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Charles Dickens Works of Charles Dickens Docklands in London Portsmouth Language Tips on Everyday English Language Tips

1 Think about Andy, Joe and Janet and talk about what their reading habits might be. Use the statements in Starting point to help you.

• Joe must read some things to produce London Time Off but probably he doesn’t read for pleasure. • Andy knows he should read some of the newlypublished books but he is waiting until some are chosen before he’ll start reading. He may seem a bit reluctant to read the new books. • Janet reads for her studies and probably likes reading. If she had known that she was supposed to read all of the books she would have done so willingly.

2 Look at the sentences from Conversation 1 and decide who says them. Joe: 1 Andy: 2 Janet: 3, 4

3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. 1 What is Read all about it? It is a feature programme which reviews recentlypublished books. 2 Who has read all the books? None of them have read all of the books. 3 What’s Joe’s reaction? He’s annoyed.

3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. 4 What kind of books are featured on the programme? It features new books that may have a London angle, but not necessarily. 5 Why does Andy think Janet’s suggestion is good? Because Charles Dickens’ books are always on TV. 6 How much does Janet know about Dickens? She knows quite a lot about Dickens because she is studying his work at university.

3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. 7 What’s the new Dickens book about? It’s a biography which describes the London locations which are the settings for many of Dickens’ books. 8 Does Joe approve of Janet’s suggestion? Yes.

4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What might Andy and Janet think about Joe’s behaviour in the meeting? They probably think he’s bossy or lazy because he hasn’t read any of the books himself. 2 How often do you think this happens? Certainly it has happened several times because Joe says, “You’re always making excuses”.

3 How do they feel now? They feel happy to work on Janet’s suggestion. 4 What do you think they will do next? Andy and Janet will plan the feature and probably show Joe when it’s finished.

5 Watch Conversation 2 and complete the table. Charles Dickens place of birth Portsmouth dates 19 th century type of writing novels setting of stories around the law courts in the centre of London He describes hardship, poverty and crime in London. Oliver Twist, other features of writing most famous novels David Copperfield

Now work in pairs and talk about: 1. what information was missing from the conversation 2. where you can find the information to complete the table Example answer The missing information was about the most famous novels of Dickens. We can find the related information from Internet or library.

6 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. Answers 1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (d) 4 (c) 5 (c)

7 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences. Janet What’s the matter with Joe today? Andy No idea. He’s a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I don’t really know why. Janet (1) _____________. He wasn’t being at all fair How often does he get like this? Andy Well, I suppose it’s not very often. But sometimes he really gets on my nerves (2) __________________. >>>

Janet Don’t let it get to you. He’s probably got too much work, and he’s stressed. keep his problems Andy Well, he should (3) ___________ away from the studio Anyway, you’re the expert on __________. Dickens, tell me something about him. Janet Well, Charles Dickens was one of the most popular novelists in 19 th-century Britain. Many of his novels first appeared in magazines, in short episodes. Each one had a cliffhanger at the end that made people want to read the next episode. Andy And was he a Londoner? >>>

He was born in Portsmouth Janet (4) _____________ but his family moved to London when he was ten years old. he set most of his stories in Andy And (5) ____________London, didn’t he? Janet That’s right. He knew the city very well. Whereabouts in London are his stories set Andy (6) ___________________? Janet Around the Law Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real life stories he heard in court inspired some of the most famous characters in his novels. >>>

some of his stories take place Andy I think (7) ______________ south of the river? Janet That’s right, especially around Docklands. The thing was … Dickens was a social commentator as much as he was a novelist – his stories describe the hardship, the poverty, and crime which many Londoners experienced in the 19 th century. It makes me want to read some Dickens again. Maybe I’ll just go shopping for a copy of Great Expectations.

Andy Anyway, you did me a huge favour. That was a real brainwave to suggest the new biography. Cheer up Janet (8) ______, Andy. It wasn’t your fault. I’ll get over it Andy No, it’s OK. (9) _________. Go on, off you go and enjoy your shopping! Additional Activity: • Role play the dialogue with your partner; • Try to make your dialogue sound as natural as possible. I’m Janet … I’m Andy…

Everyday English 8 Work in pairs and answer the questions about Everyday English. Answers 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (a)

9 Work in pairs and act out the conversation according to the directions on page 16. Example Answer Oh, cheer up. Don’t let it get you down!

Additional Language tip on Everyday English 1 “In one go” means “一口气” in Chinese. Here are similar expressions in English: “in a breath”, “at a burst”, “at one go”, “at a stretch”, “at a breath”, “at one whack”, “at a whack”, “at a draft”, “at one blast”. >>>

Additional Exercise on Everyday English 1 Translate the following sentences into Chinese with different “一口气” in English. 1. He emptied the glass at one draft. 他一口气喝完了那一大杯。 2. He drank a pint of milk in one go. 他一口气喝了一品脱牛奶。 3. He was so hungry that he ate up his meal at a stretch. 他太饿了，一口气就把饭吃光了。 >>>

4. He blew out all the candles on his birthday cake at one go. 他一口气吹灭了生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。 5. After watching my pal buy 100 cakes at one whack, I got astounded. 看到我的朋友一口气买了100块蛋糕，我都惊呆了。 6. We are happy to see the flowers bloomed at a burst last night. 我们惊喜地看到那些花儿昨天夜里一下子全开了。 >>>

