Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (p. 4)

1 He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812.
2 He had to work because his father was put in prison for debt.
3 In 1833.
4 The Pickwick Papers.
5 He died on 9 June 1870 and was buried in Westminster Abbey in London.

1. activities

1 (Ss’ own answers)

2 1 Picture 8 shows a boat.
2 Pictures 2 & 10 show a candle.
3 Pictures11 & 12 show a stick.
4 Picture 5 shows a ball.
5 Pictures 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11 show someone who is happy.
6 Picture 6 shows someone who is disappointed.
7 Pictures 7 and 12 show someone who is scared.
8 Pictures 6, 7, 9 and 10 show someone who is caring.

3 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T

4 1 David, Mr Murdstone
2 Mr Murdstone
3 Aunt Betsey
4 Clara, David

6 (Suggestedanswer)

1 Because he didn’t like him at all from the beginning.
2 Because they knew he would be unhappy about the wedding.
3. To help her brother run the house according to his rules.
4. (Ss’ own answers)

2. activities

1 (Suggested answer)

David’s new stepfather is very unkind to him and decides to send him away to get rid of him. David hears some bad news thatchanges his life for the worse. He’s all alone now.

2 1 Mr Murdstone told Clara to give Jane the keys to the house.
2 Mr Murdstone told David not to play with Peggotty.
3 David could not answer Mr Murdstone’s question.
4 Clara asked Mr Murdstone not to hit David.
5 David bit Mr Murdstone’s hand.
6 Peggotty told David he was being sent to a school in London.7 Mr Creakle put a sign around David’s neck.
8 Mr Creakle told David that his mother had died.

4 (Suggested answer)

1 Because he wants his sister to be in charge and have full control of the house.
2 They are happy because they have been trying to get rid of him all along.
3 He must have felt very embarrassed and humiliated.
4 (Ss’ own answers)

3.activities

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|J |A |N |E |
|C |R |E |A |K |L |E |
|B |E |T |S |E |Y |
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|C |L |A |R |A |
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Hidden word: FACTORY

2 1 Because he owed money to lots of people
2 Mrs Micawber’s brother.
3 In Plymouth
4 In Dover

4 (Ss’ own answers)4. activities

1 Ss’ own answers

2 1 David asked for Aunt Betsey’s help.
2 Mr Murdstone and Jane were nasty to David.
3 Mr Wickfield is Aunt Betsey΄s lawer.
4 Uriah Heep works for Mr Wickfield.
5 Agnes is scared of Uriah Heep.

3 1 They were nasty to me.
2 I want to stay with you.
3 If he stays now, he stays for ever.4 You are my son now.
5 I wish you could stay.

5 (Suggested answer)

She could be scared of him because she can sense that he is a mean and dishonest man.
Perhaps she fears that her father shouldn’t trust him because he will do anything for his own
personal interests.

5. activities

1 (Ss’ own answers)

2 1 train
2 not very well
3 running
4evil

3 Betsey asked Mr Spenlow to teach David to be a lawyer and he said it would cost £1,000. Uriah Heep visited David and said that he was running Mr Wickfield’s business. They went for a walk and saw a man shouting because Mr Micawber owed him money. Uriah Heep offered Mr Micawber a job. Mr Spenlow introduced David to his daughter, Dora, and David fell in love with her.

5 (Ss’ ownanswers)

6. activities

1 1 Emily
2 David
3 Dora
4 Aunt Betsey

2 The man on the left is Mr Spenlow. (Suggested answer). He seems to be feeling angry and upset.

3 Ham and Emily are getting married.
Emily says David won’t let Dora marry a clerk.
Mr Spenlow has to rent her cottage to someone.
Mr Wickfield says he can never marry Dora if he’s...