Project - Charles Dickens

                                                                         CHARLES DICKENS                                                                         Biography:

Charles John Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England, February 7, 1812 - Gads Hill Place and died June 9, 1870.

He was an important British writer in the 19th century.

His parents were: John Dickens and  ElizabethCulliford.

He had 10 children with two wives.

He had great novels: Oliver Twist, a Christmas Carol, Har Times and our mutual friend.

Society:

• The Victorian era saw uncertainty and social instability, but it was also a fascinating time from both a social and cultural point of view.
• However, child labour and poverty are linked to the Victorian era. During the Industrial Revolution, many factories were opened in England and orphaned children were needed to work in them, since they were very cheap labour and also, due to their little help, they could enter small holes, and manipulate precision parts.
• During this period, London changed more than at any other time in its own history. Dickens tried to describe Victorian England with precision and detail.

Style:

Dickens's style is flowery and poetic, with a strong comic touch. His satires on the snobbery of the British aristocracy.

Works of  Charles Dickens:

Oliver Twist, a Christmas Carol, Hard Times and our mutual friend.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (11-12 SCENE)

Alive→ you are life.

Butcher´s shop→ where you buy meat

Knocks→ when you make noise to someone says you.

Cab→ is a car with horses.

Antibiotics→ is a medicine that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (9-10 SCENE)

Grave→ Aplace in the ground where a dead person is buried.

Away→ Somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation.

Pie→ A type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked.

Gentle→ Calm, kind, or soft.

Dirty sheet→ when your bed isn´t clean.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (7-8 SCENE)

Bless→ Magnify, praise someone, magnify.

Crutches→ Support made of wood, metal or other material, with its upper part arranged so that the armpit or elbow rests on it, and that in its middle part usually has a handle. It serves to load the body on it, avoiding or relieving the use of one or both legs for those who have difficulty walking.

Church→  Place where to pray.

Weak→ Low vigour or low strength or endurance.

Poor→ Needy, who does not have what it takes to live.

Rich→  the opposite of poor.

Poorhouse→Charitable establishment in which poor children, foundlings or orphans are welcomed and given maintenance and education.

Debts→  Someone's obligation to pay, satisfy, or repay another person for something, usually money.

VOCABULARY OF THE TERM 2º TERM

Cardboard→ It is a thin paper, usually smooth, that is used to cards... 

Leather→ Hide that covers the meat of animals.

Rubber→ Outer tire cover.

Wool→ Hair of sheep and other animals, which is spun and used for weaving.

Fields→ extensive land outside of town.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (5-6 SCENE)

Married →  Said of a person: Who has contracted marriage.

Happiness→ State of pleasant spiritual and physical satisfaction.

Tormenting→ Cause upset or anger.

Bright light→ It is a type of light that illuminates a lot.

Nightcap→is an object you put in your head to sleep. 

Turkey→ Bird that is eaten especially on Thanksgiving.

Gigantic figure→ Much greater than is considered normal.

Torch→  Utensil to illuminate.

Frightened→  That shows fright.

Timidly→  Shyly.

Suddenly→  unprepared.

Disappear→  Stop being in sight or in a place.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (3-4 SCENE)

 Robe→ Wide and long exterior complement.

Ghost→ A dead person

Tired→ Having done it repeatedly or insistently.

Trembling→ Being very afraid, or being too afraid of someone or something.

Pointing→ Stamping a sign on one thing to make it known or distinguish it from another, or to remember something afterwards.

Alone→Only an object or a person.

Crying→ Shed tears.

Outside→ Instead of.

Kind→ That it is without another thing or that he looks separated from it.

Nephew→ Son of your brother or sister.

Leave→ Depart from one place to another.

Warehouse→ Building or premises where objects of any kind are left, generally merchandise.

Young→ Said of a person, who is in youth.

Guest→ Person who has received an invitation.

SUMMARY AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CHRISTMAS CAROL (1-2 SCENE)

 Christmas Eve → One night before Christmas

Clerk → Person who performs a job.

Waste →  That which results from the decomposition or destruction of something.

Kind →  Characteristic example of a species, a genus, etc.

Leaves→  Thin film of any material, such as metal, wood, paper, etc.

Dead→ That is lifeless.

Partner → Person who is accompanied by another for some purpose.

Gentleman→ As a courtesy or respectful treatment to address a man

Bell→ Metal instrument, usually in the shape of an inverted cup, which sounds when struck by a clapper or hammer.

Swing→ Push or move something.

Loudly→ In a noisy way.

Late→ Part of the day between noon and dusk.

Striking→ That attracts exaggerated attention.

VOCABULARY OF THE 1ºTERM

 Past simple   - To be - Interrogation - Negative

I   was                                        Was I?                                  I wasn´t      

You were                       Were you?                         You weren´t

He/she/it  was          Was he/she/it?            He/she/it wasn´t

We were                        Were we?                          We weren´t

You were                     Were you?                           You weren´t

They were                 Were they?                     They weren´t

There is/are                     Was/were there?

There was/were         There wasn´t /weren´t

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST

 

INFINITIVE	PAST SIMPLE	PAST PARTICIPE	MEANING
be	was/were	been	Ser o estar
become	Became become	become	Convertirse en
begin	began	begun	comenzar
break	broke	broken	romper
build	built	built	construir
buy	bought	bought	pagar
can	could	be able to	poder
catch	caught	caught	coger
come	came	come	venir
cost	cost	cost	costar
do	did	done	hacer
drink	drank	drunk	beber
eat	ate	eaten	comer
fall	fell	fallen	caer
feel	felt	felt	sentir
fight	fought	Fought	pelearse
find	found	found	encontrad
fly	flew	flown	volar
get	got	got	conseguir
get up	Got up	Got up	levantarse
give	gave	given	dar
go	went	gone	ir
have	had	had	tener
hide	hid	hidden	esconder
hit	hit	hit	golpear
know	knew	known	saber
learn	learnt	learnt	aprender
leave	left	left	dejar
lend	lent	lent	prestar
lose	lost	lost	perder
make	made	made	hacer
meet	met	met	encontrar
put	put	put	poner
read	read	read	leer
ride	rode	ridden	montar
run	run	run	correr
say	said	said	decir
see	saw	seen	ver
sell	sold	sold	vender
send	sent	sent	enviar
set	set	set	poner
sit	sat	sat	sentarse
sleep	slept	slept	dormir
speak	spoke	spoken	hablar
spend	spent	spent	pagar
swim	swam	swum	nadar
take	took	taken	tomar
teach	tough	tough	enseñar
tell	told	told	decir
think	though	though	Pensar
wear	wore	worn	Llevar (puesto)
write	wrote	written	escribir