LEVEL 2 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl Photocopiable While reading 5 Match A and B Chapters 1–3 A B 1 Five words are wrong. Find them and make 1 Jack Sparrow went a because the pirates them right. into the blacksmith’s were after her. Elizabeth Swann was on the Dauntless. She store thought about home. She started to sing a song: 2 Norrington was b because a pirate hit it was a pirate song. Then she saw something in happy him on the head. the dark water. It was a boy. He came from a 3 Will Turner fell to c because Jack did not big, black ship. The men on the ship were asleep. the ground get away. Then, it went away in the rain. The boy had a 4 Elizabeth went into d because she was gold coin inside his shirt. Elizabeth took it and the small closet going to throw the quickly put it under her foot. gold medallion into 2 Who did it? Choose the right names. the water. Elizabeth Swan Captain Norrington 5 The pirates watched e because he was Will Turner Jack Sparow Elizabeth carefully running from the a ……………… made a fine sword for the sailors. governor. Chapters 7–9 b ……………… met Will Turner when she 6 Are these sentences about Captain Barbossa was a girl. right (✓) or wrong (✗)? c ……………… was a new commodore so he a He is a pirate. had a party. b He is a ghost so he can’t eat or drink. d ……………… helped Elizabeth when she c He likes Jack Sparrow. fell in the water. d He is not interested in gold or money. e ……………… hoped to marry Elizabeth. e He thinks Elizabeth’s real name is Turner. 3 Discuss in pairs and then complete. f He wants to marry Elizabeth. Jack Sparrow was a a)………… there was a white 7 Write why. P on his b)………… . He had no c)………… but a Jack Sparrow is happy that Will’s name was he wanted a new d)………… . He was looking Turner. at the e)………… in Port Royal. And he was ……………………………………………… thinking. Yes, he had a f)………… He looked at b Barbossa wants the medallion and Elizabeth’s the Dauntless and the Interceptor: the g)………… blood. one was big and strong, but the other was ……………………………………………… h)………… . Then he saw a beautiful i)………… c Elizabeth didn’t see men. She saw skeletons. in the water, so he swam to j)………… her. ……………………………………………… Chapters 4–6 d Barbossa will give Jack the Black Pearl. 4 Complete this newspaper story. ……………………………………………… PIRATES IN PORT ROYAL 8 Put these in the right order. Write the Last night there was a thick fog in Port Royal. numbers 1–7. Some very bad men came out of a a)………… a On the Dauntless, the sailors were afraid b)………… c)………… . It carried the of Jack’s gun so they got into a small boat skull and d)………… . These pirates had and left the ship. c e)…………, f)………… and g)………… . b Norrington and his sailors went on the They started h)………… in houses and stores. Dauntless. Only one man stayed on the People were afraid so they ran out into the Interceptor. c streets. The pirates went to the i)………… c When they left the prison, Jack and Will house. They took away his j)………… with walked down to the harbor. c them. He is very sad now. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2015 Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl - Activity worksheets 1 of 2 LEVEL 2 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl Photocopiable d Jack threw the sailor into the water. c ……………… threw a sword from the floor Will and Jack sailed out of the harbor to Will. on the Interceptor. c d ……………… went back to the island to e The Interceptor was smaller and faster, help Will. so some minutes later, it was near the e ……………… came back for him. Dauntless. c 13 Put these in the right order. Write the Norrington was on the Interceptor. He f numbers 1–10. saw Will and Jack on the Dauntless. He a Jack shot Barbossa. c was angry and wanted to catch them. c b On the Dauntless the skeletons g They swam to the Dauntless and changed into men. Norrington’s men c climbed up the side. They had a gun. fought them easily. c Chapters 10–12 c Jack and Barbossa fought. Barbossa 9 Who is talking? Who are they talking to? pushed his sword into Jack, but he didn’t a “The girl’s blood didn’t work.” ………… to kill him. Jack was also a skeleton. c ………… . d Elizabeth jumped out of the Dauntless b “This is yours.” ………… to ………… . and swam to the