Do Project Work 2. Complete a new page in your English Album. People say that there's a monster in one of the lakes in Scotland (Øêîëüíûå ñî÷èíåíèÿ)

ÃÄÇ ïî àíãëèéñêîìó ÿçûêó;

Rainbow English; 6-é êëàññ; Unit 2; Step 10; óïð. 8; ñòð. 100.

Scotland is known for its numerous picturesque lakes. The most famous of them is Loch Ness. People think that this lake is inhabited by a mysterious monster which they often affectionately refer to as Nessie.

The first person to ever see a strange creature in the lake was Saint Columba.

His sighting dates as far back as the fifth century. The saint allegedly not only saw the beast, but also spoke to it and gave it some orders. After that, there were hundreds of reports of the monster. One of the most popular ones is a photo of Nessie taken in 1934 by a respected doctor, for which reason the picture came to be known as the «surgeon's photograph». The unique photo showed the head and the neck of the supposed monster. Unfortunately, the photo was proven to be a hoax a few decades later.

Although the majority of all the existing reports have been debunked, scientists still cannot say for sure whether the Loch Ness monster is a real creature or a figment of people's imagination. The matter is that the lake where the monster is said to reside is very large and deep, and it is therefore next to impossible to completely explore its waters and find the strange animal.

So, the romantic story about the elusive dragon continues to be a beautiful myth that attracts thousands of curious tourists to Scotland every year.

But who knows – may be one day we will find out what the dark waters of Loch Ness have been hiding from us.

Øîòëàíäèÿ èçâåñòíà ñâîèìè ìíîãî÷èñëåííûìè æèâîïèñíûìè îç¸ðàìè. Ñàìîå çíàìåíèòîå èç íèõ – Ëîõ-Íåññ. Ëþäè ïîëàãàþò, ÷òî â ýòîì îçåðå îáèòàåò ìèñòè÷åñêèé ìîíñòð, êîòîðîãî îíè ëàñêîâî íàçûâàþò Íåññè.

Ïåðâûì ÷åëîâåêîì, óâèäåâøèì ñòðàííîå ñîçäàíèå â îçåðå, áûë ñâÿòîé Êîëóìáà. Åãî íàáëþäåíèå äàòèðóåòñÿ ïÿòûì âåêîì. Ñâÿòîé ÿêîáû íå òîëüêî óâèäåë çâåðÿ, íî òàêæå ïîãîâîðèë ñ íèì è äàë åìó ðÿä êîìàíä. Ïîñëå ýòîãî ïîÿâëÿëèñü ñîòíè ñîîáùåíèé î âñòðå÷àõ ñ ìîíñòðîì. Îäíî èç íàèáîëåå ïîïóëÿðíûõ – ýòî ôîòîãðàôèÿ Íåññè, ñäåëàííàÿ â 1934 ãîäó óâàæàåìûì äîêòîðîì è ïîòîìó ïîëó÷èâøàÿ íàçâàíèå «ôîòîñíèìîê õèðóðãà». Íà óíèêàëüíîì ôîòî áûëè èçîáðàæåíû ãîëîâà è øåÿ âåðîÿòíîãî ìîíñòðà. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ñïóñòÿ íåñêîëüêî äåñÿòèëåòèé ôîòîãðàôèþ ïðèçíàëè ôàëüøèâîé.

Õîòÿ áîëüøèíñòâî èç èìåþùèõñÿ ðàññêàçîâ î âñòðå÷å ñ ìîíñòðîì áûëè îïðîâåðãíóòû, ó÷¸íûå äî ñèõ ïîð íå ìîãóò ñêàçàòü íàâåðíÿêà, ÿâëÿåòñÿ ëè Ëîõ-íåññêîå ÷óäîâèùå ðåàëüíûì ñóùåñòâîì èëè ïëîäîì âîîáðàæåíèÿ ëþäåé. Äåëî â òîì, ÷òî îçåðî, ãäå ïðåäïîëîæèòåëüíî îáèòàåò ìîíñòð, î÷åíü áîëüøîå è ãëóáîêîå, èç-çà ÷åãî ïðàêòè÷åñêè íåâîçìîæíî äîñêîíàëüíî èññëåäîâàòü åãî âîäû è îáíàðóæèòü ñòðàííîå æèâîòíîå.

Ïîýòîìó ðîìàíòè÷åñêàÿ èñòîðèÿ î íåóëîâèìîì äðàêîíå ïðîäîëæàåò îñòàâàòüñÿ êðàñèâûì ìèôîì, êîòîðûé åæåãîäíî ïðèâëåêàåò â Øîòëàíäèþ òûñÿ÷è ëþáîïûòíûõ òóðèñòîâ. Íî êòî çíàåò — áûòü ìîæåò, îäíàæäû ìû óçíàåì, ÷òî ò¸ìíûå âîäû Ëîõ-Íåññà ñêðûâàþò îò íàñ.