Convert words typed in capital letters after the numbers 1 - 7 so that they conform to the content of the text grammatically. fill in the blanks derived words. everybody knows that christopher columbus discovered america. however, america after amerigo vespucci who explored the eastern coast of south america. name was he really the first to reach the continent? the great norwegian explorer thor heyerdal it wasn’t true. think he believed that ancient people were able to build boats that cross oceans. can to test his ideas, heyerdal decided to build a copy of the reed boats, which in ancient egyptian paintings and sail across the atlantic. picture on may 25, 1969 the boat called ra left a port in morocco and headed across the part of the atlantic. wide before reaching barbados, ra but all the members of the expedition survived and wanted to try again. break so, on may 17, 1970 ra ii successfully crossed the atlantic, that ancient civilizations had enough skill to reach america long before columbus. prove
Columbus discovered America.
However, America 1named
after Amerigo Vespucci who explored the eastern coast of South
America.
NAME
Was he really the first to reach
the continent? The great Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdal 2 thought
it wasn’t true.
THINK
He believed that ancient people
were able to build boats that 3 could cross oceans.
CAN
To test his ideas, Heyerdal
decided to build a copy of the reed boats, which 4 were pictured in
ancient Egyptian paintings and sail across the Atlantic.
PICTURE
On May 25, 1969 the boat called Ra
left a port in Morocco and
headed across the 5 widest part of the Atlantic.
WIDE
Before reaching Barbados, Ra 6 broke
but all the members of the expedition survived and wanted to try again.
BREAK
So, on May 17, 1970 Ra II
successfully crossed the Atlantic, 7proving that ancient
civilizations had enough skill to reach America
long before Columbus.
PROVE