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READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. 
True False
a 
Ibn Battuta goes back to see the Sultan of Delhi. 
b 
The people in the Maldives have shells for money. 
c 
Everybody in the Maldives likes Ibn Battuta. 
d 
After nine months, Ibn Battuta leaves the Maldives. 
e 
The Sultan of Serendib loves Ibn Battuta’s stories. 
f 
Ibn Battuta walks up the easy way to Adam’s footprint. 
g 
Ibn Battuta swims away when his ship hits some rocks. 
h 
Some pirates take Ibn Battuta’s pearls, rubies, and clothes. 
i 
China is a difficult place for people to travel through at this time. 
j 
Al-Bushri and Ibn Battuta are old friends. 
WORD WORK
1 Find four more words from the story in the photograph.
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2 Use the words from Activity 1 in the correct form to complete the dialogues.
a
b
c
d
e
3 What are the extra letters in the photograph of the elephant? Write them in order 
and find the name of a famous city in the next chapter.
D _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GUESS WHAT
In the next chapter Ibn Battuta goes back to some
cities from his earlier journeys. What does
 
he find there? Tick the boxes. 
Yes 
No Perhaps
A lot of the people in these cities are now very ill. 
The cities are now in ruins because of very bad weather. 
Hundreds of dangerous bandits are now living in the cities. 
Many of his friends from before are dead. 
There is a lot of water in these places because of the winter rains. 
Some people stopped
a big ship last week and took a
lot of money from it.
Do you walk to school
with your friends?
Does your younger brother
like ……………?
Come and look at
these beautiful …………… in 
the shop window!
How did the detectives
find the killer?
Is that true? Are
there really ……………. in the 
world today?
No. I usually walk
…………… . My friends always 
go by bicycle.
No, he’s afraid of
the water, and he never goes
into the sea.
They’re a wonderful red
colour. I’d love to buy them for you,
but I haven’t got the money.
They saw some of his 
…………… in the snow next to 
the dead body.
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