Unit 11

1. Unit 11 Stories

2. Vocabulary • What do you usually find on a book? • Write the letters in the boxes below. a. front cover b. title c. author d. back cover e. Review f. illustration g. price

3. e b c f g a d

4. David Copperfild Written by: Charles Dickens

5. It is the story of a boy whose father died six months before his birth. He lived his early years happily with his mother and housekeeper, Peggotty.

6. But this situation did not last. His mother married a man named Edward Murdstone, who was very cruel.

7. Now David and his mother were at the mercy of Murdstone`s who used to beat David to discipline him.

8. Once, while the stepfather was whipping him, David bit his hand. This made Edward so angry that he sent David to Salem House Academy school where he hardly recived any education.

9. The only benefit David got from going to this school was making friends with Tommy Traddles and James Steerforth.

10. Because of the cruelty of Murdstones, David`s mother and her new born baby died.

11. After the funeral, Murdstone decided to send David to London to work in his warehouse.

12. During his stay , David remembered his aunt, so he decided to go to his aunt. After meeting David,she adopted David and sent him to one of the best schools in Canterbury.

13. There he recived a good education and lived with Mr. Wickfield and his daughter Agnes.

14. After finishing school, David left Canterbury for London and decided that he wanted to become a lawyer. He trained at Mr.Spenlow`s office where he met his daughter ,Dora.

15. David married Dora, but few years later she died.

16. Soon after, David met his school friends again, but after a series of events his friend Steerforth drowned. Driven by sadness, David left Switzerland hoping to find comfort in the Alps. While living there, he worked on his book and sent it to Traddles, who published it.

17. Three years later, David decided to go back to England. He married Agnes.

18. And later he became a successful novelist.

19. 4 D. Put the following events in order. 2 8 1 5 7 3 6 10 9

20. U : 11 L : 1 Stories Date: / / AH 3 4 1430 General questions:- 1- What does a book cover tell you? It tells the title and the author.

21. Dialogue: Sally is asking her sister about what is she reading. A) Complete the conversation between them: I am reading a ……………………… What are you reading Jude? story What is its name? Its name is "David Copperfield ". Who wrote it? Charles ……………………… Dickens And who is he? He is a famous …………………………………. author

22. B) Match words in (A) with their meanings from (B): 3 4 1 2

24. Lora Dunetz Special friend Pleasure and knowledge Front cover author title price Back cover