THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Introduction 

Is the 'yeti' a real creature? 

Has anyone seen a yeti? 

What do you know about the yeti? 

What would you do if you suddenly came across a yeti? 

Do you know of any other such creatures? 

In this lesson you will be reading a slightly abridged article about another strange creature from a book entitled Mysteries of the Unexplained. While reading you will probably find some words which are unfamiliar to you. So do the following exercises before you read the article.

Some words are given below in column A. the number after each word shows the paragraph it appears. Find the word and match it with the meaning given in column B.

Column A	Column B
serpent (1)	difficult to understand
monster (1)	brought to everyone's knowledge
enigmatic (2)	moved like sea waves
sightings (2)	snake
loch (3)	appearances
hulk (3)	large, unnatural animal
lumbered (4)	large things difficult to move
undulated (4)	moved heavily

Answer -

 

Column A	Column B
serpent (1)	snake
monster (1)	large, unnatural animal
enigmatic (2)	difficult to understand
sightings (2)	appearances
loch (3)	lake
hulk (3)	large things difficult to move
lumbered (4)	moved heavily
undulated (4)	moved like sea waves

 

Meanings of words are given below. The number after each meaning shows the paragraph where the word occurs. Find the word. Page [ 60 ] 

small round mass (6) 

Answer : blob

jumped (6) 

Answer : bounded

crashing violently (6)

Answer : colliding

limbs of water creature (not fins) 

used for swimming (6) 

Answer : flippers 

move easily in long steps (7) 

Answer : loped  

careful watch (8) 

Answer : surveillance

ugly spot (in the skin) (8) 

Answer : blotch 

went under water (8) 

Answer : submerged 

full of doubts (9) 

Answer : skeptical

 calm and peaceful (10) 

Answer : serene 

place where monks live (10) 

Answer : abbey 

surprised and frightened (10) 

Answer : startled 

to come into sight without a clear form, 

looking large and frightening (10) 

Answer : loomed 

respect, fear and wonder (11) 

Answer : awe

difficult to explain (11) 

Answer : inexplicable

DID YOU READ CAREFULLY

Read the article again to fill up the table below. The number against each column 

shows the paragraph where the details are available.

Name & where they were	Time & date	What happened	Their description  of the creature
(Para 3 to 5)
(Para 6 & 7)
(Para 8 & 9)
(Para 10 & 12)

Answer - 

Name & where they were	Time & date	What happened	Their description  of the creature
1. Mr. and Mrs.   George Spicer 2. They were driving south from Inverness  along the shore of Loch Ness	It was  the  after noon of   July 22, 1933	Suddenly the plants on the hillside about 200 yards ahead moved and an enormous, long- necked animal came out.	1. The creature was about 6 feet long and stood or lumbered 4feet high. 2. They said that its neck was undulated in the manner of a scenic railway. 3. They further added that the  creature was a terrible ,dark elephant grey, and reminded them of a snail.
1. Arthur Grant   2. He was jogging along the loch road near Lochend	On the brightly  moonlit night of January 5,1934 at about 1a.m.	1.He saw a large, dark blob shadowed by the bushes along the road ahead. The object bounded across the road, almost collided with Grant's motorcycle.	It looked like a hybrid- a cross between a plesiosaur and a member of the seal family.
1. Tim Dinsdale  2. He was starting out across the loch from a small hillock	In the spring of 1960, April 23	1.He saw a motionless object on the surface of the water estimating the range at  about 1,300 yards. 2.He trained his binoculars on the object and saw a mahogany- coloured shape with the dark blotch on its left side.	Dinsdale filmed a living creature whose appearance matched many eyewitness descriptions of the creature in the lake.
1. Father Gregory Brusey and a visitor. 2. They were enjoying the view of the serene loch from the grounds of the Benedictine abbey at Fort Augustus	October 14, 1971	1. About 300 yards away a great beast loomed before them , rearing its head as much as seven feet above the water, and then swam slowly away.	They said that they felt a sort of awe and amazement .It was rather inexplicable for them as they experienced a feeling of something from another world.

Gathering your ideas from the description of the Loch Ness monster given by the four people in the article, draw a picture of the Loch Ness monster and colour it . You could prepare a poster working in groups.

If you want to know more about 'Nessie' read Monsters and More from the book Mysteries of the Unexplained, (Reader's Digest Association, Inc.)