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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

Where was Cook born?

a) in London b) in Canada c) in Yorkshire

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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

What did he study?

a) astrology b) astronomy c) botany

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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

When did he join the Navy?

a) in 1745 b) in 1755 c) in 1765

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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

In which direction did The Endeavour sail across the Atlantic Ocean?

a) west b) south-east c) south-west

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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

What was the first place they visited?

a) Tahiti b) Australia c) South America

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An epic journey

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

How long did their epic journey last?

a) more than three years b) almost three years c) three years

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1 Why is Captain Cook famous?

a) He was captain of the first European ship to reach the east coast of Australia

b) He was a navigator and map-maker

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18 he decided to become a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and 1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook’s most famous

voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world. His ship left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed south-west across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn in South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west to the south-east coast of Australia. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern

coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Cook’s sailors gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. They finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

Where is Newfoundland?

a) in Canada b) in the USA

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18 he decided to become a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and 1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook’s most famous

voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world. His ship left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed south-west across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn in South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west to the south-east coast of Australia. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern

coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Cook’s sailors gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. They finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

What did Cook do in New Zealand?

a) he collected plants and flowers b) he made a map of the coastline

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18 he decided to become a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and 1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook’s most famous

voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world. His ship left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed south-west across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn in South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west to the south-east coast of Australia. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern

coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Cook’s sailors gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. They finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

When did they arrive back in England?

a) 26th August b) 12th July

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18 he decided to become a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and 1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook’s most famous

voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world. His ship left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed south-west across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn in South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west to the south-east coast of Australia. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern

coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Cook’s sailors gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. They finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

He decided he wanted to be a sailor when he was 18.

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.

Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

His most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1774.

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and map-maker. He is famous because he was the captain of the first European ship to visit the east coast of Australia. Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire, in the north-east of England. At the age of 18, he decided that he wanted to be a sailor and he began working on local ships. Later, he decided that he wanted to be a captain so he studied navigation, map-making and astronomy and joined the Navy in 1755. In 1763 and

1764, Cook sailed to North America and made the first maps of the coastline of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Cook made a number of important voyages but his most famous voyage was made between 1768 and 1771, when he sailed around the world in a westerly direction. His ship, The Endeavour, left England on the 26th of August, 1768, and sailed southwest across the Atlantic Ocean round Cape Horn at the southern end of South America. Then they sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the island of Tahiti and reached New Zealand on the 6th of October, 1769. Cook and his crew were only the second group of Europeans to visit the country. Cook made maps of the coastline of New Zealand and then sailed west and reached the south-east coast of Australia on 19th April, 1770. They were the first Europeans ever to reach Australia’s eastern coastline. They landed at a place which is now called Botany Bay. Two botanists on the ship gave the place this name because there were so many amazing plants and flowers there. After sailing back via Indonesia and South Africa, they finally returned to England on the 12th of July, 1771, almost three years after they set off on their epic journey.