Treasure Island Lesson 2 Pre-Task

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Treasure Island

Lesson 2 Pre-Task

Vocabulary

Study the words on the next page. Make sure you know the words before you go to the next activity.

1. lay siege
2. escape
3. map
4. treasure
5. accident
6. undertaking
7. shame
8. squire
9. do not breathe a word
10. silent as the grave

belegeren
ontsnappen
kaart
schat
ongeluk
onderneming
zonde
landheer
je mond houden
doodstil

Make a drawing of the words on the next pages and send in a picture. Show me you know what the word means.

treasure

map

accident

What does 'je mond houden' mean in English?

What does 'belegeren' mean in English?

escape

undertaking

accident

shame

squire

landheer

onderneming

zonde

ontsnappen

ongeluk

Watch the video

Open the website and watch the video. Make sure you understand most of the video. We will work with this video in our next lesson.

Answer the questions

Answer the questions on the following slides to show me you understand the video. Make sure to also write them in your notebook, because we're using them in class.

What happens to the pirates who were attacking the inn?

Why does Jim go to the squire for help? (think about what a squire is, so what he can do)

Why does the Squire decide to go on a journey?

What happened to the blind beggar?

Why is Dr Livesey afraid of the Squire?

Why does the reason for their journey need to be kept secret?