> Plus de cours & d'exercices d'anglais sur les mêmes thèmes : | Royaume-Uni [Autres thèmes]
	> Tests similaires : - Kate, le Palais de Kensington et la Reine Elisabeth II - Mariage Kate & William - Love Story de William et Kate - Vocabulaire : élections - Ecosse et culture - Vocabulaire : le rire, l'humour - Musique populaire - Mayflower et Thanksgiving
	> Double-cliquez sur n'importe quel terme pour obtenir une traduction...

James Cook : the life of an explorer

James Cook : the life of an explorer

James Cook was born in Yorkshire (England) in 1728.His father was a poor farmer with seven children.

Cook loved the sea and he joined the Royal Navy in 1755.

He became an excellent sailor and gained a reputation for charting(tracer) maps.

In 1768, he was chosen to lead an expedition to the Pacific. Officially he was supposed to calculate the distance from the Earth to the sun by observing Venus from Tahiti. In fact, the English government wanted to find and conquer new lands south of Australia. Cook left for Tahiti on his ship called The Endeavour.

On his first expedition (1768-1771), he mapped(faire la carte de) New Zealand and explored the east coast of Australia. On his second expedition (1772-1775), he reached Antarctica. On his last expedition (1776-1779), he went to Canada, Alaska and the Pacific.

On February 14, 1779 he was stabbed and drowned by a group of natives(indigènes) in Hawaii. By the 19^th century, Britain was the biggest commercial, industrial and naval power in the world with colonies on every continent.

Remettez dans l'ordre chronologique les éléments de la vie de James Cook.

Put his actions in order.

Intermédiaire Tweeter Partager
Exercice d'anglais "James Cook : the life of an explorer" créé par anonyme avec le générateur de tests - créez votre propre test !
Voir les statistiques de réussite de ce test d'anglais

Merci de vous connecter à votre compte pour sauvegarder votre résultat.

Mode d'emploi : Cliquez sur un élément puis sur 'Monter' ou 'Descendre' pour le placer dans la liste. Lisez bien la consigne pour voir dans quel ordre placer les éléments.

He was killed in Hawaii. He reached Antarctica. He became an excellent sailor. He went to Alaska and Canada. He left for Tahiti on The Endeavour. He joined the Royal Navy. He was born in Yorkshire. He was chosen to lead an expedition to the Pacific. He discovered New Zealand.