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Ferdinand and Isabella lost no time in authorizing / persuading Columbus to make a secondvoyage to the newly discovered islands.2. Queen Isabella regarded the natives of the Caribbean islands as her friends / subjects. So sheactually outlawed / outweighed the practice of slavery.3. Columbus was now suffering from complications / problems arising from the dysentery which hehad contracted during the previous voyage.4. It is most unlikely that Spain’s hard-headed / pig-headed rulers were impressed by the Admiral’smore fantastic theories.2205. Unable to return / restore order to the colony himself Columbus wrote to Spain asking for theassistance / practice of a lettered official.6. The Spanish government dispatched / mailed a nobleman Francisco de Bobadilo.7.
Columbus was being used as convenient white elephant / scapegoat for the wider failings of theSpanish colonial policy.8. Columbus was stripped of / excluded from all his powers in the colonies.9. It was a lonely fate for the Genoese sailor who out of the blue / for good or ill had takenmedieval Europe through the gates of a new age.IV. Word formation.Complete the sentences from the script by changing the form of the word in brackets.1. This is quite ___________ (convention) theory for this time because most people believed thatthe world consisted of one single solid landmass surrounded by a large ocean.2.
For the merchants of Europe trade which had once been _______ (rely) and steady had becomeshrouded by doubts and _________ (certain).3. He accepted the globe as a perfect sphere which was the best ________ (science) opinion of theday.4. The court spent more money on __________ (entertain) guests in one week than that required tofund Columbus’s entire expedition.5.
Because of his natural ______ (incline) towards secrecy Columbus kept two records of his dailyprogress.6. Another _________ (contribute) fact: after 26-27 days at sea in woolen clothing these men musthave been feeling very uncomfortable.7. At first Columbus was touched by the _______ (kind) and _________ (friendly) of the Tainoinhabitants of the island.8.
This gave Columbus the opportunity to establish a permanent ________(settle) on newly__________ (discover) islands.9. But John found it in his heart to be ___________(mercy).10. On April 20th he made _________ (triumph) entry into the court at Barcelona.11. The voyage was marked by _________ (continue) clashes with the natives.12.
One really can’t find any positive impact from Spanish _________ (involve) in the island.V. Word families: in each sentence define the part of speech the word further belongs to.1. Some books suggested that Asia extended eastward a great deal further than it did.2. The further problem was that he picked up from Marco Polo’s book that Japan was 15,000 milesoff the coast of Asia.3.
After further unsuccessful attempts in France and England Columbus’s last chance lay inconvincing the Spanish monarchs.4. The commission did little with Columbus’s proposal over the next 6 years and he was leftfrustrated and unfulfilled, unable to further his aspirations.5. Moral among the crew dipped further…6. The next stage of the journey home brought further drama…7. These concerns would be strengthened further by events when Columbus once more arrived atthe ill-fated colony of Isabella.8. Further difficulty: initially gold came from stripping the Indians of the ornaments that they had.9. Columbus’s aim during this final voyage was to explore further to the North of the other world…VI.Guess the word taken from the script by its meaning:1. a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people, n - p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2212.
very great in degree, adj - e_ _ _ _ _ _3. a feeling of being not sure whether smth is true or right, n –d_ _ _ _4. an organized attempt to change the government or leader of a country, using violence, n –r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5. showing pleasure and pride because of victory or success, adj - t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _6. suffering or death caused by lack of food, n –s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _7. to think or know that smth is going to happen in the future, v –f_ _ _ _ _ _VII. Give synonyms to the words from the film:aspiration =_______timid = ____to back = ______merit = _______indigenous = _____judgment = _____embrace = _____vengeance = _________affair = ______apparent = ______persuade = _______to hit upon smth = ______strain = ______VIII.
Give antonyms to the words from the film:disembark ≠ _______unconventional ≠ __________conceal ≠ ______discontent ≠ _______friendly ≠ _________accept ≠ ___________IX. Use correct nouns to match the verbs (1 – 12):message,vengeance,1. to set _______5. to give ______9. to drop____foot,landfall,anchor,dangers,contract,contact,permission,commission,watch,sail2. to risk the_______6. to appoint a ______10. to make_____3. to set ______7. to sign a ______11. to send a _____4. to exact ______8.
to keep _______12. to loose _______then complete the sentences with the phrases (verb + noun), using the verb in the correctform:1. Isabella ______ ____________to look into Columbus’s bet for aid.2. Ferdinand _______ ___________ agreeing to finance the mission I April 1492.3. There were an abundance of competent sailors willing _______ ________ in the name ofadventure and for the reward of gold.4. …the three small wooden vessels ______ _______ and began their journey into the unknown.5. It was in the year 1492 that Christopher Columbus and the men of his small fleet of ships_______ ______ on dry land for the first time in more than two months.6. When Columbus _______ _________ the people he met were naked.7.
The crew of the Santa Maria failed _______ _______ on the night of December 25th.8. At the process of the return voyage he _______ _________ with the other ship.9. Allowed to resume his journey Columbus ______ ___ at Palaise after a voyage lasting 224 days.10. Columbus decided not to ______ _____ on the loyal chief and chose to establish a new colony.11. Many of the colonists _______ ___________ of complaint back to Spain.12. In March 1498 Columbus __________ _______ to undertake a third voyage.X. Use correct nouns to match the adjectives (1 – 12):222population,ages,jewelry,ornaments,location,states,branches,excitement,resources,winds,view,spirits1. rich _____5. middle____9.
floating______2. unhealthy _______6. financial_____10. favourable_____3. high____4. hostile_______7. wrong______8. powerful ______11. sagging______ 12. precious_______then use the phrases (adj + noun) to complete the sentences:1. There were very few flatters in the _________ __________ .2. It is said Isabella financed the voyage personally with money raised from the sale of her _____.3.
Naturally the rulers of the ________ ______ of Europe were not interested in exploration merelyfor exploration sake.4. Columbus was working on a completely ______ ________ of the size of the globe.5. The explorer needed ______ __________, manpower and ships to sail in.6. He was helped by ________ _________ and the little flotilla made rapid progress.7. Then on October 7th _______ __________ were suddenly revived.8. As the hours went by sightings of ______ ________, some with leaves on them, made it obviousto all that land could not be far away.9.
The Admiral noted the ______ ____________ worn by local Chief.10. The second voyage set off in an atmosphere of _________ ___________ .11. A new colony was badly sited in an ______ ____________.12. Faced with the ________ __________ Columbus began to be much more brutal.XI.
Speaking.A)Using the information from II Reading and your notes, retell one part of the film.B)There are different opinions of the man who discovered the New Word. Which one do yousupport and why?1. Columbus is a man of supreme importance.2. Sooner or later someone would have discovered America. It means that the first man doesn’tmatter.223Приложение 5Пример урока по чтению из модуля «Атмосферные и природные явления»Module 2Unit 3Atmospheric and Natural PhenomenaWEATHERReading partIBefore you read the text,1. Can you explain the following terms: weather, climate, season, wind?2. The following words appear in the reading about seasons, climate and weather. Match the wordswith their definitions:rainfall, cyclone, precipitation, solstice, anticyclone, equinoxa) an area of low pressureb) the longest or shortest day of the yearc) one of the two times in a year when night and day are of equal lengthd) an area of high air pressure that causes calm weather in the place it is moving overe) rain, snow etc that falls on the groundf) the amount of rain that falls on an area in a particular period of time3.
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