Bermuda
is a beautiful group islands in the Atlantic Ocean, nine hundred kilometers off
the United States coast. It is famous for its beaches but it is more famous for
the triangle. This group of islands is a British colony. There are seven big
islands and a hundred and fifty small ones.
Answer these questions
Have you read of planes and
ships mysteriously disappearances in the Bermuda
triangle?
Would you be afraid of flying over that area?
Do you think the Bermuda triangle is
myth?
Why do people speak about this
mysterious triangle? Because it is a legend. There are reports about strange
disappearances in the 19 th and 20th centuries. There was
one case that became famous: the five planes that flew over the region in the Atlantic Ocean in 1945. What happened to these planes?
Some experts thought it was a
difficult puzzle to solve but others like Larry Kusche, a Bermuda
triangle expert, there is an explanation. The five Navy planes belonged to
American Flight 19. The flight leader, four pilots and nine crew members
disappeared. Some people think that powerful magnetic forces affect the area or
that aliens from space cause the disappearances in the triangle. Other people
like Larry, say that the triangle in an
”invented mystery”.
Where did planes go? The flight
leader was an experienced pilot, but the other ones were not. When they left
the base, the weather was good but later it turned stormy. Kusche´s conclusion
is that the leader and the other pilots became confused. They went farther out
over the ocean instead of coming back towards the base. So, after dark, the
planes probably ran out of fuel and disappeared forever in the stormy seas.
There are other unexplained
mysteries related to old ships. A famous one is the case of The Mary Celeste, a
ship that sailed from New York
“We can explain these cases”,
experts say. They study each case and find a logical explanation. A
disappearance in the triangle has a cause; you can compare these accidents with
car crashes or other daily problem.
Circle the correct alternative.
• How many islands are part of
the Bermudas?
a) A hundred and fifty.
b) A hundred and fifty seven.
c) A hundred and fifteen.
• Larry Kusche, a Bermuda Triangle
expert, thinks that...
a) There’s no mystery.
b) It’s a puzzle.
c) There’s no explanation.
• The total number of Flight 19 men that disappeared was...
a) Thirteen.
b) Fourteen
c) Fifteen.
• The leader pilot...
a) Didn’t know much about flying.
b) Had a lot of experience.
c) Was inexperienced.
• Larry thinks that, in the case of the Mary
Celeste...
a) An octopus attacked her.
b) Pirates captured her.
c) The crew abandoned the ship.
• Experts say that these cases...
a) Have a logical explanation.
b) Are very mysterious.
e) Are difficult to explain.
Take the following sentences and write the story
a) The sea was calm.
b) The people worked on the ship.
c) The weather got stormy.
d) A creature attacked the ship.
The Bermuda Triangle is an
area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Florida, where
ships and airplanes are supposed to have disappeared mysteriously.
People are of African and
European origin. Most of them live on the main island. Tourism is very high and
it is the basis of their economy. Many people go there attracted by the mystery
of the triangle.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
What are the attractions in Bermuda ?
What is the water like in
summer?
What kind of flora and fauna
has it got?
Where do natives come from?
Where do they live?
What is their main source of income?
