3 The Voyage Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story so far. Fill in the gaps with the missing words. due officers map run away afraid stroke look for second The old seaman Billy Bones is ..................... of a mysterious sailor with one leg. One day a pirate, called Black Dog, comes to see him. They fight and, after that, Billy Bones has a ............... . Then he receives the visit of a blind man, Pew. He gives Billy the Black Spot, which means death for him. Billy has a ............... stroke and dies. Jim and his mother open his chest to get the money which is ............ to them. They find a packet of papers. That night a group of pirates, under the command of Pew, attack the inn. They want those papers. Jim and his mother ........................ and are saved by the arrival of some ..................... . Jim shows the packet to Dr Livesey and squire Trelawney. It contains the ............ of an island. Captain Flint s treasure is buried there. They decide to sail and ........................ it. 2 Making predictions. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones. T F a. b. c. d. 3 Mr Trelawney will tell nobody about the treasure. The pirates will try to get the map again. There will be problems with the ship. There will be problems with the sailors. c c c c c c c c Match the expressions with a corresponding definition. a. b. c. d. e. f. go aboard/on board weigh anchor sail cast anchor be aboard/on board go to sea c 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. c c c c c 29 drop the anchor into the water be on a ship lift the anchor from the water go to work on a ship start a journey by ship go onto a ship