to mark mark one of the caves. "
The next day, there was a terrible battle between the Indians and the ape-people. We stood beside the Indians and tried to help them. First, the ape-people attacked in an open area. They were slow and their weapons were primitive. The Indians were quick to react. They shot arrows in every direction and killed many ape-people. Then we went into the forest and the ape-people surprised us. They hid in the trees and attacked from above. The ape-people killed many
"I think Motosawi is showing us the exit," answered Challenger, excitedly. "He understands we must return to our worl d." Two hours later, our bags were on our backs and we were ready to leave. Challenger's bag was very heavy, but he didn't let anybody help him carry it. I was sure there was something secret inside. We i li mbed up to the cave and heard our last s ound
From
the Lost
World - the cry of a dinosaur in the forest. We looked back one last
Indians , but my compa nio ns and I fired our rifles and one by one, th e
nine at the plateau. It was a terrible and dangerous place, but also
ape- peopl e fell from the trees. Soon, they were all dead and the batt le
very beautiful, and a part of me was sad.
was finis hed. But another battle was wail in g lor us - we still needed to find a way out of the Lost World! First, we made a new camp below the Indian caves. The openings to their caves were high in the cliffs, with narrow steps to get to them. The Indians were safe there because a dinosaur couldn't possibly enter the caves. But they weren' t safe outside their caves.
We followed the cave to the bottom of the cliffs. In the distance, wc saw a camp at the base of the pinnacle. "Zamba," we called, and we waved our arms exci tedl y in the air. air. Zamba was very happy to re
us. He came to hel p us carry our possessions and we started our
N uirney
home.
Our return jou rney to London was relati vely easy. In London, everybody knew about our story from the Daily Gazette. We decided to have a meeti ng at the Zoologica l Instit ute to talk about our adventures. Hundreds of famous professors and scientists from all over the world were present. Everybo dy wanted t o hear our story. Summerlee stood and began to speak. "Last year, in this hall, Professor Challe nger spoke about dinosaurs. I called hi m a liar. But I was wrong ." Su mmerle e spoke for for a long time. He told the people about our journey, our incredible discovery of dinosaurs, our battle wit h the ape-peopl e and finally, our escape. He finished and everybody was quiet. Then a man stood and spoke. "Maybe you're all lying because you want to be famous!" "Yes, show us proof," said another man. " We won't bel ieve you if you haven't got any proof," declared another
man.
"Show us proof!" everybody began to shout. Challenger stood and spoke. "I can show you photos," he said. "Phot os can be false!" the man said. "We want somet hing real!" "You mean you want to see a real live dinosaur?" Challenger asked. "Yes, yes!" the man laughed. "Show us a real live dinosaur." Everybody laughed at this absurd idea. Challenger laughed too. Then he stopped. He went to the back of the platform, lifted his heavy bag and opened it. We heard a loud noise similar to the sound of a snake. Then a small, horr ible creature came out. It had lon g wing s, red eyes and a beak full of sharp teeth. It was a baby pterodact yl!
Challenger tried to catch the pterodactyl but it flew into the air.
Everybody looked at the creature, shocked. They couldn't believe it! Then somebody screamed. The noise frightened the pterodactyl and it jumped. Challenger tried to catch the pterodactyl but it flew into the air and around the hall. Every body started to shout. People
"Clos e the wi ndo ws! " Chall enger shouted. But it was too late. He watc hed in horror as the pteroda ctyl found an open wi nd ow and flew out. Everybod y appla uded and shouted excite dly. No w they kne w our incredible story was true! They took me and my companions
were running, trying to get out of the hall. The pterodactyl became more and more afraid. It Hew fast er and taster, tryin g to litul a way to escape.
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on their shoulders and carried us outside. The streets filled with thousands of people . All day, t hey carried us like heroes th rough the streets of London.
