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FESTIVAL WORKSHEETS
Columbus Day
Elementary
Student A
– Do you recognise this name: Christopher Columbus ? If no, maybe you will recognise
his name in other languages. Connect the names with the languages.
1. ChristopherColumbus
a) English
What did he do? You will know when you
complete the rhyme:
”In fourteen hundred and ninety _______,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.”
2. CristóbalColón
b) Italian
3. CristoforoColombo
c) Polish
4. KrzysztofKolumb
d) Spanish
– Work with a partner (Student B). Ask and answer questions in English. Together you will be
able to complete the text below. When you finish, compare your worksheets.
Christopher Columbus was born in
(1) __________ in Genoa (now a part of
Italy). When he was (3) __________ years
old, he became a sailor (he sailed in the
Mediterranean). When he was 25 years old,
he nearly died. On his first voyage on the
Atlantic Ocean, French and Portuguese
pirates attacked his ship. He was very lucky
as he held onto a floating oar and reached
the shore.
Then, he settled in (5) __________ . He
became a businessman and married a
Portuguese woman. In 1480 she gave birth
to their first son. His name was Diego.
Unfortunately, she died 4 years later.
!!! Remember !!!
We write : 1480
We say: fourteen
eighty
Start with these words:
1) WhenÈÈÈÈÈ
ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ
ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ?
3) How old ÈÈÈÈÈ
ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ?
5) Where ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ?
oars
– Read and complete this text to learn how Columbus got to America. You have to unjumble the
words or write one word instead of each picture.
a sailor
Columbus had a great [ EDAI ] …………… . He wanted to get to India by sailing [ SEWT ] …………… .
He asked the
…………… of Portugal to
…………… for the voyage, but he wasn’t interested.
Then, Columbus asked the
…………… and
…………… of [ PASIN ] …………… to
…………… for the voyage. They agreed.
…………… years later, he got
……………
…………… and began his journey.
On October 12, 1492, after 36 days at [ ASE ] …………… they reached an
……………… .
Columbus named it San Salvador . It was his first day in America.
Next year Columbus and his crew returned to Spain, where he became a [ EHRO ] …………… .
Designed by Bartosz Michałowski for Pearson Longman
PHOTOCOPIABLE
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