October Week Three

 This week is a holiday in the United States (Columbus Day), and we took this as a chance to discuss the topic of explorers: looking at the famous voyages of explorers such as Columbus, Magellan, Shackleton and others.  This is a great chance to practice your mastery of the past tense! Now, on to the homework.

Listening:
Learners can try an article (with audio) from VOA English about the current controversy around Columbus statues. For something else, try an episode of Six Minute English about Scott and the Antarctic.

For original version listening, try out the documentary Columbus in America, which depicts some of the dark sides of discovery for indigenous people.

Reading:
Learners can try their hand at an article about Amazing Aventures from British Council.

For original version, try an article from PBS about why some people are celebrating Indigenous People's Day instead of Columbus Day.  Do you sympathize with this effort?

Writing
Choose one of the world's famous explorers (check this link for ideas) and write a text outlining what their exploration entailed and what they discovered.    How are their achievements viewed today? Be especially careful with the past tense!

Best,
Kelly