Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Charles Dickens 25 You are going to hear a scene from another Dickens book, “Hard Times”. 26 Charles Dickens (1821–1870) was one of the greatest writers in the English Language. He was very popular while he was alive, and is still popu- lar today. One thing that makes him very popular is that he described ordinary life very well and created a lot of normal, funny people in his books. At the same time he was able to show many of the darker sides of life in the Victorian age, such as crime, poverty and drunkenness. Although his language can be difficult, his stories are excellent. Go to http://charlesdickenspage.com and learn more about Dickens’ life and about popular Dickens’ characters like Uriah Heep , Mr Micawber , Ebeneezer Scrooge , Mr Pickwick , Seth Pecksni , and many others. In this scene Mr Gradgrind , the owner of a school, is visiting a class to discover if the children are being taught well. • Before listening, match the phrase in column A with its correct noun in column B. Then in groups of three, write down the facts you know about horses. A a blacksmith shoes a decorator carpets a decorator paints a dictionary defines a horse eats an animal trainer teaches parents bring up B children horses a horse’s hoofs walls and ceilings floors grass words 49 2 Extensive unit 2: Victorian times Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv