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2 World Mysteries 2 World Mysteries Reading Reading A

A monolith statue, Easter Island, Polynesia

The places and things A below The places are all and associated things below are all associated with mysteries. What do with youmysteries. know about What them? do you know about them? • the Lost City of Atlantis • the Lost • the CityNazca of Atlantis Lines • the Bermuda Triangle • the Bermuda • Stonehenge Triangle • the Easter Island Statues • the Easter Island Statues

• the Nazca Lines • Stonehenge

Quickly read the article B Quickly and read the article and match the summaries a–e match withthe summaries a–e with the paragraphs 1–5. the paragraphs 1–5. rainforest: a forest in a tropical rainforest: area a forest in a tropical area where there is a lot of rain where there is a lot of rain a An alternative theory about a Anfood, alternative lack theory about food, lack embrace: to surround or enclose embrace: to surround or enclose of water and war. of water and war. something something b Maya Why will the be mysterywipe of the Maya will something be b Why the mystery of the out: destroy wipe out: destroy something completely future. researched in the future. researched in the completely having toooverpopulated: many having too many c What was that overpopulated: destroyed the Maya c What it was that destroyed the itMaya people for the amount of food people for the amount of food in Central America? in Central America? and space available and space available d and What theisMaya created and whatnumber is d What the Maya created what epidemic: a large of epidemic: a large number of left now. left now. people suffering from the same people suffering from the same at the same time disease at the same time e archeologists The many theoriesdisease that archeologists e The many theories that drought: when rain stops falling drought: when rain stops falling have about the Maya. have about the Maya. and there is little or no water and in there is little or no water in an area. an area.

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A monolith statue, Easter Island, Polynesia

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A There just wasn’t enough A There food for justthe wasn’t enough food the for the E Find meaning of Ethe Find words the in meaning the article. of the Then words useinthe the article. Then use the residents. residents. words to complete thewords sentences to complete below. the sentences below. B It was decorated with BredIttiles wasand decorated had with red tiles and(para had 1, line 9) abandon proud proud (para (para 1, 2, line line 9) 3) abandon (para 2, line 3) once held drinking water once for the held city.drinking water forhead the (para city. 3, line 9) suffer head (para (para 4, line 3, line 5) 9) suffer (para 4, line 5) C For example, some think C For a natural example, some think a natural weaken (para 5, line 8) weaken (para 5, line 8) disaster like an earthquake disaster or a volcanic like an earthquake or a volcanic 1 A bad diet will seriously 1 A bad diet will your seriously body. your body. eruption occurred. eruption occurred. to say sorry. 2 He was too 2 He to was say sorry. too D Today the Maya’s cities D are Today empty. the Maya’s cities are empty. The people E This drought and warfare E This probably drought and warfare3probably a long time. shook the people’s faith inshook their the king. people’s faith in their king. 4 The king’s F During my visit, it certainly F During captured my visit, it certainly captured men

