Genoa, Italy. He loved the sea. When he was
only fourteen, he became a sailor. Later, he became an explorer. He wanted to discover a new route to India. The Spanish queen, Isabella, gave him three ships, sailors, and money for his trip.
Columbus and his sailors were at sea for ten weeks. Finally, on October 12, 1492, they saw land. Columbus thought it was India. He called the people there "Indians." Columbus didn't discover a new route to India; he discovered a new land.
Later, Amerigo Vespucci, another Italian explorer, wrote about this new land. A German mapmaker read Amerigo's stories. He liked them so much that on the map of Columbus's India, he wrote «America»!
Write a story about your discovery of a new land or planet. Fill in each blank with a word that fits into your story.
THE DISCOVERY OF __________________
I was born in _________________. I loved ____________. When I was only ___________________, I became a/an _____________. I wanted to discover ______________. _______________ gave me ________________ for my trip.
I was ________________ for ten ____________. Finally, on __________________, I saw ______________. I thought it was___________________. I called the people there ___________________. I didn't discover___________________; I discovered a new ________________.
2 Задание направлено на развитие умения расширить текст.
Учащимся предлагается информационный текст об открытии Америки.
После детального чтения образца-текста учащиеся должны составить рассказ об открытии своей планеты или земли по предложенной схеме.