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2012: Charles Dickens These pages celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, one of the great writers of the English language. You can watch the recorded Dickens event from London on 19 December http://dickenslive.modstreaming.com which features an audience with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, Charles Dickens great-great-great granddaughter, and a workshop on taking Dickens into the English language classroom. |
Introduction
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Lesson plans
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Little Dorrit: Circumlocution OfficeHas dealing with bureaucracy ever been a simple process? In this lesson students read Dickens' humorous account of officialdom then they prepare and perform mini-plays on the same topic.
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Little DorritThis lesson for high intermediate level students and above illustrates the relevance of Dickens in today's economic climate. It involves vocabulary input followed by reading for gist and reading for detail. Students then do an information gap speaking activity.
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A Christmas CarolIn this lesson students read an extract from 'A Christmas Carol' and examine the characters in the text. They then discuss the theme of festivals as preparation for a writing task on the same topic.
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David Copperfield and Miss BetseyThis lesson is for high intermediate level students and above. It involves reading an extract from Dickens' work for gist and then reading for detail. Students then focus on how adverbs are used in the text.
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Great Expectations: Pip and MagwitchIn this lesson students focus on reading and understanding dialogue in an extract from Great Expectations. |
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Hard Times: nothing but factsIn this lesson students take part in a visualisation activity before reading, listening to and discussing passages from Dickens' work. This lesson is also designed to be used by teacher trainers to focus on teaching receptive skills. Level: B2+ |
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Tale of Two Cities: openingIn this lesson students listen to an extract from Dickens' work, do a vocabulary matching task, take part in a discussion based on the listening and then focus on intonation. Level: B1+ |
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Oliver Twist: Fagin’s last nightIn this lesson students read about crime and punishment then discuss their opinions in a debate on the death penalty.
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Dickens event online
This is a recording of the event held in London on 9 February 2012. You can also download a report of the event by Scott Sherriff.
Heroes and Villains
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Little NellLittle Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop |
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Uriah HeapUriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield. |
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Oliver TwistOliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations. |
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SikesBill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist. |
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NicklebyNicholas Nickleby was Dickens' third novel - centred on the life of a young man supporting his family. |
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ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge is the main character in A Christmas Carol, and perhaps Dickens' most famous creation. |
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Dickens and LondonThis Heroes and Villains film explores the relationship between the writer and the city he lived in. |
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Miss HavishamMiss Havisham was one of the main characters in Great Expectations, and is the first in our series of Heroes and Villains. Watch our video about Miss Havisham - and watch out for activities for you to use with it, coming soon! |
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