I. Read and circle.

Ibn Battuta was a great traveller 1 who/which was born in 1304, in Tangier, Marocco. In 1325, he
started on an adventure 2 who/that tasted for nearly 30 years. First, he joined a group of people 3
who/which were going to Saudi Arabia. Then he continued on a journey 4 who/that was amazing
for a person at that time. He travelled around Africa, the Middle East and parts of Europe, and he
went to India, China and south-east Asia. He travelled much further than Marco Polo, the famous
Italian traveller 5 who/which lived at about the same time. Ibn Battuta described the people 6
that/which he met and the places 7 who/that he explored in his book called Rihla (The Journey).
If you are someone 8 who/which loves stories of travel and adventure, you should read this book!

II. Read and match.

9. Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travellers
10. He is famous for the amazing journey
11. His travels took him
12. Ibn Battuta talked with interesting people
13. Marco Polo travelled
14. Ibn Battuta wrote about his travels
a. that he met while he was travelling.
b. much less than Ibn Battuta.
c. that he went on in the 14th century.
d. that we know about from the past.
e. in his book.
f. almost three decades.

III. Complete the interview.

clues drowned hurricane shipwrecks searched sank voyage

Why was Herakleion important 2,000 years ago? Because it had a big harbour. When people
made a 15 …………. To Egypt by ship, they usually landed at Herakleion.
What happened to the city? It 16 …………… under the sea.
17
Why? Was there a ……………. or a flood? No. Herakleion was probably destroyed by an
earthquake.
18
Did many people die? We don’t know. It’s possible that a lot of people …………… because
the land fell quickly and suddenly into the sea.
How did the divers discover the ruins? They 19 …………… underwater with special equipment.
They also found 20 …………… nearby!
21
How did they know where to look? Nobody knew exactly. But there were ……………. in old
stories about the city.
IV. Complete the text.
harbour entrance valuable temple

22
Egyptian archaeologists have made some new discovers at the Karnak …………. in Luxor.
They searched for 18 months and found some 23 ………… objects, for example, old metal coins.
24
Outside the main …………… to temple, they found a wall. It was built to protect the temple
from floods. “Now we can explore further,” said an archaeologist. “Perhaps we’ll find the
ancient 25 …………. and canal which connected the temple with the Nile.”

V. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect.
discover leave read tell not erupt not finish

26. No one had known about the incredible cave paintings until four children …………………
them in 1940.
27. Ben …………………. about the pyramids many times before he visited Egypt.
28. When smoke started pouring from the volcano, people were amazed. It …………………. for
over 1,000 years.
29. When Oliver Deveau went to the Mary Celeste, he found that everyone
………………………
30. The archaeologists were disappointed when the site closed, because they ……………………
their work.
31. I hadn’t heard about the Nazca line before you ……………………… me about them.

VI. Order the words into sentences. Use the past simple and past perfect.
32. before/ start/ the film/ arrive/ we

33. it/ get/ when Jack/ close/ to the shop

34. not switch off/ realize/ I/ my mobile phone/ I

35. to the zoo? / before you/ see/ you/ go/ a monkey