1. Pronounce correctly and transcribe. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

Treasure, squire, actually, crew, pirates, excellent, imagine, excite-ment, repair, while, adventure, captain, sight, eyes, buried.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Who wrote the letter to Dr. Livesey and Jim?

2. What was the name of Mr. Trelawney's ship?

3. Was she a good ship?

4. Did the squire keep his promise to hold his tongue?

5. Who helped the squire to get a crew for the ship?

6. What did Long John Silver want to do on the ship?

7. Who was to be captain?

8. Who found the captain for the ship?

9. What time was it for Jim going to sea?

10. Who did Jim visit before leaving for Bristol?

3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Find and translate sentences with them in the text.

Ready for sea, as soon as they heard, to go for treasure, enemy ships, I tried my best, this time I was lucky again, to keep an inn, to work as a ship's cook, to gather a company, real sea dogs, to send away, two out of the six, I'm in wonderful health and spirits, I shall not enjoy a moment until, you can imagine the excitement, while I was away, added some furniture, the adventures ahead of me, to think of the home, not at all, to be on the road again, my home was out of sight, carriage, the smell of tar, to come out, with a smile on his face, ship's company is complete, we sail tomorrow.

4. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

Вы никогда не видели лучшего корабля; он потрудился найти ее для меня; как только они услышали; я имею в виду; в действительности; продал мне ее втридорога; у меня были проблемы с командой; в случае...; я нашел именно того человека, который мне был нужен; старый моряк; оказалось, что; я ем как вол (волк); я сплю очень крепко, сплю без задних ног; нельзя терять ни минуты; сразу; капитан; первый помощник; идти пешком; попрощаться с матерью; я обнаружил, что она в добром здравии и в хорошем расположении духа; чинить/ремонтировать; в первый раз; до настоящего момента; прогуливаться по пляжу с телескопом; по дороге в Бристоль; подобрал нас; я обнаружил, что; жить у моря; казалось как будто; отправляться в море; с настоящими моряками; искать сокровища; одет как морской офицер; мы отплываем завтра.

5. Compare and mind the difference:

to go to sea to go to the sea

to sail the ship to sail on a ship

to find a crew to gather a company

pirates sea dogs

to go to the dock to walk to the dock

to come to arrive

I found that... I found it on the beach

6. Make up your own sentences with these word combinations to show the difference in meanings.

7. Make word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.

to go a crew

old seamen

to keep an inn

to find night

to gather sailor

no time moment

imagine treasure

real to lose

buried for treasure

next the excitement

last a company

8. Match the synonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.

seaman understand

crew problem

look for sailor

realize go away

leave yesterday evening

sea dog search

trouble experienced sailor

last night company