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PIRATE TREASURE It ís 1,607. Tom Creek's pirate boat, The Black Star, goes down in the sea. Tom Creek loses all his treasure. As the

boat goes down he shouts, 'This is my treasure and no other man's. I curse this treasure - forever.'

Many years pass. Many men try to get the treasure. M?ry men die.

It is 2009. There is a new expedition to the Black Star. The boat is called The Sardine. John §7est, his wife Mae, and their friends want to get the treasure. They are not afraid of

fom Creek's curse.

Some

is no curse.

Are they right or are they mad?

of them think there

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PHILLIP BURRO\X/S AND MARK FOSTER

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ACTIVITIBS : Before Reading

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16th February 1977. Another boat needs help.

25th June 1999. Alrother man dies.

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called The Sardine. John West and his

Look, that's us.

Are you mad? irere is no curse.

Tom Creek is dead.

wife Mae own it. Tomorrow they are going to find The Black Star's treasure. Are they

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The curse is dead.

Tom Creek's CUTSE?,,

Our boat is ready. We are all good divers. Let's find the treasure! Yes?

l'm not afraid

ofanything... well ...cats. I

don't like cats.

Barry Barnes? He's a captain like you. But all his men are dead because of the treasure.

Tell me about

the treasure. And the curse.

Don't go to The Black

Star.Mymen...they are all dead. All dead, I tell you. Hey! You really are dead.

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Please don't go. Too many men

are dead.

Last night. . . that man in red trousers?

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Okay. Mick Be careful, John.

can't dive today, but I can.

The Black Star is bad.

Watch out! There is something there.

Quick, come in here. lt's safe in here.

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What happens now? We must escape from the shark.

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Keith - swim to the left. Bill - swim to the right.

Don't be afraid of the shark. I know what to do.

Ouch! Something's wrong. That looks like . . . blood.

Take that! I can swim

away now

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You men! I understand

Tom Creek's curse now. I know what

to do.

Look! l/,

Mae! Come back! There's a shark in the water.

I can't stay here. I must find her now.

There's more than one shark, John. Look at this.

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The men bring up

onebag...then another . . .

Money, money, money . . .

Mae. We are all rich. But I am richer than anyone - because I

have you.

And I have my treasure here in my arms.

I have my treasure

here in my hands.

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GLO S SARY boat you travel across the sea in this broken in more than one Piece captain the most important man on a boat curse to make something bad happen to another person Look at all this treasure! I know there is no curse.

dive to go a long way under the sea escape to run awaY from something expedition when people go somewhere to look for something

fight something that happens when people are angfy with each other fish an animal that swims in the sea You're wrong. The curse says, .no man can

have Tom

Creek's treasure . . .

forever for a very long

full

a bag is

time

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full when it has lots of things in it

mad when a person is not

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ACTIVITIE

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Before Reading Look at the front and back cover of the book. Now answer these questions.

1 '§7hat is John §7est looking a E Tieasure. b tr Fish.

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for?

Love.

2 '§7here

is he looking?

E Upahill. tr Under the sea. c E Inacity. 3'§7ho is Tom Creek? a tr A diver. b tr John'§7est's friend. c tr A pirate. a b

Guess what happens.

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In the story

Tom Creek loses some treasure.

2 Tom Creek finds some treasure. 3

4

John §7est's friends run they see a dolphin.

away.

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Put these speech bubbles in the correct order. Number

ACTIVITIES

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After Reading 1

a E'...ButIamawomdn.' b tr 'Don't be afraid of the shark. I know what to do.'

Tell the story to a friend. Use these words.

pirate I boat I cwrse I dead woman I diue I expedition

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shark- I

2 Fill in the speech bubbtes to write a different

dolphin I

ending.

tr E f tr d e

'Fight them boys. The Black Star is our boat.' 'I can't stay here. I must find her now.' 'Be careful. I think his foot is broken.'

'Hey! You really are dead.'

Match the beginnings and endings of these sentences. 1 The Black Star is . .

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2 John \7est tries to get the treasure . . 3 John cuts his hand . .

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4 Mae is not hurt by the curse . . . 5 The dolphin does . . . a) and a shark comes.

not get a fish. c)Tom Creek's pirate boat. b)

d)in his boat, The Sardine. e) because she is a woman.

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