4 The Beast-people Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story so far. Fill in the blanks choosing from these words. animals experiment explanation forest hand law leader meets scientists village Prendick is certain that the two (1) ....................... want to change him into an animal and runs away. In the forest, he (2) ........................... an Ape-man who takes him to the Beast-people s village. Here, their Prendick recite a strange litany called the Moreau comes to the the (6) (5) (4) (3) .......................makes ................................ . Meanwhile, ................................... and Prendick escapes into ....................... , chased by all. He decides to drown himself rather than allow Moreau to creatures are (8) (7) ....................... on him. Moreau explains that the ....................... he has turned into humans. Prendick seems to be convinced of Moreau s (9) ....................... and with the guns in each (10) ....................... walks towards the house. 2 Making predictions. What do you think will happen in the next chapter? a. Prendick is deceived by Moreau. The guns have no bullets and he is taken prisoner ready to be transformed into an animal. b. Prendick is deceived by Moreau. As soon as they get to the house, M ling attacks and disarms him. Prendick is sent to the laboratory. c. Moreau has told the truth and when they get to the house, he explains the situation to Prendick and tells him his story. d. Moreau has told the truth but when they get to the house, he tells Prendick to leave the island as soon as possible. 3 One of the following animals is not named in Chapter 4. Try and guess which one and then check your supposition at the end of the chapter. ape bear bull cat dog fish goat gorilla horse hyena leopard ox pig puma rabbit sheep