Jane Eyre. Chapter 1

1.

Jane Eyre
Chapter 1

2.

While reading
1 What do these numbers refer to?
10
2
1825

3.

Before you read
Guess what information is missing
A Note About This Story
Time: The 1830s. Place: The north of England.
Early in the nineteenth century, there were no ……………….... People rode ………………….. People travelled
in coaches or in carriages pulled by ……………………….... Journeys were ………………….. Most people lived in
……………………... Rich people had large ……………….and many ……………...

4.

Guess the information before reading
Rich children learnt their lessons in …………………….... A teacher lived in their
………………….. Some poor children lived ……………….. Some of these schools
were very ……………….. The buildings were …………………………... These
children did not have enough ……………... Their teachers often beat them.

5.

Find past simple forms of the verbs
To be
To hit
To have
To pull
To want
To kick
To hear
To run
To shout
To say
To come
To think
To see
To take
To scream

6.

Find the opposites
Alive
Happy
Light
Kind
Gentle (face)

7.

Match the verbs and prepositions
Into / into / sb away from / with sth/ to somewhere /at sb
come
run
pull
hit sb
send sb
shout

8.

Say it in a different way
Aunt Reed thought (for some time).
You cannot live (with no one around).
'You must not (tell what is not true)
Work (as much as you can)

9.

Describe what is happening as if you were Jane

10.

Watch the episode of the TV series Jane Eyre 3:24 4:00
come along
there is still plenty of room
part of the family

11.

5:05
You must look your best.

12.

Meeting the headmaster 5:10 - 6:13
I’ve tried so hard
the devil of the child
go to heaven / hell
disobedient, deceitful
I must take care to keep in good health
and not to fall ill