1492: The Year the Map Changed

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Aims

Columbus sailed west looking for Asia and reached islands he did not expect. What followed changed two worlds, for very different reasons. Balanced discussion for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 175-word news story: He was looking for Asia. He found something else, and so did everyone else

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The shore

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Being wrong

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Two sides of one year

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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