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Let's ponder, , (4) William Phips, spoke to the, (3) He got married and set, a, (1) Willia Phips tended up, , (5), (2), , English king about the, Spanish gold., sheen business., , He became the, , William Phips captain of the Rose Algier., apprenticed himself to a, ship, (2) The ship's sailors broke, carpenter., out in, II, (3) He faced refusal of, mutiny., 4) William, support from the, was, Phips, unsucessful in Englishtheking., (6) Divers are, instructed, to, locating Spanish wreck., (4) A Duke and some, bring up a pretty, noblemen helped sea shrub., (5) Phips sent in, divers at La Plata, Phips., to look, for the, Spanish ship's wreckage., A. (3) One diver, rose to the, III, surface with, (5) Phips discovered, lump of silver., another, of, a, , B., , part the wreck with, (2) The diver, silver dollars., reported, sighting, and cannons., (7) Phips was, guns, given his, (1) The divers dove in toshare of the treasure and, knighted by the English King, 4) William Phips and hissearch the area around the, sea shrub., 6) The English lords tookcrew raked in the Spanish treasure., away most of the treasure, 1. a) An, upon Phips's return to, English sailor said this, , 2., , England., b) The speaker wishes to haveto one of the Indian divers., the sea shrub because, he does not want to, handed and wants to take the, go back emptytreasure that, only, are able to, c) The tone of the, they, find., speaker is similar to that of an opportunist. He does, sea shrub, for it is, not want to lose, the only treasure that, this, they have found until then., d) No, the sea shrub is not the, 'only treasure' they find., a) After a day or two, the, money-bags were discovered on another part of the wreck., b) Nobody could 'have guessed that, they were money-bags' because, rermaining so long in the, salt-water they had become covered over with a crust, which had by, the appearance of stone., c)To extract the money from the money-bags, they had broken it in, pieces with hammers, , 3., , and axes., Since he had been poor, Phips had been tending sheep since his, sheep, he apprenticed himself to a ship-carpenter., , 4., , When he happened to hear about a Spanish ship that had lain for ffty years beneath the waves, , boyhood. Tired of tending, , and that it was laden with immense wealth, Phips decided to bring the sunken treasure to light., He went to London and told King James of the vast wealth that was lying at the bottom of, , the sea. The king listened with attention, and thought that it was a fine opportunity to fll his, Wiliam Phips to be captain of a vessel called the, He, , treasury with Spanish gold., , Kose, , appointed, , Algier, carrying eighteen guns, , and, , ninety-five men. T hat is, , how he became, , Captain Phips, , of the, , English navy., West Indies and the prospect of success, 5. When Phips and his men cruised for two years in, all hope of making their, discouraged, and gave up, seamen became, the, There was a, wanted Phips to turn pirate., Seemed very small,, wreck. They, Tortunes, , by discovering the Spanish, , Headword Publishing Company, , v, , td, , 93

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which still, , vessels,, hCn Detter prospect of growing rich by plundering, I, scCKing tor a ship that had lain beneath the waves for half a century., , sailed in, , his is, , the sea, , than, why they broke out, , in open mutiny., , 6. As one of the Indian divers rose above the water with a heavy lump of silver that was worth, , more than a thousand dollars in his arms, the sailors took it into the boat, and then rowed, , back, , to, , inform, , Captain Phips of their good luck. The captain and al the crew set to work, , with iron rakes and great hooks and lines, fishing for gold and silver at the bottom of the sea., , P Came the treasures in abundance-a table of solid silver, an altar vessel, and a golden cun, , fit for the King of Spain. Their rakes were loaded with masses of silver bullion. There were, precious stones too among the treasure, glittering and sparkling. After a day or two, they, discovered another part of the wreck where they found a great many bags ot silver dollars. But, , nobody could have guessed that these were money-bags. By remaining so long in the salt-water, , they had become covered over with a crust which had the appearance of stone, so that it was, necessary to break it in pieces with hammers and axes. When this was done, a stream of silver, , dollars gushed out upon the deck of the vessel. The whole value of the recovered treasure, plate,, Dulion, precious stones, and all, was estimated at more than two million dollars! Phips and his, men continued to fish up plate, bullion, and dollars, as plentifully as ever., , ing, KingJames made Captain Phips a knight; so that, instead of the obscure ship-carpenter who, had formerly dwelt among them, the inhabitants of Boston welcomed him on his return as the, rich and famous Sir William, Phips., , 8. Answers may, vary., 9. Answers, may vary., 10. a) This reveals qualities of perseverance and strong determination., , b) Yes, failures are the only steps that lead to success as with each failure in life, one builds a, stronger inner self than before and starts to analyse one's performance. This enables one to, work harder and make greater efforts towards one's, goals., Let's learn new words, Word, , Meaning, , league, , a, , former, , measure, , of distance by land, usually about, , three miles, a warship which was also used for sailing (especially by Spain) from 15th to, 18th centuries, , galleon, | deck, , floor of a ship, , wreckage remains of something that has been destroyed/damaged, pirate, , person who attacks or robs ships at sea, , vessel, , a ship or large boat, , diver, , a, , sailors, , member of the crew on a ship/boat, , wharf, , a, , crew, , anchor, , person who, , jumps into, , structure built, , on, , the water for either, , the shore to load/unload, , sport, , or, , to, , search for things under water, , ships, tie them etc., , a group ot people who work on and operate a ship, a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of, water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current, , harbour, , a place on the coast, protected from rough water, where ships come for shelfer, , 0ar, , a pole with a flat bladeused to row or steer a boat, Headword PublishingCompany, , 94, , t, , td