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Info Ahoy matey! So you want to be a pirate! Read this website and I might let you on my ship. First, you can learn some pirate talk and see a great ship in Hong Kong. Then help me to unscramble my favourite pirate tale.
The Adventure Ship

Hong Kong has its own ship which teaches youngsters how to sail. The Adventure Ship started training Hong Kong students in 1978. Founder Dr. Philip Ney wanted to train youngsters to sail and to teach them life skills, such as being independent and working with others.

Participants can go for a full day or even stay on the boat overnight. They learn how to put up sails, clean the deck, cook and possibly even go into the captain・s wheelhouse. Over 40 students are needed to put up the main sail! The bunk beds are quite small but comfortable. The ship slowly moves in the sea as you sleep.

The best part of the day is jumping off the ship like this.

 



The Bunk Beds

Most of the participants are young people and often have physical disabilities. Captain Ho and his crew are very patient yet make sure that young people work together and challenge themselves. You can find out more at their homepage.

English Campus reporters Lynette and Shirley visited the ship a few years ago. Choose an episode at the bottom of the page under ．Tour of the Ship・. You can learn the parts of a ship and see where participants sleep. Episode 7 has features the toilet!!!
   
Talk like a pirate

We pirates have our own special language. Here are the most important words and phrases. Use the back of your throat to talk, as if you are an angry bear.
Pirate talk English translation
Ahoy matey! Hello friend!
Avast! Stop!
Aye aye me hearty! Yes, my shipmate!
booty the result or decision in a trial
buccaneer another name for a pirate
cutlass pirate・s sword
grub food
He・s a scurvy dog! He・s a bad guy!
Shiver me timbers! What a surprise!
walk the plank when you are thrown off the ship, into the sea

 
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island is the best story ever. Pirate captain Long John Silver is my hero. Young Jim Hawkins has a treasure map and Silver, as well as
Black Dog, wants
the treasure. My
copy fell into the
sea and it got all
mixed up. Can
you help me put
this part in the
correct order?
1 I went back into the room.
The Captain had a short heavy sword called a cutlass.
He raised the cutlass and ran towards Black Dog.
Black Dog ran out of the room.
The Captain chased him and swung his cutlass at Black Dog・s head.
But the Captain didn・t hit him.
The cutlass hit the wooden sign above the inn door.
Black Dog escaped and ran down the road.