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Unit 10 Discovery-Great  Explorers

Unit 10 Discovery-Great Explorers

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English

8th Grade

Easy

Vocabulary, Scanning, Understanding Ideas

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Saruttaya P

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69 Slides • 37 Questions

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Unit 10 Discovery:

Great Explorers

By Saruttaya P

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Before Reading​

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Unit 10

Vocabulary​

Discovery-Great Explorers

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Multiple Choice

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I traveled for 8 hours on an airplane before I reached my _____.

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shipwreck

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destination

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theology

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pilgrimage

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Multiple Choice

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We are going to swim and explore the _____.

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shipwreck

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destination

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theology

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pilgrimage

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They made a _______ to the holy land.

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shipwreck

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destination

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theology

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pilgrimage

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We study Christian _______ every Sunday.

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shipwreck

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destination

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theology

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pilgrimage

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Open Ended

We are going to swim and explore the _____.

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Multiple Choice

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Which _____ should we take?

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caravan

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route

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abandoned

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ambassador

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pilot

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The US ______ will give a presentation at the conference.

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caravan

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route

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abandoned

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ambassador

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pilot

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We will follow the ______ to the pyramids.

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caravan

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route

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abandoned

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ambassador

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pilot

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It is my dream to get my license and become a _______.

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caravan

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route

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abandoned

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ambassador

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pilot

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The baby fawn was ______ by her mother.

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caravan

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route

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abandoned

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ambassador

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pilot

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Multiple Choice

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My aunt lives near the _____, overlooking the ocean.

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cargo

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contemporaries

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coast

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inspired

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retired

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The _____ sold fabrics and rare perfumes.

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cargo

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merchant

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coast

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inspired

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retired

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The ship carries ______ from China to America.

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cargo

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merchant

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retired

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inspired

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contemporaries

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The scientist was rejected by his ______ for his new theory.

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cargo

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merchant

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retired

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inspired

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contemporaries

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After working at the company for thirty years he finally ______.

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cargo

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merchant

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retired

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inspired

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contemporaries

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Her confident leadership _____ her followers.

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cargo

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merchant

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retired

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inspired

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contemporaries

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Poll

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Quizizz made the vocabulary more fun and interesting.

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Open Ended

Why did it take Marco Polo so long to reach China?

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Marco Polo set off from his _____ of Venice with his father and uncle.

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They went by ship to Anatolia, and travelled the rest of the way _____.

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In 1292 Marco Polo received _____ and returned home by sea.

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Open Ended

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Why didn't people believe Ibn Battuta's account of his travels?

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Many of his contemporaries refused to believe the story of his travels and it was only long after his death that he came to be _____.

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Open Ended

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When he was 21, he _____ from Tangier on the pilgrimage to Makkah.

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Open Ended

What do you think motivated the three explorers?

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After surviving a _____, he finally reached Cape of Good Hope, the Southern tip of _____.

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Shortly after, da Gama departed home with a rich cargo of _____.

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Multiple Choice

Some people didn't believe the account of his travels.

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MP

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IB

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VG

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He returned home not long after reaching his destination.

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MP

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He came from a rich family.

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He first left home in order to visit a religious site.

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He worked for the Emperor of China.

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He did not die in his home country.

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He didn't write a famous account of his travels.

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He spent a number of years in India.

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He wrote about his travels while he was in prison.

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MP

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Vocabulary

Great Journeys

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Complete the texts with the correct form of the words from the box.

abandon​ ambassador caravan cargo coast contemporary destination inspire merchant pilgrimage pilot retire route shipwreck theology

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1. The ship sailed from Port Said with a ___ of fresh fruit. It's ___ was London docks. When it arrived, a ___ guided the ship safely into port.

2. The study of ___ has become very popular, and has ___ many students to think deeply about religious issues.

3. More than 250 migrant workers died in a ___ off the ___ of Libya in 2009. The ship was on a ___ bound for Italy.

4. Mansa Musa, the emperor of Mali, made a famous ___ to Makkah in 1324. His impressive ___ consisted of 600 men, thousands of slaves and 80 camels, each carrying 300 pounds of gold!​

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5. Christopher Columbus and his ___ knew that the Earth was round, even though some people at that time still believed that the world was flat.

6. 'The ___ of Venice' is a popular play by Shakespeare.

7. The role of a modern ___ is to represent his or her own country and at the time maintain good diplomatic relations with another country.

8. When the mayor ___ , the plans to build a local airport were ___. Many people had protested against it and the new mayor preferred to use the money for a new sports complex.​

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Great Explorers

By Saruttaya P

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