The most popular novelist was Charles Dickens. If he were alive, he would be 199 years old today, February 7th. This post just intends to be a small tribute to the greatest novelist in the history of English literature.
His books were funny and exciting, but with a serious message. He described the hard lives of poor people. The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.
In Oliver Twist we meet a little boy in an orphanage. He is hungry and asks for more food. He gets into serious trouble and that is when his adventures begin.
One of his most famous stories is A Christmas Carol. In it we see the mean employer, Scrooge. Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees. One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life. But this is a happy story. In the novel Scrooge meets some ghosts who make him change his ideas. He becomes loving and generous, and gives wonderful Christmas presents to everyone. Today, his name is part of the English language: we often call a mean person a "scrooge".
Source: The World of English by Mark Farrell with Regina Ceriani and Franca Rossi. Longman 1995
Now, say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Give evidence from the text:
1. Life was easy for most English people in the 19th century.
2. Scrooge had always been a generous man.
3. Everybody in England used to read Dickens´s novels.
4. Bob Cratchitt and his family used to have difficulties.
Find words in the text that mean:
1. Low in price
2. Chapters
3. Difficult
4. Starving
5. Spirits
6. Gifts
SANDRA ORTIZ FERNANDEZ 2ºD
ReplyDeleteNow, say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Give evidence from the text:
1. Life was easy for most English people in the 19th century.
false: 'He described the hard lives of poor people'
2. Scrooge had always been a generous man.
False: 'Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.'
3. Everybody in England used to read Dickens´s novels.
True: 'The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.' 'The most popular novelist was Charles Dickens'
4. Bob Cratchitt and his family used to have difficulties.
True: 'One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life'
Find words in the text that mean:
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents
GEORGIANA NANESCU 2ºD
ReplyDeleteNow, say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Give evidence from the text:
1)False:´He described the hard lives of poor people.´
2) False:´Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.`
3) False:´The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.´
4)True:´Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.´
Find words in the text that mean:
1) Low in price = Chep
2) Chapters = Episodes
3) Difficul = Hard
4) Starving = Hungry
5) Spirits = Gosts
6) Gifts = Presents
Diana Ortiz de Guzmám Cervantes 2ºD
ReplyDelete1->False ´He described the hard lives of poor people´
2->False 'Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees'
3->True 'The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.'and 'The most popular novelist
4->True 'One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life'
_____________________________________________
Low in price-> cheap.
Chapters-> episodes.
Difficult-> hard.
Starving-> hungry.
Spirits-> ghosts.
Gifts-> presents .
SARA DE LA CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ 2ºD
ReplyDelete1)False:´He described the hard lives of poor people.´
2) False:´Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees´.
3) False:´The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.´
4)True:´Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.´
1) Low in price = Chep
2) Chapters = Episodes
3) Difficul = Hard
4) Starving = Hungry
5) Spirits = Gosts
6) Gifts = Presents
LINA GONZÁLEZ CEDEÑO 2ºD
ReplyDeleteNow, say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Give evidence from the text:
1)FALSE:"He described the difficult life of the poor people".
2) FALSE:"Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees."
3)FALSE:"The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time".
4)TRUE:"Bob Cratchitt and his family used to have difficulties because he can´t walk, and they have a very hard life".
Find words in the text that mean:
Low in price = Cheap
Chapters = Episodes
Difficult = Hard
Starving = Hungry
Spirits = Ghosts
Gifts = Presents
Triana Sobrino Nava 2ºD
ReplyDelete-True or False:
1. False. 'He described the hard lives of poor people.'
2. False. 'Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.'
3. True. He described the hard lives of poor people. 'The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.'
4. True. 'Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.'
- WORDS:
1. Low in price -> Cheap (sentence 3).
2. Chapters -> Episodes (sentence 3).
3. Difficult -> Hard (sentence 9).
4. Starving -> Hungry (sentence 11).
5. Spirits -> Ghosts (sentence 18).
6. Gifts -> Presents (sentence 19).
Thanks a lot for your comments and well done girls!!!
ReplyDeleteElena Carmona Rosa 2ºD
ReplyDeleteNow, say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Give evidence from the text:
1. FALSE: "He described the hard lives of poor people. The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time."
2. FALSE: "In it we see the mean employer, Scrooge. Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees."
3. FALSE: "The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time."
4. TRUE: "One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life."
Find words in the text that mean:
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents
MARIO GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ 2ºD
ReplyDelete1. Life was easy for most English people in the 19th century.
FALSE: "He described the hard lives of poor people. The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time."
2. Scrooge had always been a generous man.
FALSE:"Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees."
3. Everybody in England used to read Dickens´s novels.
FALSE:"The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time."
4. Bob Cratchitt and his family used to have difficulties.
TRUE:"One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life."
Find words in the text that mean:
1. Low in price:cheap
2. Chapters:episodes
3. Difficult:hard
4. Starving:hungry
5. Spirits:ghosts
6. Gifts:presents
Teacher, where are the exercises you promised us????????
ReplyDeleteDIANA 2ºD
OSCAR PEÑA MORENO 2ºD
ReplyDeleteTrue or false:
1. False. 'He described the hard lives of poor people.'
2. False. 'Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3. False:´The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.´
4. True:"One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life."
Find words in the text that mean:
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents
MIGUEL ÁNGEL MARTÍN RODRÍGUEZ 2º D BACH
ReplyDelete1. False, he described the lives of poor people.
2. False, even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3. True, the rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time and the most popular novelist.
4. True, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents
1) False, he described the lives of poor people.
ReplyDelete2) False, even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3) True, the rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time and the most popular novelist.
4) True, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1) Low in price: cheap
2) Chapters: episodes
3) Difficult: hard
4) Starving: hungry
5) Spirits: ghosts
6) Gifts: presents
Carlos Villamayor García 2ºD
1. False he described the hard lives of poor people.
ReplyDelete2. False, even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3. False,the rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.
4. True, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents
DANIEL CONTRERAS GONZALEZ 2ºD
Alvaro Olivares 2ºD
ReplyDelete1)False, he described the hard lives of poor people.
2)False, even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3)False, the rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.
4)True, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1)Low in price: cheap
2)Chapters: episodes
3)Difficult: hard
4)Starving: hungry
5)Spirits: ghosts
6)Gifts: presents
1.False. "He described the hard lives of poor people".
ReplyDelete2.False. "Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees".
3.FALSE: "The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time".
4.True. Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1. Low in price: cheap.
2. Chapters: episodes.
3. Difficult: hard.
4. Starving: hungry.
5. Spirits: ghosts.
6. Gifts: presents.
ALEJANDRO MARTÍN 2ºD
.False. He described the hard lives of poor people.
ReplyDelete2. False In it we see the mean employer, Scrooge. Even at Christmas he gives nothing extra to his poor employees.
3. False. The rich read his books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time.
Antonio Bustos 2ºD
4.True: One of them, Bob Cratchitt, has a son who can´t walk, and they have a very hard life.
1. Low in price: cheap
2. Chapters: episodes
3. Difficult: hard
4. Starving: hungry
5. Spirits: ghosts
6. Gifts: presents