Lesson 6

Before you start

Go back and skim the story. Discuss these questions in pairs.

1. What were the eight men searching for?

A map showing where treasure is buried on an island.

2. What do you know about Mr Trelawney?

He is an important rich man. He wants to find the treasure, so he hires a ship and crew. He has a servant called Redruth.

Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with these words from the story.

1. The crew of the ship all worked together to travel across the sea.

2. The police are searching for clue s to the murder.

3. The police caught that man trying to rob the bank and take lots of money.

4. Nobody can escape from the prison.

5. The king has many servant s who do the cooking and cleaning in his palace.

6. The thief has to tell the magistrate why he stole the car.

7. The head of the football team can tell the other players what to do.

Reading

2. Put these events in the correct order.

a. Mr Trelawney and Dr Livesey decide to search for the treasure. 5

b. Mr Blandley finds a ship and a crew. 6

c. Jim says goodbye to his mother. 7

d. Jim shows the Captain’s papers to Dr Livesy and Mr Trelawney. 4

e. The men try to find Jim and his mother. 2

f. Eight men come to the inn and search for the Captain’s box. 1

g. Dr Livesy and the policemen arrive. 3

3. Complete the table.

4. Work in pairs to answer these questions.

1. Why were the eight men searching for the paper?

The men wanted to know where to find the treasure.

2. "It’s the boy and the woman from the inn!"What does the blind man mean by this sentence?

He means that Jim and his mother have opened the box and taken the map.

3. What does ‘There’ in line twelve, and ‘It’ in line seventeen refer to?

'There’ refers to inside the Captain’s box. 'It’ refers to the map.

4. How were Jim and his mother saved from the eight men?

The police and Dr Livesy arrived on horses and saved them.

5. What do you think would have happened if the blind man and his men found the boy and his mother?

The men might have taken the map and killed Jim and his mother.

6. Why did Jim want to give the papers to Dr Livesy?

Jim trusted Mr Livesy because he was a magistrate and Jim thought that he would know what to do with the map.

7. What did Mr Trelawney think they should do about captain Bill's papers?

Mr Trelawney thinks they should hire a boat and find the treasure themselves.