The- next day, I decided to visit Gladys. She was sitting in a chair in the living room. I took her hands in mine, "Oh! You're still my sweet Gladys Hungerton!" I said. She looked at me, surprised. "N o, I 'm not," she said. "I' m now Gladys Potts. Let me introduce you to my husband, William Potts." I shook hands with her new husband. He spoke to me but I wasn't listening. Finally, I excused myself and walked to the door. But then I turned. I wanted to know something very important. "Excuse me, Mr Potts," I said. "Please tell me, how did you do it? How did you win Gladys' heart?" "What do you mean?" he asked. "What is your profession?" I asked him. "I'm a clerk," he answered. "I see. Thank you," I answered and then ran out. A clerk - nothing more! He wasn't a famous man. He wasn't a hero! I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. I wa nte d to ask ask her: "Wh y not me?" But it wasn't important now. At that moment, I decided to change the name of the lake from "Lake Gladys" to "Central Lake". That night, Lord Roxton invited me and the two professors for dinner at his house. "I' ve got somethi ng important to tell you, my frien ds," he said pool
"I found some interest ing io< io< ks by the pterod actyl
I didn' t irll you about ihcirl het.iii sc I wasn' t sine ol iheir
classification l lugln I
Item here In
a small small bos bos and opened u inside
lesl litem " l o i d Knxlun look
the ir weir mine lit.in lit.in Iwin ly diamonds
' I llt y if ir. ll. ' llf s.llil
I hi
lol.il s aim nl lilt si d iamo nds is
Lord Roxton took a small box and opened it
about I .'DO.noo I hat uu .ins wi• r.n h gi I ni l IMMM VV< lo ok ed ,i t lo rd KoXtOII UU h'dlllolisly
"I'll use my money for another, bigger expedition to the plateau,"
"Thai's IIii ledibly iieueroiu ol you,
"Oh, don i mention II ,
Then,
I Mid
s.ii*I ii*I I oid Kin io n
declared Roxton. l think it i mil ) l.i lr "
he turned to look at I'nileMOl • hiilli IIM' •
'•"
1
lirtllrnger,
wh.ii will you do with yum mom \ ' I n | | | H
"I ilniik I'll build a pilx.ilc pilx.ilc limit inn
tn. iw H .1 I lull, H M - I
"And you, Suiiiini'iIff '" axkeil I oid Mii »lmi
"I want lo slop lf.it Inn): and haw mull Hill* Im »t Ii lllllli iluilli-s." answered Suiuinei Iff
We
were
all
surprised.
But
we
also
understood.
There
was
something magnetic about the mysterious plateau. "And you, Edward, you probably want to use your money to get married, right?" Roxton asked me. "No, not yet," I answered with a smile. I had another plan. "Lord Roxton," I announced, "if you're returning to the plateau, I'm going with you!"
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3 Complete the sentences with the characters below.
Match the words in A to their definitions definiti ons in B. B
A
a.
seeing, watching, perceiving
2. exit
b.
ambition
3. observing
c.
to print newspapers or books
4. objective
d.
took someone as a prisoner
5. messenger
e.
a way out of a place
6. publish
f.
this person carries news or inf ormat ion
1. captured
Summerlee
Motosawi
1. Lord Roxto n shot the king of the ape- peopl e to stop them
2 Use the letters in the canoes to make words. Then complete the sentences below with the words.
before they thr ew 2
over the cliff. wro te a lette r about the adventur es in the
Lost World and sent it to Mr McArdle in London. 3. The Indians didn't want the group to leave, but made a map showing them the exit. 4. Edward was sun?
had somet hing secret
inside his big, heavy bag. 5
married Willi am Potts whil e Edward was in South America.
3
4.
a. The Indians wave d their
in the air.
b. The Indians were quick to
to the attack of the
1. What did Lord Roxt on do after he escaped from the
ape-people. c. We admir ed the flora and fauna in this d. His dre am was to
questions. Wri te the answers in your 4 Answer the questions. notebook.
plateau.
a large, new museum.
ape-people? 2. How did Edward feel about leaving the plateau? 3. What happened after Challenger opened the bag to show the baby pterodactyl to the people at the Zoological Institute? 4. Lord Roxton invited the two professors and Edward to
Stone-age people invented the bow and arrow more than 25,000 years ago, as prehistoric cave drawings show. Some scientists believe that a 61,000-year-old a rro w found found in South Africa pro ves that hunters have used arro ws for much longer.
dinner. What important information did he tell them? 5. What did Profess or Challenge r plan to do wit h his share of the money?
