cloth maker— ñóêîíùèê
weaver|'wi:va] — òêà÷
to earn— çàðîáëÿòè
partly— ÷àñòêîâî
flat— ïëîñêèé
beyond— ïî ³íøèé á³ê, çà
olivecolored skin— îëèâêîâèé êîë³ð øê³ðè
enemy— âîðîã
to spread (spread, spread)— ðîçïîâñþäæóâàòè
rumour— ïë³òêè
tyrant— òèðàí
chain- ëàíöþã
to prove— äîâîäèòè
innocence— íåâèíí³ñòü
explorer— äîñë³äæóâàòè
to name— íàçèâàòè
Answer the questions.
1. When was Christopher Columbus born?
2. Where was he born?
3. What were his father and both grandfathers?
4. What was Columbus before going to sea?
5. Where did he live for a long time?
6. What was his wife?
7. How did he earn his living for some time?
8. Did Christopher Columbus think that the earth was flat?
9. Christopher Columbus was sure that our planet was round, wasn't he?
10. How many continents did most people know in the fifteenth century?
11. What country did Columbus decide to reach by sailing to the west?
12. Who gave him money to go there?
13. How many ships did Columbus have?
14. What were the names of the ships?
15. What land did they reach after sailing 4000 miles?
16. What did they see when they landed?
17.How did Columbus call these islands?
18. When did Columbus discover America?
19. When did the second great voyage of Christopher Columbus take place?
20.How many ships did he have with him?
21.How many times did Columbus try to find India?
22.What happened during his third voyage?
23.When did Columbus make his last voyage?
24.When did Columbus die?
25.Why was America named after another explorer?
Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. They knew only three continents: ...
2. The second great voyage of Christopher Columbus took place ...
3. But America was named after another explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, because ...
4. During his third voyage ...
5. For some time Columbus earned his living partly by…
6. So Christopher Columbus discovered America ...
7. In the fifteenth century most people thought that ...
8. He sailed with three small ships into the Atlantic Ocean. They
... the earth was flat.
... in 1493.
... Europe, Asia and Africa.
... making sea voyages and partly by drawing maps and selling them.
... enemies spread false rumous about him.
... he was the first man who understood that it was the new continent.
... in 1492.
... the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta.