Worksheet 1
Link to visit
Tour the website and write
down the information
you find.
After correcting the worksheet in class, you will have
to report orally on:
The ship
The journey
The passengers
http://www.scholastic.com/
scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/
index.htm
Learn about the story of the Mayflower
which sailed across the
Atlantic with America’s
first immigrants on
board.
THE MAYFLOWER
Vocabulary: check your dictionary if necessary
A pilgrim:……………………….
To leak :………………………….
A rope:………………………….
A beam :………………………….
1-Take the journey !
Press the blue buttons to follow the Mayflower’s journey
What year did the journey take place ?........................... What century is this ? ……………………….
How long did the trip last ? ……………… How many crew members were there ?...........................
Where did the Pilgrims stay on board ?........................................................... What broke during the
storm ?.............................................................. Could it be repaired ?............................
Why didn’t the Mayflower succeed in reaching Virginia, its original destination ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2-Tour the ship!
.
3-Last but not least…
Now work on worksheet 2 to
understand why these people left
England, and to get information
about the next wave of pilgrims,
the Puritans.
A—Click on 1-The rigging (= le gréement)
The Mayflower had ……..sails and ……….lines , or ropes, to adjust the sails !
B—Click on 3-’Tween Decks (=l’entrepont)
The journey was terrible for the pilgrims. Write the three problems mentioned:
Firstly they…………………………………………………………………………..
Then they…………………………………………………………………………….
What is more they……………………………………………………………………
C—Click on 7-The Round House (=la timonerie)
Thanks to tools like quadrants , the sailors were able to………………………….
…………………………………….. so as to determine……………………...…….
………………………………………………………………………………………..