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I followed Trees and Trees years and ago. 1 times ended about 1,000 times years ago. ended1 about 1,000 the path they would havethe taken path and they came would across have taken and came across vines embrace the palaces, once proud temples and palaces, which vines embrace the once proud temples and which an amazing palace next toanthe amazing ruins ofpalace a largenext pool. to the ruins of a large pool. Then, it became a3 tomb. The invaders Then, it became a tomb. The invaders are now in ruins. are now in ruins. 3 killed the city’s leaders and threw into killed thetheir city’sbodies leaders and threw their bodies into So people? what happened to these people? Their disappearance So what happened to these Their disappearance the water. The invasion must quick andmust have been quick and the have water.been The invasion is considered one in ofarchaeology. the biggest mysteries in archaeology. is considered one of the biggest mysteries terrifying. The city’s people were probably so people scared were probably so scared terrifying. The city’s Did theycities, abandon their beautiful cities, or did some Did they abandon their beautiful or did some that they ran away into the rainforest. that they ran away into the rainforest. disaster wipearchaeologists them out? For decades, archaeologists disaster wipe them out? For decades, I learnt a different story inI another place thatstory I visited, learnt a different in another place that I visited, havewhat been trying to discover what happened, and there have been trying to discover happened, and there theofgreat city of Tikal. About 55,000city people lived the great of Tikal. About 55,000 people lived is stillrange no agreement. Theoriesofrange from the invasion is still no agreement. Theories from the invasion couldn’t bring rain ormay victory, king couldn’t bring rain orking victory, though, people havethough, people may have there once, and the city had roughly major there once, 3,000 and the city had roughly 3,000 major foreign forces and to disease and the collapse foreign forces and migration, to disease andmigration, the collapse to him, stopped listening to him,stopped and theirlistening community thenand fell their apart.community then fell apart. Others think that Others think that buildings. Tikal remainedbuildings. a lively cityTikal for decades remained a lively city for decades of an2overpopulated society. 2 of an overpopulated society. the cause of the Maya’s disappearance, their Whateveritthe Maya’s disappearance, their an epidemic caused an epidemic caused thousands of deaths. Newthousands evidence of deaths. New evidence after Cancuen was destroyed, eventually it was after but Cancuen was destroyed, but eventually wascause of theWhatever downfallpeople’s will continue to capture downfall will continue to capture imagination for people’s imagination for recently come to light has recently come to lighthas from an investigation intofrom the an investigation into the also abandoned. Why? Archaeologists think the Archaeologists also abandoned. Why? think the was among While I was among the pyramids yearsIto come. years to come. 5 manyWhile layers mud the bottom of a lake in the region. This layers of mud at the bottom of aoflake inat the region. This city suffered a drought that it hard to growthat made it many citymade suffered a drought hard to grow 5 the pyramids and temples the people living there inthe thepeople living there in the and temples at Tikal, I imagined suggests that a long-lasting suggests that a long-lasting drought was an importantdrought was an important corn, beans, squash and the other foods whichand the other foods corn, beans, squash which at Tikal, I imagined city’sWarfare last days. I could picture hungry, tiredpicture and scared, city’s them last days. I could them hungry, tired and scared, factorHowever, in their disappearance. However, there are so many factor in their disappearance. there are so many were important in the dietwere of the Maya. Warfare important in the diet of the Maya. from their homes.running Like thefrom Maya in many places in the their homes. 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2 World Mysteries 2 World Mysteries Reading Reading A

A monolith statue, Easter Island, Polynesia

• the Nazca Lines • Stonehenge

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A monolith statue, Easter Island, Polynesia

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Complete the summary C Complete of the video the below summary using of the these video words. below using these words. head off investigate phenomenon head off investigate proof ranch phenomenon reported proof response ranchshining reported response shining

The Chihuahuan Desert inThe West Chihuahuan Texas is the Desert largest in desert West Texas in North is the America. largest Winters desert inare North coolAmerica. and Winters are cool and summers are extremely hot. summers This area areisextremely also home hot. to aThis mysterious area is also (1) home to a mysteriouscalled (1) the called the ‘Marfa Lights’. These are bright that appear in the night sky suddenly and then,in just quickly, ‘Marfalights Lights’. These are suddenly bright lights that appear theasnight sky and then, just as quickly, lights and sometimes even into theThe distance disappear. The lights sometimes even they (2) theyinto (2) the distance and disappear. get close to people’s houses. One woman whohouses. lived onOne a remote get close to people’s woman who lived on a remote tells experienced night. the story one of what she experienced one night. (3) (3) the story of what shetells She got in bed and suddenly theand lights (4) She she got saw in bed suddenly she saw the lights (4) through her bedroom window. through Sheher watched bedroom them window. change She colour watched for a them few change colour for a few minutes. Eventually they went minutes. away. Eventually Apparently, theypilots wentwho away. used Apparently, to train pilots who used to train that they used in the desert in the 1940sinalso the (5) desert in the 1940s alsothat (5) they used to see these mysterious lights. to see these mysterious lights. What causes the lights? Fritz Kahl, whothe waslights? one ofFritz those pilots, What causes Kahl, who was one of those pilots, this question. He thinks he has a(n) (6) to this question. He thinks he has a(n)to(6) believes that the lights arebelieves a natural occurrence they occurrence exist that the lightsand are that a natural and that they exist all over the world. However, as long the Marfa mystery remains all over theas world. However, as long as the Marfa mystery remains unanswered, people will continue to (7)people will continue tothe the unanswered, (7) lights to find out where they come and how they long come they have lights to fifrom nd out where from and how long they have , not existed. People want (8) existed. People want , not opinions and (8) opinions and theories. Whatever these theories. lights really are, they are as mysterious Whatever these lights really are, they are as mysterious today as when they first appeared and it they is doubtful that theand mystery today as when first appeared it is doubtful that the mystery behind them will ever be behind solved. them will ever be solved.

