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    In 1778, the British had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy of America, who were fighting for their independence. One captain, captain John Paul Jones, decided to show the British size was not important. He sailed his ship into the English port of Whitehaven and took his men to a bar. While they were having a beer, the police arrived and thought the men were drunken British sailors.

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    In 1778, the British had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy of America, who were fighting for their independence. One captain, captain John Paul Jones, decided to show the British size was not important. He sailed his ship into the English port of Whitehaven and took his men to a bar. While they were having a beer, the police arrived and thought the men were drunken British sailors.

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    ESO Navy Text

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    Steven Graham Martinez
    In 1778, the British had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy of America, who were fighting for their independence. One captain, captain John Paul Jones, decided to show the British size was not important. He sailed his ship into the English port of Whitehaven and took his men to a bar. While they were having a beer, the police arrived and thought the men were drunken British sailors.

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    In 1778 the British had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy
    of America, who were fighting Britain for their independence.
    One American captain, Captain John Paul Jones, decided to show the British that size
    was not the most important thing. So, on the night of April 24th, 1778, he sailed his ship,
    the Ranger, into the English port of Whitehaven. After he arrived, he took his men to a
    bar. The bar was closed, so they broke the door and went in and had a drink.
    While they were having a beer, the English police arrived. They thought the men were
    drunken British sailors and arrested them. The next day, the police found their ship in
    the port and realised that their prisoners were American sailors. They went to the
    prison and spoke to the Captain. This is the conversation.

    Policeman: Why did you come here?


    Captain: To have a drink with my friends.
    Policeman: What will you do if we allow you to leave?
    Captain: We’ll sail back to America.
    Policeman: Who is going to pay for the damage in the bar?
    Captain: I’ll pay for it myself.
    Policeman: Ok then. You can go!

    So, the police released the sailors, the captain paid for the damage and the beer and
    they went back to their ship. When they were leaving the port, they had an accident
    and their ship sank. A tragic end for a silly joke.

    Vocabulary:
    Navy = armada Fight = luchar
    Drunken = borracho Realise = darse cuenta
    Allow = permitir Damage = daños
    Sink (Sank)= hundirse Joke = broma

    Questions

    1. Which country had the strongest navy in 1778, Britain or America?


    2. Why were the Americans fighting the British?
    3. What did Captain Jones decide to do?
    4. Which port did he sail into?
    5. What did he do after he arrived?
    6. Was the bar open or closed?
    7. How did they get into the bar?
    8. What happened while they were having a beer?
    9. How did the police discover that they were American sailors?
    10. What happened at the end of the story?

    Now, answer these questions about the conversation between the police and the
    captain.

    1. Why did the sailors come to England, according to the captain?


    2. What will the captain do if the police release the sailors?
    3. Who will pay for the damage and the beers?

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