1. Read and match the parts of the sentences.

1. Food on ships wasn’t fresh, so many sailors died

2. Many sailors hated their captain, so they rebelled against his authority.
3. Ocean voyages were dangerous, so many sailors got sick.

2. Read and write the correct form of the verbs.

John Smith___was____(be) an English explorer and writer. He____________ (sail) across the Atlantic
from England to the USA in 1606. He ______________(arrive) in Virginia in1607 and
_______________(establish) a colony called Jamestown. He ___________ (return) to England in
1609. He _______________ (write) many books about his adventures.

3. Unscramble the sentences.

1. sea travel / sailors / poor people / was / so only / became / dangerous,

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2. he /wrote a / Marco Polo / had / them / many adventures, / so / book about
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3. Erik’s father / a man, / so killed / he / Iceland / moved to
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4. so / there / rats /wasn’t / much food, / sailors / sometimes ate
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4. Complete the questions. Then guess the explorer.

1. When _______ ________ leave Italy? I left in 1271 AD.

2. _________ __________ __________go first? We went to the Middle
East.
3. How ____________ _____________ ____________? We traveled by ship
4. ___________ ____________ ____________ ___________in China? We met Kublai Khan
5. ___________ ____________ ____________ ___________? We saw palaces and jewels.

5. Circle the verbs.

write ate slept good run book read work afternoon

Dog boy table teach walk play mouse window drink

6. Choose and circle the correct options.

1. She was swiming / flying to Hawaii when sharks attacked her.

2. He was walking on ice when he fell into a crack / a river.
3. She was walking / eating across Australia when a snake bit her.
4. They were cycling in Alaska when a wave / snowstorm hit.
5. She was flying a plane when the airport / engine caught fire.