Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic novels and characters.
LIFE
Answer the following questions
1. When was he
born?
2. How many
brothers and sisters did he have?
3. When did he
move to London?
4. At what age
did he start working in a factory? What did he do there?
5. Did he
visit his father in prison?
6. What did he
do in 1827?
7. When did he
publish his first piece of fiction?
Say if these statements are true or false and
correct the false ones:
1. As his
popularity grew rumours of his drunkness grew and he was sent to an asylum.
2. He kept a
parrot as a pet.
3. When he
arrived in Boston
people cheered him up.
4. He visited unusual places which his wife loved.
5. In 1844 he
moved to France.
Fill in the missing information
1. While he
organised a theatrical project he was spellbound by an ........................
2. He was in a
train crash and he andmistered brandy and ............. to the injured and
..........
3. The
incident left him very ...........
4. At the age
of .............. he died.
WEBQUEST 3
WORK
Answer the questions
What play
has been most adapted?
What is
“Oliver Twist” about?
When does
“A Tale of Two Cities” take place?
IN THE MOOD FOR DICKENS?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL WEBQUEST
Fill in the crossword “Food for your brain Easy A2” and any others you feel like.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL WEBQUEST
