David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Intermediate B1 | 1000 Headwords | Classic

Charles Dickens Retold by Alex Peet. Illustrated by Felicita Sala.

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity.  
David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young pretty widow, remarries. Unfortunately Mr Murdstone is not a good husband or father. David is sent away to school and only returns home when tragedy strikes. Unloved and unwanted, he is sent to work in a factory. But David is a resourceful boy and determines to find a better life for himself.

Syllabus
Grammar and Structures : Present simple: states, habits. Past simple: finished time. Past continuous: actions in progress at a specific time in past, interrupted actions. Present perfect simple: indefinite past, unfinished past. Past perfect: narrative. Futures: will/shall, present continuous Verb forms: Imperatives. Passives: present, past simple. Gerunds: after verbs, prepositions Conditionals: 1st conditional: possible present/future. 2nd conditional: hypothetical present/future. Reported speech: statements, questions, commands

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Family | Friendship | Love | Adventure  

 

 

 

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