Student A
What do the following images represent?
Example:
1.
Student A: What does image number 1 represent?
Student B: It represents a compass. A compass in an object
which tells you where the north is.
2. 3. 4.
Christopher Columbus: America: Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria:
the explorer who discovers ____________________________ the caravels with which
the American continent in 1492. ____________________________ Columbus crosses the Atlantic
____________________________ Ocean.
5. 6. 7.
San Salvador: Indians: Ferdinand and Isabella:
____________________________ the natives of the American _________________________
____________________________ continent that Columbus meets _________________________
____________________________ when he lands. _________________________
Student B
_____________________________ the continent that Christopher _________________________
_____________________________ Columbus discovers. _________________________
_____________________________ _________________________
the island where Columbus lands ____________________________ the Spanish monarchs who pay
in 1492. ____________________________ for Columbus’s voyage.
____________________________
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
AND
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) is an Italian-Spanish navigator who gains fame and fortune for sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia. He does not land in Asia, but in 1492 he lands in the Americas instead. There, he claims thousands of islands for the Spanish monarchs, who have paid for his voyage. He is generally considered as the discoverer of America.
Columbus Day
The Columbus Day is an official holiday: many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492. The event is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in the Americas, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain and as Día de las Américas in Uruguay. The traditional date of the Columbus Day is October 12, but in the United States it is conventionally celebrated on the second Monday in October.
Now match the following verbs and their synonyms.
1. sail
a. happen
2. occur
b. demand as his/her property
3. claim
c. arrive on land from the sea
4. gain
d. navigate, travel by ship
5. land
e. obtain
Letter to Luis de Santangel Regarding the First Voyage
On the 15th of February 1493 Columbus writes a letter to Luis de Santangel, a merchant who is supporting Columbus’s voyage. This letter is an authentic account of the events; it is particularly important because it is probably the first printed description of America.
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. A hamlet is… a. a big town
b. a small village
c. a tree
2. The seashore is… a. the top of a mountain
b. in the middle of the ocean
c. an area of land close to the sea
3. The foliage is… a. a bird
b. part of the tree
c. part of a boat
4. A marvel is something… a. beautiful
b. terrifying
c. exotic
5. A lofty mountain is… a. small
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