THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Key Vocabulary: depart, sail, route, silk, spices, king, queen, trip, land, arrive, island, journey, want, Indians, ship, call, see and meet.
Structure: Past Simple
- The Middle Ages ended in 1492 with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
- Christopher Colombus was born in Genova and he wanted to go to India through a new route.
- The Queen Isabella and the King Fernando gave him support to travel and he discovered America by mistake (he thought he was in India).
- He travelled with three skulls: La Pinta, La Niña and La Santa María.
- In America he found people of different culture and religion and brought some products such as cacao, tomatoes and potatoes.
- He travelled to America four times.
- He died in Valladolid.
Write True or False for the following sentences:
Who was Christopher Columbus?
1. He was a Spanish explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
2. Columbus discovered America when he landed on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.
3. He was the first European to visit America and his visit led to the Spanish colonization of the area.
4. He looked for a sea route to Asia.
5. Chinese merchants traveled across the land to get silk, spices, and opiates from China and India.
6. Columbus thought he couldn’t find a faster route to Asia.
Why are some words underlined?
