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READING CHECK
Choose the right words to finish the sentences.
e 
Ibn Battuta leaves Sardinia because …
 1 
 
there are dangerous bandits on the 
island.
 2 
 
the people on the island have the 
plague.
 3 
 
there is sudden bad news about his 
mother.
f 
In Fez, Ibn Battuta meets …
 1 
his mother’s brother.
 2 
the ruler of his country.
 3 
some of his old friends.
g 
In the Kingdom of Granada, twelve 
soldiers …
 1 
 
ask Ibn Battuta to travel with them.
 2 
want to fight and kill Ibn Battuta.
 3 
 
begin to write down Ibn Battuta’s 
stories.
h 
Ibn Battuta talks to … in a garden in 
Granada.
 1 
King Alfonso of Castile
 2 
some writers
 3 
some travellers
a 
Ibn Battuta comes back from China 
on …
 1 
an old camel.
 2 
a little donkey.
 3 
a big ship.
b 
… gives Ibn Battuta news about his 
parents.
 1 
A traveller from Aleppo
 2 
A teacher from Tangier
 3 
A pilgrim on the way to Makkah
c 
When Ibn Battuta hears about his 
parents, he …
 1 
wants to go home.
 2 
prays at the mosque.
 3 
buys some beautiful gifts.
d 
In Damascus, people are dying 
because they …
 1 
have nothing to eat.
 2 
live in the streets.
 3 
have the plague.
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