Additional Language tip on Everyday English 2 “Don’t let it get to you” means “别为这事心烦，别在意 这件事，别让这事影响你”，“get to sb. ” means “ 让人心烦， 生气”， but it also means “开始，发生”。 1. The way she spoke to me really gets to me. 她对我说话的口气让我生气。 2. It really gets to me that he stole my money after I had shown him so much generous. 在我对他慷慨解囊之后他还偷我的钱，这点最让我生气。 >>>

3. Don't let it get to you. He's not worth it. Just let it go. 别把它放在心上。他不值得你生气。就别再想了。 4. If you believe that you have been dumbed down by society, don't let it get to you. 如果您觉得自己就快与社会脱节，那么就尽量不要让它发生在您身上。 Let it go… Back

Additional Activity: Movie Time Please enjoy the video clips and finish the exercises >>>

David Copperfield Please enjoy Video Clip 1 and write a summary of it. Though David’s born after his father died, he lived a happy life under the care and love from both his mother and the servant Peggotty. However, at this moment, his mother intended to remarry a Mr. Murdstone whom both David and Peggotty disliked. Click here for script

David Copperfield Please enjoy Video Clip 2 and role play it. Pay special attention to the language used in the lines. Click here for script

David Copperfield Please enjoy Video Clip 3 and fill in the blanks with the missing information. 1. ____ Peggoty was driven away from David by Miss Murdstone ________ Mr. Murdstone and _________. 2. David wished Peggotty could marry with Barkis, the wagoner so that she could __________. come to see David more future was arranged by ______: 3. David’s _____ Mr. Murdstone London to work in a firm. he was sent to ____________ Click here for script

Language and Culture Tips Charles Dickens (1812 -1870), English Victorian era author, wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels including his most autobiographical David Copperfield (1848 -1850); As a prolific 19 th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non, during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times. Some considered him the spokesman for the poor, for he definitely brought much awareness to their plight, the downtrodden and the have-nots. He had his share of critics like Virginia Woolf and Henry James, but also many admirers, even into the 21 st Century. Back

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Additional Culture Tips The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) is the first novel by Charles Dickens, published serially from 1836 to 1837 under the pseudonym Boz and in book form in 1837. This first fictional work by Dickens was originally commissioned as a series of glorified captions for the work of caricaturist Robert Seymour. His witty, episodic accounts of the kindly, naive Samuel Pickwick and his friends in the Pickwick Club were instantly successful in their own right, however, and made Dickens a literary sensation.

Additional Culture Tips Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress (1838) is Charles Dickens’s second novel. It is about a boy named Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and meets a gang of pickpockets In London. The novel is one of Dickens's best-known works, and has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations.

Additional Culture Tips Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly but depressive John Jarndyce and the childish Harold Skimpole, as well as the likeable but imprudent Richard Carstone.

Additional Culture Tips A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and resurrection. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in London and Paris, as economic and political unrest lead to the American and French Revolutions. The main characters in this works — Doctor Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton — are all recalled to life, or resurrected, in different ways as turmoil erupts.

Additional Culture Tips A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman and Hall and first released on 19 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.

Additional Culture Tips Dombey and Son, a novel by Charles Dickens, was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. The novel tells the story of Paul Dombey, powerful head of the House of Dombey. He wants a son and when a daughter (Florence) is born he despises her. His second child, a son (Paul), is weak and sickly and dies a child. Paul's first wife dies with the birth of Paul Jr and he remarries. His second wife, Edith, does not love him and eventually runs away with Carker, a manager at the firm. With Carker gone, Paul is incapable of managing the business and it fails. In the end Paul is reconciled with his daughter, living with her family, and doting on his grandchildren.

Additional Culture Tips Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is written in the style of Bildungsroman (教育小说), which follows the story of a man or woman in their quest for maturity, usually starting from childhood and ending in the main character's eventual adulthood. Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing about his life and attempting to become a gentleman along the way. The novel can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people.

Additional Culture Tips Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1853. The book appraises English society and is aimed at highlighting the social and economic pressures of the times.

Additional Culture Tips The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London.

Additional Culture Tips David Copperfield Among Dickens's later works is David Copperfield (1849 -50), where he used his own personal experiences of work in a factory. David's widowed mother marries the tyrannical Mr. Murdstone. David becomes friends with Mr. Micawber and his family. Dora, David's first wife, dies and he marries Agnes. He pursues his career as a journalist and later as a novelist.

Additional Culture Tips Our Mutual Friend is Dicken’s last novel and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining psychological insight with social analysis. It centres on "money, and what money can make of life" but is also about human values. In the opening chapters a body is found in the Thames and identified as John Harmon, a young man recently returned to London to receive his inheritance. Were he alive, his father's will would require him to marry Bella Wilfer, a beautiful, mercenary girl whom he had never met. Instead, the money passes to the working-class Boffins, and the effects spread into various corners of London society.

Additional Cultural Tip: Docklands in London Canary Wharf at dusk in the Docklands Canary Wharf –evening sunset from across Blackwall Basin The Dome on a fresh and sunny morning from across the Thames Back

Additional Cultural Tip: Portsmouth is a city located in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the South coast of England. It is the United Kingdom's only island city. As a significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and also home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior and Lord Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory. Plaque marking-birthplace of Charles Dickens Tourist attractions Portsea Land Portsmouth Harbour Birthplace of Charles Dickens Spinaker Tower Lord Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory Back

Additional Language Tips The feature is a newspaper or magazine article that is about one particular subject, often on general issues in the sciences, arts or culture or giving more extensive discussion on an aspect of current news. e. g. Back

Language Tips A London angle refers to aspects that give special emphasis to London. A cliffhanger is a metaphor for an exciting or end part to a section of a book or TV series that makes you want to read or see the next part. Back