Welcome to our Book Club. Here we will share some thoughts about the books that we are going to read throughout the year. Your teacher will leave some questions for you to answer after each lesson. Remember that your answers must be as personal as possible. Hope you enjoy the reading!

Tourist guide project

A promise is a promise, so have a look at these links where you can find lots of 360 ° panoramic visits. Look for your city and good luck with your project! http://www.england-360.co.uk/ http://www.360cities.net/ http://www.vista360.com/ http://www.visitaspanoramicas.es/

Gandalf's advice to my students

Valentine's Day

Since some of you have asked me about activities to celebrate Valentine's Day and I don't feel like writing the traditional Valentine's cards in class, I have decided to offer you some online activities. Click here to learn more.

If you want to send your love a Valentine e-card click here and in case you need some words for your Valentine card, here you are:

"I love you" "I'm crazy about you" "I want you" "I need you" " I totally adore you" "I really like you" " I can't stop thinking about you" "I am very attracted to you" or... "I just love you".

Dickens' life

Watch this flash presentation about Dicken's life.

Dickens' webquest

A. Charles DICKENS

Click HERE

I. His life

1. When was he born ? ………………………………………………………….
2. Why didn't he go to school at the age of ten ? ………………………………...
3. What happened to his father in 1824 ? and why ? …………………………….
4. Where did Dickens work then ? ………………………………………………
5. Was that period important in his life ? ………………………………………..
6. Where did he go to live with his wife ? ……………………………………….
7. How many children did he have ? …………………………………………….
8. Did he always stay in England ? ……………………………………………...
9. When did he die ? and how old was he ? ……………………………………..
10. Where is he buried ? …………………………………………………………..


2. Oliver Twist

Find 4 reasons why he was not lucky. Go to-->
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3. David Copperfield (Complete your information with another page.)
Sometimes he was miserable. Explain (4 reasons at least)
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4. Find 5 of his themes (see that page too)
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B. Victorian times

1 - Victorian England saw great expansion of :
1) ……………………. 2) ……………………… 3) ………………………

2 - Technological advances
What began in Great-Britain and continued through the 19th century ?

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Changes were seen in many areas. Give examples :
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3 - Name the three social classes and associate the following words with them :
aristocracy - ethnic minorities - growing control of the economy -
city merchants - the underclass - gentleman
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2) ……………………( ………………………+……………………………)
3) …………………… (………………………+……………………………)

4 - Child labour (Visit this site too.)
What was unbelievable ?
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Which job was the most tiring, in your opinion ? ………………………………

5 - Who wrote what ? Write the right letter in the second column.
Mary Shelley a) Alice in Wonderland
Charlotte Brontë b) The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lewis Carroll c) Ivanhoe
Thomas Hardy d) The Jungle Book
Robert Louis Stevenson e) Portrait of a Lady
Rudyard Kipling f) Frankenstein
Arthur Conan Doyle g) Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Walter Scott h) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Henry James i) Treasure Island
Oscar Wilde j) Jane Eyre

6 - The British Empire (also see here and there)
Right or wrong ? Justify your answer.
1. It was not very big under Queen Victoria.
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2. She reigned over one-fifth of the world.
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3. It contained more than 410 million people.
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7 - Make your own Victorian timeline
with the following dates corresponding to important events :
1812 - 1819 - 1826 - 1837 - 1840 - 1859 - 1861 - 1870 - 1877 - 1879 - 1885 - 1888 - 1901

Dickens biography