20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea
Activity Book
Exercises written by
Hayden Berry
Chapter I
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are a few things wrong. Find
and change the mistakes.
In 1866 a strange object was seen by sailors at sea. This strange object had
attacked a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Professor Aronnax was invited to
join the expedition to look for this strange Narwhale. He went aboard the
Abraham Lincoln with his servant Conseil, and met Ned Land The Abraham
Lincoln sailed all over the world for a whole year but couldn’t find the
Narwhale. On the last day, Professor Aronnax saw the Narwhale and the ship
chased it for the rest of the day. The boat couldn’t catch the Narwhale so Ned
Land threw a stone at the Narwhale. The Narwhale went under the water and
a huge wave hit the ship, which knocked Professor Aronnax and Conseil into
the sea. They swam for a while and found the Narwhale. They climbed onto
the Narwhale where they met Ned Land. The Narwhale wasn’t an animal but a
metal machine. Sailors appeared and took them down into the machine.
B. Order Sentences
All these sentences appeared in the story. Put them in the correct order as
they were in the original.
We arrived at the Abraham Lincoln and I was introduced to Captain Farragut.
Our ship chased the animal all day, but at no time did we manage to catch it.
At the time these things were happening, I was returning from a scientific trip
in The United States of America.
I hit my foot against the animal and heard a metallic sound.
The US Navy read my newspaper article and made plans for an expedition to
catch the narwhale.

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5. ‘Look out! The thing we are looking for is on our starboard side!’
6. ‘Is your engine ready?’
7. ‘The animal goes faster than my ship.’
8. ‘I jumped into the sea to save you!’
9. ‘I climbed onto this floating island.’
10. ‘But it’s made of thick iron.’
D. Speech
Here is a letter that Professor Aronnax wrote. Read the original again
and then see if you can repeat what it said, but without all the letters. The
amount of dots (.) is the amount of letter missing.
Th. o an is tota y known t. us. Wh ha ens ere? at imals c.n liv. 15 or
20 kilome es u er th. s.a? W. d. n.t yet kn .ll th. livi t ngs th l.ve .t th.
bo om o. th. s.a. Th. co on nar ale, or s.a unic n is oft.n 30 m res l g. I. th.
si an. str gth i. increa d by t.n, th.n th co d b. th. an al w. ar. l king f.r. Th.
narw le h.s a. iv.ry t k, ju.t lik. .n ele ant, wh i. as h d a. ir.n. I. th wea.on
w.r. t.n tim.s str ger, th it co.ld mak. a larg. h e in th. s.ip. Th efore, un l I
g.t mor. info ation, I hav. to th k th th. mo ter i. a hug. narwha
E. Match the Sentences
This object was long and round and
the problem changed from a
scientific problem
When the engineers looked at the
boat,
The newspapers wrote about the
story
The US Navy read my newspaper

the monster must be caught.
a) about b) for c) with d) in
4. The ocean is totally to us.
a) known b) true c) unknown d) fine
5. The US Navy read my newspaper article and made plans an
expedition to catch the narwhale.
a) for b) to c) on d) with
6. At 4.17pm the boat was hit by a object and water quickly went
into the boat.
a) blunt b) sharp c) underwater d) black
7. On July 20
th
we arrived in the north Pacific, and for the three
months looked everywhere for the narwhale.
a) near b) under c) below d) next
8. They couldn’t their eyes.
a) believe b) realise c) understand d) feel
9 The animal disappeared again, but later that night we saw the electric
only 5km away.
a) lamp b) torch c) bulb d) light
10. Eight men appeared and pulled us into the strange metal
machine.
a) up b) down c) through d) around
11. I jumped the sea to save you!
a) onto b) to c) onto d) through
12. The United States Government will happily have you on .
a) land b) ship c) boat d) board
13. The captain ordered the boat to be around and we desperately
tried to escape from the animal.
a) sailed b) turned c) pushed d) driven

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Across:
3. a large animal that lives in the sea
4. to stay on top of water
6. to make something ready
11. something that is secret or unexplained
16. someone who works with engines
17. a bedroom on a boat
18. a large spear for killing fishDown
Down :
1. to follow and try to catch
2. water that comes onto the beach
5. a trip or journey
7. people travelling on a boat, train, bus or plane
8. to give out light

Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land went into the
submarine.
2. The two strangers were sailors from the submarine.
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no one on earth
about thirty minutes later
that’s cruelty!
they didn’t seem to understand
you have a simple choice
breakfast is ready
suddenly the door opened
he looked at us without speaking
I have the right to treat you as enemies
I am in the presence of Mr Pierre Aronnax
Now, without looking, see if you can put the words into the correct order.
come way this
table he the set
but decided I that have the
talking I so began
the Land let of steward Ned go
explained over he breakfast
last Captain question one
so I’m I been long sorry have
must we something well do
no earth one on
later about minutes thirty
cruelty that’s
seem to understand didn’t they
simple you a choice have
ready breakfast is

10. Captain Nemo is very rich.
B. Ordering Actions
All these actions happened in the story. Put them in the correct order in
which they happened.
The steward brought some clothes for the professor, Conseil and Ned Land.
Professor Aronnax followed Captain Nemo into a large room.
Two men came into the room.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned went to sleep.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were taken down a ladder into the
machine.
Captain Nemo explained how the ‘Nautlius’ worked.
Ned attacked the steward.
Professor Aronnax began talking in French.
Captain Nemo took Professor Aronnax into his own room.
The strangers went away.
Captain Nemo invited everyone for breakfast.
The steward set the table and brought out some large dishes of food.
C. Useful Phrases
Here are some phrases from the story. They are in the wrong order. Put
them in the correct order.
come this way
he set the table
but I have decided that
so I began talking
Ned Land let go of the steward
over breakfast he explained
one last question, Captain
I’m sorry I have been so long
well, we must do something!
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wonderful
leather
famous
millions of
life
the table
sofa
asleep
eyes
artist
bang
dollars
shoulders
head
I. Full Sentence Questions
Now answer the questions in full sentences.
In the story
1. Where were Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land taken?
2. What were the two strangers wearing?
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9. ‘But what is your name?’
10. ‘This library is bigger than any other library I have seen. How many books
do you have?’
11. ‘You are welcome to use these books. I even have a copy of your book
Great Submarine Grounds.’
12. ‘And where do you get all this electricity when you are under the sea?’
13. ‘Yes, I am an engineer Professor. I studied in London, Paris and New York,
and I built the Nautilus in a secret place on a desert island.’
14. ‘I am very, very rich.’
E. Speech

out with in behind of on
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8. The Nautilus hit an island made of coral.
9.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land found
coconuts, bananas, mangoes and pineapples.
10.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were chased
by natives.
11. The natives got inside the Nautilus.
12. At 2.35pm the submarine started to float
C. Ordering actions.
All these actions happened in the story. Put them in the correct order in
which they happened.
I went to bed but I must say that I didn’t sleep very well.
We talked about what we had seen and where we were.
We climbed back into the submarine and took off our diving suits.
We cooked and ate the pig, and in the afternoon we caught some small
kangaroos.
The light went off and a shutter opened.
We were near land, and Captain Nemo allowed us to take the small boat and
go to the shore.
I felt a shock and I was thrown to the floor.
The Captain made some calculations.
The Nautilus started to rise and then suddenly stopped.
The next day I woke up and got dressed and went to the museum room.
We put on our metal helmets and were given a special underwater gun.
We lay down on the soft seaweed and I fell asleep.
D. Who said this?
Now can you say the same without looking above?

huge sea spider, and on the way back to the Nautilus he shot a huge sea otter.
By January 1st the Nautilus was in the Torres Straits near Papua New Guinea
and got stuck on a desert island. Professor Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land
went onto land to find meat, and as they were returning to the Nautilus with
dead cows, they were attacked by natives. Two days later, when the sea was at
its highest, the Nautilus floating off the coral island and sailed under the waves.
B. True or False Questions
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
1. Captain Nemo pressed the electric bell three times.
2.
Captain Nemo said that they were five hundred
kilometres from the coast of Australia.
3.
Captain Nemo invited Professor Aronnax, Conseil and
Ned land to go hunting.
4. They all put diving suits on made of rubber.
5. Professor Aronnax killed a huge sea spider.
6.
Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax saw two
dangerous dog-fish pass by.
7. On January 4th they were near Papua New Guinea.
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9. We stopped and turned .
a) around b) behind c) next to d) in
10. Captain Nemo shot an animal which had swum us.
a) through b) on c) in d) in front of
11. Again I had been saved the captain.
a) behind b) on c) by d) for
12. the next few weeks I didn’t see Captain Nemo very much.

