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dash (n)
aquarium (n)
roam (v)
enclosure (n)
drain (n)
ajar (adj)
maintenance (n)
reveal (v)
breakout (n)
slightly open
10
squishy (adj)
B. Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for
True or F for False. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlZCilkCNEw
Staff had been checking and repairing the tank before Inkys escape.
An octopus can pass through any space as long as its mouth can get through.
10 Inkys mate decided to follow him when he broke out of the aquarium.
http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/
C. Read the story about Inkys escape and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active
or passive. (Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36025141)
An octopus (make) . a successful dash for freedom from a New
Zealand aquarium and (think)..now. to be roaming the Pacific Ocean.
Inky the octopus (take) . his chance to escape through a small gap in
his enclosure at the National Aquarium in the coastal city of Napier. After managing to squeeze his way
out, Inky (slide) . across the floor and (find) . a
15cm-wide (6in) drain pipe which - luckily for him (lead) . to the sea, the
Stuff.co.nz website reports.
Aquarium manager Rob Yarrall says the tank's lid (leave) . slightly
ajar following maintenance work. "He (manage) . to make his way to one of
the drain holes that go back to the ocean and off he (go) . - didn't even
leave us a message," he tells Radio New Zealand. Staff later (find) .
"octopus tracks" which (reveal) . Inky's escape route. The breakout
(happen) . earlier this year but only (come) . to
light in the national press on Tuesday.
Of the aquarium's two octopuses, only Inky (decide) . to take his
chances on the outside, leaving his tank-mate behind. Mr Yarrell says it's the first escape he
(experience) . at the aquarium, telling the Hawkes Bay Today paper: "Yes,
it's most unusual and yes, we (watch) . the other one."
D. How much do you know about octopuses? Take the quiz below and find out.
(Source: Wikipedia)
ANSWER KEY
A. Match the words to their definitions on the right (write the correct letter in each box).
dash (n)
aquarium (n)
roam (v)
enclosure (n)
drain (n)
ajar (adj)
maintenance (n)
reveal (v)
breakout (n)
slightly open
10
squishy (adj)
B. Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for
True or F for False. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlZCilkCNEw
Staff had been checking and repairing the tank before Inkys escape.
An octopus can pass through any space as long as its mouth can get through.
10 Inkys mate decided to follow him when he broke out of the aquarium.
http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/
C. Read the story about Inkys escape and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active
or passive. (Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36025141)
An octopus has made a successful dash for freedom from a New Zealand aquarium and is now
thought to be roaming the Pacific Ocean.
Inky the octopus took his chance to escape through a small gap in his enclosure at the National
Aquarium in the coastal city of Napier. After managing to squeeze his way out, Inky slid across the
floor and found a 15cm-wide (6in) drain pipe which - luckily for him - led to the sea, the
Stuff.co.nz website reports.
Aquarium manager Rob Yarrall says the tank's lid was left slightly ajar following maintenance
work. "He managed to make his way to one of the drain holes that go back to the ocean and off he
went - didn't even leave us a message," he tells Radio New Zealand. Staff later found "octopus
tracks" which revealed Inky's escape route. The breakout happened earlier this year but only
came to light in the national press on Tuesday.
While Inky's body is about the size of a rugby ball, he's considerably more squishy and can get
through seemingly impassable spaces. "Even quite a large octopus, they can squeeze down to the
size of their mouth which is the only really hard part of their body," he says. "It's a beak, very
much like a parrot beak."
Of the aquarium's two octopuses, only Inky decided to take his chances on the outside, leaving his
tank-mate behind. Mr Yarrell says it's the first escape he has experienced at the aquarium, telling
the Hawkes Bay Today paper: "Yes, it's most unusual and yes, we'll be watching the other one."
D. How much do you know about octopuses? Take the quiz below and find out.
(Source: Wikipedia)