EM 4 - 2018 (ESPAÑOL - digitalizado)

ENGLISH MATTERS 4|2018
Invented Christmas focuses
on Dickens’ life as he wrote
the book.
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A multitude of statues have
been erected in Dickens’ honour
around the world. A lifesize
statue can be found in
Sydney, Australia. Another
memorial is located in
Philadelphia, USA. Dickens’
own hometown of Portsmouth
unveiled a statue in 2014 with
his great-great grandsons in
attendance.
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Dickens appeared on
a £10 note that was circulated
between 1992 and 2003.
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Dickens’ portrait, or
images of his works have
graced postage stamps from
places like the UK, the Soviet
Union, Austria, Dubai and
Mozambique.
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In a BBC survey conducted
in 2003 dubbed “The
Big Read,” Britons named five
Dickens’ novels on their list of
their 100 most-loved books.
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Many protagonists in
books by Charles Dickens
are easy to relate to, even in
today’s world. They are all
admirable people with struggles
we can empathise with.
The characters of Oliver
Twist, Nicholas Nickleby,
Esther Summerson, and Pip
are still beloved by countless
readers today.
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While the length of some
books may seem a bit daunting,
Dickens populates his
novels with a thriving world
of characters and stories that
are incredibly engrossing.
There are so many characters,
incidents, fights, and joys that
it’s easy to get caught up in all
of it and never want it to end.
to focus on sth | centrarse en
to erect sth | construir, erigir
life-size | tamaño real
to unveil sth | aquí: inaugurar
to be in attendance | estar presente
note | billete
to grace sth | adornar
theme park | parque temático
water ride | paseo acuático
haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ | encantado
animatronic | animatrónico
poll | encuesta, votación
survey | encuesta, sondeo
to relate to | identificarse con
struggle | aquí: conflicto, problema
to empathise with | empatizar,
identificarse
countless | innumerable
daunting /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ | desalentador,
abrumador
thriving | próspero, favorable
engrossing | interesante, atrayente
Dickens Plaque
at Guildhall in
Rochester.
People and Lifestyle
A theme park named
Dickens World opened in
Kent, England in 2007.
It included a water ride,
a haunted house, an animatronic
show, a play area
and other attractions all
themed after one of Dickens’
popular works. Unfortunately,
it closed down in 2016.
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A BBC poll in 2002
ranked Dickens 41st on their
list of the “100 Greatest
Britons.”
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