I watched the film yesterday evening, fell asleep twice, it is so long but I liked it a lot, I hope it will help you, Sara and Gregor. See you tomorrow, Katja

The movie

Hello!

So, I have found the movie you should watch: David Copperfild by Charles Dickens It is in English and has no subtitles. Just watch it through. I hope you'll like it!

DAVID COPPERFIELD - EXERCISE 4

Hello, Sara and Grega, here is exercise 4 for you, do it till Saturday, 26th January 2013. REMEMBER, PLEASE, I WON'T BE COMING TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, 23RD JANUARY BECAUSE I AM GOING SKIING.So see you on Wednesday, 30th January, 2013. I am sure you will do the exercises with your teacher Maja. PLEASE BE GOOD AND PRACTICE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! THANK YOU!

EXERCISE 4

I . GLOSSARY - PARAPHRASE THE WORDS.

approve -
blush -
churchyard -
curly - haired -
disgust -
embarrassed -
firm (noun) -
lawcourt -
opportunity -
pale -
parliament -
plain -
publish -
right (noun ) -
ruin ( noun - in this story ) -
stepfather -
trust -
turn up -
twins -
wicked -
wise -

II. HERE ARE EIGHT QUOTATIONS FROM THE STORY. DECIDE WHO SAID EACH ONE, AND EXPLAININ YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT THEY MEAN. THEN SAY WHAT THE REMARKS SHOW US ABOUT EACH PERSON'S CHARACTER.

1. "Barkis is willing."
2. "Well done, Mr. Dick! You always have the right answer.!
3. "I want to live life in my own way, and nobody can stop me!"
4. "Will you call me your child - wife?"
5. " If a man earns twenty pounds a year, and spends nineteen pounds and nineteen shillings, the result is happineness. But if he spends twenty pounds and one shilling, the result is misery!"
6. "Don't be unhappy. You know you can trust me, ann I'll always be your friend.!
7. "How kind of you!I'm too humble to expect such kindness!"
8. "Remember, you must be firm with the boy! I've told you before, you're too weak with him!"

III. HERE ARE SOME SHORT PASSAGES FROM FIVE CONVERSATIONS OR LETTERS. CHOOSE ONE SUITABLE WORD TO FILL EACH GAP. THEN SAY WHO THE WRITERS OR SPEAKERS WERE, AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE TIME.

This exercise and 4 more I will bring to you tomorrow, on Monday, 21st January, 2013 in paper version! See you, bye - bye. Your teacher Katja

DAVID COPPERFIELD - EXERCISE 3

Hello, Sara and Gregor, do these exercises till Wednesday16th January, 2013.

I. GLOSSARY - PARAPHRASE THESE WORDS:

angel -
carriage -
drunk -
firm ( adjective) -
Good heavens -
humble -
Master -
picnic -
retire -
sob -

II. BEFORE YOU READ CHAPTER 8 ( David's new lifw ), CAN YOU GUESS WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? CIRCLE Y ( YES ) OR N ( NO ) FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. David will earn enough money to marry Dora. Y/N
2. Dora will refuse to marry David, now that he is poor. Y/N
3. Mr. Spenlow will refuse to allow Dora to marry David. Y/N
4. David will fall in love with someone else. Y/N

III. READ CHAPTERS 8 AND 9. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)?REWRITE THE FALSE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION.

1. Mr. Micawber had a new job as assistant to Uriah Heep.
2. Dora accepted the fact that David was now poor.
3. Miss Murdstone found David's letters to Dora, but said nothing.
4. david felt partly to blame for Mr. Spenlow's sudden death.
5. Uriah Heep had told his mother to watch David and Agnes.
6. Mr. Wickfield refused to let his daughter marry Uriah Heep.
7. Dora felt sure she was the perfect wife for David.
8. David was able to share his problems and worries with Dora.
9. Daniel Peggoty finally managed to find Emily in Italy.

IV. BEFORE YOU READ CHAPTER 10 (DEATH AND DISCOVERY), CAN YOU GUESS HOW THE STORY ENDS? CIRCLE Y (YES) OR N (NO) FOR EACH SENTENCE.

1. Dora will die of her ilness. Y/N
2. Ham will find Steerforth and kill him. Y/N
3. David and his aunt will be poor all their lives. Y/N
4. David will discover something about himself that he did not know before. Y/N

V. READ CHAPTER 10, AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What were the three accusations made against Uriah Heep by Mr. Micawber?
2. What did Mr. Micawber's discovery maen for David's aunt?
3. Where did the Micawbers move to, and why?
4. Who was on the wrecked ship at Yarmouth?
5. How did Ham die?
6. Who was the young man Agnes had loved for a long time?

