Question

8
Read the text in ex. 7 again and, in pairs,
ask and answer questions as in the
examples.
1
Ferdinand Magellan / be/ a Portuguese sailor?
SA: Was Ferdinand Magellan a Portuguese
Sailor?
SB: Yes, he was.
2 the Emperor of Spain / give him / fifteen ships?
SA: Did the Emperor of Spain give him
fifteen ships?
SB: No, he didn't. He gave him five ships.
3 they / leave / Spain / 1619?
4 the journey / be / long and dangerous?
5 Magellan / discover / the Pacific Ocean?
6 Magellan / die / with soldiers / in battle?
7 a Spanish sailor / complete / voyage?
8 the remaining ship/ reach / Spain 1523​.

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who wanted to sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of Spain gave him five ships and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They left Spain on the 20-th of September 1519 and began their long and dangerous journey. On the journey, Magellan discovered the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, he and many of the sailors died in a battle on 27-th April, 1521. After that, a Spanish sailor took control of the ships and set off to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men survived the journey. They arrived back in Spain on 6-th September, 1522. They were the first men to sail around the world.