Who Was Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens was a British novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and s
ocial commentator who wrote such beloved classic novels as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations
Early life and Education
Dickens was born Charles John Huffam
Dickens on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, on the southern coast of England.
Charles Dickens' Books
Throughout his career, Dickens published a total of 15 novels. His most well-known works include:
'Oliver Twist' (1837-1838)
Oliver Twist, Dickens first novel, follows the life of an orphan living in the streets. The book was inspired by how Dickens felt as an impoverished child forced to get by on his wits and earn his own keep.
1) How many gadgets do you have? - Сколько у тебя гаджетов?
2) How many gadgets do you use each day? - Сколько гаджетов ты используешь каждый день?
3) How much time do you spend on your gadgets each day? - Сколько времени ты проводишь со своими гаджетами каждый день?
4) Which gadget do you use most often? - Какой гаджет ты используешь чаще всего?
5) Could you live without any gadgets? - Ты смог бы жить без гаджетов?
6) Do your gadgets affect your academic performance? - Твои гаджеты влияют на твою успеваемость?
7) Do you think it is good that people use so many gadgets? - Как ты думаешь, это хорошо, что люди используют так много гаджетов?
8) Are modern technologies environmentally friendly? Современные технологии безвредны для окружающей среды?
9) Is it good or bad that we are so dependent on technology? - Хорошо или плохо, что мы так зависим от технологий?
10) Should we stop using gadgets? - Должны ли мы перестать использовать гаджеты?
Out of all possible road trips – the best one is by car. The moment when you finish packing, put everything inside the, sit inside it, buckle up look at your friend sitting next to you, smile and…go! And then begins the most wonderful part of the road trip. It is not the place you are heading to – it is what you see from the opened window of the car. The best part is when you leave you home before the dawn. The DAWN! I really like to meet the first flashes of the awakening new day. Long before the dawn when you look in the direction of the east you see how the sun informs the world about its arrival. It paints the dark sky with its beams and the last stars disappear.
I love to meet the sun, while driving out a road trip in a car. I am amazed by its game and its morning flashes of the sun rays. First, you notice a crimson-red stripe on the horizon. Then, the stripe becomes orange, pink and eventually the sun fills everything around. And it always seems like for the first time in your life you see a green leaflet, the trees, which grow right next to your car window and a light gaze over the nature which waking up to meet a new day.
Two seasons of the year are perfect for a road trip – spring and autumn. Spring is my favorite season of the year. In my opinion, it is the most beautiful time of the year. Because when you are sitting in a car on your way to your destination - you open the car windows and can actually feel that the world is clean and ready for a new life. The green grass is so fresh that when you inhale you can scent it in your lungs. You close your eyes…take a deep breath and all the sudden you hear the spring birds singing the fascinating music. Sometimes, among the trees you see the birds twisting nests or at least you hope that it is what you see. I like to observe the spring nature. The nature glorifies the arrival of spring. The air is filled with a fragrant smell of the plants. A road-trip during spring is wonderful this is why I love it so much.
A road-trip for in autumn is beautiful, too. The golden warm autumn! The golden brush touches everything around – the gardens, the fields, the groves, the woods. The carpet of nature is covered with yellow and orange leafs. The whole Earth has been covered by color foliage as if you drive through a fine carpet. This is the moment of good bye of the summer and the begging of winter. The air is sharp, cool and fresh. You simply put on a warmer sweater but never put the window up!
A road trip for me is the moment of communication with nature; it is a dialogue between the nature and me. The beauty that you observe during a car road trip refreshed you, purify you soul and you mind!