Complete the text using B Complete these words. the text using these words. clue disappearances evidence clue disappearances hoax researchers evidence witnesses hoax researchers witnesses

There have been many cases There of have strange been (1) many cases of strange (1) in the world, but one of the in the strangest world,isbut theone of the strangest is the case of David Lang. The story case goes of David thatLang. on 23rd TheSeptember story goes1880, that on while 23rdwalking September through 1880, a fiwhile eld in walking Tennessee through near a field in Tennessee near mid-step. His David Lang disappeared in mid-step. His his home and being watched his home by several and being (2) watched by several (2) , David Lang disappeared, in wife and the others present ran to the see others what had happened him, buthad they didn’t find wife and present ran toto see what happened toeven him, one but they didn’t find even one simply vanished.Lang Some time later,vanished. the to helpLang themhad solve the mystery. had simply Some time later, the (3) (3) to help them solve the mystery. spot where Lang had disappeared was marked by a circle of was yellowed grass metres across. Nothing spot where Lang had disappeared marked by aalmost circle fi ofveyellowed grass almost five metres across. Nothing ever grew there again. ever grew there again. who have While the case of David Lang has become (4) While the case ofwell-known, David Lang most has become well-known, most (4) who have . They point out that, despite lengthy studied this case believe that it is this a(n) case (5) believe that it is a(n) (5) . They point out that, despite lengthy studied been foundMany that Lang even Many believe that the investigations, no (6) has been found that Langhas investigations, no (6) even existed. believe thatexisted. the story wasinmade up by Ita could journalist in the It could be that truthbeofknown. the matter will never be known. story was made up by a journalist the 1880s. be that the1880s. truth of the matter willthe never

Complete the tableCwith Complete break, keep, the table makewith andbreak, save. keep, make and save.

a promise in touch

a difference a promise a habit a difference your strengtha habit trouble in touch the ice

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Circle the correct words. D Circle the correct words. 1 This is a real mystery. We 1 This haveistoa look real mystery. into / stick Wetohave it. to look into / stick to it. 2 Don’t you realise he’s letting 2 Don’t youyou outrealise / taking he’s you letting in you out / taking you in with his silly stories? with his silly stories? 3 Can you make out / believe 3 Can inyou thatmake strange out / believe in that strange house ahead? house ahead?

Ideas Focus Ideas Focus • Would you like to visit• theWould location youoflike a famous to visitmystery? the location of a famous mystery? •

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Why? / Why not? Why? / Why not? Are there any famous•mysteries Are there in your any famous country?mysteries in your country?

4 Do you approve of / on 4 your Do you brother’s approve behaviour? of / on your brother’s behaviour? 5 Don’t worry. I have plenty 5 Don’t of confi worry. dence I have in / at plenty you. of confidence in / at you. 6 I’ve got nothing on / in6 common I’ve gotwith nothing you.on / in common with you.

Each unit finishes with an interesting, easily downloadable National Geographic video. Video

A regular review section allows students to revise the vocabulary learnt in the previous two units.

1 Marfa 1 Marfa lightslights Video

Units 1 & 2 Units 1 & 2

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Marfa, Texas

Vocabulary Vocabulary A

Bigfoot Devil’s Nessie Bigfoot Yeti Devil’s Nessie Yeti 1

is1an affectionate nickname is an given affectionate to the Loch nickname Ness Monster. given to the Loch Ness Monster.

