2. 1)Answer these questions. A) What sort of book is this? An encyclopedia of great mysteries. An encyclopedia of great mysteries. B) Look at the map. Why is the first part of the text called The Bermuda Triangle? What might it be about? It is called The Bermuda Triangle because it is about a triangular area of sea around Bermuda. It is called The Bermuda Triangle because it is about a triangular area of sea around Bermuda.

3. C) Look at the picture. What might this ship be called? The Mary Celeste 2) Confirm or correct your answers to 2 and 3 above.

5. This is a large area of the Atlantic which is famous because many ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared there. The worst disaster of all was in 1918 when the American ship Cyclops, with a crew of 300, sank without even a call for help. The most famous was the 1945 disappearance of Flight 19, with 14 crew members. This is a large area of the Atlantic which is famous because many ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared there. The worst disaster of all was in 1918 when the American ship Cyclops, with a crew of 300, sank without even a call for help. The most famous was the 1945 disappearance of Flight 19, with 14 crew members.

6. The five planes left Florida at 14:00 for a simple training flight.Then, at 15:45, they reported that their navigation equipment had stopped working, and they were lost.Later, they thought they were over the Gulf of Mexico and turned east to find Florida.In fact, they must have been over the Atlantic, and they should have flown west. The five planes left Florida at 14:00 for a simple training flight.Then, at 15:45, they reported that their navigation equipment had stopped working, and they were lost.Later, they thought they were over the Gulf of Mexico and turned east to find Florida.In fact, they must have been over the Atlantic, and they should have flown west.

7. Their radio messages started fading and at the same time, stormy weather was developing. Soon after dark, they must have run out of fuel and crashed far out in the Atlantic. The tragedy was made worse soon afterwards when a rescue plane that was searching for them exploded and crashed. Their radio messages started fading and at the same time, stormy weather was developing. Soon after dark, they must have run out of fuel and crashed far out in the Atlantic. The tragedy was made worse soon afterwards when a rescue plane that was searching for them exploded and crashed.

8. Many people have survived and reported strange experiences n the Bermuda Triangle. Planes suddenly drop hundreds of meters for no reason. Ships half sink and then slowly rise again. Large areas of sea turn rough and white with bubbles and rise up to a meter above water around. Many people have survived and reported strange experiences n the Bermuda Triangle. Planes suddenly drop hundreds of meters for no reason. Ships half sink and then slowly rise again. Large areas of sea turn rough and white with bubbles and rise up to a meter above water around.

9. There is now an explanation. It seems that large amounts gas (CH4)lie beneath the Bermuda Triangle seabed-and many other parts of the words seabeds. Methane has no color or smell, it is light and it explodes easily. There is now an explanation. It seems that large amounts gas (CH4)lie beneath the Bermuda Triangle seabed-and many other parts of the words seabeds. Methane has no color or smell, it is light and it explodes easily.

10. Escapes of seabed gas can therefore explain everything. As it rises through the sea, the water becomes less dense and ships start sinking. When t rises to sky, the same thing happens to the air and to the planes. Large gas escapes can also cause arias of rough, white water. Moreover, the rough water can (ionise) the air above and give it an electrical charge, making navigation equipment useless. Escapes of seabed gas can therefore explain everything. As it rises through the sea, the water becomes less dense and ships start sinking. When t rises to sky, the same thing happens to the air and to the planes. Large gas escapes can also cause arias of rough, white water. Moreover, the rough water can (ionise) the air above and give it an electrical charge, making navigation equipment useless.

11. Finally, just a cigarette can cause a large methane explosion. Finally, just a cigarette can cause a large methane explosion.

13. In November 1872, Captain Briggs, his wife and daughter, and a crew of seven left New York on board his small cargo ship, the Mary Celeste. In November 1872, Captain Briggs, his wife and daughter, and a crew of seven left New York on board his small cargo ship, the Mary Celeste. On December 5, the Dei Gratia discovered the Mary Celeste a little to the east of the Azores. The ship was in good condition, but ….there nobody on board. The cargo was complete. On December 5, the Dei Gratia discovered the Mary Celeste a little to the east of the Azores. The ship was in good condition, but ….there nobody on board. The cargo was complete.

