Номер 7, страница 8, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 6 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Часть 2. Module 4. The country across the ocean. Step 1 - номер 7, страница 8.

Условие.

7 A. You will read a text about the discovery of America. Can you say:

1) who discovered America;

2) when it was;

3) why people who lived in America got the name of Indians.

B. Now read the text to see if you were right.

The Discovery of America

Everybody knows that the word America can mean different things. First of all America is the name of the country whose official [ə'fɪʃl] name is the United States of America.

Then America is the name of the two continents – North America and South America.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. A lot of people think he was the first man from Europe to get there. Christopher was born in 1451 in Italy but he lived in Spain for many years.

Columbus was a seaman and made a lot of sea voyages. In those days, people in Europe were very interested in India and other countries situated in Asia because ships sailed east to Asia and brought gold and other riches from those places. A lot of seamen sailed east and came back rich people. Like many people of his time Columbus knew that our planet is round. He was sure he could also get to India if he sailed west.

In 1492 the King and Queen of Spain gave Columbus money and ships to make a voyage to India. So with three small ships Columbus and his men sailed west. They sailed for three weeks and then, on October 12, they saw an island. It was situated in Central America. But Columbus didn’t know that then. He thought he was in Asia and gave the people he met on the island the name of Indians. Altogether¹ Columbus made four voyages to America before he died in 1506. People began to speak about the new land as “the New World” saying that Columbus’s discovery was one of the most important things in history. Many people know these words: “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...”

Решение.

Решение 2.

Вы прочтете текст об открытии Америки. Можете ли вы сказать: 1) кто открыл Америку; 2) когда это было; 3) почему люди, жившие в Америке, получили название индейцев.

Ответ:

1) Christopher Columbus discovered America. / Америку открыл Христофор Колумб.

2) It was on October 12, 1492. / Это было 12 октября 1492 года.

3) The people who lived in America got the name of Indians because Christopher Columbus thought he was in Asia and gave them this name. / Люди, жившие в Америке, получили название индейцев, потому что Христофор Колумб думал, что находится в Азии, и дал им это имя.