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1 James Cook, a great British navigator
(1728—1779 ) Всероссийский фестиваль педагогического творчества (2014/2015 учебный год) Номинация: педагогические идеи и технологии Автор: Коротова Наталья Анатольевна Место выполнения работы: МОАУ «Лицей №1» г.Оренбурга

2 Great Britain is proud of its famous people
Great Britain is proud of its famous people. James Cook (1728—1779), a great British navigator is among of them. In 1770 he discovered the East Coast of Australia. He was the first to investigate Australia and named a lot of its mountains and bays. Let’s try to learn a bit about this great person and his life. English Grammar will help us!

3 Early years The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27 October, But his family soon __________ (move) to another village, called Great Ayton, where Cook __________ (spend) most of his childhood

4 As a teenager James Cook _________ (develop) a fascination for the sea and _________ (travel) to Whitby where he _______ (find) employment on a coal ship. Statue of the young James Cook. This statue is in the village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire

5 While he ___________ (serve) in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War (1756—1763), Cook ________ (have) the command of a ship.

6 When the war ______ (end), Cook __________ (take) command of the vessel Grenville and ________(go) to Newfoundland to survey the coasts there.

7 While he __________ (map) the coasts of Newfoundland, he __________ (observe) a solar eclipse off the North American coast.

8 Statue of Captain James Cook at Admiralty Arch, London
Cook __________ (send) the details to the Royal Society, England’s leading scientific organization, and __________ (win) their attention. Statue of Captain James Cook at Admiralty Arch, London

9 After Cook _________ (publish) his observation of the solar eclipse, the Royal Society ________ (ask) him to lead a scientific expedition to Tahiti and ______ (put) him in command of the HMS Endeavour.

10 From Tahiti Cook then _________ (go on) to explore the South Pacific.
The HMS Endeavour From Tahiti Cook then _________ (go on) to explore the South Pacific. Australia produced coins for the State of Cook’s Islands to honour the famous navigator for his research of the coast

11 Captain James Cook’s routes through the South-Pacific
Captain James Cook’s routes through the South-Pacific. The first voyage is in red, the second in green, and the third in blue

12 Having reached uninhabited islands in the midst of the Pacific Ocean for the first time, James Cook was impressed by a great number of canoes, both small and big, which came to meet him.

13 James Cook also _______ (reach) New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel Tasman _______ (visit) before him. Кук довольно точно нанёс на карту береговую линию, но вглубь островов экспедиции попасть не посчастливилось. Виной путешественников. Cook rather precisely marked the coastline on his map, but he failed to get deep into the island due to the Maori, the native aborigines of the island. They met “The Endeavour” hostile and attacked the travellers.

14 After Cook ________ (map) New Zealand’s complete coastline, he ________ (sail) to Australia’s east coast. A travel poster for Australia, showing Captain Cook landing in 1770, but it had actually been discovered by a Dutchman Abel Tasman

15 Cook _______ (name) the area New South Wales as it ________ (remind) him of the south coast of Wales in Great Britain. Джеймс Кук открыл Новый Южный Уэльс (Юго-Восточная Австралия) James Cook discovered New South Wales (South-Eastern Australia) in 1770 and claimed it for Britain

16 In 1772, one year after Cook _______ (return) from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal Society ______ (hire) him for another expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis. Captain James Cook of Great Britain, commanding His Majesty’s Ship Resolution, was on a Pacific voyage attempting to find the fabled Northwest Passage. It was never found by them.

17 Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales to the British Crown
On his journey, Cook ________ (discover) several islands and almost ________ (go) as far as the continent of Antarctica. Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales to the British Crown

18 James Cook _________ (make) maps of the South Pacific and __________ (prove) that Terra Australis ____________ (not / exist). Captain James Cook British explorer and navigator Date Baptized October 27, 1728 Death February 14, 1779 Place of Birth Marton, Yorkshire Known For Proving that the fabled southern...

19 His third and last voyage for the Royal Society _______ (take) him to the west coast of North America where he _______ (try) to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific. Captain James Cook visited the Hawaiian Islands in when he came ashore, the people mistook him for one of their gods. This illustration shows the Hawaiian offering.

20 He _________ (not / can/ pass) the Bering Strait
He _________ (not / can/ pass) the Bering Strait. However, the ice ________ (force) him to return to Hawaii, which he _________ (discover) earlier. We don’t know the true reasons why Captain James Cook was killed. But thanks to him, life in this part of the world has changed greatly.

21 While he and his crew ________ (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians ________ (steal) one of his boats.
Johann Zoffany “The Death of captain James Cook”, 14-February-1779 George Carter “Death of Captain James Cook”, 1783

22 The place where Captain James Cook was killed by natives in 1779
When Cook and his men ___________ (try) to get the boat from the natives, a violent fight ________ (break out) in which the natives __________ (stab) James Cook to death. The place where Captain James Cook was killed by natives in 1779

23 The monument to a great navigator James Cook in Hawaii.
Captain James Cook changed the history of Hawaii when he reached the bay of Waimea in January 1778 trying to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific. The monument to a great navigator James Cook in Hawaii.

24 CHECK YOUR ANSWERS: moved 18.went on 35. forced
spent reached had discovered developed had visited were resting travelled had mapped stole found sailed tried / were was serving named trying had reminded broke out ended had returned stabbed took hired went discovered was mapping went observed made sent proved won did not exist had published took asked tried / was trying put could not pass

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