Charles Dickens ACTIVITY 1: Classify the questions
When did he die? Why is he famous? What was his first book? Where was he born? Where did he live
from the age of 10? What books did he write in 1843? When was he born? What was his father's
problem?
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Reason for celebrity
Place of residence
Familial Problems
His Books
ACTIVITE 2 : Find the beginning of answers corresponding to each question
When was he born ?
He died in (+ year)
Where was he born?
He lived in
When did he die?
He is famous because…
Where did he live from the age of 10?
He was born on the (+date)
Why is he famous?
His first book was…
What was his father's problem?
He wrote…
What was his first book?
He was born in…
What books did he write in 1843?
His
His father…
ACTIVITE 3 : Read the text and answer the questions with full sentences (find help in
activity 2)

Do we read english books? we do not read english books 2 do they attend lectures every day? they do not attend lectures every day 3does he often meets with his friends? he does not often meet with his friends 4 does she sometimes take my books ? she does not sometimes take my books 5 do they like to watch tv in the evening ? they does not like to watch tv in the evening 6 do i write letters on Sunday ? i do not write letters on Sunday 7 do My sons play chess every evening? my sons do not play chess every evening  8 does
often meet this man here? he does not often meet this man here 9 do We work at an office ? we do not work at an office 10 do they usually have their English on Monday and Friday? they do not usually have their English on Monday and Friday

In 1725, a French ship, Le Chameau, struck a rock in a stormy sea. A big hole cuted in the bottom of the ship and it went down off the shore of Nova Scotia. On board the ship there were 300,000 gold and silver coins.
For many years they lied at the bottom of the deep sea. One summer Alex Storm and Dave MacEachern began to dive the freezing waters off Nova Scotia. They had to fight big waves and strong currents. Big sharks saw  swimming around them. When the two friends got out of the water, they were blue with cold and shaked.
On September 22, Alex and Dave were ready to dive again. They didn’t expect anything to find this time. They were down so many times before. “Perhaps we ought to give up,” Alex said.
They dived again and suddenly they could not believe their eyes. “Look! We are swimming over thousands of coins. They pile row on row,” Dave said. The excited men to pick the coins up in their hands and went to the top.