bigfoot
Bigfoot
Vocabulary
| human | creature | reported |
| shape | evidence | footprints |
| exist | convince | sufficient |
| weigh | broad | shoulder |
| ape | long (2) | supposedly |
| neck | fake | abominable |
| wide | resemble |
Bigfoot is a humanlike creature said to live mainly in the forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest region of North America. This includes northern California, Oregon, Washington State and British Colombia in Canada. Canadians call it Sasquatch.
Hundreds of people have reported seeing the bigfoot or its footprints. They describe the creature as standing from 1.9 to 2.7 meters tall and weighing from 230 to 360 kilograms.
Like an ape, it has thick dark brown or dark reddish fur, long arms, broad, powerful shoulders, and a short neck.
It supposedly walks like a human being and leaves human-shaped footprints that measure as up to 60 centimetres long and 20 centimetres wide.
Evidence of the bigfoot’s existence has not been sufficient to convince most scientists. Many experts believe that some of the evidence, which includes footprints and photographs, has been faked.
Bigfoot stories resemble those in other parts of the world including Australia, China, Indonesia and Russia. Perhaps the best known is the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti, a hairy beast said to live in the Himalayas.
Questions
1. Bigfoot is only a legend, a myth. Is this true or false, or no one knows for certain?
2. Does Bigfoot live in all continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America? Where have Bigfoots been sighted?
3. Is Bigfoot an animal, a human or related to human?
4. Describe Bigfoot.
5. There is hard evidence that Bigfoot exists. Scientist are positive that it exists. Is this right or wrong?
6. Are all Bigfoot sightings, footprints, photos believable and real?
7. Have human-like or ape-like creatures been reported in other parts of the world?
A. Do you think Bigfoot is real, a hoax or people’s imagination? What do you think?
B. What would happen if Bigfoot was captured or tamed?
C. What kind of things could Bigfoot do?
D. Are there cryptids or cryptid legends in your country?
E. What might happen in the future? Do you think the mystery of Bigfoot will be solved, or will it remain a mystery?
F. Bigfoot and Bigfoot-like creatures have been featured in movies, stories, TV and popular culture. Yes or no?
