Vocabulary building
Millie is talking with Simon about Christopher Columbus. Complete their
conversation with the words in the box.
development
Europeans
explorer
Italian
Pacific Ocean
passage
step
unknown
What are you reading on the
Internet, Simon?
I'm reading a (1) about famous
people in the world. Look, here's a photo of
Christopher Columbus.
I've heard of him. He was an
(2) .
Yes. He was one of the first (3)
to discover America.
I also know that he was from Italy.
He was an (4) .
You're correct. He travelled from Europe to
America. That was a very long journey.
Did he cross the
(5) ?
No. That's the Atlantic Ocean. I think
it was exciting for him to arrive at an
(6) place.
But it was dangerous too.
He was very brave.
Many people went to America from Europe
after he discovered it. That was an important
(7) for the (8)
of America.
That's true.

(1) passage (2) explorer (3) Europeans (4) Italian (5) Pacific Ocean (6) unknown (7) step (8) development

1. 第一空：根据语境“reading a...about famous people”，此处需填表示“文章”的名词，故选passage。
2. 第二空：Christopher Columbus是著名探险家，故填explorer。
3. 第三空：他是最早发现美洲的欧洲人之一，one of后接复数名词，故填Europeans。
4. 第四空：他来自意大利，所以是意大利人，故填Italian。
5. 第五空：结合下文回答“That's the Atlantic Ocean”，此处询问是否穿过太平洋，故填Pacific Ocean。
6. 第六空：到达一个未知的地方，用unknown修饰place，故填unknown。
7. 第七空：他发现美洲后很多欧洲人前往美洲，这是美洲发展的重要一步，故填step。
8. 第八空：“the...of America”表示美洲的发展，故填development。