PIRATES
BLACKBEARD
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100

What was a pirate

  • A     pirate was a     misfit     or renegade     who used to board     ships to plunder them.     They were     violent and ruthless, pillaging treasures, killing.     They could be sentenced     to death     as piracy was a crime.

100

When was Blackbeard active?

BB was sailing the high seas from 1715 to 1718.

100

Hugo/ turn off the TV before leaving to work?

HAD Hugo turnED off the TV before leaving to work?


100

After they ____ (see) the Tower, they ____ (go) to Westminster Abbey.

After they HAD SEEN the Tower, they WENT to Westminster Abbey.


100

Jane had read a lot about elephants _________ she went to the zoo.
BEFORE / AFTER

Jane had read a lot about elephants BEFORE she went to the zoo.


200

What was a privateer?

  • A     privateer  was a     ‘legal     pirate’ who was protected by a document called “letters of     marque”,     issued by the government. They were allowed     to pillage as long as they shared their booty with the government.

200

 What was the name of his ship?

His ship was named the Queen Ann’s Revenge

200

Messi / win a World Cup before?

HAD Messi WON a World Cup before?

200

Jane____ (phone) Dad at work before she ____ (leave) for her trip.

Jane HAD PHONED Dad at work before she LEFT for her trip.

200

He had played in a big stadium _________ he was 13.

BY THE TIME / AFTER

He had played in a big stadium BY THE TIME he was 13.

300

What was a buccaneer

  • A     Buccaneer was  a     pirate who mainly     attacked the Spanish ships and towns.     They used to be backwoodsmen of different nationalities and stayed     in the Caribbean.

300

What was Blackbeard's most powerful weapon?

BB’s most powerful weapon was intimidation

300

they / learn a foreign language by the age of 14?

HAD they LEARNT a foreign language by the age of 14? 


300

She ____ (watch) a video after the children ____ (go) to bed

She WATCHED a video after the children HAD GONE to bed


300

__________ the man had come home he fed the cat.

BEFORE / AFTER

AFTER the man had come home he fed the cat.


400
  • Piracy     essentially took place during the 17th     and 18th     centuries.    What was this period called?

  • This period was called the Golden     age of piracy.

400

What did Blackbeard use to do  to look like the devil?

He used to light matches under his hat and fuses in his beard, in order to look like the devil

400

J. K Rowling / write a bestseller before 'Harry Potter'?

HAD J.K. Rowling WRITTEN a bestseller before 'Harry Potter'?

400

I ____ (be) very tired because I ____ (study) too much.

I WAS very tired because I HAD STUDIED too much.

400

All passengers had boarded ________ the plane took off.

BEFORE / AFTER

All passengers had boarded BEFORE the plane took off.

500

Why dis pirates choose the caribbean?

  • Most     pirates attacked in  the     Caribbean      because this     place was offering a natural     security     where you could easily hide or escape, abounding     with food     and you could meet     ships from the triangular trade and get big booties.

500

What is the name of the book where the story of Blackbeard is told

The book is entitled A History of Pyrates

500

you / pour the sauce over the chicken before roasting it?

HAD you pourED the sauce over the chicken before roasting it?


500

When she _____ (arrive) the match ____ already ____ (start)

When she ARRIVED the match HAD already STARTED.


500

____________ the flight attendants had completed the safety demonstration, the plane took off.

BEFORE / AFTER

AFTER the flight attendants had completed the safety demonstration, the plane took off.