Theme A A world of mystery
1 Finding the right words
1 If we take a trip to Alaska by boat we_______hit an iceberg.
A might B should C can
2 Has________seen my chocolate? I left it on the table.
A anybody B anywhere C any sign
3 The government sent ships to look for him but they________without any news.
A gone B returned C found
4 They were very worried when they heard________from him.
A nothing B anything C something
5 While the sailors________for the ice to melt many of them died.
A are waiting B are going to wait C were waiting
6 Jane Franklin sent__________to the Arctic to look for her husband.
A a journey B a message C an expedition
7 When the airship was arriving in the United States it suddenly_________into flames.
A exploded B sank C disappeared
8 There was________nobody on the ship when it was found.
A completely B absolutely C correctly
2 Verbs, nouns and adjectives
Write one noun for each verb. The first one is an example.
Verb Noun
1 discover _______________
2 explore ________________
3 explode ________________
4 die __________________
Write one adjectives for each noun.
Noun Adjective
5 science ________________
6 stranger ________________
7 death _________________
8 mystery _________________
3 Making sentences
Match these to make sentences.
1 Franklin left England in 1845 out expeditions to look for Franklin
2 some sailors saw Franklin’s in a boat on an island in Baffin Bay.
3 This was the last time with 134 men and supplies for three years.
4 The British government sent expedition arriving at Baffin Bay on July 26th.
5 Some sailors found anyone saw Franklin and his men.
6 They found a dead man was found in a stone house.
7 A note from one of Franklin’s men the graves of three of Franklin’s men on Devon Island.
4 Filling in the verbs
Fill in the gaps using the past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 While they (search)___________on Devon island they (find)_______
Some signs of the expedition.
2 He(lie)______________in bed when we arrived.
3 It(rain)______________yesterday so I (go)______________to the
Cinema
4 We(go)______________to the library to work as it(be)__________too
noisy at home.
5 The children(cry)__________because they (trap)____________on the ice.
6 Many asreplanes(disappear)_____________in the Bermuda Triangle.
5 Making word pairs
Match these to make phrase.
1 North juice
2 Thor poisoning
3 Bermuda Celeste
4 lemon Pole
5 Marie Heyerdahl
6 lead doctor
7 flying Triangle
