Who were the pirates?Pirates have existed since ancient times. They threatened the trading routes of ancient Greece, and captured ships from Roman.Pirates were sometimes known as corsairs or buccaneers. Corsairs were pirates who operated in the Mediterranean Sea between the 15th and 18th centuries. Corsairs had bases along the Barbary coast of north Africa. They built many strong fortresses to defend the Barbary ports of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis. In the 17th century, buccaneers lived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and Tortuga. At first, they lived as hunters, and shot wild pigs with their muskets. Their name came from the special wooden huts called boucans where they smoked their meat.

The history of Talk Like a The history of Talk Like a Pirate DayPirate Day

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello", but with "Ahoy, me hearty!" The date was selected because it was the birthday of Summers's ex-wife and consequently would be easy for him to remember.

"Cap'n Slappy" & "Ol' Chumbucket," founders of Talk Like a Pirate Day.

The Great Pirates of the The Great Pirates of the worldworld

Captain Hook

Captain Jack Sparrow

William TurnerSir Francis Drake

Sir Henry Morgan

What did they do ?What did they do ?

robbingpiracy

hard drinking

hunt for buried treasure

capture

Talk like a Pirate!Talk like a Pirate!

• Ahoy:Ahoy: Hey! Hey! • AvastAvast:: Stop! Stop! • AyeAye:: Yes Yes • Arrr!: Arrr!: can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm

happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," • BootyBooty:: treasure treasure • Davy Jones' LockerDavy Jones' Locker:: the bottom of the sea, where the bottom of the sea, where

the souls of dead men lie the souls of dead men lie • DoubloonsDoubloons:: pieces of gold pieces of gold • Fiddlers GreenFiddlers Green:: the private heaven where pirates the private heaven where pirates

be going when they die. be going when they die.

Seamen in the days of sail spoke a language far apart from the Seamen in the days of sail spoke a language far apart from the norm. It was so full of technical jargon to understand.norm. It was so full of technical jargon to understand.

Davy Jones' LockerDavy Jones' Locker:: the bottom of the the bottom of the sea, where the souls of dead men liesea, where the souls of dead men lie

•GrogGrog:: A pirate's favorite drink. A pirate's favorite drink. • Jolly RogerJolly Roger:: the skull and the skull and

crossbones, the pirate flag! crossbones, the pirate flag! •MateyMatey:: A shipmate or a friend. A shipmate or a friend. •ScallywagScallywag:: A bad person. A A bad person. A

scoundrel. scoundrel. •Shiver me timbers!Shiver me timbers!:: an exclamation an exclamation

of surprise, to be shouted most loud. of surprise, to be shouted most loud. •Sweet tradeSweet trade:: the career of piracy the career of piracy •Yo-ho-hoYo-ho-ho:: Pirate laughter Pirate laughter

Yo-ho-ho: Pirates laughter

Pirate’s lovely songPirate’s lovely song It's great to be a pirateIt's great to be a pirate

And live a life of pleasureAnd live a life of pleasureWe fight with swords and swing from ropesWe fight with swords and swing from ropesAnd hunt for buried treasure.And hunt for buried treasure.We make our prisoners walk the plankWe make our prisoners walk the plankSharks love us when we feed `em.Sharks love us when we feed `em.We wear those patches on our eyesWe wear those patches on our eyesWhen we don't even need `em.When we don't even need `em.

CHORUSCHORUS

It's great, it's great - It's great to be a pirate!It's great, it's great - It's great to be a pirate!It's great, it's great - It's swell to be bum.It's great, it's great - It's swell to be bum.It's great, it's great - It's great to be a It's great, it's great - It's great to be a blackguard.blackguard.It's great, it's great - Its so delicious to be It's great, it's great - Its so delicious to be viciousviciousThrilling to be scum.Thrilling to be scum.It's great to conquer ships at seaIt's great to conquer ships at seaAnd steal what isn't oursAnd steal what isn't oursAnd smell like stinky sneakersAnd smell like stinky sneakers`Cause we never bathe or shower.`Cause we never bathe or shower.It's great to get shot at all the timeIt's great to get shot at all the timeAnd lose an arm or leg.And lose an arm or leg.And every morning get to chooseAnd every morning get to chooseA stylish hook or pegA stylish hook or peg

1. Pirates are famous fora) surfboardingb) taking treasure from shipsc) fishing

2. A bad captain has oftena) thrown in the seab) left on a desert islandс) put in prison

3. Many pirates saileda) to the south Pole b) in the UKc) in the Caribbean

4. Many years ago there was afamous English pirate calleda) Blackbeard b) Bluebeardc) Brownbeard

5. When they were at sea,pirates atea) riceb) fruit and vegetablesc) biscuits and dried meat

6. Some pirates had a peta) catb) ratc) parrot

7. The pirate in the story«Treasure Island» was calleda) Long J ohn Goldb) Long J ohn Silverc) Long J ohn Bronze

8. The pirate in the story«Peter Pan» was calleda) Captain Hoodb) Captain Hookc) Captain Hulk

9. A «J olly Roger» is a a) flag with a scull and bonesb) happy sailorc) flag with a happy sailor

10. Pirates that took thecaptain's food or treasure hadto a) walk the plankb) sing a songc) swim with sharks