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Castellano
English
abyss
abismo
abisme
abyss
amildcgi
argue
discutir
discutir
argue
eztabaidatu
rifar
battle
batalla
batalla
battle
borroka
batalla trabaron
abismo
bit
mordieron
van mossegar, van picar
bit
ziztatu / hozkatu gintuztcn
bites
mordeduras
mossegades, picades
bites
ziztadak, hozkadak
trabadas, dentadas
border
margen
frontera, límit
border
ertz, muga
marxe
cap
boss
nagusi
xefe
branches
ramas
branques
branches
adarrak
polas
boss
jefe
brave
valiente
valent
brave
ausart
valente
bushes
arbustos
arbusts
bushes
zuhaixkak
arbustos
camp
campamento
campament
camp
kanpamendu
campamento
cave
cueva
cova
cave
haitzulo
cova
cap
chief
buruzagi
xefe
kontulari
contábel
chief
jefe
clerk
contable
comptable
clerk
complaint
queja
qucixa
complaint
kexu
qucixa
crash
estrépito
estrèpit, tcrrabastall
crash
danbatcko
estrondo
crashed
se estrelló
es va estavellar, va xocar
crashed
-en kontra jo zuen
esnaquizouse
darkness
oscuridad
foscor
darkness
iluntasun
escuridade profunda, fonda
deep
profunda
profunda
deep
sakon
didn't mean
no significaban
no significaven
didn't mean
ez zuten esanahirik
non significaban
earth
tierra
térra
earth
lur
térra
embraced
abrazó
va abracar
embraced
besarkatu
fair
bidczko
xusto
femelles
females
emeak
femias pasos
fair
justo
just
zuen
abrazou
females
hembras
footsteps
pasos
liasses
footsteps
oinkadak
frog
rana
granota
frog
igel
ra
half-ape
medio mono
mig mico
half-ape
erdi tximino
medio mono
hatchets
hachas
destrals
hatchets
aizkorak
machados
hill
colina
turó
hill
muino
outeiro
hole
agujero
forat
hole
zulo
burato
hunter
cazador
caçador
hunter
ehiztari
cazador
injured
herido
ferit
injured
zauritua
ferido
entrevistar
entrevistar
viaje
viatge
leaf
hoja
lolla
leaf
hosto
folla
lecture
conferencia
conferencia
lecture
hitzaldi
conferencia
liar
mentiroso
mentider
liar
gezurti
mentirán,
looked like
parecía
semblava
looked like
zirudien
semellaba
interview journe y
interview journ ey
elkarrizketatu
entrevistar
bidaia
viaxc
mentireiro
males
machos
máseles
males
arrak
machos
narrow
estrecho
estret
narrow
es tu
estreito
nodded
asentí
vaig assentir
nodded
buruarekin baietsi nuen
asentín
none
ninguno
cap
none
inor(k) ez
ningún
path
camino, sendero
carni, senda
path
bidezidor
camino, vieiro meseta
plateau
meseta
altiplà
plateau
goi-lautada
pointing to
señalando
asscnyalant
pointing to
scinalatuz
sinalando, a sinalar
poisonous
venenosas
verinoses
poisonous
pozoitsuak
velenosas poza
pool
charco
toll, bassal
pool
putzu
proof
pruebas
proves
proof
frogak
probas
pushed
empujamos
vam empènyer
pushed
bultzatu genituen
empurramos
request
petición
petició
request
eskaera
pedimento
rescue
rescate
rescat
rescue
crrcskate
rescate
rested
descansamos
vam descansar
rested
atseden hartu genuen
descansamos
ropes
cuerdas
cordes
ropes
sokak
cordas
rubbish
tonterías
baja nades
rubbish
tontakeriak
parvadas
sadly
tristemente
tristament
sadly
tristeki, goibel
tristemente
shook hands with
di la mano a
vaig donar la mà a
shook hands with
eskua eman nion
dei a man a
shook his head
negó con la cabeza
va dir que no amb e
shook his head
buruarekin ezetz
negou coa cabeza
esan zucn
shot
disparé
vaig disparar
shot
tiro egin nion
disparei
steps
escalones
esglaons
steps
eskailcra-mailak
chanzos
there was a knock on the door thick
there was a knock llamaron a la puerta
van picar a la porta
pobladas
gruixudcs
on the door thick
atea jo zuten
petaron na porta
iletsuak
mestas, poboadas
trap
trampa
trampa
trick
trampa
trampa, engany
trip
viaje
viatge
waved
agitaron, blandieron
van agitar,
weapons
armas
armes
whispered
susurré
vaig xiuxiuejar
wing
ala
ala
van brandar
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^ CROSS-CURRICULAR FOCUS «
Dinosaurs
PTERODACTYL
1 Help the the T. rex choose choose the correct answers.
Pterodactyls weren't really dinosaurs. They were reptiles with wings. The name "pterodactyl" means "winged fingers". All pterodactyls could fly. They had long necks and heads, small bodies and some had short tails and fur. These strange flying reptiles lived next to lakes. They ate fish, insects and dead animals.
1. Pterodactyls lived near a 2. Pterodactyls ate
3. The stegosaurus had a sharp 4. The stegosaurus only ate 5. Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard
6. The T. rex had sharp
STEGOSAURUS Stegosaur us dinosaurs liv ed about 150 mill ion years ago. They were up to nine metres long and they had small heads. They also had very small brains, so they weren't very intelligent. Their back legs were twice as long as the front ones. Their tails were strong and sharp and they used them for protection. They only ate plants. Three men discovered an almost intact stegosaurus in Colorado, USA. They named it Spike
TYRANNOSAURUS
REX
Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) means "tyrant lizard king". T. rex was one of the biggest of the dinosaurs and grew
lake
up to six metre metre s tall. That 's almos t the size of a house!! house!! It
fish
teeth
wal ked on two legs and could run up to 15 ki lomet res a n
plants
tail
hour. It had a very big head with long, sharp teeth, small arms and a thin tail. Scientists found some T. rex teeth u to 33 centimetres long. The dinosaur could cat up to 230 kilograms of meat and bones in one bite!
tails fur
colas pelo
cues pel
buztanak, isa ile
brains sharp
cerebros puntiagudas;
cervells punxegudes;
zorrotzak
afilados
esmolades
garunak
king
CROSS-CURR1CULARFOCI
S
belo w. Then match A and and B to make 2 Read the sentences below. phrases and use them to complet e the sentences.
IGUANODON The iguanod on was about about 10 metres long and five
1. Iguanadon was T. rex's
metres tall. It ate plants and it had a long tongue to
2. Vclociraptor had 80
pull leaves from trees. The iguanodon moved slowly
3. The vclociraptor attacked
so it was easy to catch. Unfortunately, it was T. rex's
4. Brachiosaurus had a
favourite meal, so it was always in danger. It used a
, like the stegosaurus.
5. Brachiosaurus had long
sharp claw at the end of its finger for protection.
V EL O CI RA PT O R Vcl ocir apto r means "fast thief". People gave it that name because it could run up to 60 kilometres an hour on two legs. It could probably jump, to o. It had a big brain and was one of the most intelligent dinosaurs. Velociraptors ate meat and they had 80 ver y sharp tee th. They probabl y hunt ed in group s and attacked very big animals.
BRACHIOSAURUS Brachiosaurus was one of the tallest and largest dinos aurs. It had a lon g neck and was about 16
1. sharp
metres tall, so it could eat leaves from the top
2. small
b
teeth
big
c
legs
3 .
of trees. It had sharp teeth, a short, thick tail
a
animals
and its nose was on the top of its head. Like the
4. favourite
d
brain
stegosaurus, it had a small head and brain. The
5. front
e
meal
brachios aurus was unusual because its front legs wer e lon ger than its back legs.
to ng ue
lengua
cl aw
thief
lingua
Mengua
mini, mingain
garra
игра
atzapar
pouta
ladrón
lladre
lapur
ladrón
MINI TASK
Choose a dinosaur and find information about it on the Internet. Then write a paragraph about it.
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