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Hard Times
Ángela Marín Santos 3ºB
Ies.Cristo del Rosario-Zafra (Badajoz)
09/02/2013
TITLE: Hard times
AUTHOR: Charles Dickens
PUBLISHING HOUSE: oxford university press
MAIN CHARACTERS:
Mr.Gradgrind; He is a teacher, and he has a son and a daughter. He is very strict with all the things that surround the education, because he thinks that the children don’t have to imagine things that aren’t in the real life.
Tom Gradgrind; he is the son of Mr.Gradgrind. He has blond hair, and he is tall and thin.
Louisa Gradgrind; she is the daughter of Mr.Gradgrind. She has to married Mr.Bounderby but she is fallen in love of Mr.Hathouse.
Mr.Bounderby; he is a banker, and he is the husband of Louisa Gradgrind, and he is a good friend of Mr.Gradgrind.
Sissy Jupe; she is the daughter of a clown, but her father left her alone at the Coketown circus, so Mr.Gradgrind adopts her and he receives an education.
Mr.Harthouse; he is a friend of Tom Gradgrind, and he is the secret boyfriend of Louisa.
Rachel and Stephen Blackpool; they are workers at the Gradgrind’s factory, and they are feel in love but they’re married so they are only friends.
SUMMARY:
The story is about a family and their lifes.Mr.Gradgrind is a teacher that only teaches facts and doesn’t like that the little children imagine things that aren’t in the real life, so he also taught his children (Tom and Louisa). When they get older Louisa gets married with Mr.Bounderby, a banker, because her brother has debts. Sometime later Louisa fell in love Mr.Harthouse, but Louisa don’t know if she loves he or not, because she is married, so she said to Sissy Jupe that she had to say to Mr.Harthouse that she don’t want to be her girlfriend. Before that Mr.Gradgrind adopts Sissy Jupe because her father left her alone. In this story Sissy is the person who teaches all the characters to be imaginative.
PERSONAL OPINION: I think this book it’s really interesting but I prefer other books, I like old books but I prefer to choose the books that I like to read.
VOCABULARY CHART:
WORD TRANSLATION SENTENCES
shaking temblorosa In the theater the women had a shaking voice
reddening enrojecer My sister has a reddening nose
stern severa Sometimes the boys have a stern voice
glimpse vistazo I took a glimpse at the T-shirt
astonished asombrado I get angry and astonished with the response
sullen mirada hosca She looks me with a sullen looking.
fearful miedoso I think she is a bit fearful
kindly generosamente She gives me the juice kindly
shabby Gastado/desgastado My coat it’s a little bit shabby
rain lluvia Today rained at half past eleven
cleverer Listo/inteligente Maria is very cleverer
wonder preguntarse I’m wondering what is she doing here
weaver tejedor He is a really bad weaver
simple sencillo That’s very simple, just follow the rules.
law ley You’ve got to follow the law
blanket Adj:exhaustivo You are really blanket.
screamed Grito/gritar Don’t scream she is sleeping
wipe limpia I’m not really wipe
drops caerse I drop and I went to the doctor because I broke my hand
sparks chispas The fire throws sparks
selfish egoista I don’t like salfish people
waist cintura He put his hand on his sister waist
jolly alegre At holydays most people it’s jolly
splendid espléndido That dress is splendid, and very colorful
pity Pena
She have a pity, because she is far away of her mother
proud orgulloso I’m really proud of my califications
handsome guapo I think this actor is really handsome
gambles Apostar/jugar I gamble with my sister one euro
boastful presuntuoso He boastful a lot but he doesn’t have nothing
plentilful abundante They’ve got plentilful food
shone brilló The sun shone a lot in summer
hoarse ronco Pedro had a hoarse voice
fist puño The fist is the symbol of war
hopes esperanzas I’ve got hopes of have good calcifications in the exam
pale pálido My friend has a pale skin
lowered bajado I’ve lowered in lift
widow viuda The widow doesn’t stop of cry
debts deuda He has a lot of debts, but he is really jolly
forgive perdonar I forgive she,because she is my friend
tears lágrimas When I cry tears feel down my face
fool loco He is fool,because he do fool things
safe seguro I’m really safe of the exam
suspected presunto She is the suspected killer
wished deseado I always wished to have a rabbit
gratefully Con agradecimiento I help my mother and she with gratefully kiss me
Seemed Parecía It seemed that she was a little bit unconfortable
Pit pozo The pit it’s really deep
Staircase escalera I feel of the staircase
Thunder trueno The thunder scared me
worth valor I haven’t got so much worth
Blame culpa It’s is my blame, I pick up your pen.
Plainly claramente You are plainly the main actor
Failure fracaso The failure it’s a part the life
overheard escuchado I overheard you saying that of me.
Bachelor soltero My neighbor is a bachelor,but he is so happy
stubborn obstinado He isn’t a lawyer he is a stubborn
coal carbón The chimney haven’t got coal
ropes cuerdas The guitar’s ropes are broke
tight apretado This dres is really tight,I don’t like it
grabbed agarró He grabbed my hand
cart carro The cart is carried by horses
bark ladrido My dog had a strange bark
robbery robo The robbery is at the bank