Robert Louis Stevenson

a cura di P. Della Valle
 Jim Hawkins, the young hero of this famous novel, describes the hunt for Captain Flint’s fabulous treasure after the finding of a map of an island.
 Treasure Island is a classic adventure story, the archetype of nineteenthcentury literature, rich in odd characters and recurrent turns of events.
 The inserts about life at sea, piracy in history and cinema, journey literature and the author make this book suitable for readers of all ages. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 In questo romanzo il giovane Jim Hawkins descrive la caccia ad un favoloso tesoro, quello del Capitano Flint, in seguito al ritrovamento della mappa di un’isola.
 Treasure Island è un classica storia avventurosa, archetipo della narrativa ottocentesca, ricca di personaggi strambi e colpi di scena.
 Inserti sulla pirateria nella storia e nel cinema, sulla letteratura di viaggio e sull’autore, rendono questo libro adatto anche ai lettori più grandi.

Chapter 1 – The Old Seaman at the Admiral Benbow

Chapter 2 – The Sea-Chest

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Genesis of Treasure Island

Chapter 3 – The Voyage

Chapter 4 – The Apple Barrel

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: History of piracy

Chapter 5 – The Man on the Island

Chapter 6 – The Stockade

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Life at sea in the 18th century

Chapter 7 – The Attack

Chapter 8 – My Sea Adventure

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: The journey in literature

Chapter 9 – In the Enemy’s Camp

Chapter 10 – The Treasure Hunt

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Pirate movies

The End

Summing-up activities

Glossary

7 AFTER READING   The Attack Chapter WORKING ON GRAMMAR 7 Fill in the table with the comparative and superlative form of each adjective. Ex.   quick difficult 8 quicker - the quickest more difficult - the most difficult short .............................................................. tired ............................................................ cruel ............................................................... intelligent .................................................. fat .................................................................... pleasant ..................................................... big ................................................................... good ........................................................... easy ................................................................ bad .............................................................. clever ............................................................. far ................................................................. close ............................................................... much/many ............................................. Now complete the sentences with one comparative or superlative. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.  They ll attack us in ................ than an hour!  cried the captain. The .......................... way to the stockade was through the wood.  That Smollett is a ...................... man than I am!  said Livesey. The bombardment lasted for ..................... than two hours. The stockade was ........... than Jim thought. Silver was the .............................. of all the pirates. That is the marsh. The pirates  camp is a little ................ away.  This is the ...................... crew I ve ever had  said Smollett. WORKING ON SKILLS: Writing 9 Imagine you are Captain Smollett writing his log-book.Write a short passage recording the main facts of the day. You can start like this: This morning Long John Silver and another pirate came to the stockade with a white flag. ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... 80 

8 My Sea Adventure Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story so far. Put these sentences in the correct order. a. Dr Livesey and the other loyal men moved to the stockade with guns, powder and provisions. b. The pirates attacked the stockade again. Five of them and Joyce were killed. c. Jim joined his friends at the stockade. d. They had to leave the second load on the boat because the pirates were shooting at them with the cannon. e. While they were going to the stockade, the pirates attacked them. Redruth and one of the pirates were killed. f. Jim went with the pirates. On the island two loyal men were killed by Silver and his men. g. Jim met Ben Gunn. Ben told him he had something to propose to the squire. h. After their arrival at the island, Captain Smollett let the men go ashore. Six men stayed aboard, thirteen went ashore. i. The next morning Silver went to the stockade to reach an agreement. Smollett rejected his proposal. 2 c c c c c c c c Making predictions. Answer the questions. a. b. c. d. 3 c Look at the title. Where will this Chapter take place? Look at the picture. What will Jim do? Do you think it can be dangerous? What would you do if you were in his place? In Chapter 8 you will find Israel Hands again.What do you remember about him? He was a ................................................................................................................................... The first time we have met him was ..................................................................... He became the chief of .................................................................................................. He decided to use the cannon against .................................................................. He can be described as ................................................................................................... 81   

Narrativa inglese, livello B1 pre-intermedio. Questo romanzo è un classica storia avventurosa, archetipo della narrativa ottocentesca.

Treasure Island - Collana RAINBOWS

Level B1 • Pre-Intermediate - Collana RAINBOWS

Treasure Island

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