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Part I
In Part I you are going to read the text about the life of a famous person
whose name is Charles Dickens.
Lead-in
Work in a small group. Ask your partners the following questions and give
detailed answers.
1. Are you already familiar with the name of Charles Dickens?
2. What does it bring to mind? Is he a person who has only recently risen to
public prominence?
3. Which narrative, prose or poetic, did Dickens excel in?
4. Why do you think Charles Dickens ranks as one of the most popular writers
in the history of world literature?
5. Were you delivered a lecture on Dickens’s literary career? Have you ever
closely examined his literary works in your literature class?
6. Dickens's unforgettable characters have fascinated generations of readers. Do
you remember their names?
7. Are you completely satisfied with your present knowledge of Dickens’s life
and writings or do you find it superficial and limited? Do you want to gain
more extensive and profound knowledge?
8. Why do writers often reflect their personal experiences in their fiction?
9. Which of Dickens’s books have you read? Have you found Dickens’s books
personally interesting and exciting to read?
10. They say that reading Dickens today is a real challenge even for native
speakers of English because many of the words he used, and the things those
words described, have fallen out of common use. Can having a good refer-
ence book handy ensure that reading Dickens today will be just as entertain-
ing as it was 150 years ago?
11. What problems are foreign students of English expected to encounter with
reading Dickens’s novels in the original?
12. Have you read the books in the original or in translation?
13. Have you just thumbed through the pages or have you read the books in de-
tail to make an effective judgment?
14. Many of Dickens' books have been adapted as films. Have you ever seen a
screen version of Dickens's writings? What are your impressions?
15. Would you recommend Dickens’s books? Why or why not? Give reasons for
your answers.
Part I
In Part I you are going to read the text about the life of a famous person
whose name is Charles Dickens.
Lead-in
Work in a small group. Ask your partners the following questions and give
detailed answers.
1. Are you already familiar with the name of Charles Dickens?
2. What does it bring to mind? Is he a person who has only recently risen to
public prominence?
3. Which narrative, prose or poetic, did Dickens excel in?
4. Why do you think Charles Dickens ranks as one of the most popular writers
in the history of world literature?
5. Were you delivered a lecture on Dickens’s literary career? Have you ever
closely examined his literary works in your literature class?
6. Dickens's unforgettable characters have fascinated generations of readers. Do
you remember their names?
7. Are you completely satisfied with your present knowledge of Dickens’s life
and writings or do you find it superficial and limited? Do you want to gain
more extensive and profound knowledge?
8. Why do writers often reflect their personal experiences in their fiction?
9. Which of Dickens’s books have you read? Have you found Dickens’s books
personally interesting and exciting to read?
10. They say that reading Dickens today is a real challenge even for native
speakers of English because many of the words he used, and the things those
words described, have fallen out of common use. Can having a good refer-
ence book handy ensure that reading Dickens today will be just as entertain-
ing as it was 150 years ago?
11. What problems are foreign students of English expected to encounter with
reading Dickens’s novels in the original?
12. Have you read the books in the original or in translation?
13. Have you just thumbed through the pages or have you read the books in de-
tail to make an effective judgment?
14. Many of Dickens' books have been adapted as films. Have you ever seen a
screen version of Dickens's writings? What are your impressions?
15. Would you recommend Dickens’s books? Why or why not? Give reasons for
your answers.
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