DAVID COPPERFIELD, EXERCISE 2

Dear Sara and Gregor, here is exercise No.2 - please, do it till Monday, 14th January, 2013, thank you, see you, Katja Kragelj

I. GLOSSARY. PARAPHRASE THESE WORDS

amount -
boarding school -
coach -
document -
excuse -
gentleman -
invest -
partner -
rival -
stern -
warehouse -

 II. READ CHAPTER 3. HERE ARE SOME UNTRUE SENTENCES ABOUT IT. REWRITE THEM WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION.

1. David went home because his mother wanted to see him.
2. Peggoty took David to Yarmouth to stay with Mr Barkis.
3. The Murdstones arranged a job for David in a lawyer's office.
4. David was proud of his new job, and enjoyed it.
5. David did not like the Macawber family.
6. Mr. Micawber was sent to prison because he had been in a fight.

III. BEFORE YOU READ CHAPTER 4 ( DAVID AND HIS AUNT ), CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENS? CIRCLE Y ( YES ) OR N (  NO ) FOR EACH OF THESE IDEAS.

1. David's aunt refuses to help him, because he isn't a girl. Y/N
2. David's aunt becomes very fond of him. Y / N
3. David dislikes his aunt, and returns to London. Y / N

IV. READ CHAPTERS 4 AND 5. WHO SAID THIS, AND TO WHOM? WHO OR WHAT WERE  THEY TALKING ABOUT?

1. "Now the question is, what shall I do with him?"
2. "This boy is extremely wicked and violent."
3. "I don't believe a word of your story."
4. "I could never rise so high! No, I'm much too humble for that!"
5. "Nothng exciting  ever happens there."
6. "I know she'll come to no harm while he lives!"
7. " I confess I hadn't considered it before, but I think I'd like it."
8. "I'm certain I'm right. You've made a dangerous friend."

V. READ CHAPTERS 6 AND 7, AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

WHO
1. ...was planning to marry Agnes Wickfield?
2. ...was Dora Spenlow's paid companion?
3. ...was engaged to a lovely girl who lived in Devon?
4. ...was still hoping for something to turn up?
5. ...inherited Barkis's money?
6. ...did Emily run away with?
7. ...helped David and Dora to become engaged?
8. ...had decided to invest her money herself, and lost it all?
9. ...was now living in Wickfield's house?

DAVID COPPERFIELD - EXERCISE 1

Hello, Sara and Gregor, I am sending you exercise 1, please do them till Tuesday 8th January 2013. Thank you. Katja

I. GLOSSARY:
Paraphrase these words in English:

 admire - ________________________________________________________________________
adopt - ___________________________________________________________________________
cart -_____________________________________________________________________________
creditor -__________________________________________________________________________
debt - ____________________________________________________________________________
evil -_____________________________________________________________________________
funeral -__________________________________________________________________________
headmaster -_____________________________________________________________________
orphan -__________________________________________________________________________
servant - __________________________________________________________________________

II. What do you know about the story? Circle Y ( yes ), or N ( no ) for each of these statements. If you circle NO, add your correct answer.

1. Charles Dickens preffered this to any of his other books. Y/N
2. David Copperfield has a difficult childhood. Y/N
3. Mr. Copperfield, David's father, dies when David is eight years old. Y/N
4. Mr. Murdstone, David's stepfather, has good reasons for beating David. Y/N
5. David quietly accepts his punishment. Y/N
6. Uriah Heep is a charming man with a polite smile. Y/N
7. David makes some good friends as he grows up. Y/N
8. David is miserable and unhappy all through his life. Y/N

Your correct answers:












III. What do you think is going to happen in the story? Can you guess the answers to these questions?

1. Will David get his revenge on his stepfather?
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2. Will he be sent away to school?
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3. Will he run away from home?
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4. Will he get a job?
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5. Will he go to live with his aunt?
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6. Will he fall in love? If so, who with?
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7. Will he marry a very wealthy woman?
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8. Will anyone close to David die? If so, who?
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IV. Chapters 1 and 2, read them and answer these questions.

1. Why did Mrs Betsey want to have a niece, nort a nephew?
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2. What happened while David and Peggotty were in Yarmouth?
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3. Who came to "help" David's mother in the house?
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4. Why was David locked in his room for five days?
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5. Why did Peggoty run after the cart when David left?
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6. What was Mr. Barkis's message to Peggoty?
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7. Who did David make friends with at school?
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8. What happened to the eight shillings Peggoty had given David?
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9. What was different about David's home when he returned?
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