Oxford Bookworms Library: Mutiny on the Bounty: Level 1: 400-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms. True Stories. Stage 1)

Oxford University Press, 2000. — 52 pages. Oxford Bookworms Library С иллюстрациями (кадры из фильма, в главной роли Мэл Гибсон, и карта), с упражнениями и глоссарием. It is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sai lor holds a knife to his neck. ‘Do that again, Captain Bligh, and you’re a dead man!’ he says. The mutiny on the Bounty happened in April, 1789. This is the true story of Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian, and the ship that never came home to England. Cover image is taken from the motion picture Bounty (1988) and features Mel Gibson. This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words. One evening, in the South Sea near Tahiti, the Royal Navy warship Bounty begins a long voyage to her native England. However, the sailors are dissatisfied and take up swords and guns. They drag the captain out of bed and take him to the deck. The captain tries to escape, but one sailor puts a knife to his neck. "If you try to escape again, I'll kill you, Captain Bligh," the sailor said. The Bounty rebellion took place in April 1789. This tells the story of Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian, and a ship that never returned to their native England. The ship HMS Bounty headed home to England but on April, 1789 there was a mutiny and the ship never made it home