Charles Dickens

Adaptation, Dossiers and Activities by P. Massara
 One of the most famous works of fiction by Charles Dickens, a view on London and its slums and workhouses during the Victorian Age, a "novel of formation" with striking contrasts. It is the story of an orphan from his orphanage and workhouse days to his flight to London, where he happens to live with a gang of boys led by a thief. Oliver has only met misery and people with no scruples and humanity in his life. But one day he meets a gentleman who believes in his goodness of heart…
 The reader contains in-depth analyses on Victorian towns, children's exploitation, children in literature and the cinema and theatre performances of Oliver Twist. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 Uno dei romanzi più famosi di Charles Dickens, spaccato della vita della Londra dei bassifondi dell’epoca vittoriana. Romanzo di formazione e di grandi contrasti, è la storia di un ragazzo dai giorni dell’orfanotrofio alla fuga verso Londra dove si trova a vivere con persone spesso senza scrupoli e nessuna umanità.
 Il reader contiene inserti sulla società vittoriana, sullo sfruttamento minorile, sulla figura del bambino nella letteratura, sul cinema e il teatro di Oliver Twist.

Chapter 1 – Oliver’s early life

Chapter 2 – Oliver’s first job

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Victorian towns

Chapter 3 – Oliver in London

Chapter 4 – Oliver’s life changes

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Children’s exploitation from Dickens to today

Chapter 5 – The robbery

Chapter 6 – New friends for Oliver

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Children in literature

Chapter 7 – Oliver is not alone

Chapter 8 – The end of all mysteries

&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Extension: Oliver Twist performances

Summing-up activities

Glossary

4  Oliver s life changes Chapter BEFORE READING 1 How do you think Oliver s life will change after meeting Fagin? c He will become a thief and go to prison. c He won t steal but he will go to prison anyway. c He will find somebody who will help him. 2 This is the picture of a criminal court. Put the words below in the correct boxes by writing letters. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... a. judge / magistrate d. witness 12 3 b. defendant e. witness stand c. jury f. lawyer Listen to the first part of Chapter 4 and decide if the statements are true or false. T F a. Oliver steals for the first time. c c b. Oliver sees the other boys stealing from an old gentleman. c c c. Oliver runs away and everybody thinks he is a pickpocket. c c d. The old gentleman wants the judge to send Oliver c c to prison. 34 

Oliver Oliver s lifeTwist changes Chapter 4 Oliver, the Dodger and another boy were walking in the street when the Dodger saw an old man outside a bookshop. He was well-dressed, had gold glasses and had an expensive walking stick1. He was reading a book with great attention.  He s the one , the Dodger said. Then he quickly put his hand in the old gentleman s pocket, stole his handkerchief, gave it to the other boy and left unnoticed2. Suddenly Oliver understood everything: the handkerchieves, the gold watches, the stealing game. For a moment he stood without moving and breathing3, he was shocked. Then he started running very fast. At the same time, the old gentleman realized that his handkerchief was missing4, looked around and saw Oliver running away. He ran after him shouting  Stop thief!  A lot of people joined him in the chase5, also the Dodger and the other boy, and there was great excitement. Oliver ran and ran but a big man hit him in the mouth and he fell down. When the old man arrived, he saw Oliver lying on the pavement6, dirty and bleeding from his mouth. He felt pity for him. A policeman arrived, too, and caught Oliver.  It wasn t me, Sir. It was two other boys. They must be somewhere here.  Nobody believed him but the old gentleman told the policeman,  Don t hurt him.  Oliver was taken to the nearest police station where a magistrate had to judge him. The magistrate s name was Mr Fang and he was famous because he had a bad character and, today, he was in a particularly bad mood. 1. stick: a long thin piece of wood. 2. unnoticed: not seen. 3. breathing: taking air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth. 4. missing: that couldn t be found or that was not in its usual place. 5. chase: when you follow someone quickly because you want to catch them. 6. pavement: path with a hard surface beside a road. 35 13 

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