A man from Scotland was a businessman. He does not work anymore now. He
tries to find treasure. He found 322 coins this year. Now, he finds more
treasure.
It is from the Vikings. It is from the 9th or 10th century. It is worth 1 million pounds.
Experts come to the treasure. They want to find more things.
Difficult words: was (past of “be”), treasure (some things which are historical and important), found (past of “find”).
A man from Scotland found a great treasure. He found Viking artefacts
that are worth one million pounds. He found more than 100 things. They
are from the 9th to 10th centuries.
The man used to be a businessman. Now, he is an amateur treasure hunter.
This was not his first big discovery. He found 322 old coins in a field
earlier this year.
Experts from Scotland arrived at the field of his discovery within
hours. They want to start to dig there and try to find more objects.
Difficult words: treasure (a quantity of gold, coins, gems etc.),
artefact (an object which is historically interesting), used to be
(were).
News Man Finds a Viking Treasure Article For English Students
A one-million-pound discovery of Viking artefacts has been uncovered in
southwest Scotland by an amateur treasure hunter and his trusty metal
detector.
Derek McLennan, a retired businessman from Ayrshire, stumbled across the
massive collection after dragging himself from his sickbed to go on the
trip with two friends. Now, he’s in line for a bumper payout after the
find was described as one of the most significant of its kind ever
discovered in the UK...
In total, more than 100 items were recovered, including armbands and
brooches. A solid silver cross which has enameled decoration which
experts consider to highly unusual was also amongst the collection.
This pot is likely to had been around 100 years old when the horde was buried in the mid-9th or 10th centuries...
Within hours, experts from historic Scotland had arrived at the field in
Dumfries and Galloway to begin a major excavation of the site. The
discovery comes after lucky Derek hit the headlines earlier this year
after discovering 322 medieval coins in a field.
Difficult words: artefact (an object which is historically interesting),
treasure (a quantity of gold, coins, gems etc.), trusty (reliable),
stumble across (find by chance), drag (forcing himself to get up),
bumper (very large), significant (great), brooch (an ornament on your
clothing), horde (big group), excavation (digging), medieval (from the
Middle Ages).
