You are going to watch a cartoon about Charles Dickens. Watch the full document once, then answer the following questions. Please write full sentences.

Group 1.

1. Family

 What is the title of the document ? What is it about ?
 Who were his parents ?
 Where did Charles Dickens ’s family move to in 1822 ?
 How would Charles be able to buy a big house, according to his father ?
 Why did Charles have to work at the age of 12 ?
 Where did he work ?
 Where was John Dickens sent to ?

2. The beginning of Dickens’s career.

 What sort of person was he when he was young ?
 What was his job in 1822 ?
 What did he begin to do as a kind of hobby ?
 What career did he embark on 9 years later ?
 Was it successful ?
 What was published in 1835 ?

3. A turning point.

 What event also changed his life in 1835 ?
 What did he become addicted to at this point ?
 Where was he sent to ?
 What did Dickens do in 1842 ?
 What about people’s reaction ? Can you imagine why ?
 What did Dickens like doing, which inspired his writing ?
 What were his new diversions after
 What did Charles do when he was 44 ?

4. disruptions.

 Who was Ellen Ternan ? Circle the correct answer :

His mistress ? His sister ? His daughter ?

 What happened in 1865 ?
 What happened in 1865, while Charles and Ellen were returning from Paris ?
 When did he remember to go and get the final part of Our Mutual Friends ?
 What happened on June 9th 1870 ?
 Where was he buried ?

Now that you know more about Charles Dickens, write a short biography to report what you have learnt to the rest of the class !

Group 2

You are going to watch a cartoon about Charles Dickens. Watch the full document once, then answer the following questions. Please write full sentences.

1. Family

 What is the title of the document ? What is it about ?
 How many siblings did he have ?
 When did Charles start to work in a blacking factory ?
 How many hours did he have to work a day ?

2. The beginning of Dickens’ career.

 When did he start working as a solicitor’s clerk ?
 What did he do apart from his job ?
 When did he start a journalistic career ?
 What became his passion ?
 What did he work on by day ?
 What did he work on by night ?

3. A turning point.

 Who was Catherine Hogarth ?
 What adjectives are used to qualify his work ?
 What animal did he have as a pet ?
 When did he go to America ?
 What did he do in the summer of 1844 ?
 What happened to him when he was 44 ?

4. The end of his life

  How old was Dickens when he died ?

Final task :

Now that you know more about Charles Dickens, write a short biography to report what you have learnt to the rest of the class !