Mystery-related vocabulary
Name at least 3 collocations with the word 'mystery', make your own example sentences.
e.g. remain a mystery
The disappearance of the Maya civilization remains a mystery to this day.
a complete / total mystery
unexplained / unsolved mystery
remain a mystery
a big / great mystery
mystery surrounds sth
The police said they would _______ _______ my theory. Explain the meaning of this phrasal verb in this context.
look into
Explanation: examine facts and information; investigate
You're lucky:)
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You're lucky:)
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Name at least 3 places and things associated with mysteries. What do you know about them?
• the Lost City of Atlantis
• the Bermuda Triangle
• the Easter Island Statues
• the Nazca Lines
• Stonehenge
1. Your t_____________ about the Mayan civilisation are good ones, but you have to support them with something more than myths.
2. Does the a_________ have any real e__________ that the Egyptian pyramids were built by creatures from outer space?
1. theories
2. archaeologist; evidence
Find and correct the mistakes:
1. If you don’t stick for the point, we’ll never manage to reach a decision.
2. We weren’t taken out by the photos that were supposed to show the skeleton of a giant.
1. If you don’t stick TO the point, we’ll never manage to reach a decision.
2. We weren’t taken IN by the photos that were supposed to show the skeleton of a giant.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, explain:
1. One day, while my sister and I (walk) past the house, we (hear) a noise inside.
2. The detective (search) the man's car when he (notice) something odd.
1. One day, while my sister and I WERE WALKING past the house, we HEARD a noise inside.
2. The detective WAS SEARCHING the man's car when he NOTICED something odd.
USED TO or WOULD? Explain.
When we were young, my brother and I (speak) in our own secret language.
When we were young, my brother and I USED TO SPEAK / WOULD SPEAK in our own secret language.
Name as many mystery-related words starting with T in one minute as possible; at least 4 words.
theory
tomb
temple
trick
take into
twist (as in a plot twist)
Create a word family for each of the word
e.g. similarity(n); similar (adj); similarly (adv)
1. ridicule
2. explain
3. conclude
1. ridicule (v) ridiculous (adj) ridiculously (adv)
2. explanation (n) explain (v) explanatory (adj)
3. conclude (v) conclusion (adj) conclusively (adv)
Rewrite the following sentence using the mystery-related phrasal verb:
1. "We need to follow our original plan," whispered Daniel, "or the ghost might catch us."
2. In the dim light of the haunted house, Liera and Denys could hardly see the figure standing at the end of the hallway.
3. When the door opened by itself, David gave a terrified scream and ran back to the group.
1. "We need to STICK TO our original plan," whispered Daniel, "or the ghost might catch us."
2. In the dim light of the haunted house, Liera and Denys could hardly MAKE OUT the figure standing at the end of the hallway.
3. When the door opened by itself, David LET OUT a terrified scream and ran back to the group.
Choose the correct verb tenses:
1. When I was / was being a child, I lived / was living near an abandoned house.
2. One day, while my sister and I walked / were walking past the house, we heard / were hearing a noise inside.
3. I decided / was deciding to go in and investigate, and my sister stayed / was staying outside.
1. was; lived
2. were walking; heard
3. decided; stayed
Make a sentence using prompts:
We / prefer / read fantasy books / but now / we / like / read about mysteries.
We used to prefer reading fantasy books, but now we like reading about mysteries.
What are the strategies for a reading task in which you have to match the missing sentences with the paragraphs?
1. When matching missing sentences, read the complete article first to get a general understanding.
2. Then go back and read each paragraph carefully to identify the main points.
3. Read the missing sentences and underline any important words or phrases.
4. Finally, compare the main points in each paragraph with the missing sentences to complete the article.
1. That's odd. There's a light shining in the window of that old (ABANDON) house.
2. After a long investigation, many aspects of the story still remained (EXPLAIN).
3. There were too many (SIMILAR) in their stories for it to be a coincidence.
4. Experts are still confused by the (APPEAR) of the body from a grave in the cemetery.
1. abandoned
2. unexplained
3. similarities
4. disappearance
Name the phrasal verbs that match the following definitions:
1. make a certain sound
2. examine facts and information
3. only talk about one subject
4. manage to see something
5. trick, fully understand
6. be sure that something exists
1. let out
2. look into
3. stick to
4. make out
5. take in
6. believe in
Make a sentence using prompts:
you / find out / what / that strange noise / be / last night / when / we / watch / the horror movie?
It / sound / like / something / move / outside the window /and / it / make / us all / jump!
Did you find out what that strange noise was last night when we were watching the horror movie?
It sounded like something was moving outside the window, and it made us all jump!
Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in CAPITALS:
1. I don't mind driving alone at night, as I do it often.
USED
I __________ alone at night.
2. People believed in many gods in the past.
BELIEVE
People ____________ many gods in the past.
3. There weren't any clues left behind in the abandoned house fifty years ago.
USE
There _____________ any clues left behind in the abandoned house fifty years ago.
1. I AM USED TO DRIVING alone at night.
2. People USED TO BELIEVE in many gods in the past.
3. There DIDN'T USE TO BE any clues...
Pronounce these words correctly:
1. archaeological site
2. haunted
3. theory
4. drought
5. abandon
6. tomb
1. archaeological site: /ˌɑːr.ki.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl saɪt/
2. haunted: /ˈhɔːn.tɪd/
3. theory: /ˈθɪə.ri/
4. drought: /draʊt/
5. abandon: /əˈbændən/
6. tomb: /tuːm/
Name the words that match the following definitions:
1. to surround or enclose
2. destroy something completely
3. having too many people for the amount of food and space available
4. a large number of people suffering from the same disease at the same time
5. when rain stops falling and there is little or no water in an area
1. embrace
2. wipe out
3. overpopulated
4. epidemic
5. drought
1. Some people don’t _____ _____ haunted houses, but after our experience last night, I’m not so sure anymore.
2. When she saw the shadow in the corner, she _____ _____ a cry of horror.
3. We have to _____ _____ our plan and not go off the path, or we might get lost in the woods.
4. Many people were _____ _____ by the hoax about a haunted treasure hidden in the park, but only a few believed the rumors were real.
5. I could hardly _____ _____ what the stranger was saying as he whispered about hidden treasures.
1. believe in
2. let out
3. stick to
4. were taken in
5. make out
Find and correct the mistakes:
1. It was looking like someone broke in through the window.
2. The whole story didn't seemed very likely to the detective.
3. The TV was turning on mysteriously while they had dinner.
4. She was still holding the diamond necklace while the police arrived.
5. The poor man wasn't understanding a thing I was saying.
1. It LOOKED like someone broke in through the window.
2. The whole story didn't SEEM very likely to the detective.
3. The TV TURNED ON mysteriously while they WERE HAVING dinner.
4. She was still holding the diamond necklace WHEN the police arrived.
5. The poor man DIDN'T UNDERSTAND a thing I was saying.
Find and correct the mistakes:
1. The detective was used to solve this type of case.
2. When I was a child, I read lots of crime thrillers.
3. I would believe in these stories, but I don't anymore.
4. He didn't used to be so adventurous when he was younger.
1. The detective was used to solvING this type of case.
2. When I was a child, I USED TO read / WOULD read lots of crime thrillers.
3. I USED TO believe in these stories, but I don't anymore.
4. He didn't USE to be so adventurous when he was younger.
Is there a person in your team who did and self-checked all h/w in workbook?
If yes, you get 500:)