Sputnik Moment: Explorers (14/05 and 20/05)

1. Robert Scott and his crew

1) Read the texts:

In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, wanted to travel around the world. He left Spain with five ships and about 260 men. But Magellan didn't finish the journey. He died in April 1521. Only one ship came back to Spain. The eighteen men on that ship were the first people to travel around the world.

Robert Scott, an English explorer, wanted to be the first person to get to the South Pole. In 1910, Scott and his men started their journey from New Zealand. They arrived at the South Pole in January 1912.
But they weren't the first at the Pole. Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, arrived there in December 1911. The weather became very bad and Scott and his men couldn't get home. They died in Antarctica in March 1912.

2) Match each text to the pictures you can see in this post

A: pictures ...

B: pictures ...

3) Search and write down:

a) Four regular verbs in the past simple affirmative. Write the infinitive.
b) Four irregular verbs in the past simple affirmative. Write the infinitive.
c) A past simple negative sentence.
d) A negative sentence with the verb can in the past form.

4) Copy these sentences in your notebook and say T (True) or F (False):

A
-Magellan traveled around the world.
-Five ships and 260 men finished the journey.
-Magellan was from Spain.

B
-Robert Scott was the first person to get to the South Pole.
-Amundsen was from Norway.
-Amundsen's men arrived at the South Pole in January 1912.
-Amundsen's men died in Antarctica in March 1912.
-Scott's men died at the South Pole.

5) Copy these questions in your notebooks and answer them:

-Where was Magellan from?
-When did Magellan start his journey around the world?
-When did Magellan die?
-How many people finished the journey around the world?

-Where did Scott start his journey from?
-Who reached the South Pole first?
-Did Scott return home? Why?

6) Answer the questions in your notebooks:

A
a) Where was Ferdinand Magellan from?
b) Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
c) What did Magellan want?
d) When did Magellan leave Spain?
d) Did he manage to do his mission?
e) How many people finished the journey?
f) Do you think that Magellan's journey was dangerous?

B
a) Who was the first explorer at the South Pole?
b) Where was the first explorer who reached the South Pole from?
c) When did he arrive there?
d) Who died in the South Pole?
e) Why did they die there?

7) Look at the picture number 1. Think on: items you can see, actions, ... Then describe it in your notebooks. Use there are / there is and the present continuous.