3 Great expectations

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4 Match the sentences (17) with the sentences (af) and then join them using relative clauses. I play the part of Philip Pirrip. I live with Miss Havisham. Shes an old eccentric woman. I live in a run-down mansion called Satis House. Miss Havisham doesnt like men very much. I have a very good voice coach. I am not. She has helped me enormously. He is the main character and narrator of the story. This explains why she brought me up to be so cruel to them. My fianc abandoned me there just minutes before our wedding years ago. She is completely responsible for my bad character!

Language Describing character and plot Relative clauses Possible uses You can watch the video on your computer or download it onto a portable device. You can choose to watch it with or without subtitles. Dont try to understand every word when you watch. Use the pause and cursor controls to watch parts of the video again. There are exercises on this activity sheet to complete before you watch, while youre watching, and after you watch. Before you watch 1 Put the letters in the correct order to make words which describe the main themes of the book Great Expectations. The first letter of each word is given for you.
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5 Watch the video again to check your answers to exercises 3 and 4. 6 Answer the questions.
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While you watch 2 Watch the video to check your answers to exercise 1. 3 Match the words and phrases with the correct character.
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always present cold cruel old narrator

based on authors father eccentric Pip rich his story is key wants revenge

beautiful in love
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Philip Pirrip Estella Miss Havisham Magwitch based on authors father

Are the actors promoting a film or a television series? Does the actor playing Pip appear when the story begins? Why does the actor playing Estella enjoy playing the part? Why was the actor shocked when she was chosen to play the part of Miss Havisham? When did Miss Havishams fianc abandon her? How does the actor playing Pip feel about Miss Havisham? In what ways is there a lot of Charles Dickens in Great Expectations?

7 Watch the video to check your answers to exercise 6. After you watch 8 Answer the questions in your own words.
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Do you ever watch the DVD extras when you buy a film or TV series on DVD? What extras do they usually contain? If you were going to appear in a TV series as a character from a work of fiction, which character would you most like to be? How would you describe the character?

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