Francis Drake
was born in Plymouth [’plɪməɵ], a seaport and the largest town in the south of England in 1540.
Four of the English ships were burnt and only two of them came back to England.
In 1577 Queen Elizabeth I asked Drake to lead the expedition to the New World.
The official purpose (цель) of the expedition was exploration (исследование)
He landed on the coast and claimed the land for England. He called it New England.
This Strait was later named after him.
Nowadays it is called - the Drake Strait (Пролив Дрейка).
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a) their sailors
b) their maps
around 30 tons
of silver and gold
a) Nathan Drake
b) Francis Drake
c) Nelson
a) John Hawking
b) Queen Elizabeth
c) The Spanish
a) Vice Admiral of the English Fleet
b) the captain of the Golden Hind
c) a Minister
Your homework:
Ex. 6 p. 55
To find the information about a Russian traveler
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