Mystery of the Marina Trench
You are a young ocean explorer. You discover a strange message in a bottle near a deep marina trench. Will you investigate the mystery or tell an adult?
A free Story Adventure for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: marina trench.
Story
- You are at the marina with your friend Sam. The sun is bright and the water is blue. You see something white in the water near the dock. It is a bottle! You pick it up and open it. Inside is a old map and a message. The message says: 'Help! Something strange is in the trench.'
- Sam looks at the map with you. Sam is excited! 'This is amazing!' Sam says. The map shows the marina trench. There is a big X on the map. Sam points to a small boat near the dock. 'We can take that boat and look for the treasure!' Sam says. But you are not sure. The boat is small and the trench is…
- You walk to the marina office. A kind man named Mr. Chen works there. You show him the bottle and the map. Mr. Chen looks very interested. 'This is very old,' he says. 'I know about this trench. There are many stories about it.' He shows you a book about the marina. The book has pictures of the…
- You put the bottle back in the water. You feel nervous about the message. 'Maybe someone will find it and help,' you think. You and Sam go home. But you cannot stop thinking about the message. That night, you have a strange dream about the trench. The next morning, you see the news on television. A…
- You and Sam get in the small boat. You row slowly toward the trench. The water is dark and cold. You look at the map again. The X is very close now. Suddenly, you see something strange in the water. It is a metal box! It is old and covered in plants. Sam is very excited. But the boat is rocking.…
- Sam nods. You are right. You both go to find Sam's father. Sam's father is a fisherman. He knows the marina very well. You show him the bottle and the map. Sam's father smiles. 'I have seen this trench many times,' he says. 'But I never knew about this message. We should tell the marina office.…
- Mr. Chen is very happy to help. He calls his friend Dr. Lisa. Dr. Lisa is a scientist who studies the ocean. Dr. Lisa comes to the marina office the next day. She looks at the map and the bottle. 'This is wonderful!' she says. 'I want to explore the trench with special equipment. Can you help me?'…
- Mr. Chen thinks for a long time. 'I do not know who wrote this,' he says. 'But I can help you find out. There is an old record book. It has information about the marina from many years ago.' He opens a big book. You see many names and dates. Mr. Chen points to a name: 'Captain James wrote about the…
Vocabulary
- marina
- dock
- bottle
- map
- message
- trench
- treasure
- excited
- boat
- deep
- office
- interested
- stories
- book
- nervous
- dream
- scientist
- explore
- row
- dark
- cold
- metal
- box
- careful
- fisherman
- smiles
- safely
- equipment
- wonderful
- record
- information
- years
- ago
- proud
- exploration
- camera
- ship
- rocks
- correct
- journal