Charles Dickens

True or false.
1. He had a easy life
2. His father went to prison when he was a teenager.
3. He had many brothers and sisters.
4. He worked everyday of the week.
5. Oliver twist was a book about children.
Answers the question according to the text
1. as !harles "ickens famous# How do we know this#
2. "id he start working very young# How do we know this#
3. hy his life was so difficult# $%plain.
4. How were his days# hat did he usually do during the week#
5. hy was &unday his favourite day#
'. (n his books talked about his e%periences) give evidence from the te%t
!harles "ickens lived in $ngland in the 1*++s. He was a famous and popular writer. "ickens
had a very hard life when he was a child) and he wrote about his e%periences in his stories.
hen !harles was twelve years old) his father went to prison because of money problems.
!harles started to work in a factory to help his mother and his seven brothers and sisters.
"uring this time) he lived in a very small room. He worked for ten hours a day) and in the late
evenings he prepared his dinner or did his laundry. "ickens didn,t work on &undays) so that
was his favourite day of the week. -ut he didn,t do anything en.oyable on that day. He and his
sister) /anny visited their father in prison.
(n his stories) !harles wrote about the people and places he knew. (n Little Dorrit, he talked
about prison. (n Oliver Twist, He described the terrible lives of children. 0eople read his books
and learned about the hard lives of many $nglish !hildren. 1hey wanted those children to have
a better life. -ecause "ickens,s stories were very popular) they helped to change conditions for
children in $ngland.
Complete the sentences with the verbs below.
Use the past simple affirmative.
Cook/ start/ paint/ work/ check
1. 1he secretary ............... his new .ob
yesterday.
2. 2eonardo "a 3inci.............. many beautiful
pictures.
3. "r -enton) our dentist) .............. my teeth
last month
4. 1he chef at 4ok ............. a delicious meal
for us last night.
5. 1hat waiter ............ in a !hinese
restaurant last year.
Complete the text with the verbs in bracket
in the past simple, affirmative or negative.
1he -eatles were a famous band from
2iverpool) $ngland. 1hey.............. 5start6 to
write and play music in 1757. (n 17'+
they ............... 5move6 to 8ermany and
they ................ 5tour6 around the country. 1hey
........... 5not stay6 there long time. 2ater) the
-eatles........... 5return6 to $ngland.
0eople ................ 5listen6 his music on the
radio and .................. 5watch6 them on 13.
1eenagers 5love6 them) but some
people .............. 5hate6 the -eatles.
1hey .................. 5not like6 long hair and their
new type of music. -ut this ...................... 5not
stop6 the boys from their style.
1hey .................. 5continue6 to write their
ama9ing songs. 1heir music is still popular.
Correct the mistake
1. 1he students are listened to music
yesterday.
2. :im studyed $nglish last year.
3. 1he doctor didn,t checked &ue,s ears.
4. "id you cooked spaghetti for dinner#
5. ( plaied football yesterday.
'. "id you watched 13#
3 atch the questions and the answers. !" points#
1. (s there a desk in your room# ;;; On <ay 21st
2. here is the lamp# ;;; =es) she has
3. hen is your birthday# ;;; >o) there isn?t
4. hat does Homer like# ;;; "rinking beer
5. Has 2isa got any brothers or sisters# ;;; (t?s on the table
$ Complete the sentences with There was or there
were.
1. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; some sweets in your schoolbag.
2. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; an umbrella near the door.
3. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; some restaurants opposite the
cinema.
4. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; some milk on the table.
5. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; a bottle of .uice in the fridge.
Complete the sentences with the word below and
with the correct tense of the verbs
Do% run% go%use % fl&% watch
1. e ............... today because we are late.
2. ............... the plane................ very high now#
3. .............. you ............ tv on this time#
4. ........... you ............ shopping yesterday#
5. Harry never................. his homework.
'. 1he girls @@@@@.. the computer last night.
Present Simple Past simple Present continuous
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'ow% usuall&% last night% &esterda&% at the
moment% a minute ago% look% last month%
toda&% sometimes% a month ago% never%
often% alwa&s% when ( was five% right now