14. Just the ships lifeboat and navigation equipment were gone. All ten people must have left together. But why, the world wondered. Just the ships lifeboat and navigation equipment were gone. All ten people must have left together. But why, the world wondered.

15. Might pirates have attacked and put them in the life boat? But that can not have happened because they would have taken the ship and cargo. Could a water spout have carried everyone away? It can not have done. At least one or two people would have been below deck and would have survived. Could a sea monster have killed them all? Hardly. Might pirates have attacked and put them in the life boat? But that can not have happened because they would have taken the ship and cargo. Could a water spout have carried everyone away? It can not have done. At least one or two people would have been below deck and would have survived. Could a sea monster have killed them all? Hardly.

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41. 3)Say what these numbers refer to. a)300 The number of people in the crew of the American ship Cyclops. b)1945 The year when flight 19 disappeared. c)15.45 The time when they reported the their navigation equipment had stopped working. The time when they reported the their navigation equipment had stopped working.

42. 3)Hundreds of meters. The distance that planes suddenly drop. e) December 5 The date when the Mary Celeste was found floating without a crew. f) Ten The number of people who had been on the Mary Celeste and left the ship together.

43. 4) Answer these questions. 1) Say what sort of mysterious event both parts of the text describe. Mysterious disappearances in or near the Bermuda Triangle. Mysterious disappearances in or near the Bermuda Triangle. 2) How do we know for sure that the crews of Flight 19 became completely lost? Their radio massages indicated that they were over the Gulf of Mexico, but they must have been over the Atlantic. (they flew west, so if they had been over the Gulf of MEXICO, they would have come to Florida or one of the islands.) Their radio massages indicated that they were over the Gulf of Mexico, but they must have been over the Atlantic. (they flew west, so if they had been over the Gulf of MEXICO, they would have come to Florida or one of the islands.)

44. 3)What natural event seems to explain the strange events in the Bermuda Triangle ? Escapes of methane gas from the sea bed. Escapes of methane gas from the sea bed. 4)What shows that the people on the Mary Celeste must have hoped to sail safely to land? They took navigation equipment with them in the lifeboat. They took navigation equipment with them in the lifeboat. 5)What were some of explanations that people suggested after the Mary Celeste was found?

45. Pirates might have attacked the ship; a water spout could have carried everyone away; a sea monster could have killed them. Pirates might have attacked the ship; a water spout could have carried everyone away; a sea monster could have killed them. 6)What explanation of the mystery does the writer seem to believe? An escape of methane gas, which made the crew think the ship was sinking. An escape of methane gas, which made the crew think the ship was sinking.

46. 5)Say who or what these words refer to. 1)Line 5:…… have mysteriously disappeared there. The Bermuda Triangle. 2) Line 10: The five planes left Florida at 14:00 ……. Flight 19. 3)line20: The tragedy was made worse soon afterwards ….. The disappearance of Flight 19. 4)line56: Might pirates have attacked and put them …….

47. The ten people on the Mary Celeste. Line 58:…..they would have taken the ship….. Pirates 6) Say what these words and mean. 1) Line 12: navigation equipment. Things to enable people to work out their correct position and direction, such as a compass and map. Things to enable people to work out their correct position and direction, such as a compass and map.

48. 2)line47:on board. 2)line47:on board. On a ship; boat or plane. On a ship; boat or plane. 3)Line 55: the world wondered. 3)Line 55: the world wondered. People in many countries asked themselves. People in many countries asked themselves. 4)Line 61:below deck. 4)Line 61:below deck. Inside the ship, below the outside floor of the ship. Inside the ship, below the outside floor of the ship.

49. Disappearances, monsters, UFOs….there is always a simple explanation in the end. Disappearances, monsters, UFOs….there is always a simple explanation in the end. I do not agree. Some things are just too strange to explain. I do not agree. Some things are just too strange to explain. SAY WHAT YOU THINK?