Story

Treasure Island

1. Complete the sentences with these words.

1. In the past, ships had to be careful not to be attacked by pirates.
2. There are a lot of big boats in the harbour this morning.
3. The film was about a gang of men who tried to take money from tourists.
4. My grandparents’ parrot was their favourite pet and it could say hello!
5. In the film, there is a mutiny on a ship and the captain has to hide.
6. The farmer used a big barrel to keep the water which he gave to his goats.
7. Hassan broke his leg and has to use crutches for a few weeks.

2. Match the people with the descriptions.

1. Jim, d. the ship’s boy
2. Pew, e. the blind man
3. Smollett, a. the captain of the ship
4. Captain Flint, b. the captain of the ship
5. Dick, c. a sailor

3. Put the events from the story in the correct order.

a. Jim decides that Captain Smollett is not a good person. g
b. Jim hears the crew planning to attack Captain Smollett. e
c. They can see the treasure Island. d
d. They walk onto the ship the Hispaniola for the first time. h
e. Black Dog sees Jim and runs away from the inn. a
f. They start their long journey. f
g. Jim meets Long John Silver for the first time at his inn. b
h. Captain Smollett is not happy because he did not choose his own crew. c

4. Read the quotations and answer the questions.

1. “When I go on a journey, I like to be able to choose my own crew.”
Why do you think Captain Smollett says this?

Captain Smollett likes to choose his own crew because he wants to work with people he can trust. He can’t trust people who he doesn’t know.

2. “Trelawney has the map, so we wait until they have found the treasure. We might also want Smollett
to take us home before we attack.”
What do you think Long John Silver is planning for?

Long John Silver is planning how to steal the treasure and then get home again before he kills Smollett and the others.

3. “What happened to them? Pew is blind and Flint is dead.”
What do you think Long John Silver and his men planned to do on their last journey to Treasure Island?
Do you think it was successful? Why? Why not?

I think they planned to get the treasure and something went wrong.