adventure!
continue light look pick kill sleep save walk think
stop swim reach see fall realise
E. Match the Sentences
We climbed the iron ladder and went
Suddenly the light went
We travelled under the sea,
The next day I woke up
After an hour and a half the ground
At one o’clock we stopped
There was a huge sea spider
Captain Nemo picked up his gun and shot
an animal
After walking for another hour we saw the
Nautilus
We climbed back into the submarine and
took
We were going through The Torres Straits,
The submarine had hit a small island
If all the natives on Papua New Guinea
were on the shore,
Some of them had climbed
I went to bed but I must say
that was just about to jump on
me.
made of coral.
on top of the submarine.
off our diving suits.
in the distance.
they wouldn’t be able to hurt us.

a) over b) by c) through d) at
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Chapter 4
A. Ordering actions.
All these actions happened in the story. Put them in the correct order in
which they happened.
They saw anchors, cannons, bullets and pieces of broken ships.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned land followed Captain Nemo down a hill
and under the waves.
Professor Aronnax watched as Captain Nemo sailed his submarine through a
narrow tunnel and out into the Mediterranean.
Professor Aronnax stretched out his hand to take a huge oyster, but the
captain stopped him and shook his head.
A few minutes later the Nautilus was at the surface and sailing on the waves of
the Atlantic Ocean.
Captain Nemo fell on the ground and was about to be eaten by a shark.
Professor Aronnax met Captain Nemo in the library.
Professor Aronnax woke up at 4 o’clock and went into the museum room.
The Nautilus entered the Red Sea.
An Indian man was diving into the sea and collecting oysters.
Five sailors from the Nautilus rowed Professor Aronnax, Conseil, Ned Land
and Captain Nemo towards the shore.
Captain Nemo pressed an electric bell and the Nautilus turned around and
left the boiling sea.
B. True or False Questions
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
1.
By January 21
st

What an adventure!
After an hour and a half
Now, without looking at the sentences above, try to complete the gaps.
but I say that
We have a
not really it was really happening
For the few weeks
It was beautiful
We arrived
After a of panic
After walking for hour
I must be careful
What an !
After an and a half
I.Collocations
Match the words on the left to the words on the right.
iron
glass
electric
diving
metal
bottom
thick
sloped
incredibly
dangerous
narrow
high
coral
extremely

It was as big as.
I … didn’t want to
As we came … to
Would you and … friends like to
We won’t have … chance.
I’ll … ready.
Just as I was … to leave
Don’t ……
… frightened, I
… the night
E. Preposition check
1. We were sailing the Indian Ocean.
a) above b) across c) behind d) for
2. On January 28
th
we were Sri Lanka.
a) through b) along c) near d) under
3. We will have weapons us.
a) with b) on c) in d) for
4. Five sailors the Nautilus were waiting in the small boat.
a) by b) from c) on d) below
5. At 6 o’clock we put our diving suits.
a) in b) out c) through d) on
6. I put on my metal helmet and climbed of the boat.
a) in b) on c) out d) for
7. the oyster I could see an enormous pearl.
a) on b) through c) outside d) inside
8. It was probably worth four million dollars.
a) below b) about c) next to d) for
9. An Indian man was diving the sea.

