Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had eight siblings. His family moved to London when he was young. As a child, he worked in a factory due to his family's financial difficulties. In 1827, he began working as a lawyer's clerk and later became a journalist. He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836. In 1842, he published A Christmas Carol, which became very popular. He traveled to Italy later in life and purchased a home called Gads Hill Place when he was 57 years old. Charles Dickens died in 1870 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.

1. The Life of Charles Dickens – Handout B
What do you know about the life of Charles Dickens? What would you like to know? Together with a partner from group A
Make a list of some questions and then watch the video to find the answers:
__________________________________________________________ tell the story of the life of Dickens from the
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Watch the video again and answer these questions:
1. Where was he born? _______________________________________
2. How many brothers and sisters did he have?_______________________
3. When did the family move to London?___________________________
4. What was his first job?______________________________________
5. What did he do in 1827?_____________________________________
6. When did he begin a journalistic career?__________________________
7. What was his wife's name?___________________________________
8. What did he do in 1842?_____________________________________
9. When did he come to Italy?___________________________________
10. How old was he when he bought Gads Hill Place?____________________
11. What happend when he was organising a theatrical performance?__________
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12. What did he retrieve from the train crash?__________________________
13. Where is he buried? ________________________________________
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