6th form Reading p. 195 - 196

1. Christopher Columbus is supposed to be the first Englishman to discover America.

2. America was discovered by Europeans in the 15th century.

3. Christopher Columbus tried to discover a new way to North America.

4. Columbus' joyrney to America was difficult and dangerous.

5. On the whole, four journeys were made by Columbus to America.

6. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean Columbus understood that the new land wasn't Asia.

7. James Cook was a famous British sailor and explorer.

8. James Cook was born in England in the family of a sailor.

9. New Zealand and Australia were discovered during one year.

10. To reach the smallest continent James Cook had to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

11. Cook's crew created maps of New Zealand's and Australia's coasts.

12. Aborigines are natives who inhabit some islands in the Tasman Sea.

13. There are two official languages on the territory of Canada nowadays.

14. The Europeans from Iceland and Greenland came to the territory of Canada earlier than from France.

15. Canadians were the original inhabitants of the central part of North America.

16. The territory of Canada was divided between European settlers equally.

17. Quebec is one of the French territories in Canada.

18. There were many battles between Indians and Frenchmen for power in Canada.

19. British Columbia is much bigger territory than Quebec.

20. The origin of two languages on the territory of Canada is supposed to be historical.