Language Hub Upper-Intermediate, Unit 8 - Vocabulary (Word famil

tradition / _ _ _ _ _ _ (adj) / _ _ _ _ _ _ (adverb)

mythologise / _ _ _ _ _ _ (noun) / _ _ _ _ _ _ (adj)

_ _ _ _ _ _ (noun) / legendary / _ _ _ _ _ _(adverb)

essential / _ _ _ _ _ _ (adverb)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _(verb) / _ _ _ _ _ (noun) / believable / believably

_ _ _ _ _ _ (verb) / resemblance

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (verb) / representation / _ _ _ _ _ _ _(adjective)

Inuit children grow up living very close to ice and water. While the sea is a great source of food for these people, the freezing cold Arctic waters are also very dangerous for young children in the community. That's why parents share a warning story with their children about a ​ (a)   creature called a Qalupalik that can be found near the water's edge.

• mythical
• mythologise
• traditionally
• resemble
• legendarily
• believably
• essentially
• legend

​ (a)   has it that the Qalupalik is a half-human creature that ​ (b)   an evil mermaid. They are ​ (c)   described as having long hair, long fingernails, a female face and green skin. They live close to the coastline and lie in wait to catch naughty children who roam too close to the water. When they catch a child, they put them in a pouch and carry them deep under water, never to return.

• mythologise
• traditionally
• resembles
• legendarily
• believably
• essentially
• legend
• Legend
• represent

Qalupaliks are ​ (a)   in different ways depending on the story. Some say that they keep children in a secret place, others say that they eat them and some even suggest that as the captive children age, the Qalupalik gets younger. Either way, none of the stories are that pleasant, and children who​ (b)   this ​ (c)   would be very likely to avoid walking too close to the shore!

• resembled
• belief
• believably
• essentially
• legend
• represent
• represented
• myth
• believe