1 You are going to read part of a novel by a famous English writer. Read the text about his life and complete the fact sheet.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was born in
Portsmouth but spent a lot of his life in London. His
family had money problems and Charles had to go to
work in a factory at the age of 12. Later he became a
journalist. He wrote his first story in 1833 and his first
book appeared in 1836. In the same year he married
Catherine Hogarth and the first of his ten children
was born in 1837. Dickens went on to write 15 classic
novels, including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and
Great Expectations. When he died, he was the most
popular writer in the English-speaking world.
Charles Dickens
Born in'in Portsmouth
Lived in 2
Early jobs: factory worker,
Wrote his first book in 4
Wife's name:
Married in 6
Wrote fifteen 7
Died in 8
1) Complex Object Fill in to or -.
1. I'd like you to join our game.
2. He doesn't want me to go out, it's too cold.
3. My parents don't let me (-) sit up late.
4. The pupils didn't cope with the test, were made to rewrite it.
5. I heard Nick (-) leave the room quietly.
6. Have you ever seen a monkey (-) teasing?
7. Ann is allowed to rewrite the test.
8. The teacher noticed Maggie (-) take her neighbour's notebook.
9. We would like the trade between our counries to develop.
10. He was made to earn his living at the age of fourteen.
11. Let Mary (-) put on her smart clothes and (-) go to the theatre with us.
2) Complete the sentences.
1. I would like you to finish it.
2. We saw Ann cross the street.
3. Mother expected me to come early.
4. Father let us play.
3) Write what George had done by the end of the summer. Use the word combinations below.
1. George was told to write five poems.
2. George managed to catch 28 fish.
3. George wanted to learn to ride a bike.
4. George didn't want to read 12 books.
5. George decided to teach his younger brother to play on the computer.
4) Put the verbs into the correct form, Past Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I had finished the work by 5 o'clock.
2. Last summer we went to the country.
3. The teacher understood that Lena had not done the task.
4. When Mum came home, I had already bought bread.
5. Mike gave me the letter which he had gotten the day before.
За сделано 25 предложений.
1. When does he get up every day? He gets up at 8 o’clock.
(Present Simple, потому что действие происходит каждый день)
2. They did not drink coffee yesterday. They drank tea.
(Past Simple, потому что действие закончилось в потому что действие произойдет в будущем)
4. Our friends always go to the country for the weekend.
(Present Simple, потому что действие происходит постоянно)
5. The kitten was playing with its tail a minute ago.
(Past Continuous, потому что действие происходило несколько минут в За сделано 5 предложений.