9. ‘If Captain Nemo offered you freedom today. Would you accept it?’
10. ‘The heat won’t increase, unless we want it to. Look, we are sailing
through boiling water.’
11. ‘Near the island of Santorini. There is an underwater volcano here which
makes the water very hot.’
12. ‘Well, we can’t stay here any longer.’
D. Useful Phrases
Here are some phrases from the story. They are in the wrong order. Put
them in the correct order.
In the meantime…
…the day after tomorrow.
We put on our…
…and went down and down.
Within seconds…
You saved my life.
It was as big as…
I personally didn’t want to…
As we came closer to…
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Nemo had jumped up and 12) his knife into the shark’s stomach.
The sea went red and all I could see was Captain Nemo 13) with
the shark through clouds of blood. He 14) on the ground and was
just about to be eaten by the shark, when Ned Land jumped in and killed the
shark with his harpoon. The Captain 15) to the Indian and helped
him back to his boat. The poor Indian man was clearly very scared to see us in
our metal helmets and rowed away quickly. We walked back to the Nautilus
and took off our diving suits.
dive go stop walk fight stretch swim point collect

F. Match the sentences
Sri Lanka is very
we Don’t worry,
I went into the museum room
Rather frightened,
At the bottom we stopped
It was as big as
It was probably worth
Just then a huge shark with its mouth
open
He was just about to be eaten by the
shark,
Ned wanted to know
The Nautilus will pass under the land
However, later that night,
I didn’t want to stop my friends from
leaving,
If we fail,
There is an underwater volcano here
where Captain Nemo pointed to a
huge oyster.
but I personally didn’t want to leave
Captain Nemo.
a coconut.
while Conseil and Ned Land were
asleep.
won’t have another chance.
swam towards the Indian.
through an underwater tunnel.
which makes the water very hot.

1.
The Nautilus was sailing on the Atlantic near Spain and
Portugal.
2. Ned Land wanted to escape at 9 o’clock.
3. The Nautilus went to the bottom of the sea.
4.
On October 22
nd
1902, a battle took place on the sea in
Vigo Bay.
5.
The sailors from the Nautilus were collecting all the gold,
silver and jewels from wooden boxes on the sea floor.
6. The plan to escape was successful.
7.
Captain Nemo invited Professor Aronnax to walk at the
bottom of the ocean at night.
8.
There was a big underwater volcano on the other side of
the mountain.
9. Professor Aronnax saw Atlantis.
10. The Nautilus attacked the killer whales.
11. Professor Aronnax didn’t like the taste of whales’ milk.
12. The Nautilus travelled on towards the South Pole.
C. Order sentences
All these sentences appeared in the story. Put them in the correct order as
they were in the original.
The sea was covered with dead whales and the Nautilus was floating in a sea of
blood.
‘Ah, Professor, I was looking for you. Do you know the history of Spain?’

8. How did the Nautilus pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean?
9. Why did Professor Aronnax begin to feel hotter and hotter?
10. When did the Nautilus pass through the Straits of Gibraltar?
Chapter 5
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are a few things wrong. Find
and change the mistakes.
The Nautilus was sailing in the Atlantic near the coast of France. Ned Land
made a plan to escape by rowing in a small boat to the shore. Later that
evening Captain Nemo went to see Professor Aronnax and told him the story
of the battle of Vigo Bay which took place on October 22
nd
1702. The metal
shutters opened and Professor Aronnax could see the men from the Nautilus
collecting all the fish from the bottom of the ocean. The plan to escape failed
and Ned land was very happy. Later that day, Captain Nemo invited Professor
Aronnax to walk on the bottom of the ocean at night. After climbing a large
underwater mountain, they saw an underwater volcano and the ruined city of
‘Atlantis’. On March 14
th
the Nautilus attacked some killer whales who were
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Then the Nautilus left the sea of blood and travelled on towards the South
Pole.
We had changed direction and we were sailing away from Europe.
Captain Nemo pointed to a red glow in the distance and we started walking
towards it.
We stayed there looking at the lost underwater city for an hour.
On March 14
th

