GOTHIC FICTION 5

Activity for my ACCESO students.
Do you know what the "Pea-souper" was. It took place in London in 1952. Smog filled the city. You can see lovely photos of that and a clear information of the event on this fantactic web page about London:

http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/11/a-proper-pea-souper-the-terrible-london-smog-of-1952/comment-page-1/#comment-427179

GOTHIC FICTION 4

"FOG EVERYWHERE"
This is the beginning of the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
Activity for my ACCESO students. We will read the text in class and work the vocabulary and contents as a presentation of Descriptive Texts. Is it a gothic description?
https://www.box.com/s/3zhkw6mz44zfq34tmdop

GOTHIC FICTION 3

VIDEO ABOUT DICKENS'S LIFE: A CARTOON

ACTIVITY FOR MY ACCESO STUDENTS
Key words and expressions:
- Siblings
- On his means
- The family finances worsened
- Factory
- Debtors prison
- A solicitor clerk
- A journalistic career
- To taste success
- His first piece of fiction was published...
- Kept a pet raven
- His fame (became) more widespread
- His writing doubt in the extremes of the sentimental andd the grotesque
- Visiting the unusual which inspired his writing
- Public readings
- The train crashed
- The incident left Charles very shaken
- Charles suffered and stroke and died

Watch this video and answer to the questions bellow:

1. What year was Dickens born?
2. When did his family move to London?
3. Which day of the week did Dickens use to visit his father in prison?
4. Did he marry?
5. Write the name of two places he traveled to?
6. What did he buy when he was famous and had a lot of money?
7. What happened to his marriage?
8. How old was he when he died?

This is a wonderful listening activity and you will also learn about one of the most important English writers.
Good luck.
ANA