MS Found in a Bottle BEFORE READING 1 Think of all the words connected to sea and ships you know and write them down in these columns. Sea ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... 2 Predictions. Think of possible messages that a bottle found in the sea might contain. Write at least four. a. b. c. d. 3 Ships .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... The words in the box are in the text. Write them next to their opposites below. uneasy survivor gigantic joy start narrow difficulty wealthy carefully tall hopeless bent beautiful weak above old latter worse departure total sunset impossible poor ......................................................... ugly ............................................................. carelessly ................................................... wide .......................................................... easy ............................................................ young ........................................................ dead .......................................................... partial ....................................................... hopeful ..................................................... strong ....................................................... short ......................................................... 6 finish ............................................................. arrival ........................................................... sunrise ......................................................... former ......................................................... possible ....................................................... easiness ....................................................... sorrow ........................................................ below ........................................................... better ........................................................... straight ........................................................ tiny ................................................................