We had already been sailing
We could see
At that time Captain Nemo will
At about 6 o’clock I heard the tanks
filling
How could we escape
a battle took
They were collecting
All I have to do
Later that evening,
But Captain Nemo went on and on,
We stayed there looking
We must attack them
I risked a taste,
place on the sea in Vigo Bay.
probably be in bed.
is collect all this treasure!
before they kill all the whales in the
sea.
and actually it was delicious
at the lost underwater city for an hour.
higher and higher.
when we were at the bottom of the
sea?
for three and a half months.
Cape Vincent in Spain.
up with water.
Captain Nemo came to see me.
all the gold, silver and jewels from
wooden boxes

box to help you, but remember to put them into the correct form.
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3.
Captain Nemo said that ther were going to the South
Pole.
4. The Nautilus travelled under the ice bank.
5.
The ice bank became thinner and thinner, but the
Nautilus couldn’t break through into the open sea.
6.
Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax got into the small
boat and rowed to the shore.
7. They weren’t the first people to get to the South Pole.
8. The Nautilus had an accident.
9. The Nautilus was trapped in a tunnel of ice.
10. Sailors from the Nautilus decided not to dig through the ice.
11.
The ice below the Nautilus broke and the submarine was
free.
12. Professor Aronnax died on the Nautilus.
B. Ordering actions.
All these actions happened in the story. Put them in the correct order in
which they happened.
I felt pure air in the submarine.
Captain Nemo stuck a large black flag with the letter ’N’ written on it into the
ground.
The tanks were filled with water to make the submarine heavier.
The Captain measured the position of the sun in the sky.
The Nautilus travelled as fast as it could towards the open sea.
Professor Aronnax woke up with a shock.

I. Useful Phrases
Here are some phrases from the story. They are in the wrong order. Put
them in the correct order.
made me feel sick
the Nautilus went under the waves
I risked a taste
After quite a climb
we don’t have a lot of luck
Tonight we escape.
I woke up very late
the foot of the mountain
a battle took place on
to wait for a good opportunity
Chapter 6
A. True or false questions.
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
1.
As the Nautilus travelled south, the ice became thicker
and thicker.
2. The Nautilus got completely stuck.
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6. Suddenly, I woke … with a shock.
7. The Nautilus was lying … its side.
8. We might be crushed … the ice bank.
9. We looked … of the window.
10. It moved through the tunnel … about twenty five minutes.
11. The first is to be crushed to death … the ice.
12. Twelve sailors from the Nautilus went out to the dig the ice. Ned Land,
Conseil and myself went … them.

1. ‘All there is behind the ice bank, is ice, ice, ice!’
2. ‘Well, Professor, what do you think of it?’
3. ‘I think we are stuck, Captain’
4. ‘Once we get under the ice bank, we will get to the sea at the South Pole.’
5. ‘Are we at the South Pole, Captain?’
6. ‘I don’t know. I must do some calculations.’
7. ‘We have had an accident.’
8. ‘If the block of ice doesn’t stop, we might be crushed against the ice bank.’
9. ‘Another thirty metres and we would have been crushed against the ice bank.’
10. ‘Where is the Captain? We must find out what’s going on!’
11. ‘We are trapped.’
12. ‘The air tanks will only give us two days of air.’
D. Match the sentences
The further south we went,
The Captain told me
We broke through
I saw many different
He did some
I, Captain Nemo, on March 19
th

1868,
I went to sleep that night dreaming
If the block of ice doesn’t stop,
Ice was on both sides
The first is to
It was taking
It was difficult to walk
We travelled as fast
We thanked God

Nemo decided to escape from it. Later that same evening, Ned land thought
about a plan to escape. Just as Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were
about to escape, the Nautilus started to spin around and around, Professor
Aronnax lost consciousness, and he woke up on an island near Sweden.
B. True or false questions.
Read these sentences about the story. Decide if they are true or false.
True False
1.
The Nautilus was surrounded by hundreds of small
octopuses.
2.
The octopus was about twelve metres long and was
swimming towards the submarine very quickly.
3. The Captain came into the museum looking happy.
4.
Captain Nemo and the other sailors cut off seven of the
octopus’ tentacles.
5.
Captain Nemo was crying because one of his sailors was
dead.
6.
Professor Aronnax decided to speak to Captain Nemo
about when they would be free.
7.
Ned Land saw a large warship which was about ten
kilometres away.
8.
A cannonball landed in the water very close to the
submarine.
9.

of ice
ice
flag
H. Useful Phrases
Here are some phrases from the story. They are in the wrong order. Put
them in the correct order.
this was the end
we thanked God that we were still alive.
I couldn’t believe that…
Hours and hours went by
but it was true
It was taking a long time to
in a state of deep horror
For the next five minutes
broke the ice
That was close!
All there is…
The only way to get out
The further south we went, the more…
lying on its side
a small part of the
I don’t know how long this lasted, but
Professor Aronnax do when he felt pure air in the submarine?
Chapter 7
A. The Story
Read this short version of the chapter. There are a few things wrong. Find
and change the mistakes.
The Nautilus sailed back towards the Pacific, through the Caribbean and up the
coast of America. On April 20
th

4. ‘I would like to know when you will let us leave the Nautilus?’
5. ‘Whoever enters the Nautilus, never leaves it.’
6. ‘Well, we must escape. As soon as possible.’
7. ‘Why are they firing at us?’
8. ‘I have no choice but to attack and destroy the warship.’
9. ‘We are going to escape tonight.’
10. ‘I will be ready!’
E. Match the sentences
I thought
Ned Land pointed to
I have heard of giant octopuses
One of the octopus’s
The octopus sprayed
He was crying
I would like to know
I have the same answer now
I saw a large warship
I felt terrible because
The sea is rough and the wind is
strong,
All these things went through
my mind,
as I gave you seven months ago.
because one of his sailors was dead.
I couldn’t do anything to help them.
when you will let us leave the Nautilus?
that this journey would never end.
which was about ten kilometres away.
a huge cloud of black liquid.
but we will take the small boat and row to

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Down:
2. a big bang
4. to say something very quietly
7. the arms of an octopus
8. a metal machine that travels under the water
9. to go to the bottom of the sea
11. an animal with 8 arms that lives at sea
12. people who live and work on a boat
H. Cloze
Here is the part where Captain Nemo destroys the warship. Some of the
verbs have been taken out. Read the text and see if you can remember what
goes in the gaps. Use the verbs from the box to help you, but remember to
put them into the correct form.
We all 1) down into the submarine and it went under the waves.
However it didn’t go down to the bottom of the sea, but it 2)
just under the surface. The Captain 3) a button and the Nautilus
4) to go faster and faster towards the warship. Suddenly, it 5)
the warship and went straight through it. The enormous warship
started to sink and I could see all the sailors 6) in the sea. I 7)
terrible because I couldn’t do anything to help them. The warship
8) under the water and 9) to the bottom of the
ocean. Captain Nemo went to his room. I could see him and saw that he 10)
at a photograph of a young woman and two small children. He
started to cry and kissed the photograph. Later that evening, I 11)
that the Nautilus was going through the English Channel. I couldn’t sleep
that night and 12) about the terrible things Captain Nemo 13)
.
disappear start see do hit go drown feel sink
look press think stay

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7
8
9 11 12
10
13
14 15
16
Across:
1. to leave or go away
3. when the sea goes around and around
5. not calm, the opposite of smooth
6. something like water, the opposite of solid
10. very very big
13. the bombs or bullet fired by a cannon
14. to travel in a boat on the sea
15. a part of a boat that makes it move
16. to die under water
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E.
This object was long and round and
the problem changed from a scientific
problem
When the engineers looked at the boat,
The newspapers wrote about the story
The US Navy read my newspaper article and
made
Conseil was a loyal man from Holland
Seeing the size of the whale,
Our ship chased the animal all day,

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I.1. A mysterious object was often seen at sea.
2. Scientists wrote articles, gave lectures and talked about the animal.
3. The boat was hit by a sharp object and water quickly went into it.
4. Professor Aronnax was returning from a scientific trip in The United States of America.
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out at sea?
9. What did Captain Nemo decide to do?
10. What happened when Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land tried to
escape?

decided that you can stay on my submarine, and you will have the freedom to live with us. I will
give each of you your own cabin to live in. However, no one on earth knows about my submarine.
It is a secret and I will not allow you to ever leave the submarine.’
F. 1.behind 2.of 3.into 4.at 5.about 6.out 7.after 8.on 9.with
10.on 11.up 12.by 13.from 14.with 15.in
G. 1. talking 2. gave 3. asked 4. understand 5. went 6. entered 7. were wearing
8. was 9. had eaten 10. felt 11. woke 12. smell
H.
loud
broad
strange
shaking his
set
fell
wonderful
leather
famous
millions of
bang
shoulders
eyes
head
the table
asleep
life
sofa
artist
dollars
I. 1. Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were taken down into the machine.
2. The strangers were wearing hats made from sea otter fur, seal-skin boots and clothes made from

8. The Narwhale followed the Abraham Lincoln and then disappeared.
9. The harpoon hit the hard body of the narwhale and fell into the sea.
10. The Narwhale was made of thick iron.
Chapter 2
A. 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.T
B. Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land were taken down a ladder into the machine.
Two men came into the room.
Professor Aronnax began talking in French.
The strangers went away.
The steward brought some clothes for the professor, Conseil and Ned Land.
The steward set the table and brought out some large dishes of food.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned went to sleep.
Ned attacked the steward.
Captain Nemo invited everyone for breakfast.
Professor Aronnax followed Captain Nemo into a large room.
Captain Nemo took Professor Aronnax into his own room.
Captain Nemo explained how the ‘Nautlius’ worked.
C.The door closed behind us
About thirty minutes later
He looked at us without speaking
So I began talking
They didn’t seem to understand
He set the table
Well, we must do something!
Suddenly the door opened
Ned Land let go of the steward
I am in the presence of Mr Pierre Aronnax
I’m sorry I have been so long
I have the right to treat you as enemies
But I have decided that

coral
extremely
wild
ladder
window
light
suit
helmets
of the sea
mud
downwards
beautiful
animals
valley
cliffs
island
happy
pig
Chapter 4
A. Professor Aronnax met Captain Nemo in the library.
Professor Aronnax woke up at 4 o’clock and went into the museum room.
Five sailors from the Nautilus rowed Professor Aronnax, Conseil, Ned Land and Captain Nemo
towards the shore.
Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned land followed Captain Nemo down a hill and under the
waves.
Professor Aronnax stretched out his hand to take a huge oyster, but the captain stopped him and
shook his head.
An Indian man was diving into the sea and collecting oysters.
Captain Nemo fell on the ground and was about to be eaten by a shark.
The Nautilus entered the Red Sea.

The next day I woke up
After an hour and a half the ground
At one o’clock we stopped
There was a huge sea spider
Captain Nemo picked up his gun and shot an
animal
After walking for another hour we saw the
Nautilus
We climbed back into the submarine and took
We were going through The Torres Straits,
The submarine had hit a small island
If all the natives on Papua New Guinea were on
the shore,
Some of them had climbed
I went to bed but I must say
out onto the platform on top of the Nautilus.
off and a shutter opened.
and only came to the surface to get more air.
and got dressed.
sloped downwards.
to have a rest.
that was just about to jump on me.
which had swum in front of us.
in the distance.
off our diving suits.
which are the most dangerous straits in the
world.
made of coral.
they wouldn’t be able to hurt us.
on top of the submarine.

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I.1. Sri Lank is famous for pearl fishing.
2. Professor Aronnax is wen to the museum room when he woke up at 4 o’clock.
3. Captain Nemo gave Professor Aronnax a knife before they went into the water.
4. The large oyster was as big as a coconut and was probably worth about four million dollars.
5. The Indian man was diving into the sea and collecting oysters.
6. Ned Land killed the shark with his harpoon.
7. The Nautilus entered the Red Sea on the 11th February.
8. The Nautilus passed from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean through an underwater tunnel.
9. Professor Aronnax began to feel hotter and hotter because the Nautilus was near the
underwater volcano of Santorini Island.
10. The Nautilus passed through the Straits of Gibraltar at about 3 o’clock on 18th February.
Chapter 5
A. The Nautilus was sailing near the coast of Spain.

