Hunting for treasure – the adventure of your life?

According to the text “Treasure coast” is …..

• eastern coast of Florida in the Pacific Ocean

• the coast with sand and coral reefs

• tropical islands not far from Spain

• a part of the sailing route nowadays

• a part of the Florida coast where Spanish ships sank

In paragraph … there is an answer to the question: Is treasure hunting a dream or reality?

• B

• D

• A

• E

• C

In paragraph … there is an answer to the question: Is treasure hunting worth doing?

• B

• D

• A

• E

• C

In paragraph D “sea bed” means:

• treasure

• coral reefs

• bottom

• shipwrecks

• coast

What statement is correct?

• It’s impossible to find any treasure on this Treasure Coast

• Scuba divers didn’t use metal detectors

• Records of shipwrecks in the Spanish archives indicate the location of each sunken galleon

• Searching under water requires little time because of costly equipment

• There were several narrow channels used for navigation

What statements is not correct?

• The galleons are ships in the 16th – 18th centuries that sailed from Mexico to Seville

• People who really know where to look for treasure can find jewellery, coins and other things

• The exploration of the sea bed started after finding records of shipwrecks in the Spanish archives

• Buried gold, silver and precious stones are of Spanish soldiers and governors who were returning from colonies

• The galleons used to break into pieces and sink in late spring or early summer

First Spanish galleon was discovered in ….

• the 16th – 18th centuries

• the second half of the twentieth century

• the eighteenth century

• the early seventies of the twentieth century

• the seventeenth century

What kind of weather made the ships fall apart?

• Massive and dangerous coral reefs

• Late summer or early autumn

• Common hurricanes

• Tropical storms, hurricanes and sudden rain

• Sudden tropical storms and hurricanes

Why doesn’t everybody go underwater treasure hunting nowadays?

• Because it’s dangerous

• Because it takes a lot of time

• Because it’s expensive and dangerous

• Because it requires expert divers

• Because it requires expensive equipment

What is the main idea of the text?

• Treasure hunting is a dream

• Treasure hunting is a very popular activity among Spanish galleons

• Treasure hunting is rather time consuming and exhausting work but for some people may come true and bring fantastic satisfying

• The exploration of the sea bed began in the second half on the twentieth century

• You can find treasures on the eastern coast of Florida