SUMMING-UP ACTIVITIES PLOT 1 The following text is the first part of the summary of the novel. Complete it the text with the words given below. age at (2) bad caught clever dislikes few games gentleman happy has hits innocent introduces more one policeman poor recovers return run sends take thieves tired understands undertaker with workhouse Oliver is born in a .............................., his mother dies and he grows up at Mrs Mann s. At the ................................. of 9 he is taken to the workhouse, where he works and lives .................................... other children. The food is very .............................. so the children decide that .............................. of them will ask for .............................. soup. They decide Oliver has to do that. When Oliver asks, the Board reacts very badly because they think Oliver .............................. no respect and is dangerous. So, Mr Bumble, the ......................................, takes Oliver to work with Mr Sowerberry, the local ....................................... . Here Oliver is bullied by Noah Claypole and Mrs Sowerberry ................................. him. One day Noah says Oliver s mother was a .............................. woman, Oliver gets very angry and hits him. After that, Oliver decides to ................................ away and goes to London. After a .............................. days walking he arrives near London, .............................. and hungry. Here he meets The Artful Dodger, a .................................. boy, who offers to help him. He .............................. Oliver to Fagin, an old man, and a group of children. .............................. the beginning Oliver is .............................. to stay with them and enjoys their ....................................., in particular the stealing game . After a little time Fagin ................................... Oliver out with the Dodger and another boy and Oliver ............................ what they really are: ..............................! They pick pockets and give everything to Fagin, their master. The two boys steal from an old ............................., Mr Brownlow, and quickly run away. Oliver is ........................................ and brought before the magistrate where he faints. A witness says that Oliver is ..................................... and Mr Brownlow takes him to his house. Oliver ................................ and is very happy to stay there but, one day, he goes to ................................ some books and Nancy and Sikes kidnap him and ................................ him to Fagin again. 88