Слайд 1Charles Dickens
quiz
English decade
April Form 9-11
Слайд 2 1. In which year was Charles Dickens born?
A.
1912 B. 1802
C. 1812 D. 1822
2. What was Dickens' full name?
A. Charles John Harmon Dickens
B. Charles Joseph Hughes Dickens
C. Charles Oliver Nicholas Dickens
D. Charles John Huffam Dickens
3. Where was Dickens born?
A. London, England B. Portsmouth, England
C. Edinburgh, Scotland D. Cardiff, Wales
4. How many children did Dickens have?
A. Ten Children B. Twelve Children
C. Six Children D. Four Children
5. Which of these titles did Dickens write?
A. Martin Cheesewiz B. Hard Times
C. Tom Sawyer D. Great
Слайд 36. Which of these Dickens heroes recieves a large
fortune from a mysterious benefactor?
A. Eugene Wrayburn B. Arthur Clennam
C. Philip Pirrip "Pip" D. Nicholas Nickleby
7. Which of these Dickens heroines was born and raised in debtors’ prison?
A. Bella Wilfur B. Amy Dorrit
C. Esther Summerson D. Estella Havisham
8. How many spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens' famous work A Christmas Carol?
A. Two Spirits B. One Spirit
C. Five Spirits D. Three Spirits
9. A character in the TV miniseries adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford recommends his favorite Dickens' novel and says "I defy you not to roar!" Which novel is he speaking about?
A. The Pickwick Papers B. Oliver Twist
C. Martin Chuzzlewit D. The Old Curiosity
Shop
10. Which Bleak House character uses phrases such as "brimstone beast" and "shake me up"?
A. Mr. Krook B. Mr. Smallweed
C. Mr. Tulkinghorn D. Mr. Nemo
Слайд 411. Which of these surnames was not used by
Charles Dickens in one of his novels?
A. Pecksniff B. Cheeryble
C. Pennyfeather D. Bounderby
12. Which famous children's author was once an unwanted houseguest at Dickens' house?
A. Beatrix Potter B. Lewis Carroll
C. J.M. Barrie D. Hans Christian Andersen
13. How old was Charles Dickens when he died?
A. 75 years old B. 40 years old
C. 58 years old D. 48 years old
14. Which of these was a pen name occasionally used by Dickens?
A. Huffman B. Moses
C. Boz D. Dickon
15. What was the name of Charles Dickens wife?
A. Charlotte B. Catherine
C. Caroline D. Clara
Слайд 516.Guess the words and unscramble them.
Charles Dickens is one of the
most famous writers in English 1) erituealrt.
The most popular of all English novelists, Charles Dickens was the son of an 2) nrcpacalutia and improvident government navy clerk.
The future novelist's schooling was slight and 3) eurarglir, but as a boy he read much fiction, especially seventeenth and eighteenth century authors, whose influence is apparent in the picaresque lack of structure of his own works.
When he was ten years old his father was 4) dosenimipr for debt.
Слайд 617. Match the words to make up Dickens’ famous works.
1/ The
Pickwick a/ House
2/ Sketches by b/ Two Cities
3/ Oliver c/ Chuzzlewit
4/ David d/ Papers
5/ Martin e/ Boz
6/ Dombey f/ Copperfield
7/ Bleak g/ and Son
8/ A Tale of h/ Twist
Слайд 718.Guess the words and write them correctly.
His father was a clerk
in the Navy Pay Office and was temporarily on duty in the 1) d------t. In January 1815 John Dickens was called back to London and the family 2) m---d to Norfolk Street, Fitzrovia, then, when he was four, to Sheerness, and then to Chatham, Kent, where he spent his 3) f-------e years until the age of 11.
His father's brief period as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office gave him a few years of 4) p-----e education, first at a dame-school, and then at a 5) s----l run by William Giles, a dissenter, in Chatham.
Слайд 819/ Complete the sentences using the best preposition.
Charles Dickens was the
second 1) -- eight children to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Financial mismanagement resulted 2) -- John being imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea Debtor’s Prison. One consequence of this was that the twelve-year old Dickens was taken 3) --- of school and made to work 4) -- Warren’s Blacking Factory, where he spent ten hours a day, Monday 5) ------- Saturday, pasting labels onto pots of blacking.
1) A/ from B/ of C/ about
2) A/ into B/ out C/ in
3) A/ out B/ from C/ in
4) A/ in B/ at C/ in
5) A/ through B/ out C/ in
Слайд 920. Make up sentences from the following words.
1)London/spent/Dickens/in/Chatham./and/his/childhood/in/early
2)he/At /stenographer./17/a/court/was
3)literature./Charles /the English/
is / Dickens/ giants/of /one
4) working/Dickens/on/more/a/time./wrote/at/novel/than/sometimes/rapidly,
/one