name of the two continents – North America and South America. These two continents, North and South America, form the part of the world called America.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. We dont know much about this man. He was born in Italy but lived in Spain for a long time. He was a seaman and made many sea voyages.
In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west and he reached some land. Columbus thought that it was India but it was not. It was a new land. It was America. People began to speak about this land as the New World.
Find the verbs used in Past Simple in the text.
2. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text:
There are the two continents America and America.
The full name of the U. S. A. is the of .
discovered America in .
He was born in but lived in for a long time.
He was a .
The and the of Spain gave him money to go to .
He discovered a new.
Peope began to call the new land the .
Answer the questions to the text:
1. What country has the word America in its name?
2. What two continents have the word America in their names?
Who is Christopher Columbus? What do you know about him?
When did Columbus discover America?
What country did he want to reach?
How do people call America?
Can you find the following Columbus Day words?
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