Red Line 2, Coursebook

A story The mystery of Loch Ness My family and I live in the most beautiful place in Scotland. Frommy bedroom window I can see Urquhart Castle and Britain’s largest lake, Loch Ness (a ‘loch’ is what we call a lake in Scotland). Our first summer here it rained a lot. Not many guests came to stay at our B & B. Mum and Dad worried a lot. They didn’t want to close it and go back to Glasgow. “Oh, I hope more tourists come,” said Mum. “But it’s always raining. We’re a new B & B, no one knows us. How will we live?” “Don’t worry, love,” said Dad. “There’ll always be lots of tourists at McArthur’s B & B because of the mystery of Loch Ness.” Maybe I should explain. For more than a thousand years, people have told stories about something strange in the Loch. In one story, a big fish came out of the water and ate a fisherman and his boat! In another story, some kids saw a strange creature 15 metres long! It came out of the Loch and walked on land. People who saw the creature called it a dinosaur. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 114 one hundred and four teen We McArthurs haven’t always lived here. We lived in the big city of Glasgow until last year. Dad worked in a factory and Mum cleaned other people’s houses. When they got home, they were always really tired. My younger brother Sandy and I got up really early every morning to catch the bus to our big school in the city. But two summers ago we came here on holiday. We went for walks in the green hills, swam in the blue waters of Loch Ness, and visited Urquhart Castle. We had a great holiday. No one wanted to go home to Glasgow. Mum and Dad liked Loch Ness so much, they decided to leave their work in the city. We came back to Loch Ness to live, and we opened a bed and breakfast near the castle. Now, Mum and Dad don’t go out to work. Our new school is really small and it’s just down the road, so we can walk there. c e A story Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv