" We are not afraid to die.. If We Can All Be Together"

                              We are not Afraid  to  Die ... If we Can All Be  Together 

Characters 

1-The Narrator - A 37 years - old businessman  who dreams of repeating Captain James Cook's round-the- world  voyage. 

Mary - The narrator’s wife. She learns sailing skills and joins him on the three- years voyage. 

Suzanne- The narrator’s  seven years-old  daughter. 

Jonathan  - The narrator's  six-year-old son. 

Larry  Visil - An American  crewman.

Herb Seigler - A Swiss crewman.

THEME  OF  LESSON 

LITERARY DEVICES 

Imagery  - when the  children  say - ' Its out there in front of us, as big as a battleship '.

Dialogue  - 'You are the best daddy in the whole world and the best captain '

Hyperbole  - Exaggeration emphasises emotions and danger ,shown when the island is described as 'the most beautiful island in the world '.

Personification  - the  wind is personified in ' the screaming of the wind and spray was painful to the ears '.

IMPORTANT EXPRESSION 

' honing our seafaring skills '

' ominous silence '

'Mayday calls '

'Pinpricks  in the vast ocean '

' a tousled  head '

QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS 

Short Questions 

One-mark questions focus on names, dates, facts, and direct recall. These are quick to write but easy to lose marks on if you confuse details.

Q1. What is the name of the narrator's boat?

Q2. Who were the two crewmen who joined the voyage at Cape Town?

Q3. How old was the narrator when he set sail from Plymouth?

Q4. What are the names of the narrator's children?

Q5. Who said the words "we aren't afraid of dying if we can all be together"?

Q6. What is Ile Amsterdam?

Q7. What are Mayday calls?

Q8. What does "honing" mean in "honing our seafaring skills"?

Q9. What is the meaning of "ominous silence"?

Q10. Where did the voyage begin and what was its intended ?