Prime Time 2, Coursebook

Going on an expedition Song: Eric and Leif a) Listen to the rap about Eric the Red and his son Leif Eriksson. n3c47m Info What is an expedition? This is a trip made by a group of people in order to find something special or new. i 7 2.24 Everybody thinks, including us, Christopher Columbus Discovered America in 1492 It’s a nice story, but it’s not true Chorus: Eric the Red found a land that was green He sailed to where no Viking had been Leif Ericson found America He was a great discoverer Eric came from Norway to Iceland and then He was exiled for killing some men His ship was waiting, he sailed with his clan Over the sea to a new land Three years later he came back and said Why live in Iceland, there’s Greenland instead Iceland is cold, not much land only ice Greenland is cool, it’s paradise Eric the Red found a land that was green … And when Eric’s son Leif Was a big strong young man Eric asked him: Boy, what’s your plan? Tell me now where do you want to go? Leif said: Somewhere where there’s no snow So at around a thousand AD Leif sailed westwards over the sea And Eric wanted to join him, of course He rode to the ship but he fell off his horse Eric the Red found a land that was green … Good winds took Leif ’s boat over the sea To the land where he wanted to be Leif said: The rivers here are full of fish The earth it is black and very rich And the winters are nearly frost-free This is my land, it’s the land for me To honour my dad Eric Superstar, I name this land AmErica Oh yeah Eric the Red found a land that was green … b) Look at the map and write the missing names. Eric the Red Leif Eriksson Greenland Norway Newfoundland Iceland 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Newfoundland 116 14 Unit The Vikings one hundred and sixteen Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv