S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

“Unlucky” Number 13
Discussion
Discuss the following questions.
1.
Can superstitions ever be helpful?
2
. Do you have any item that brings you luck? What is it and where did you get it?
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Vocabulary Preview
 
Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1.
aggressive 
a.
a dead body or bones
2.
remains 
b.
a smell; a scent 
3.
creature 
c.
to travel; to move from one country or area to another 
4.
description 
d.
a statement that tells what something looks like
5.
migrate
e.
an animal or monster
6.
odor 
f.
quick to attack; not afraid
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1.
Do you know any stories about mysterious creatures? 
Where were they seen?
2. 
Do you think that strange creatures like the Loch Ness monster
exist? Why or why not?
3. 
What have you heard about “Bigfoot”?
Bigfoot
 
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N 
ative American and Canadian Indian tribes 
have 
passed down
stories going back 
thousands of years about giant ape-men 
living in the forests of the western United States and 
Canada. They called these creatures Sasquatch, Yerin, 
or Mountain Devils. 
Regardless of
the name, the 
descriptions of these animals are usually the same. The 
Bigfoot is usually described as being very tall, well over 
two meters. It is covered in thick, dark hair and usually gives off a bad odor. 
The Bigfoot’s body is usually very muscular and ape-like, yet it walks upright 
and has a face more similar to that of humans than of apes. For the most part, 
these creatures appear not to be violent or aggressive. Bigfoot sightings are 
usually of lone, or single, creatures, but there have been reports of people seeing 
groups, or families, of Bigfoot. 
People in other countries also tell stories of similar ape-men. In the 
Himalayas, a mountain range in Nepal, people call these creatures Yeti, or