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4b Strange creatures

Reading & Vocabulary

1 Look at the monsters in the pictures. Which creature: looks like a dinosaur? has a long neck? is a large hairy ape-like creature? Tell your partner.

The Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur

In search of monsters

Outside the International Cryptozoology Museum, an eight-foot, replica Bigfoot stands guard. Glancing around the two rooms, visitors see plaster casts of Bigfoot and Yeti footprints, hair samples and a life-size model of a coelacanth*. Most of the 2.300 specimens of the weird and wonderful that can be found here come from the personal collection of Loren Coleman, the museum’s owner and the worldtasks leading cryptozoologist.

Loren first became fascinated by the study of cryptids or ridden animals’ as a twelve-year-old after seeing a documentary on Yetis, but his teacher told him that it was all just nonsense. Unconvinced, he set about finding all there was to know about legendary beasts such as yetis, lake monsters, giant snakes and chupacabras. His interest ied to a lifelong passion for monsterhunting and cryptozoology. To date, he has written over 30 books and has spent countless hours travelling and camping out all over the American continent and abroad, interviewing witnesses and examining possible evidence of cryptids’ existence such as footprints, hair samples, scratches, audio tapes of screeches, videos and photos.

Not surprisingly, Loren is often the first person TV producers turn to when they want an expert on the unexplained. He holds a BA in Zoology and Anthropology, an MA in Social Work and has done post-graduate work in Sociology and Anthropology. His opinion is valued because even though he firmly believes cryptids exist, he still demands hard evidence. "Until I have a hair sample or footprint or twisted branch, Itaskm really kind of sceptical,” he says. task80% of all accounts are ordinary animals -a few fakes, a few hoaxes. But it’s that 20% of unknowns that keeps me going.”

A particular interest of Coleman’s is one of the most famous cryptids of all, Bigfoot or Sasquatch, which is said to inhabit forests mainly in the North-western United States. He believes that there is lots of convincing evidence of its existence, including the famous 1967 Patterson-Grimlin footage of a Bigfoot walking into the forest. Despite many people claiming they were ‘the person in the suit’, Loren points out that the creature walks the way an ape does, with little mobility in the hips and neck. So why hasn’t anyone found a real Bigfoot yet? Well. Loren points out that, until 150 years ago, it was believed by most in the western world that mountain gorillas didn’t exist and before that the giant panda was virtually unknown. Tales of sightings were taken with a pinch of salt; they were thought to be legends told by native tribes. Respected scientists had to change their opinions, though, when these creatures were found high up in the mountains and deep in the forests. Similarly, the coelacanth is a huge 1.5-metre-long fish that was thought to have become extinct about 65 million years ago until it was rediscovered in 1938. But no one had mentioned this to islanders in the Indian Ocean, who had been happily eating it for ages! So if a fish from prehistoric times is still swimming around, why cantaskt Bigfoot and other strange creatures be hidden away in a forest somewhere? Loren argues that cryptids are not monsters at all, just species of animal that are few in number, live far from human settlements and are highly secretive.

Cryptozoology is definitely Loren’s life, but has he ever seen a cryptid himself? He admits that one dark night on the way home, he glimpsed a large panther-like creature, but hetasks reluctant to call it a cryptid. “Western science decides if animals exist or don’t exist,” he says. Loren isn’t trying to prove anything to the world, he just wants to find out the truth.

Check these words

stand guard, plaster cast, sample, specimen, leading, cryptozoologist, legendary beast, countless, witness, scratch, screech, valued, hard evidence, sceptical, fake, hoax, footage, mobility, hips, virtually unknown, tales of sightings, native tribe, become extinct, prehistoric times, human settlement, secretive, panther-like, reluctant

2 Read the title of the text and the first sentence of each paragraph. Who do you think Loren Coleman is and what does he do? Listen to and read the text to find out.

3 Read again and for questions 1-5, choose the best answer, А, В, C or D.

1 What inspired Loren to study cryptids?

A The books he read on Cryptozoology.

В His teachertasks encouragement.

C A film he saw as a young boy.

D His travels and camping trips.

2 Loren is popular with TV producers because he demands proof and isntaskt easily convinced.

A is well-liked by audiences.

В demands proof and isntaskt easily convinced.

C has lots of evidence that cryptids exist.

D gets excited by cryptids.

3 He believes the Patterson-Grimlin footage appeared to show a real creature.

A appeared to show a real creature.

В was a clever trick.

C drew attention because of the costume.

D should be more famous.

4 The writer uses the highlighted phrase in the text to show that the western world knows little about hidden animals.

A people believed in the reports about pandas and gorillas.

В stories about hidden animals come from tribal legends.

C scientists often change their minds.

D the western world knows little about hidden animals.

5 In the last paragraph, Loren suggests that he accepts that cryptids may not exist.

A doesntaskt respect western science.

В accepts that cryptids may not exist.

C believes people should be more open-minded.

D is certain he has seen a cryptid.

4 Match the words in bold to their meanings: proof, live in, colonies, almost, model, top, respected, looking, unwilling.

5 Read the definitions, then choose the correct word.

glance: look at quickly

glare: look at angrily

stare: look at for a long time (rudely)

gaze: look at for a long time

glimpse: see for a short time, catch sight of

peer: look at something with difficulty

peep: look quickly, often secretly

1 Matt only glimpsed the creature for a second so he wasntaskt sure what he really saw.

2 We peered into the dark forest, but we couldntaskt see much.

3 Andrew gazed at the plane flying over his head.

4 Simon glared at her angrily.

5 The gorilla peeped through the trees at us.

6 Jane stared at the creature - she couldntaskt stop looking at it.

7 Tom glanced at his watch and realised he was late.

Grammar

Passive (impersonal/personal constructions)

6 Read the examples. How do the two passive constructions differ? Find similar constructions in the text. Then turn the sentences into the passive.

People think (that) he didntaskt see a Bigfoot. (active construction)

It is thought (that) he didntaskt see a Bigfoot. (impersonal passive construction)

He is thought not to have seen a Bigfoot. (personal passive construction)

1 They believe the creature was a panther.

It is believed that the creature was a panther.

The creature is believed to be a panther.

2 Experts say many frogs are becoming extinct.

3 They report that Yeti footprints have been found.

4 They think the photos are fakes.

Speaking & Writing

7 Find the main idea in each paragraph. Use them to write a summary of the text in your own words. Tell the class.