Chapter 1 - Robinson Crusoe goes to sea
I was born in the year 1632 in the city of York,
of a good family. My father had become very wealthy as a merchant and married my mother whose family name was Robinson. My father's name was Kreutznauer, but we always called ourselves Crusoe. So my name became Robinson Crusoe.
My father gave me good education and wanted me to become a lawyer. My heart was set on going to sea, and nothing that my parents or friends would say could make me change my mind. One morning my father called me to his room and talked to me very seriously about my future. He told me that if I stayed at home I would have all that I could want. He warned me of the dangers of the life at sea and asked me not to think of leaving home any more. For a short time I followed his advice, but after a few weeks the desire for adventure returned. I decided that one day I would run away from home.
About one year later I was in the seaport of Hull.
One of my friends was going to London in one of his father's ships. He persuaded me to go with him, saying that it would cost me nothing for the voyage. This time I did not even tell my parents that I was going, but on the 1st of September in the year 1651 I went on board the ship, which was going to London.
No sooner were we out of the harbour than the wind began to blow strongly and the waves to rise. As I had never been to sea before, I began to feel ill and frightened. I decided that, if I ever got safely on land again, I would go straight home and never go to sea again.
After two days the sea was calm and the wind had dropped. I slept well during the night, and in the morning felt much better and happier. My friend came to see me and put his hand upon my shoulder.
'Well, Bob, how are you?' he asked. 'You must have been afraid the other night when we had that bit of a wind.'
'Bit of a wind, do you call it?' I replied. 'It was a terrible storm.'
'A storm?' answered my friend. 'Do you call that a storm? Why, it was nothing at all. Give us a good ship and a clear sea and we think nothing of a bit of wind like that. You will soon forget about it. Look what lovely weather we have now.'
We had been at sea for six days when we came to Yarmouth. The wind was coming from the wrong direction, so we were forced to put down the anchor and wait outside the harbour. After we had waited for four or five days, the wind again became stronger, but the captain saw no danger. On our eighth day at Yarmouth, the sea was so high that several waves came over the side of the ship. The captain ordered another anchor to be let down so that we would not be swept away. Everybody was now beginning to be afraid.
In the evening the waves became higher than ever and came over the side of the ship every two or three minutes. First the crew had to use their axes to cut away the foremast of the ship. Then the mainmast became so loose and was shaking the ship so much that it had to be cut away also.
We had a good ship, but it was carrying a very heavy load. As well as the heavy load there was also the weight of the water which had come over the side of the ship. The ship got lower and lower in the water. In the middle of the night one of the sailors came on deck and said that there was five feet of water in the bottom of the ship. Everybody was ordered to work at the pumps to pump out the water, and I joined in as best as I could.
The captain began to send out signals for help. After some time a lightship nearby sent a boat out to try to help us. It could not get near us until our men threw out a long rope. By rowing hard the men from the lightship were able to catch hold of the end of the rope. Then we were able to pull them alongside our ship and we all got into their boat. We made for the shore but it was a very slow journey, for the sea took us right up the coast. At last we landed near the town of Cromer, and here we all got safely ashore.
Once ashore we began to walk towards the town of Yarmouth. Here we were all treated with great kindness and were given new clothes and enough money to take us either to London or to our homes. If I had been sensible, I would have returned to Hull and from there gone to my home in York. But something pushed me on and made me decide to continue my adventure. So I went to London.
QUESTIONS AND TASKS
1. When was Robinson Crusoe born?
2. Where did Robinson Crusoe come from and how did he get his name?
3. What was Robinson Crusoe's great ambition and what were his father's wishes?
4. Time line of the life of Robinson Crusoe - Part 1
Fill in all the gaps and rewrite the text correctly.
- born: _____;
- leaves home: September 1st _____, _____ years old.
He lives with his family in _____, England, and goes to sea before he is 20 even though his _____ do not want him to.
