《英语中高职贯通》课件-lesson 10

dabcReadthearticlefirstandthenchoosethecorrectanswers.DiscoveringtheNewLandChristopherColumbuswasbornin1451inItaly.WhenColumbuswasateenager,helefthomeandbecameasailor.Later,ColumbusmovedtoPortugal.Hebecameaseacaptainandsailedtomanydifferentplaces.InColumbus’stime,peoplefromEuropealwaysboughtgold,silk,andspicesfromtheIndies.Theythoughttheonlywaytoreachtherewastotraveleast.ButColumbusbelievedhecouldsailwestacrosstheoceantotheIndies.Hethoughthisroutewouldbeeasier.Hemadeaplanandwantedtohaveatry.Columbusneededmoneytotryhisplan.HeaskedtheKingofPortugalforsupport.TheKingsaidnobecausehethoughtColumbus’splanwasimpossible.ThenColumbusaskedtheKingandQueenofSpain.Theywereinterestedinhisplan.Theyagreedtohelphim.Columbuspromisedtobringthemrichesfromhisvoyage.OnAugust3rd,1492,ColumbussetsailfromSpainintotheunknown.OnOctober12th,1492,oneofthesailorssawabeautifulisland.“Land!Land!”heshouted.ColumbusclaimedthelandforSpain.HethoughttheyhadreachedanewpartoftheIndies.Butthiswasnottrue.TheislandwasnearAmerica.Columbusneverthoughthewaswrong.ColumbusreturnedtoSpaininMarch,1493.CheeringcrowdsgreetedColumbus.TheKingandQueenmadehimgovernorofthenewland.()1.WherewasChristopherColumbusborn?In.A.PortugalB.ItalyC.Spain（)2.Insteadofsailingeast,ColumbusbelievedhecouldsailtotheIndies.A.northB.southC.west（)3.WhofinallyagreedtosupportColumbus’strip?A.TheKingofPortugalB.TheKingandQueenofSpainC.GovernorofItaly（)4.Whowasmadegovernorofthenewland?A.TheKingandQueenofSpainB.ColumbusC.Columbus’sfatherBCBBI.Completeeachsentencebychoosingtherightwordorphraseinthebox.MainEventsinColumbus’sLife:1.Columbusmadeaplantosailwestto.2.Columbuswasborninandhebecameasailorwhenhegrewup.3.Columbussetsailfrom.4.TheKingofsaidnotoColumbus’splan.5.Columbuswasmadegovernorof.6.TheKingandQueenofagreedtohelpColumbus.7.Columbusandhismenreachedandgotawarmwelcome.theIndiesItalySpainPortugalthenewlandSpainSpain2146375Answerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatwasColumbus’sgreatplan?

2.WherewastheislandthatColumbusclaimedforSpain?

3.HowdidpeopletreatColumbusandhismenwhentheyreturnedtoSpain?4.PleasetellthreethingsaboutColumbus’slife.RetellthestorybyreferringtotheTimelineinTask2.Columbus’sgreatplanwastosailwesttotheIndies.TheislandwasnearAmerica.ColumbusandhismenwerewarmlywelcomedinSpain.ThreethingsaboutColumbus’slife:a.ChristopherColumbuswasborninItalyin1451.b.Hediscoveredthenewworldin1492.c.Columbuswasmadegovernorofthenewland.3214Listentothedialogagain.CheckyouranswerstoTask1andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowmanytripsdidColumbusmakealtogethertotheNewWorld?

2.Washefriendlytothelocalpeople?

3.DidtheKingandQueenpunishhim?

4.Whenandwheredidhedie?Hemadefourvoyagesintotal.No,hewasn’t.No,theydidn’t.HediedonMay20th,1506inSpain.Listentothedialogforthelasttimeandtrytofinishthefollowingblanks.citiescrueloverchainsforgaveletstormswamreturnedsickMay20thAccordingtothedialog,whatkindofpersonwasColumbus?Whydopeoplerememberhimtoday?Hewasverybrave,butsometimesverycruel.PeopletodayrememberhimbecauseheshowedthatitwaspossibletosailacrosstheAtlanticOcean.I.Youshouldbeabletosay:heshowedthatitwaspossibletosailacrosstheAtlanticOcean.hebroughtbacktherichesfromtheNewWorld.hemadefourvoyagestothenewland.hemadethelocalpeopleworkforhim.hetreatedthelocalpeoplecruelly.thelocalpeopledidnotlikehim.hewasbroughtbacktoSpaininchains.hewasn’tlovedasagovernor.hewasblamedbyhisownpeople.Shakespeareisagreatwriterhewrotemanygreatworks.tomorrowwillberainythe