2 The

is the name someTriangle people isgive the Bermuda Triangle. 2 Triangle The theto name some people give to the Bermuda Triangle.

? as 4 Has anybody ever really Sasquatch, otherwise known as 4 photographed Has anybody ever really photographed Sasquatch, otherwise known

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b 2

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Watch the video again B Watch and circle the the video words again you and hear. circle the words you hear.

1 The best place to see 1 thisThe mystery best is place at the to viewing see this /mystery watching is at site, thejust viewing east of / watching Marfa. site, just east of Marfa.

2 What do the lights look 2 like? What Well, do the it changes lights look / depends like? Well, on who it changes you talk / depends to. on who you talk to.

3 The appearance and disappearance 3 The appearance / vanishing and disappearance of the lights was / vanishing seen by pilots of thefllights ying here. was seen by pilots flying here.

4 ‘We discovered these 4 by mistake ‘We discovered / chancethese off inby themistake distance, / chance close to offthe in the ground.’ distance, close to the ground.’

5 But who can explain where 5 But the who lights cancome explain from? where Where the lights are they come actually from?located Where /are situated? they actually located / situated?

6 If the mystery is unanswered, 6 If thepeople mystery willis keep unanswered, searching people / investigating. will keep searching / investigating.

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a Don’t feel

, isor said to live in the Himalayan 3 The Abominable Snowman, 3 TheorAbominable Snowman, , is saidregion. to live in the Himalayan region.

Complete the sentences A Complete with both the sentences with both words. words.

After you watch

Complete the text using B Complete these words. the text using these words. clue disappearances evidence clue disappearances hoax researchers evidence witnesses hoax researchers witnesses

Complete the tableCwith Complete break, keep, the table makewith andbreak, save. keep, make and save.

a promise in touch

a difference a promise a habit a difference your strengtha habit trouble in touch the ice

troubletime

the ice

your strength time

Ideas Focus Ideas Focus • Would you like to visit• theWould location youoflike a famous to visitmystery? the location of a famous mystery? •

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Why? / Why not? Why? / Why not? Are there any famous•mysteries Are there in your any famous country?mysteries in your country?

Key grammar points can be revised in the review sections to enable students to consolidate their learning.

Units 1 & 2

Gra ar A

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 1 I

(play) tennis three times a week.

2 Mum, why

you forever

3 4 We

(believe) in the Loch Ness Monster? (go) on the mystery tour tomorrow.

5 The meeting

(not be) at 9 am today.

Grandma

(come) to visit again on Sunday?

7 In this picture, the boy

(not cry).

8 Light

(travel) at almost 300,000 km per second.

Complete the sentences with a, an, the or -. 1 Is 2 There’s 3 Is

girl next door very pretty? free table here. Or shall we sit at physics

4 I want to buy

one over there?

only subject you ever found difficult? umbrella and other things, but I only have

5 Nowadays,

English, but I don’t like

7 Is Kelly

British citizen or is she from

8 ‘Is there

cinema near here?’ ‘Yes,

German language. Canada? Rex Cinema is across the road.’

Tick the sentences which are correct and correct the wrong ones. 1 I was wearing my red dress only twice last year. 2 Mum cooked lunch, put it on the table and went to sleep. 3 Helen was talking on the phone while Julie was being in bed. 4 I would like the colour red when I was young. 5 I can’t get used to living in this spooky house. 6 Jason is used to wear jeans when he was at university.

Circle the correct words. 1 It started / was starting raining frogs while I was walking. 2 You aren’t used / use to studying in a library. 3 Napoleon died / was dying mysteriously in 1821. 4 Detectives got used to / are used to solving mysteries these days. 5 I didn’t use to go / wasn’t going fishing last year. 6 Would your cousin visit / visiting you often when you lived in Yorkshire? 7 They would love / loved swimming in the lake when they were young. 8 Did / Are you use to live in a cottage?

hour to shop.

children mostly do their homework on computers.

6 I enjoy learning

(shout) at me?

you

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