5. Describe Robinson Crusoe's first voyage in about 60 words.
6. Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?
a. Robinson Crusoe was born in England.
b. Robinson Crusoe was not interested in sailing.
c. His father did not want Robinson to sail.
d. Robinson Crusoe was 21 years old when he left for London.
e. Robinson Crusoe went to sea and left his parents.
f. The ship Robinson Crusoe first sailed on sank.
7. Describe all the dangers at sea you can think of for Robinson Crusoe's time. Write at least 60 words.
8. Decide which of the following are advantages and which are disadvantages of being a sailor.
a. spend months or years away from home and family
b. no fresh food
c. see lots of exotic places
d. attack from pirates
e. discover new places
f. learn about different sea creatures
g. violent storms could sink the ship
h. work together as a team
i. hard physical work
j. learn how to survive in difficult situations
k. no privacy
l. do something different and exciting
9. Why would you (not) like to have been a sailor in the 17th century?
10. What job would you like to have when you grow up?
11. Who do you usually talk to about your ideas?
12. Do you usually listen to your parents' advice? Why, or why not?
13. Do you want to travel? Explain what travelling means to you in about 60 words.
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1.He was born in the year 1632.
2.He come from a city of York. Hw's father name was Kreutznauer, but they always called themselves Crusoe. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3.His great ambision was set on going to sea, but his father wish was to stayed home.
4.-born: 1632
-leaves home: September 1st 1651, 19 years old
He lives with his family in Hull , England, and goes to sea before he is 20 even though his parents do not want him to.
5. After two days the sea was calm and the wind had dropped.
After six days the wind was coming from the wrong direction, so we were forced to put down the anchor and wait outside the harbour.
After they had waited for four or five days, the wind again became stronger, but the captain saw no danger. On theyr eighth day at Yarmouth, the sea was so high that several waves came over the side of the ship. The captain ordered another anchor to be let down so that we would not be swept away. Everybody was then beginning to be afraid.
In the evening the waves became higher than ever and came over the side of the ship every two or three minutes. First the crew had to use their axes to cut away the foremast of the ship.
6.a. Robinson Crusoe was born in England. (F)
b. Robinson Crusoe was not interested in sailing. (A)
c. His father did not want Robinson to sail. (A)
d. Robinson Crusoe was 21 years old when he left for London. (F)
e. Robinson Crusoe went to sea and left his parents. (A)
f. The ship Robinson Crusoe first sailed on sank. (A)
7. The wind was coming from the wrong direction, the sea was so high that several waves came over the side of the ship.
The waves became higher than ever and came over the side of the ship. The heavy load there was also the weight of the water which had come over the side of the ship.
8. e. discover new places
g. violent storms could sink the ship
h. work together as a team
j. learn how to survive in difficult situations
l. do something different and exciting
9.I don't like to be a sailor because is dangerous and I must leave my friends and my family.
I like be a sailor becsuse I can desover new placeses and new things.
10. Lawyer or finenciar agent....I don't know exactly.
11.My friends and my family.
12.Yes, I listen them. They are right and they wish me what is better for me.
13. Yesss, I like to trevel very much. I like to make new friends, to learn new things and to descover new pleaceses.
I like very much the adventure, I like to make a lot of crazy things and I like to be myself.
I wish to trevel with my friends in all the world.
1.Robinson Crusoe was born in 1632
2.He came from England,his parents called him Crusoe so his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3.His great ambition was set on going to sea,but his father wanted that R.C. became a lawyer.
4.-born in 1632
-leaves home.September 1st 1651,19 years old.He lives whi his family in Hull and goes to sea before he was 20 even tough his parents do not want him to.
1. He was born in 1632.
2. Robinson Crusoe came from a cityof York. His father's name was Kreutznauer,but they always called themselves Crusoe. His father was married his mother whose family name was Robinson. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3. His great ambision was set on going to sea, but his father gave him a good education and wanted him to become a lawyer.
1.He was born in 1632
2.He come from the city of York.His parents called Crusoe so his name because Robinson Crusoe.
