Death, despair, putting things right, and a happy ending 5 Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story so far. Answer the following questions. a. Where did Miss Trotwood decide to live after losing all her money? b. Who found out that David and Dora were writing letters to each other? c. What shocking piece of information became known after Mr Spenlow s death? d. Why did Mr Wickfield get terribly angry during the dinner in his home? e. Who helped David with the preparations for his wedding? f. Was Dora a good housekeeper after marrying David? g. What did Steerforth do instead of marrying Emily? h. Was David perfectly happy in his marriage? 2 In the next chapter some of the characters will die. Predict who they are and how they will die. .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3 Listen to the beginning of chapter 5 and answer the following questions. a. What happened to Dora when she was pregnant? b. What did the doctors say? c. What did David s aunt do for Dora? d. After some months, what was David beginning to think about Emily? e. What piece of news did Mr Peggotty give David? f. Why didn t Emily go back to Yarmouth? g. What were Mr Peggotty and Emily going to do? h. Who was going to go with them? 95
Chapter 5 – Death, despair, putting things right and a happy ending