WEEK 2

Here is some work we'll do about the text entitled STOWAWAY p.57
Present perfect or preterit ?

1 “Captain Cook ……………………… close last night. (to come) but he ..............................me.” (to discover -)
2 The young boy ................................... his diary on Friday 19 August. (to start)
3 The Endeavour ......................... in the Plymouth harbour for 5 months.(to remain)
4 The boat ........................................ Plymouth yet. (to leave -)
5 In 1768, Captain Cook .......................... to find a new route to India. (to try)
6 He ........................................... England in July 1772 (to leave) and .................................... South. (to sail)
7 Captain Cook ....................................... with the Endeavour for three years (to travel)
8 The young boy ............................................. for several days. (to hide)
9 The three seamen ................................................ biscuits and water. (to give)
10 Since Captain Cook’s days, no explorer .................................. a new continent.(to find)

STOWAWAY , A NOVEL BY KAREN HESSE.

§1
What is Stowaway based upon?
Right or Wrong? Justify your answers
a) Nicholas Young is a fictional character.
b) Nicholas was a teenager.
c) Nicholas was never discovered by Captain Cook
d) As an adult, Nicholas went to Antarctic.
e) Captain Cook’s voyage lasted more than three years.
§2
Answer the following questions:
a) Why did he run away from school and from the butcher’s?
b) Which sentence explains what he did afterwards?
c) Was Nicholas protected from the rain or the heat in his hiding place?
d) Why did he wait for such a long time on the boat before revealing his presence?
§3
Say who the following people were and how they acted towards Nicholas.
- Bootie :
- M. Banks:
- The ship’s surgeon:

*Was life easy on the boat? Why?
*Did Nicholas enjoy life on The Endeavour? Why?
§4
*Explain the following words:
- sail on - native boy- sail around - charts - contracts - to be buried
*Give some details about their journey:
*What kind of problems did the crew encounter?
§5
What is the purpose of this last paragraph?

WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Would you like to sail around the world like Brian?