domingo, 12 de fevereiro de 2012

Learn a new word created by dickens: What's Dickensian means?

Charles Dickens at 200


Let's continue our journey trhougouht Dickens marvelous literature.Now, learning some new Dickensians vocabulary . Whatch the video on the link and learn some new words:
Introduction:

Charles Dickens, one of the greatest writers in English literature, was born 200 years ago. 'The Teacher' becomes Dickens for a day to take you on a trip through London, the city which featured so heavily in his books. Along the way, he teaches some words and expressions. The video starts with an extract from 'Bleak House', one of Dickens's novels.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2012/02/120207_teacher_dickens.shtml

Dickensians -describes hard living and working conditiong, as oftens found in Dicken's novels. Viatnam is defitnitely Dickensian  
Scrooge - A person who hates spending money. Paris Hilton is not a scrooge
What the dickens...? - an old fashioned expression of surprise or anger What the dickens are those new words?

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