THE LOST WORLD Pre-reading activities Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words below. 1.

Dinosaurs bcame extinct long ago. 2. Im a journalist for a big newspaper. 3.Last year, I went to ameetingat the Zoological Institute. 4.A famous professor said, Dinosaurs exist today in South Africa, but I was esceptical about this. 5.He showed me a drawingand a photograph to prove it.

Exercise 2: Write T (true) or F (false) next to each sentence 1. Journalists sometimes go to dangerous places. T 2.There were no cameras or photographs 100 years ago. T 3.Dinosaurs disappeared from the world millions of years ago. T 4.Travellers in remote areas often get help from natives of the area. F 5.Even in the world of science, people sometimes laugh at strange new ideas. T

Exercise 3: Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1.What is surprising about the picture? The surprising about the picture is on the way where the people walk, there are two dinosaurs. 2.Where do you think it is? I think thats in therainforest. 3.Why do you think the men came to this place? Because they want to explore and discover more things about the history.

Chapters 1-2 Activities Exercise 1: Match the words in A to their definitions in B. 1.Die - stop living 4.Clarify make something easier to understand 2.Approached - came near 5.Forever - without ending 3.Marry - become a husband or a wife 6.Sincerely - honestly, genuinely

Exercise 2: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1.The journalist wrote an article for his newspaper. 2.Edward announced to Mr McArdle, I want to goon a special mission. 3.Gladys words changed Edwards life. 4.Nobody believed the professors fantastic story about dinosaurs. Instead, they thoughthe was crazy .5.The profesor attacked a journalist last week .6.A good newspaper story must tell the truth .