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Oliver Twist is the touching story of Oliver, a poor orphan who goes through all kinds
of difficulties for many years. The story is set in the dark streets of 19th-century
London, where there’s danger in every corner. Oliver is alone in the world and he
meets all kinds of people, good and bad, until he finds happiness, but just at the end
of adventures and very difficult situations.

PREDICTION • WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. Oliver Twist is a poor orphan because his parents
don’t want to look after him. T F
2. Oliver makes friends with other orphans. T F
3. Some bad people will make trouble for him. T F
4. Oliver will find a loving family in the end. T F

Mark your answers and when you finish reading the story, check them to
see if you predicted correctly.

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When Oliver was small his home was an orphanage, where he 20/02/20
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lived with other young orphans. The children of the orphanage were given very
little food and very little love. Many of the orphans died because they were cold
and hungry. the orphanage was an unhappy place. Oliver survived, although he
was pale, small and thin.
At the age of nine Oliver had to leave the orphanage and the only friends he
had. This made him very sad because now he was really alone in the world. He
was taken to a workhouse1, a miserable place where he had to work long hours.
He was given only one small bowl of porridge2 three times a day and an onion
twice a week. Because Sunday was a special day he was given a small piece of
bread.
Oliver and the other people at the workhouse were always cold, hungry and
unhappy. They never asked for a second bowl of porridge because they were
afraid. However, after three months of hunger and unhappiness Oliver and the
others decided to o something. They discussed the matter and decided that
Oliver had to ask the master for more porridge. So that evening he took his small
empty bowl to the master of the workhouse, who was a big man with a white
apron.
‘Please, sir,’ said Oliver looking at the master. ‘I want some more.’
The master was very surprised and stared at him. Then he hit Oliver with his big
wooden spoon.

1 workhouse : a place where very poor people live.

2 porridge : warm breakfast food made with cereal and milk or water.

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4. A small piece of bread

5. The people at the workhouse never asked for a second bowl of
porridge
6. Oliver asked the master of the workhouse for a second bowl of
porridge

a. because they had little food and little love.

b. and the master hit him with his big wooden spoon.
c. Oliver worked long hours and was given very little food.
d. because they were afraid.
e. until the age of nine.
f. was given to everyone at the workhouse on Sunday.

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2. Complete the table with the correct form of the verb.
VERB PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE
1. give ....................................................................................... .......................................................................................

2. leave ....................................................................................... .......................................................................................

3. die ....................................................................................... .......................................................................................

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‘What?’ asked Mr Bumble. ‘Did I hear correctly? More

porridge?’ 20/02/20
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‘Yes, sir, more porridge!’ replied the master, holding up the big wooden
spoon.
Mr Bumble took Oliver to the office of the directors of the workhouse and said,
‘Oliver Twist asked for more porridge!’
‘For more porridge?’ they cried, looking at each other. ‘This boy must leave the
workhouse immediately!’
Mr Bumble put Oliver in a cold, dark room for one whole week. Every morning
Mr Bumble opened the door of the dark room and hit Oliver with a stick in front
of his friends. Poor Oliver did nothing but cry all day long and he couldn’t sleep
at night because he was terribly cold, hungry and sad.
One day Mr Bumble met his friend Mr Sowerberry, who was a tall, thin man.
He made coffins1 for dead bodies, and many of the dead bodies came from the
workhouse.
‘Do you need a boy to work in your shop?’ asked mr Bumble. ‘We’ll give you five
pounds if you take him.’
‘Hmm,’ said Mr Sowerberry, ‘yes, I need a boy and I need the five pounds. I’ll
take him!’
That evening Mr Bumble took Oliver to Mr Sowerberry’s shop. When they got
near the shop Oliver looked at Mr Bumble and started crying.
‘Oh, sir, I want to be a good boy. I am a very little boy, sir. And it is so…lonely. So
very lonely!’ Oliver couldn’t stop crying and his thin, pale face was covered with
tears.

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6. Oliver cried a lot and said that he was very lonely/very hungry.

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2. The children at the workhouse did not work in/on Sunday.
3. His room was very cold for/in winter.
4. They went to sleep on/at seven o’clock
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Let’s support AGENDA 2030 – Goal 2 and end hunger in the world by 2030!
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1. don’t waste food
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3. chose only products that say “from a sustainable source” on the
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4. Remember the three “R’s” of sustainability:
REDUCE WASTE REUSE THINGS R ECYCLE THINGS THAT YOU
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