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8/18/2019 Octopus Escapes From Aquarium

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1 dash (n) a a pipe that carries away dirty water

2 aquarium (n) bwork that is done to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in goodcondition

3 roam (v) cto make (something) known

4 enclosure (n) d soft and easily crushed or shaped

5 drain (n) e to move or travel with no particular purpose

6 ajar (adj) f an escape from prison, usually by a group of prisoners

7 maintenance (n) g the act of running somewhere very quickly

8 reveal (v) ha glass or plastic container in which fish and other water animalscan live

9 breakout (n) i slightly open

10 squishy (adj) j an area surrounded by a fence or wall

1 The octopus escaped from a New England aquarium.

2 Apparently it is swimming in the Pacific Ocean now.

3 Inky made his way to the sea through a drain pipe.

4 He managed to escape when he found a small hole in the tank.

5 The tank’s lid was closed when he got away.

6 Staff had been checking and repairing the tank before Inky’s escape.

7 The story of Inky’s escape appeared in the newspapers as soon as it happened.

8 Inky’s body is approximately as big as a squash ball.

9 An octopus can pass through any space as long as its mouth can get through.

10 Inky’s mate decided to follow him when he broke out of the aquarium.

A. Match the words to their definitions on the right (write the correct letter in each box).

B. Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T forTrue or F for False. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlZCilkCNEw

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C. Read the story about Inky’s escape and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, activeor 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 inhis 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)

1) There are around…………………..species of octopus. a) 200 b) 300 c) 400

2) Finless varieties live in………………….. a) deep water habitats b) shallow waters around coral reefs

3) Octopuses have ………………….. heart(s).

a) one b) two c) three

4) An octopus has a hard beak, similar in shape to a ………………….. beak, which they use to break intoand eat their prey.a) woodpecker’s b) parrot’s c) pigeon’s

5) The largest octopus is believed to be the giant Pacific octopus, which usually weighs about………………….. kg. a) 15 b) 20 c) 25

6) Octopuses have very ………………….. eyesight. a) good b) bad

7) A female octopus can lay on average about ………………….. eggs.

a) 150,000 b) 200,000 c) 250,000

8) The blood of an octopus is ………………….. a) bluish b) light green c) red.


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1 dash (n) a a pipe that carries away dirty water

2 aquarium (n) bwork that is done to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in goodcondition

3 roam (v) c to make (something) known

4 enclosure (n) d soft and easily crushed or shaped

5 drain (n) e to move or travel with no particular purpose

6 ajar (adj) f an escape from prison, usually by a group of prisoners

7 maintenance (n) g the act of running somewhere very quickly

8 reveal (v) ha glass or plastic container in which fish and other water animalscan live

9 breakout (n) i slightly open

10 squishy (adj) j an area surrounded by a fence or wall

1 The octopus escaped from a New England aquarium. F

2 Apparently it is swimming in the Pacific Ocean now. T

3 Inky made his way to the sea through a drain pipe. T

4 He managed to escape when he found a small hole in the tank. F

5 The tank’s lid was closed when he got away. F

6 Staff had been checking and repairing the tank before Inky’s escape. T

7 The story of Inky’s escape appeared in the newspapers as soon as it happened. F

8 Inky’s body is approximately as big as a squash ball. F

9 An octopus can pass through any space as long as its mouth can get through. T

10 Inky’s mate decided to follow him when he broke out of the aquarium. F

A. Match the words to their definitions on the right (write the correct letter in each box).

B. Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T forTrue or F for False. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlZCilkCNEw

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C. Read the story about Inky’s escape and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, activeor 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 nowthought 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 thefloor and found a 15cm-wide (6in) drain pipe which - luckily for him - led to the sea, theStuff.co.nz website reports.

Aquarium manager Rob Yarrall says the tank's lid was left slightly ajar following maintenancework. "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 "octopustracks" which revealed Inky's escape route. The breakout happened earlier this year but onlycame 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 getthrough seemingly impassable spaces. "Even quite a large octopus, they can squeeze down to thesize of their mouth which is the only really hard part of their body," he says. "It's a beak, verymuch like a parrot beak."

Of the aquarium's two octopuses, only Inky decided to take his chances on the outside, leaving histank-mate behind. Mr Yarrell says it's the first escape he has experienced at the aquarium, tellingthe 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)

1) There are around…………………..species of octopus.

a) 200 b) 300 c) 400

2) Finless varieties live in………………….. a) deep water habitats b) shallow waters around coral reefs

3) Octopuses have ………………….. heart(s).

a) one b) two c) three

4) An octopus has a hard beak, similar in shape to a ………………….. beak, which they use to break into andeat their prey.a) woodpecker’s b) parrot’s c) pigeon’s

5) The largest octopus is believed to be the giant Pacific octopus, which usually weighs about………………….. kg.a) 15 b) 20 c) 25

6) Octopuses have very ………………….. eyesight. a) good b) bad

7) A female octopus can lay on average about ………………….. eggs.

a) 150,000 b) 200,000 c) 250,000

8) The blood of an octopus is …………………..

a) bluish b) light green c) red.

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