Bigfoot is a large hairy ape-like creature.
The Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur and has a long neck.
The Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur and has a long neck.
I think Loren Coleman has a cryptozoology museum and is fascinated by cryptids. He is an expert in the unexplained. He has a particular interest in Bigfoot although he hasn’t seen one himself.
1 C seeing a documentary
2 В he firmly believes … hard evidence
3 A he believes … its existence
4 D they thought … deep in the forests
5 В reluctant, … isn’t trying to prove anything … the truth
2 В he firmly believes … hard evidence
3 A he believes … its existence
4 D they thought … deep in the forests
5 В reluctant, … isn’t trying to prove anything … the truth
proof: evidence
live in: inhabit
colonies: settlements
almost: virtually
model: replica
top: leading
respected: valued
looking: glancing
unwilling: reluctant
live in: inhabit
colonies: settlements
almost: virtually
model: replica
top: leading
respected: valued
looking: glancing
unwilling: reluctant
1 glimpsed
2 peered
3 gazed
4 glared
5 peeped
6 stared
7 glanced
2 peered
3 gazed
4 glared
5 peeped
6 stared
7 glanced
The first passive construction is impersonal (it) the second passive construction is personal (he).
Bigfoot or Sasquatch (, which) is said to inhabit … it was believed by most … they were thought to be legends …
a huge 1.5-metre-long fish (that) was thought to have become extinct …
2 It is said (that) many frogs are becoming extinct. Many frogs are said to be becoming extinct.
3 It is reported (that) Yeti footprints have been found. Yeti footprints are reported to have been found.
4 It is thought (that) the photos are fakes. The photos are thought to be fakes.
Bigfoot or Sasquatch (, which) is said to inhabit … it was believed by most … they were thought to be legends …
a huge 1.5-metre-long fish (that) was thought to have become extinct …
2 It is said (that) many frogs are becoming extinct. Many frogs are said to be becoming extinct.
3 It is reported (that) Yeti footprints have been found. Yeti footprints are reported to have been found.
4 It is thought (that) the photos are fakes. The photos are thought to be fakes.
The International Cryptozooloqy Museum is owned by Loren Coleman, the world’s leading cryptozooloqist. Loren first became interested in monsters at the age of 12. Since then, he has gone monster-hunting all over the world and written over 30 books on the topic. His opinion is valued because, although he is a believer in the existence ofcryptids, he is a sceptic and demands hard evidence. Coleman is mostly fascinated by Bigfoot. He has never seen one, but he believes it’s wrong to conclude that they don’t exist. Just like the coelacanth, a fish once believed to be extinct, was rediscovered in the 1930s, so other creatures may exist. For Loren, these cryptids are a species of animal that have managed to live at a distance from humans and keep their existence a secret. Loren accepts that cryptids may not exist, but he will keep searching until he finds out the truth.
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