Oliver TwistLesson 1: let’s start

In this lesson you will:

- learn a lot about the Industrial Revolution in UK

- formulate your thoughts on the Dutch social system

- get started with the story of Oliver Twist

- practise your listening skills- expand your vocabulary

Exercise 1: Placemat.

Exercise 2: Is today really so different from then? What are today’s equivalents of the terms below? Write down as many words as come to mind.

Terms of the Industrial Revolution Terms of today

Factories

Child labour

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Slums

Poorhouse

Orphan

Workhouse

Starvation/malnourishment

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Homework for lesson 2: Chapters 1 and 2

For this lesson you will:- Be able to describe the differences

between children’s work here and elsewhere.

- Get to know lots of characters from the book Oliver Twist

- Expand your vocabulary- Be able to identify irony in Charles

Dickens’ writing style. - Practise your writing skills

Exercise 1: Vocabulary. Look up these words.

Exercise 2: Do you have a part-time job or do you get pocket money? What do you do with your money? Do you spend it, put it in a savings account, or give it to your family to contribute to household expenses?

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p.1 announcep.2 beggarp.2 inconveniencep. 3 sufferp.4. contentmentp. 7 pityp. 7 undertakerp.8 coffinp. p clumsyp. 9 interferep. 9 insultp. charityp. 10 funeralp. 11 faint

Exercise 2: What’s the difference between these two young workers? List 3 things

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Exercise 3 : On page 2 and 3 Dickens frequently uses irony in his writing. Find three examples.

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Exercise 4 : This is an image from a movie adaption of Oliver Twist. Does Oliver look like you imagined him? Explain your answer.

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I think Oliver could/ would not look like this because …………………………………

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Exercise 5: Why does Noah think it is OK to be so mean to Oliver?

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Exercise 4: Boys working in shops didn’t all have the same rank. Of the three groups below, which one has the highest social standing (A), which one is lowest (C), and which one ranks in the middle (B)?

Charity-boys …………local shop boys …………poorhouse orphans ………….

Homework for lesson 3 (Chapters 3 - 8)

For this lesson you will:

- Practise your reading skills- Expand your vocabulary- Practise your writing skills- Practise your listening skills- Think about social pressure

Exercise 1: Vocabulary. Look up these words.

Exercise 2 Oliver finally adjusts to Fagin’s group of pickpocketers. What did Fagin do to make Oliver want to belong to the group of pickpocket boys? Do you find it believable?

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p.14 pretendp.14 generousp.16 threatenp. 16 exhaustedp. 17 whistlep. 28 unexpectedp. 29 unconsciousp. 29 anxiousp. 31 ignorep. 32 persuadep. 33 recoverp. 34 perceivep. 24 confidentiallyp. 37 growl

I think it is believable/unbelievable that Oliver joint the group because ……………………….

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Exercise 3 Name three groups you belong to (think about family, sports activities, etc. etc.)

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Exercise 4 How do you adapt to each of these three groups? Think about: clothing, hairstyle, language, lifestyle, music

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Exercise 5

Continuation Chapters 3-8

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Secret question !!!!!!

This one is only for you; you don’t have to share it with anyone. Have you ever done something (or neglected to do something, or said something) because you wanted to fit in with your group, even though you didn’t feel right about it?

p. 39 ungratefulp. 40 coverp. 40 desperatep. 42 includep. 43 opportunityp. 40 tremblep. 45 frownp. 47 instantlyp. 47 strokep. 47 encouragep. 48 meanp. 48 greedyp. 48 celebratep. 54 innocent

Exercise 6 Why is Mr. Brownlow so nice to Olive

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Exercise 7 Was it wise of foolish of Oliver to run away from the undertaker’s? Explain

your answer.

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Homework for lesson 4 (Chapters 9 – 14)

For this lesson you will:

- Expand your vocabulary- Practise your reading skills - Formulate your thoughts on stereotyping- Get to know all of the characters in Oliver

Twist.

Exercise 1 Vocabulary. Look up these words.

Exercise 2 Dickens often uses people’s appearance to describe their inner qualities. Find examples for The Artful Dodger (p.16), and Fagin (p. 18), and Noah (p. 9)

Character Appearance Behaviour

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p. 56 to be allowedp. 57 recentlyp. 57 povertyp. 62 scoldp. 64 reluctantlyp. 65 certainlyp. 66 to be relievedp. 67 swearp. 68 treatp. 69 suspicionp. 69 increasep. 70 destinationp. 74 evidencep. 76 inheritance

the Artful Dodger

Fagin

Noah

Exercise 3 is it possible to draw conclusions about someone’s character by looking at their appearance?

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Exercise 4 Find three Disney figures whose looks represent their behaviour. Draw them here:

Disney character 1 Disney character 2 Disney Character 3Name Name Name

Drawing Drawing Drawing

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Exercise 5 Why do you think writers and film makers do this? What are the pros and cons of this technique?

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Exercise 6 If you were to write a book or make a film, what would the good guy look like? And the bad guy?

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Exercise 7 Where do mr. Brownlow and Oliver live at the end of the book? And the Maylies? And mr. Losberne? Why do you think Dickens did this? Think of what you know of the Industrial Revolution?

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Exercise 8 Nancy starts drinking. Why does she do this?

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Final assignmentChoose one of these assignments. Work on them individually. Submit the final product no later than [insert date]

1. Interview a character from the book. Ask him or her 10 questions and write down his or her answers.

2. Give a sales pitch: why should book shop owners sell this book in their shops? 3. Make a diorama of a scene in the book. 4. Design a book cover for the book.5. Write half a page of the diary of one of the characters in the book. 6. Act out a part of the play. For example the part about Nancy. Go to

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/english/oliver_twist/episodes/episode_7 , playscripts.

Have fun!!!

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