English Year 7

•-          listening comprehension about things in the house (use your CD)

•-          words for furniture and things in the house Textbook, pp. 86-87

•-          phrases used when talking about housing - Textbook p. 88, and 92-93, Workbook p. 86, ex. 9 & 10

•-          describe your room, Textbook, pp. 90-91, Workbook, ex. 12, p.88

•-          grammar - prepositions (opposite, under, behind etc) and expressions with there is/are, there was/were - Workbook, pp. 97-102

Good luck!

DAVID COPPERFIELD BY CHARLES DICKENS

Task 7

Read Chapters 15 & 16.

•I.                    Do these people die (D), go to Australia (A) or get married (M)?

•1.      Dora

•2.      Emily

•3.      Martha

•4.      Mr Micawber  

•5.      Agnes                                   

•6.      Ham

•7.      Steerforth

•8.      Traddles

•9.      Mrs Gummidge

•II.                  ‘All the bad people have unhappy endings.' Do you agree?

Discuss using at least 30 words. You may want to discuss this (in English) with another student before you write your answer down.

•III.                Who is the most interesting person in the story? Write about him or her for a school magazine. Write between 50 and 100 words.

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Task 6

Read Chapters 13 & 14.

•I.                    Underline the wrong words. Write the correct words.

•1.      Dora saves a lot of money.                       .........................................

•2.      Emily is probably hiding in Yarmouth.                            ................................

•3.      Martha almost falls off a bridge.               .........................................

•4.      David becomes a lawyer.                         .........................................

•5.      Mr Micawber is friendly with Uriah Heep ................................

•6.      Rosa hates Steerforth.                                                    .........................................

•7.      Mr Peggotty, Emily and Ham are going to go to Australia.                   ......................................................................................

•8.      Uriah Heep has stolen money from Mr Micawber.    ......................................................................................

•II.                  Write notes for a short speech, continuing one of these statements. Then make your speech to the class.

•1.      I feel sorry for Rosa Dartle because...

•2.      Ham is right not to see Emily because...

•3.      Mr Micawber is not a bad man because...

•4.      Uriah Heep should go to prison because...                   

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Task 5

Read Chapters 11 & 12.

•I.                    In Chapter 12, who says these words? Who are they talking about?

•1.      ‘She's very pretty, and I love her very much.'

•2.      ‘I will always help you... I'll always be your friend.'

•3.      ‘You? Her husband? You dog!'

•4.      ‘He works hard but he's very unhappy.'

•5.      ‘Her sisters want her to stay at home and look after them.'

•6.      ‘I love you like a wife.'

•II.     Discuss these questions using at least 30 words for each answer. You may want to discuss them (in English) with another student before you write your answers down.

•1.      What really happened to Miss Trotwood's money?

•2.      Why does Mr Wickfield not tell Uriah Heep to leave?    

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Task 4

Read Chapters 9 & 10.

•I.                    Are these sentences True or False?

1. Traddles is a lawyer now.
2. Mr Micawber has a job.
3. Mr Micawber steals money from Traddles.
4. Rosa Dartle is worried about Steerforth.
5. Barkis dies.
6. Emily leaves her family for Steerforth.
7. Steerforth plans to marry Emily.
8. Rosa is in love with Steerforth.
9. Dora agrees to marry David.
10.  She tells her father immediately.

•II.   Discuss these questions using at least 30 words for each answer. You may want to discuss them (in English) with another student before you write your answers down.

1. Who do these people write letters to? What are they about?

Mr Micawber                               Peggotty                            Emily                                  Dora            

1. Which of these people do you feel most sorry for? Why?

Traddles                Peggotty             Mr Peggotty                         Ham                                   Emily         

Steerforth               Mrs Steerforth                                        

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Task 3

Read Chapters 5 & 6.

•I.                    Are these sentences True or False?

1. David likes his job.
2. David lives with Mr Micawber.
3. David rides to Dover.
4. Miss Murdstone rides to Dover in a cart.
5. Miss Trotwood likes the Murdstones.
6. Miss Trotwood is kind to David.
7. Mr Wickfield is a lawyer.
8. David likes his new school.

•II.                  Find and correct the five mistakes in the description of Mr Micawber.

Mr Micawber wears dark, old clothes and has thick, grey hair. He takes David home to meet his wife and children. He has a big house with lots of furniture. Mrs Micawber tells David that her husband is a stupid man. He never has any money. One day, Mr and Mrs Micawber are taken to prison because they have stolen money.

Read Chapters 7 & 8

•I.                     Are these people friends? Why (not)?

1. Mr Micawber and Uriah Heep
2. David and Agnes
3. Emily and Ham
4. Agnes and Uriah Heep
5. Dora and Miss Murdstone

•II.    Discuss these questions using at least 50 words for each answer. You may want to discuss them (in English) with another student before you write your answers down.

1. Why does Emily say that she is bad?
2. Why does Agnes dislike Steerforth?
3. Will Dora or Agnes be a better wife for David? Why?

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Task 2

Read Chapters 3 & 4.

•I.                    Answer these questions:

1. Who is a poor teacher?
2. Who owns David's new school?
3. Who comes from a rich family?
4. Who visits David at school?
5. Who has a new baby?
6. Who dies?
7. Who marries Peggotty?
8. Who will be David's employer?

•II.                  How does David feel about these? Explain why.

1. his first day at school
2. Mr Mell
3. Mr and Mrs Creakle
4. Traddles and Steerforth
5. his first visit home
6. his second visit home
7. his visit to Yarmouth
8. Peggotty's marriage to Barkis

•III.                Discuss using at least 50 words for each answer:

1. Is Steerforth a good friend for David? Why (not)?
2. Was Clara a good mother?  Why (not?)

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Task 1

I. Read the Introduction and answer these questions about Charles Dickens:

1. When did Charles Dickens live?
2. In which country did he live?
3. What other books did he write?
4. What are Dickens's books about?
5. How old was Dickens when he wrote David Copperfield?
6. Did Dickens have a sad or a happy life, do you think? Why? (write at least 30 words)

II. Look at the Word List at the back of the book. Find these words in a dictionary and translate them into Swedish:

III. Read Chapters 1 & 2 and answer:

A. Does David like:        Peggotty     yes/no

Mr Peggotty's home                        yes/no

Mr Murdstone                                     yes/no

Miss Murdstone                                 yes/no

the sea                                                yes/no

Little Emily                                           yes/no

his lessons                                         yes/no

B. Who do these words describe? Match the description on the left with the name on the right:

a. Clara's only friend                                                    1. Miss Trotwood

b. wants to be rich                                                         2. Mrs Copperfield

c. David's father's aunt                                                3. Peggotty

d. weak and childlike                                                   4. Mr Murdstone

e. a kind man                                                                  5. Mrs Gummidge

f. angry and cruel                                                             6. Little Emily

g. always unhappy                                                            7. Mr Peggotty

C. You are David. Tell the boy at your new school about your life. Write between 50-100 words.