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Around The World in 80days Worksheet

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Starter Level

Worksheet

Around the World in 80 Days


Jules Verne

A
1

Before reading
a How many different ways of travelling do you know? Make a list.

Examples: motorbike, walking...

b The story takes place in 1872. Which ways of travelling from your list do you think you will find in a
story about a journey around the world in 1872?

a Phileas Fogg travels around the world and visits the following places. Which are countries and
which are cities? Which city is in which country? Put them in the correct place in the table.
Japan Calcutta England U.S.A Liverpool New York Bombay
San Francisco Yokohama India London

Countries

Cities

France

Paris, Bordeaux

b Put the places from 2a on the map below. Draw a line between the places to show the journey you
think Phileas Fogg will follow.

Now compare your map with the one on page 2 showing Phileas Foggs journey.

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Starter Level

Worksheet

The picture shows Phileas Fogg. As you read, write what you learn about Phileas Fogg in the table.

Name

Phileas Fogg

Lives where?
Family?
Rich or poor?
What does he do
every day?
What does he like
doing?

B
4

While Reading
As you read, match the places with what happens in each place.
London

Fogg pays eight thousand dollars to travel on a ship

India

Phileas Fogg and Passepartout help a rich mans wife

Hong Kong

Fogg and Aouda find Passepartout again

Yokohama

Detective Fix arrests Fogg

New York

Passepartout forgets to buy tickets for the ship the Carnatic

Liverpool

Phileas Fogg makes a bet

The picture shows Phileas Fogg arriving back in England. Detective Fix is arresting Fogg. What are
Fogg and Fix saying? Write their words in the spaces.

Why?

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Starter Level

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After Reading

Imagine you are travelling around the world from London and can stop in 4 places. Choose the 4
places you want to visit and draw your travel plans on the map.

Why do you want to visit each place? What do you want to do there? How can you travel from place
to place? Write your ideas in the table.
Place

Why you want to go there

How you can travel to the


next place

Example:
Rome, Italy

To visit historical places and eat Italian food

By train to

1
2
3
4
7

Write 50-70 words for a newspaper, saying who Phileas Fogg is and describing his travels around the
world.

Man travels around world in 80 days


3RD DECEMBER 1872

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