Английский язык. Методические указания. Иванова С.Г. - 17 стр.

     4. He was ... ill and died in 1506.
     5. His father and both grandfathers were ... .
     6. They didn't believe that India lay ... the Atlantic Ocean.
     7. In the fifteenth century most people thought that the earth was ...

     3.2.6 Choose the correct verb for each blank have been named, decided,
proved, earned, reached, saw.

     1. He ... to reach India by sailing to the west.
     2. When they landed they ... strange trees and flowers, men and women with
olivecolored skin.
     3. Columbus was a great explorer and many places ... in his honour.
     4. Back in Spain, he quickly ... his innocence.
     5. For some time he... his living partly by making sea voyages and partly by
drawing maps and selling them.
     6.They ... Cuba and discovered some other is lands of the West Indies.

      3.2.7 Read and learn the dialogue by heart. Then act it out.

     Ann: Hi, Julia, how are you doing?
     Julia: Hi, not too bad, thanks. And you?
     Ann: Just fine. How was your weekend?
     Julia: Very well. On Sunday I played badminton: with my friend in the city
park. You know, I'm not much of a sportsman, so of course I lost the game. What
about you? How did you spend your weekend?
     Ann: Nothing special. I was at home and watched TV. By the way, did you see
the new film about Christopher Columbus?
     ]ulia: No, I didn't. As far as I remember, we learnt a lot about him at the English
and History lessons at school, didn't we?
     Ann: Yes, you are quite right. But I was surprised to learn that his life had been
so unhappy.
     Julia: Why do you think so?
     Ann: Because he spent all his life on voyages. Nobody helped him but during his
third voyage enemies spread false rumours about him.
     Julia: I see. What rumours?
     Ann: That he was a tyrant.
     Julia: Did anybody believe it?
     Ann: The King and the Queen of Spain were led to believe it and Columbus was
sent home in chains.
     Julia: It's awful. Did he prove his innocence?
     Ann: Yes, he did. But there were a lot of difficulties in his life.
     Julia: Yes, to say nothing of the fact that he discovered America, but it was
named after Amerigo Vespucci.
     Ann: Such is life. It can't be helped.

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