Lesson 6

6
Before you start 3 Where are all these characters at the
Go back and skim the story. Discuss these end of Chapter 6? Complete the table.
questions in pairs. Abraham Gray Hunter Jim Hawkins
1 What was Dr Livesy’s plan? Joyce Long John Silver Redruth
2 ‘We’ll never get to the beach!’, Why was Dr Captain Smollett Mr Trelawney
Livesy and his group’s final journey on the boat
dangerous? Name three reasons. In the fort Killed On the On the
island Hispaniola

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with these words
from the story.
advantage contact defended 4 Choose the correct answer.
1 Dr Livesy, Captain Smollett and Mr Trelawney
get to supplies could not take the ship and run away from the
1 We need to go to the supermarket to get pirates because ...
............................. for the party.
A they wanted to wait for Jim and take the
2 The soldiers fought bravely and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. the treasure.
castle. B the weather was not good for sailing away.
3 I usually ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my grandparents by phone C they were afraid of the six men left on the ship
and email. with them
4 Luckily, we were able to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the station 2 Silver’s men on the ship were surprised to see Dr
and catch the train; we arrived there in time. Livesy’s group with guns because ...
5 Tourism has a lot of good sides; it has many A they thought that Dr Livesy’s group didn’t know
............................. s to make use of.
anything about Silver’s plans.
B they didn’t see Dr Livesy’s group going back to
Reading the ship.
C they thought Dr Livesy’s group were killed on
2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F).
correct the false sentences.
the island.

1 When Dr Livesy and Hunter reached the island, Speaking

they walked a little way and then they found a
small castle. ...They found a small fort.
...................................................................... F
5 Discuss these questions in pairs.
2 Dr Livesy looked round and realised that the men 1 Why does Dr Livesy decide to go to the fort?
they left on the Hispaniola were making food. 2 What was Smollett’s advice to them at the
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3 Trelawney was very sad as his servant Redruth fell 3 ‘It’s a race to get there first’, what does there refer
down; he was dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to? Why is it important to get there first?
4 The fort was small and was very well defended. 4 The men lose some of their supplies in the water.
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Why is this a problem? How do you think they
feel about this?
5 Trelawney used a gun and arrested the pirates,
but one of them escaped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 5 What do you think will happen next in the story?
6 Captain Smollett counted the supplies and asked
Dr Livesy how long they would have to spend on
this island. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

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