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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy,
in 1451 in
Genoa. The
1400s were a time of change in Europe. At that
time, a lot of people in the world thought that the earth was flat. However,
many educated Europeans realized that the earth was indeed round.
This possibility of a round earth changed the way that people thought.
It was also of great interest to Columbus.
When he was a young man, he decided to study geography. He also decided to go
to the sea. Columbus
wanted to find the answer to a major geographical problem.
Then, just three days later, on the 12th of October, a sailor
on the Pinta cried out. He could see land!
At the time, Columbus
didn’t know what land they could see. People now think the land was actually a
small island in the Bahamas.
It was probably the one that is known as San
Salvador.
(......)
Columbus made 1492 one of
the most important years in world history. However, this importance was for
both good and bad reasons. One thing is certain however: on the 12th
of October 1492, the New World – and the Old –
changed forever. Since 1934, October 12 has been celebrated as Columbus Day in
the USA.
1. Circle the answer: yes or no. /
Zakreśl odpowiedź: tak lub nie. (5 p.)
a. Did educated Europeans in the 1400s realize that the
earth was round? Yes / No
b. Was Christopher Columbus born in Spain? Yes / No
c. Did Columbus
realize that he discovered a new continent? Yes / No
d. Did Columbus become an
important person in Europe? Yes / No
e. Did Columbus find a new
route to bring spices from Asia to Europe? Yes
/ No
2. Circle the correct answer. / Zakreśl
prawidłową odpowiedź (5 p.).
1. When was
Christopher Columbus born?
a. 1451 b. 1492 c. 1461
2. How many
voyages to the New World did Columbus
make?
a. one b.
three c. four
3.What did Columbus introduce to the New World?
a. tobacco b. horses c. parrots
4. What did Columbus bring from the New World to show in Spain?
a. gold and
parrots b. horses and tobacco c. horses and gold
5. When is
Columbus Day celebrated?
a. 20th
May b.
9th October c. 12th October
3. Put
the sentences in the chronological order. Write the numbers 1-5 next to them. / Ułóż zdania w
kolejności chronologicznej. Wpisz numery 1-5 obok zdań (5 p.).
a. A
sailor on the Pinta cried out: “I can see land”. _______
b. The
land was called “The Americas”. _______
c. Columbus
and his group sailed west. _______
d. King
and Queen of Spain gave Columbus
money for the voyage. _______
e. The
Vikings reached North America. _______
4. Put
the words in the right places. There are six extra words. / Wstaw słowa w odpowiednie
miejsca. Sześć słów zostało podanych dodatkowo (10 p. ).
spices round the Pinta four three east
trip
flat west the Bahamas Native Americans Indians the sea route voyage Vikings
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a.
In the 1400s a lot
of people in the world thought that the earth was ____________.
b.
When Columbus was young he
decided to go to ____________________.
c.
At that time,
Europeans wanted ______________________ from India
and China.
d.
Columbus wanted to find a
new sea _________________ from Europe to Asia.
e.
Columbus received money
for ______________ small ships.
f.
In 1492 Columbus
and his group sailed ___________________.
g.
On 12th
October they saw the land, a small island in ___________________.
h.
Columbus called the island people ____________________.
i.
There are still
concerns about Columbus’s
__________________ today.
j.
Europeans started
to explore the New World and it caused a
number of problems for the __________________________.
5.
Correct the sentences. Underline incorrect word and
write the fitting one at the end of the sentence. / Popraw zdania. Podkreśl niewłaściwy wyraz, a na końcu zdania zapisz
pasujące słowo (5 p.).
Przykład:
Christopher Columbus was born in Lisbon. __Genoa_____
a.
When Columbus was young he
decided to study astronomy. _____________
b.
After a month at
sea the sailors were excited of looking for land. _____________
c.
Columbus died on the 20th May, 1516. _____________
d.
The Vikings reached
North America after Columbus. _____________
e.
Columbus introduced horses
in Europe. _____________
