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READING CHECK
Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
a 
Ibn Battuta arrives by ship in the city of Aden.
b 
Ibn Battuta’s guide wants to run away with his donkey.
c 
The old men in Bahrain find shells with pearls in them in the sea. 
d 
After Bahrain, Ibn Battuta wants to find a way to travel to America.
e 
The young men in Anatolia give Ibn Battuta lots of things to wear and look at.
f 
Something strange happens to Ibn Battuta. He meets an old teacher from home.
g 
Bayalun’s caravan has shops, mosques and places to eat in it.
h 
Ibn Battuta travels to Constantinople with Khan Ozbeg’s daughter.
WORD WORK
1 Match the words with the pictures.
1 
mountain
2 
sail
3 
mosque
4 
island
5 
wind
6 
world
7 
pearl
8 
snow
9 
coast
 
10 
shell
 
11 
clothes
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A C T I V I T I E S
2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the dialogues below.
a 
‘Do you like travelling by plane or by ship?’ ‘By plane. I always feel ill when I 
…………….’ 
b 
‘What’s the tallest …………… in the ……………?’ ‘Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
It’s 9,100 metres tall, but most of it is under the sea.’
c 
‘Did you walk by the sea today?’ ‘Yes, and look: I found this nice, big …………… there.’