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Homework Reading UNIT 9

The document summarizes a reading activity for a 6th grade language class. It includes questions about a 16th century map of shipping routes from Portugal to East, and a reading about the voyage of one such ship, the Bom Jesus. The main events summarized are that the Bom Jesus set sail with 300 crew, soldiers and merchants in search of spices and treasure, but sank in a great storm near an uninhabited coast of Namibia. The irony mentioned is that they sought riches but shipwrecked near a coast of great wealth. Students are asked to analyze words from the reading and consider unanswered questions about the treasure, geologist, wreck site, and diamonds mentioned.

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Homework Reading UNIT 9

The document summarizes a reading activity for a 6th grade language class. It includes questions about a 16th century map of shipping routes from Portugal to East, and a reading about the voyage of one such ship, the Bom Jesus. The main events summarized are that the Bom Jesus set sail with 300 crew, soldiers and merchants in search of spices and treasure, but sank in a great storm near an uninhabited coast of Namibia. The irony mentioned is that they sought riches but shipwrecked near a coast of great wealth. Students are asked to analyze words from the reading and consider unanswered questions about the treasure, geologist, wreck site, and diamonds mentioned.

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CTT DE LOS ANDES - LANGUAGE CENTER

STUDENT'S NAME: TEACHER'S NAME: Alice Infante

LEVEL: 6TH C DATE: April 10th, 2023

TOPIC: Complete the following activities

Reading

1. Look at the map showing shipping routes in the 16th century from Portugal to the East.
Answer the questions.
1) Why did ships make these voyages?
They did that to mark travel routes because the ships had to find safe routes.
2) What dangers did sailors face on voyages like these?
Sailors faced the weather, ocean, and animals. but the most dangerous was the conflict
with pirates.
2. Read the article about the voyage of one of these ships. Work in pairs. Summarize the main
events. What happened to the ship and crew on its voyage? Why was this ironic?
These ships had the mission of bringing spice, and treasure. it also transported 300 crew
members, soldiers and merchants. the danger was a great storm that sank the ship. Near a
coast.
The irony is that reading says "They had embarked on a great journey in search of riches, and
now here they were, on a coast of unimaginable wealth."
3. Read the article again. Circle the word (a–c) that does NOT fi t in each sentence, according to
the text.
1) Among the objects on the Bom Jesus were and .

a spices b weapons c treasure

2) The ships themselves were .

a up-to-date b well-built c much traveled

3) The voyage of the Bom Jesus ended in disaster because it was unable to resist the strong .

a tides b currents c winds

4) This part of the Namibian coast is very .

a unwelcoming b hot c unpopulated

5) If anyone survived the shipwreck, they would certainly have been .

a rescued b tired c cold

4. Find words in the article with the following meanings.

1) incredible (para 1) astonishing


2) extremely beautiful (para 1) One bright
3) competent; able to do something(para 3) strong and capable
4) incomplete (para 4) sketchy
5) piece (para 4) chunk
6) unwelcoming (para 5) bleak environment

Critical thinking unanswered questions

5. It’s important to analyze what articles say; it’s also important to think about what they
haven’t said. Look at the areas below. Work in pairs. Do you have any questions about them
that the article did not answer?

• the treasure from the ship

• the geologist who found it

• the wreck of the ship

• the diamonds

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