ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS
1. What’s the meaning of the verb ‘to grind’?
Tick the right definition:
a) to crush between two hard surfaces or with a machine
b) to cut with a sharp knife
c) to rattle with teeth
2. Explain why – in your opinion – the name Gradgrind is linked to the character’s personality
3. Read again Mr. Gridgrind’s description. What are the main elements which suggest that he is a cold and calculating character?
4. What is your opinion on the character’s rational philosophy?
What aspects you do/do not like of it?
5. Find examples in the character’s description of simile, metaphor and personifcation and re-write the chosen passages next to the right definition:
Simile .............................................
Metaphor ...........................................
Personification ....................................
