Activities

1. Complete the sentences. Answer the questions.

1. Columbus named the inhabitants of the place he discovered Indians because he thought he had found ______________.

2. The island Columbus called Juana is today called ___________.

3. What year did Christopher Columbus finally set sail with his three ships and crew? _________.

4. In what direction did Christopher Columbus sail? ______________

5. When did Columbus spot land on his first voyage? ________________

6. When Columbus returned to Spain he was given the title ____________.

7. How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World? ___________________

8. Columbus's voyage to the New World would not have been possible if it were not for _______________________.

9. Columbus had three ships. They were the Nina, Pinta, and __________.

2. Translate into English:

1. В Средние века основной целью путешественников было паломничество.

2. Европейцы пытались открыть торговые пути на Восток.

3. Бродячие актёры и музыканты перемещались из одной страны в другую со своими выступлениями.

4. Монголы совершали увеселительные поездки в Индию.

5. Многие географические открытия были сделаны в Средние века.

6. Христофор Колумб пытался найти кратчайший путь из Европы в Азию через Атлантический океан.

7. Знаменитым путешественником Средневековья был Марко Поло. Он подробно описал в своей книге путешествие в Китай.

8. Испанский король Фердинанд и королева Изабелла дали Колумбу 3 корабля и команду для путешествия на Восток.

9. Однако он не нашёл тех богатств, которые хотел.

10. Колумб открыл все важнейшие острова вокруг американского континента и саму Америку.

Speaking

Compare travel in the Ancient Times with travel in the Middle Ages. What changes took place? What was unchanged? Use the following expressions:

to begin	to compare, to add an idea or to enumerate facts	to summarize and conclude	to give your personal opinion
So Well To begin with It's evident	First of all Secondly Besides; moreover Furthermore Also By the way	To sum it up To crown it all To cut a long story short In any case; anyway In general	I expect To be quite frank As far as I know In my opinion Frankly speaking I can't say for sure

Part 3 the grand tour

Vocabulary

Read and memorize the following words

outcome _n

under the reign

court _n

to encourage

custom _n

to accompany

ostensibly

pleasure _n

gentry _n

to displace

advent _n

to inhibit

decline _n

awareness _n

cure _n

to take the cure

to acquire

to change

society _n

seaside resort _n

sand _n

benefit _n

therefore

to spring up

to immerse

to overcrowd

overcrowding _n

inland

to grow (in popularity)

steam _n

steamboat _n

to introduce

circuit _n