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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