3.His great ambition was set on coing to sea, but his father wish was to stayed home.
4.-born in 1632
-leaves home.September 1st 1651,19 years old.He lives whi his family in Hull and goes to sea before he was 20 even tough his parents do not want him to.
1. He was born in the year 1632.
2. He come from York. His father's name was Kreutznauer, but they always called ourselves Crusoe. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3. His father wanted he to become a lawyer, but Robinson's great ambition was set on going to sea and nothing that his parents or friends would say could make he change his mind.
4. - born: 1632
- leaves home: September 1st 1651, 19 years old.
He lives with his family in Hull, England, and goes to sea before he is 20 even though his parents do not want him to.
6. a. true
b. fals
c. true
d. fals
e. true
f. true
8. advantages:
c. see lots of exotic places
e. discover new places
f. learn about different sea creatures
h. work together as a team
j. learn how to survive in difficult situations
l. do something different and exciting
disadvantages:
a. spend months or years away from home and family
b. no fresh food
d. attack from pirates
g. violent storms could sink the ship
i. hard physical work
k. no privacy
1.Robinson Crusoe was born in 1632.
2.He come from England.Kreutznauer is name of him father,but always they called Crusoe and his name become Robinson Crusoe.
3.See the sea,was his ambision,but his father wish to stay home.
4.he lives with his family in Hull,England,but he leave home in September,at 19 years old.
1.Robinson Crusoe was born in 1632
2.He come from York. His father's name was Kreutznauer, but they always called ourselves Crusoe. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3.
His great ambision was set on going to sea, but his father wish was to stayed home.
1.Robinson Crusoe was born in the year 1632.
2. Robinson Crusoe come from the city of York.He's family name was Robinson (just like his mother's name) and they always called themselves Crusoe. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3. His great ambition was to travel on the sea, but his father wanted him to stay at home and become a lawyer.
4. born: 1632
leaves home: September 1st 1651, 19 years old
He lives with his family in Hull, England and goes to sea before he is 20 even though his parents do not want him to.
6. a)false
b) true
c)true
d)false
e)true
f)true
8. a)disadvantage
b)disadvantage
c)advantage
d)disadvantage
e)advantage
f)advantage
g)disadvantage
h)advantage
i)disadvantage
j)advantage
k)disadvantage
l)advantage
9. Because I could have been attacked by the pirates.
10. I like animals very much, so I would like to become a vet.
11. Usually I talk about my ideas with my parents and sometimes with my friends.
12. Yes, I listen my parents' advice because they know what is better for me.
1.He was born in the year 1632.
2.He come from a city of York. He's father name was Kreutznauer, but they always called themselves Crusoe. So his name became Robinson Crusoe.
3.His great ambision was set on going to sea, but his father wish was to stayed home.
4.-born: 1632
-leaves home: September 1st 1651, 19 years old
He lives with his family in Hull , England, and goes to sea before he is 20 even though his parents do not want him to.
5. After two days the sea was calm and the wind had dropped.
After six days the wind was coming from the wrong direction, so we were forced to put down the anchor and wait outside the harbour.
After they had waited for four or five days, the wind again became stronger, but the captain saw no danger. On theyr eighth day at Yarmouth, the sea was so high that several waves came over the side of the ship. The captain ordered another anchor to be let down so that we would not be swept away. Everybody was then beginning to be afraid.
In the evening the waves became higher than ever and came over the side of the ship every two or three minutes. First the crew had to use their axes to cut away the foremast of the ship.
6. a. true
b. fals
c. true
d. fals
e. true
f. true
8. a)disadvantage
b)disadvantage
c)advantage
d)disadvantage
e)advantage
f)advantage
g)disadvantage
h)advantage
i)disadvantage
j)advantage
k)disadvantage
l)advantage
9. Because I could have been attacked by the pirates.
10. I like animals very much, so I would like to become a vet.
11. Usually I talk about my ideas with my parents and sometimes with my friends.
12. Yes, I listen my parents' advice because they know what is better for me.
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