Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe Chapter 6

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe Chapter 6: Speech & Accents georgeeliotprovincialism. home. blog image www. visionofbritain. org. uk (c) 2004 -2015 of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4. 0 International License

The Rainbow Inn What kind of conversations happen here?

Mr Macey tries to step in and stop an argument by reminding people there are two sides to a story: "Aye, aye, " said Mr. Macey, who felt very well satisfied with this attack on youthful presumption; "you're right there, Tookey: there's allays two 'pinions; there's the 'pinion a man has of himsen, and there's the 'pinion other folks have on him. There'd be two 'pinions about a cracked bell, if the bell could hear itself. ” What does Mr. Macey mean about the bell?

Starter: • What are your two favourite accents – why? • Which accents do you find difficult to understand?

Extract 1 • In pairs, discuss and identify two reasons why people misunderstand one another even if they’re speaking the same language. Write down your ideas in a paragraph. • What is the glue that helps this farming community understand each other? Why doesn’t it always work very well? • Write a paragraph explaining your views.

Extract 2 • Why does Mr. Macey think Mr. Dowlass is ignorant because he does not believe in ghosts? • Why were people more superstitious at this time? Try to find at least three reasons, thinking about the daily lives of people in poor communities.

Plenary Write a paragraph on the following: • Having an accent in the time of Silas Marner meant that people made judgements about you based on your speech. • Do you think having an accent still matters? Explain your reasons. georgeeliotprovincialism. home. blog