TINTIN’S DARING ESCAPE - Stanford House HK
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6 CHAPTER ONE The ship In town, Tintin sees a small ship. ‘How much is it?’ asks Tintin. The man gives it to him. There is something in the ship. It is a clue. TINTIN’S DARING ESCAPE 7 The clue is from Sir Francis Haddock, the captain of a very old ship. The ship’s name is the Unicorn. There is treasure on it. ‘Let’s look for more clues!’ says Tintin. For Review Only
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CHAPTER ONE The ship
In town, Tintin sees a small ship. ‘How much is it?’ asks Tintin. The man gives
it to him. There is something in the ship.It is a clue.
TINTIN’S DARING ESCAPE
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The clue is from Sir Francis Haddock, the captain of a very old ship. The ship’s name is the Unicorn. There is treasure on it.
‘Let’s look for more clues!’ says Tintin.
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Tintin and Snowy walk home. ‘Snowy, there’s treasure on the Unicorn.
Let’s look for it,’ says Tintin. ‘The ship is under the sea now, but where?’
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Then Tintin sees a big car next to his house. There are some men too.
‘Hello,’ says Tintin.Snowy does not like the men.
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The men do not say hello. They are horrible men.
Suddenly, they put Tintin into the car. ‘Snowy!’ shouts Tintin. Snowy bites the bad man’s leg but the man
closes the car door.
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Suddenly a man and a white bird look into the cage.
‘Look, Nigel,’ says the man. ‘Not one, but TWO blue Spix’s Macaws!’
‘That’s good, Marcel!’ laughs Nigel.
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Under the sea
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There are many old ships under the sea. Divers sometimes look for things under the sea for museums.
Real World
The Titanic is a very big and famous ship. Now it is 3,800 metres under the sea!
Look at the things from the Titanic. How old are they?
The Titanic10 April 1912 – 14 April 1912
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What do these words mean? Find out.things museum famous
pirate cannon
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This is Blackbeard. He is a famous pirate. His big ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge is under the sea
too. Divers are looking for the things
from his ship.
This is a cannon from the Queen Anne’s Revenge. You can see it in a museum in North Carolina, USA.
The Queen Anne’s Revenge1716 – 1718
Blackbeard
diver
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1 Complete the sentences with the words.
a) Tintin sees a ............................. in the small ship. b) Tintin sees a big ............................. next to his house. c) Snowy bites the bad man’s ............................. . d) The ............................. is on the Unicorn. e) The Unicorn is ............................. the sea. f) Tintin listens to a man on the ............................. .
2 Make sentences. Read and match. a) The clue i) is very far away. b) Sakharine wants ii) is in the small ship. c) Tintin has ropes iii) a lifeboat in
the water. d) Captain Haddock puts iv) Tintin’s clue. e) The treasure v) on his hands
and legs.
Where’s the popcorn?Look in your book. Can you find it?
treasure clue leg under radio car
clue
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Puzzle time!
2 Find six more words in the rope. Circle the words.
1 Look out of the portholes. What can you see? Write the words.
a) .......................... b) ..........................
d) ..........................
c) ..........................
e) ..........................
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