Building your vocabulary. A.These are the 15 key vocabulary words for this chapter

A. These are the 15 key vocabulary words for this chapter. They are boldfaced in the reading. Pronounce these words after your teacher and discuss their meaning.

autocratic expedition luxury

colony exploration mutiny

continent hemisphere persistence

convince import sacrifice

crew island voyage

B. Discuss the answers to the following questions with a classmate.

1. What behavior shows that Columbus was persistent?

2. What kinds of sacrifices do parents often make for their children?

3. In what way is a mutiny similar to a revolution?

4. Have you ever taken a voyage (a long boat trip)? Where did you go?

5. Which continent is Central America a part of - North America or South America?

6. What is an island surrounded by?

7. What are some countries in the Far East?

8. What country did the colony of Hispaniola belong to?

9. What's the difference between importing and exporting merchandise?

C. Arrange these words in order of the size of the place, starting with the smallest.

city continent country hemisphere world

Sharpening reading skills.

Map-Reading Practice

Find the following on a map of the world:

1. the seven continents

2. all the countries mentioned in the reading (Scan the reading for the countries.)

3. Columbus's general route on his first and fourth voyages

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