2 The Sea-Chest Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Answer these questions making predictions about the story. a. Who are Black Dog and the blind man? ..................................................................................................................................................... b. What do they want from the Captain? ..................................................................................................................................................... c. What will they do next? ..................................................................................................................................................... d. Are Jim and his mother in danger? ..................................................................................................................................................... e. In your opinion, what should Jim do? ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 In Chapter 2 you will meet these verbs. Match them to their definitions. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 3 search argue rush faint curse bury lock grumble c c c c c c c c 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. fasten something, usually with a key say bad things about someone or something try to find something by looking very carefully disagree with somebody in an angry way complain in an unhappy way become suddenly unconscious for a short time put something under the ground to hide it move quickly to reach a place Mate is a recurring word in the text. It has four major meanings: 1) friend 2) someone you do something with (schoolmate, room-mate, workmate) 3) a ship s officer who is one rank below the captain 4) one of a pair of objects Next to each of the following sentences write the number corresponding to the correct meaning of mate . a. b. c. d. e. f. I can t find the mate to my glove! said Dr Livesey. Sometimes Billy Bones told stories about his shipmates. One of the guests was second mate on a merchant ship. Ok mate, this is my last rum! said Billy Bones. Jim rarely goes out with his mates. He has to help his mother. Billy Bones was Captain Flint s first mate. 17 c c c c c c