400 headwords 4247726 Ibn Battuta fp indd 1

READING CHECK
Match the two parts of the sentences.
a 
Ibn Battuta journeys across the Hindukush mountains on a …
1 
gifts.
b 
On the road, Ibn Battuta and his friends see a … 
2 
big camel.
c 
Ibn Battuta arrives in Delhi with a lot of … 
3 
enemies.
d 
The Sultan of Delhi makes Ibn Battuta a … 
4 
China.
e 
The Sultan fights and kills his … 
5 
clothes.
f 
The holy man Shaikh Shihab Al-Din says ‘No’ to the … 
6 
rhinoceros.
g 
The Sultan wants Ibn Battuta to go to … 
7 
rich judge.
h 
In the mountains, some bandits take Ibn Battuta’s … 
8 
Calicut.
i 
Ibn Battuta loses three ships in … 
9 
Sultan.
WORD WORK
Find words from Chapter 3 to complete the sentences.
a 
The rhinoceros is dangerous and it hits one of the horses with its big h _ _ _. [rhno]
b 
When Ibn Battuta first arrives in the city of Delhi, the S _ _ _ _ _ is away. [atusln]
c 
At home, the Sultan always sits on a beautiful g _ _ _ chair. [ogdl]
d 
Hundreds of men on big e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ leave money on the streets of Delhi. 
[lepseathn]
e 
The Sultan puts big knives on the t _ _ _ _ of some of his elephants. [uksts]
f 
Some s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ come and kill the holy man Shaikh Shihab Al-Din. [oisrdles]
g 
The Sultan has a lot of t _ _ _ _ _ _ because many people are against him. [rtuoleb]
h 
Soon after the caravan leaves Delhi, the Sultan’s men need to stop and f _ _ _ _. [ifhtg]
i 
The b _ _ _ _ _ _ in the mountains want to kill Ibn Battuta. [sabidtn]