Black Pearl, but the c “They have to have my blood.” ………… to sailors didn’t help her. c ………… . e Norrington wanted to take Elizabeth d “Elizabeth goes free.” ………… to back to Port Royal. c ………… . f Barbossa put a knife to Will’s head. e “How can we get away?” ………… to Then Jack appeared. c ………… . g When Jack left the cave, the Black Pearl wasn’t there. c 10 Five words are wrong. Find them and make h After that, Will put the medallion in them right. the box with his bloody hand Barbossa Barbossa took Elizabeth’s foot and cut it. Then fell down, dead. c he put the coin on it. The pirates were happy i Barbossa’s sailors attacked the Dauntless. c because the curse ended. This happened j But Elizabeth wanted to help Will. He was because Elizabeth was Turner’s child. on the Isla de Muerta with the pirates. c Chapters 13–15 After reading the book 11 Check (✓) the things they wanted. 14 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following Norrington wanted … questions about the story. a to put Jack in chains. c a Did you like the story? Why/Why not? b to go back to Isla de Muerta. c b Which person in the story did you like most? Elizabeth wanted … Why? c to marry Norrington. c c Do you like stories about pirates? Why/Why d to go back to Isla de Muerta. c not? The governor wanted … e his daughter to take home. c 15 Make a list. Write ten important events in the story of The 12 Who did it? Complete the sentences with the Pirates of the Caribbean. right words. Jack Jack’s sailors Norrington’s men 16 What next? Elizabeth Barbossa Go on with the story. Did Norrington catch Jack a ……………… put a knife to Will’s head. Sparrow and his sailors? Where did Jack go to b ……………… waited for Barbossa’s pirates escape from prison? in their small boats. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2015 Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl - Activity worksheets 2 of 2 LEVEL 2 Progress test Teacher Support Programme Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl Photocopiable 1 Important names in the story. Match A and B. b When Captain Barbossa put the medallion on A B Elizabeth’s hand … 1 The Black Pearl a was a big, black pirate 1 the curse ended and Barbossa’s pirates felt ship. It had a curse. different. 2 Jack Sparrow b was an English ship. 2 the curse did not end because she was not a It sailed to Port Royal. Turner. 3 The Dauntless c was a beautiful girl. 3 it did not work because the curse started with She had a gold blood. medallion with a skull c Barbossa let Elizabeth go free, and … on it. 1 the girl and Jack swam to the island. 4 Will Turner d was a pirate. He wanted 2 the girl and Will swam to the island. to get a new, bigger ship. 3 a boat took her back home. 5 Elizabeth Swann e was a blacksmith. He d When the Black Pearl was near the Interceptor, … made the swords for the 1 the Interceptor moved faster. new commodore. 2 Gibbs’s men threw everything into the water. 3 the Interceptor moved more slowly. 2 Five things are wrong. Find them and make e Elizabeth made a fire to … them right. 1 make a lot of smoke. Jack got away from the pirates and was free. But he 2 wake Jack up. had the chains on his feet. He went into Will’s store to 3 help those who were looking for her. cut them. When Will heard the noise, he took a sword and fought the pirate. Jack and Will were not quick. 5 Answer these questions. After a few minutes, Mr. Brown, the blacksmith, came a Why does Elizabeth promise to marry in and hit Jack on the head with a gun. Jack fell on the Mr. Norrington? ground. ……………………………………………… b What is the Dauntless waiting for near the Isla de 3 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? Muerta? Change the wrong sentences. ……………………………………………… a Jack Sparrow can help Will because he knows c Why couldn’t Barbossa kill Jack Sparrow? about the Black Pearl. c ……………………………………………… b Captain Barbossa can’t eat dinner because he d What happened to Barbossa when Will’s is not hungry. c bloody hand put the medallion in the box? c Elizabeth says her name is Turner because she ……………………………………………… would like to become Will’s wife. c e Who helped Jack Sparrow escape? d Captain Barbossa is happy because he has the ……………………………………………… gold medallion.