What do you know about the life of Charles Dickens? What would you like to know? Make a list some questions and then watch the video to find the answers. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Watch the video again and answer these questions:

1. When was he born?______________________________

2. What were his parents' names?______________________

3. What did his father say to him one day?________________

4. How old was he when he started work?_________________

5. How often did Charles visit his father when he was sent to prison?

6. What did he begin to collect?________________________

7. When was his first piece of fiction published?_____________

8. What rumours spread about Dickens?__________________

9. What inspired his writing?__________________________

10. What did he do when he returned to England?____________

11. What did buying the house symbolise for Dickens?_________

12. What happend in 1865?___________________________

13. When did he die?_______________________________

Together with a partner from group B tell the story of the life of Dickens from the

answers you both have. Make notes here:

The Life of Charles Dickens - A

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