Question

The age of Discovery, between 15th and 17th century, is a period in European history in which overseas exploration were very important to European culture. Sailors used to explore the world travelling on ships, called caravels, searching for treasures such as gold, silk, and spices. In Brazil, they also found brazilwood in large quantity, This type of wood was very valuable to them.

b) Answer the questions completing the frame.

1. What is the text about?
is about ____________.

2. What where considered treasures in the age of discovery?
Treasures were _____,______,______ and _____.

3. What do you consider a treasure nowdays? Why?
For me, a treasures is _____. Because ______.

4. What do you think will be more valuable in the future? Why?
In the future, I think ______ will be a treasure. Because _______.

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Answer 1

Resposta:

1- European history in which overseas exploration were very important to European culture.

2- gold, silk, spices, brazilwood

3- gold, because it remains a precious metal

4- water, as it is a limited and essential resource for life