It was probably worth
Just then a huge shark with its mouth open
He was just about to be eaten by the shark,
Ned wanted to know
The Nautilus will pass under the land
However, later that night,
I didn’t want to stop my friends from leaving,
If we fail,
There is an underwater volcano here
famous for pearl fishing.
we will have weapons with us.
to meet Captain Nemo and my friends.
I put on my metal helmet.
where Captain Nemo pointed to a huge oyster.
a coconut.
about four million dollars.
swam towards the Indian.
when Ned Land jumped in.
where we were going.
through an underwater tunnel.
while Conseil and Ned Land were asleep.
but I personally didn’t want to leave Captain Nemo.
we won’t have another chance.
which makes the water very hot.
G. 1. climbed 2. followed 3. went 4. stopped 5. was 6. stretched 7. shook 8. pointed
9. was diving 10. collecting 11. swam 12. stabbed 13. fighting 14. fell 15. walked
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Then Ned Land and Conseil went to their rooms to wait for evening.
Suddenly I felt a shock and realised that the Nautilus was on the bottom of the ocean.

We stayed there looking
We must attack them
I risked a taste,
for three and a half months.
Cape Vincent in Spain.
probably be in bed.
up with water.
when we were at the bottom of the sea?
place on the sea in Vigo Bay.
all the gold, silver and jewels from wooden boxes
is collect all this treasure!
Captain Nemo came to see me.
higher and higher.
at the lost underwater city for an hour.
before they kill all the whales in the sea.
and actually it was delicious.
G.
a good
a few
warm
the bottom
a glass
wooden
the sea
the next
a dark
killer
glass
cow’s
opportunity

Professor Aronnax went back to the museum room and watched as the Nautilus slowly started to
go back to the surface.
The Captain measured the position of the sun in the sky.
Captain Nemo stuck a large black flag with the letter ’N’ written on it into the ground.
Professor Aronnax woke up with a shock.
An enormous block of ice turned over and they were stuck on the ice.
Captain Nemo started the engine and the Nautilus moved forwards through the ice tunnel.
Twelve sailors from the Nautilus went out to the dig the ice.
Professor Aronnax lay down on his bed.
The tanks were filled with water to make the submarine heavier.
The Nautilus travelled as fast as it could towards the open sea.
I felt pure air in the submarine.
C. 1. Ned Land 2. Captain Nemo 3. Professor Aronnax 4. Captain Nemo 5. Professor
Aronnax 6. Captain Nemo 7. Captain Nemo 8. Captain Nemo 9. Professor Aronnax
10. Ned Land 11. Captain Nemo 12. Captain Nemo
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D.
The further south we went,
The Captain told me
We broke through
I saw many different
He did some
I, Captain Nemo, on March 19th 1868,
I went to sleep that night dreaming
If the block of ice doesn’t stop,
Ice was on both sides
The first is to
It was taking
It was difficult to walk
We travelled as fast

field
ice
kinds of
of a mountain
flag
of ice
tanks
noise
sea
air
H.The further south we went, the more…
broke the ice
All there is…
I couldn’t believe that…
but it was true
lying on its side
For the next five minutes
in a state of deep horror
this was the end
That was close!
The only way to get out
a small part of the
It was taking a long time to
I don’t know how long this lasted, but
Hours and hours went by
we thanked God that we were still alive.
I. 1. The Nautilus got stuck in an ice field.
2. The Nautilus went under the ice bank.
3. Captain Nemo measured the position of the sun in the sky and made some calculations.
4. Captain Nemo reached the South Pole on March 19th 1868.

One of the octopus’s
The octopus sprayed
He was crying
I would like to know
I have the same answer now
I saw a large warship
I felt terrible because
The sea is rough and the wind is strong,
All these things went through my mind,
that this journey would never end.
something out at sea.
that can drag a ship down to the bottom of the sea.
tentacles is stuck in the propeller.
a huge cloud of black liquid.
because one of his sailors was dead.
when you will let us leave the Nautilus?
as I gave you seven months ago.
which was about ten kilometres away.
I couldn’t do anything to help them.
but we will take the small boat and row to the shore.
as I thought about escaping.
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11. at 12. down 13. on 14. of
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10. The Nautilus started spinning around and around, when they tried to escape.