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1) Describe Captain Jack Sparrow. 2) Describe Captain Hector Barbossa. 3) Describe Joshamee Gibbs. 4) Describe Will Turner. 5) Describe Elizabeth Swann. 6) Where is the Caribbean? 7) What does a pirate do and why? 8) When did pirates of this movie series exist? 9) What is the connection between Disneyland and this film? How to Talk like a Pirate! Pirate Vocabulary and Phrases Affidavit - sworn oath to be truth, aka Affy Davey Arrr - yes, I agree, hmmm Articles - legal binding agreement, list of rules Aye - yes (aye aye = yes sir) Bar Silver - silver bars, usually weighing several pounds each Barbecue - ships cook Batten Down the Hatches - tie down the hatches, shut your mouth Bearings - location, to find where you are Bite the Bullet - be brave Black Spot - summons to a meeting, usually deadly Blaggards - aka blackguards, a scoundrel or jerk Blighter - a bad, gross person Blockhouse - wooden fort with holes to shoot from

Pirates of the Caribbean Worksheet http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/tv-series-esl-discussion-questions/pirates-of-the-caribbean/ Bloody - damned or very good Buccaneer - pirate Bungling - messing up, making mistakes By Thunder - also By the Powers, swearing by something, usually God Chart - map Cry Havoc - from Shakespeare, meaning to start a war Cutlass - short sword with a slightly curved blade Davy Jones Locker - bottom of the sea, death, Jones is evil spirit that preys upon sailors Dog - bad man Dog Watch - late afternoon or early evening work shift Doubloon - Spanish gold coin Execution Dock - where the gallows are located in a sea port French Leave - sneak off and abandon your shipmates, cowardly Gallows - framework with a rope noose to hang criminals Gig - small rowboat used to go back and forth from ship to dock or shore Guinea - English gold coin Gunner - sailor who fires the cannons Hand - to tie sails to the yardarms Hands - sailors Have the Wind of - to be in a better position than another person Heave - pull Honest Air - sweet, pure air or not swampy Irons - handcuffs and shackles Jolly Roger - pirate flag, usually has a skull and crossed bones Keelhauling - to drag a person across or along the keel of a ship, often fatal Lad - a boy, aka laddy Leeward - aka lee shore, the wind blows toward this side, bad position

Pirates of the Caribbean Worksheet http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/tv-series-esl-discussion-questions/pirates-of-the-caribbean/ Life or death on a lee shore - Dead men tell no tales Lubber - land lover, not a sailor, a wimpy person Magistrate - local officer or judge Make Sail - unroll and put sails down Make Terms - agree to rules Maroon - abandon on a deserted island, a person who was abandoned Matey - aka mate, another sailor on your ship who is your friend Me - my Mess - the place where meals are eaten Messmate - sailor on your ship, someone you share meals with Musket - gun or rifle which requires loading after every shot, uses gunpowder and shot Mutiny - when members of a crew or army overthrow their officers Overboard - to all over the rail of a ship into the water Parley - discussion between enemies Pieces of Eight - Spanish silver coin Quartermaster - officer in charge of assigning rooms and supplies Reef - to tie part of a sail to the yardarms Roundshot - bullets or musketballs, shot Saber - cavalry sword with a curved blade Sauce - back talk Seafaring - working or traveling on the sea Sealegs - ability to walk steadily on the deck of a moving ship Seaman - a sailor Sequin - Italian gold coin Shipmate - sailor on your ship, a friend Shiver My Timbers - Scary, makes my bones shake Smart as Paint - smart, fresh, new, honest

Pirates of the Caribbean Worksheet http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/tv-series-esl-discussion-questions/pirates-of-the-caribbean/ Spanish Main - Caribbean Sea, area controlled by Spain Squall - storm Square - fair, honest Steer - to guide a ship by using its rudder and ships wheel Swab - a sailor, usually one of low rank Swing - hang by the neck Swivel Gun - small cannon whose aim can be changed easily Tall Ship - any ship with tall masts Trim Sail - adjust the sails Weigh anchor - lift the anchor from the water so a ship can move