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In this section, you are going to work with an multimedia presentation about the life of children in the Victorian era. It will help you understand what their life was like back then.

W tej sekcji będziesz pracował/pracowała z prezentacją multimedialną na temat życia dzieci w epoce wiktoriańskiej. Pomoże ci ona zrozumieć, jak wyglądało ich życie w tamtych czasach.

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Knowledge is the greatest reward for hard work
Wiedza jest najlepszą nagrodą za ciężką pracę
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.pixabay.com [dostęp 22.08.2023], domena publiczna.
Exercise 1
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Match the words below with their definitions. tutor Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter medal Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter workhouse Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter orphan Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter punishment Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter labour Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a teacher paid to work privately with one student or a small group, 2. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort, 3. a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward, 4. a child who’s lost his or her parents, 5. the act of punishing someone, 6. a building where very poor people in Britain used to work, in the past, in exchange for food and shelter
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Study the multimedia presentation and do the tasks.

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Children in the Victorian Era

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Exercise 2
In your opinion, which statements apply to children in the Victorian era? Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Poor children often didn’t attend school., 2. All children, no matter their social status, worked., 3. When orphaned, most children would choose to stay in a workhouse., 4. Orphaned children tried their luck on the streets., 5. Physical punishments were common in the Victorian Era., 6. Those most affected by diseases were school-aged children.
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What did poor children do?

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Źródło: dostępny w internecie: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ [dostęp 8.06.2022], domena publiczna.
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Did Victorian children go to school at all?

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What did children wear back then?

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Were Victorian children healthy?

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What happened to orphaned children?

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What punishment could you expect as a Victorian child?

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Źródło: dostępny w internecie: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strona [dostęp 20.06.2022], domena publiczna.
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Were there any rewards for Victorian children?

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Study the mind map to summorise information about the situation of children in the Victorian Era.

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Mapa myśli. Lista elementów:
  • Nazwa kategorii: THE LIFE OF CHILDREN IN THE VICTORIAN ERA
    • Elementy należące do kategorii THE LIFE OF CHILDREN IN THE VICTORIAN ERA
    • Nazwa kategorii: WORK
      • Elementy należące do kategorii WORK
      • Nazwa kategorii: POOR CHILDREN WORKED HARD
        • Elementy należące do kategorii POOR CHILDREN WORKED HARD
        • Nazwa kategorii: SWEEPING THE STREETS
        • Nazwa kategorii: CLEANING CHIMNEYS
        • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii POOR CHILDREN WORKED HARD
        Koniec elementów należących do kategorii WORK
    • Nazwa kategorii: HEALTH
      • Elementy należące do kategorii HEALTH
      • Nazwa kategorii: MANY PEOPLE WOULD DIE FROM DISEASE
      • Nazwa kategorii: YOUNG CHILDREN WERE THE MOST AT THE RISK OF DYING
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii HEALTH
    • Nazwa kategorii: ORPHANS
      • Elementy należące do kategorii ORPHANS
      • Nazwa kategorii: MANY CHILDREN WERE ORPHANED DUE TO DISEASE
      • Nazwa kategorii: ORPHANS LIVED ON THE STREETS OR IN THE WORKHOUSES
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii ORPHANS
    • Nazwa kategorii: REWARDS
      • Elementy należące do kategorii REWARDS
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN COULD GET A MEDAL IF THEY ATTENDED SCHOOL
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii REWARDS
    • Nazwa kategorii: EDUCATION
      • Elementy należące do kategorii EDUCATION
      • Nazwa kategorii: POOR CHILDREN WEREN'T LIKELY TO ATTEND SCHOOL
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES HAD TUTORS OR WENT TO SCHOOL
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii EDUCATION
    • Nazwa kategorii: CLOTHING
      • Elementy należące do kategorii CLOTHING
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN WORE CLOTHES AFTER OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN HAD ONE GOOD SET OF CLOTHES FOR SUNDAYS
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii CLOTHING
    • Nazwa kategorii: PUNISHMNEBTS
      • Elementy należące do kategorii PUNISHMNEBTS
      • Nazwa kategorii: SEVERE PHYSICAL PUNISHMENTS
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN COULD GO TO PRISON
      • Nazwa kategorii: CHILDREN COULD BE SENT TO WORK CAMPS
      • Koniec elementów należących do kategorii PUNISHMNEBTS
      Koniec elementów należących do kategorii THE LIFE OF CHILDREN IN THE VICTORIAN ERA
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To revise the key vocabulary from the presentation, do the crossword.

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Exercise 3
Odpowiedz na pytania lub uzupełnij tekst. 1. prywatny nauczyciel, 2. kara, 3. noworodek, 4. uczęszczać, 5. osierocić, 6. żyjący w złych warunkach
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Exercise 4
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Look at the interactive presentation above. Then, mark the sentences as true or false.
  1. Cleaning chimneys and sweeping streets were jobs done by children. True False
  2. Most families hired tutors for their children. TrueFalse
  3. People in the Victorian era only stayed in the workhouses as the last resort. TrueFalse
  4. On Sundays children worked in special clothes. True False
  5. Children couldn’t go to prison back then. True False
  6. You could get a medal for going to school. True False
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Exercise 5

Based on the information from the presentation, choose the correct answers.
There is more than one correct answer in each sentence.

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1. The children of rich parents Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. all attended public schools., 2. usually had their own private teachers., 3. could go to school if their parents wanted it., 4. learnt together with poor children.
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2. Victorian children Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. often suffered and died from diseases., 2. sometimes became orphans due to their parents illness., 3. lived in the workhouses when they were ill., 4. preferred to live on the street after being orphaned.
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3. Children wore clothes that Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. came from other family members., 2. they got from their family., 3. weren't in the best condition., 4. were good for church on Sunday.
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4. When you were a child, you could be punished with Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. going to prison., 2. not getting food., 3. a summer camp., 4. a special medal.
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Exercise 6
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Drag and drop the words which appeared in the presentation to complete the text below. There are two words that you don’t need. Life was hard back in 1820. You had to 4.1 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick adults or you could be 4.2 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick by being beaten with a 4.3 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick. If your parents were rich, you could go to school and even get a 4.4 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick. But, most 4.5 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick children didn’t go to school. Instead, they worked hard cleaning chimneys and 4.6 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick the streets. Their clothes were usually old, they were 4.7 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick or had 4.8 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick in them. If you didn’t do hard 4.9 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick, there was no food for you. And if you tried to steal food, you could go to 4.10 1. medal, 2. punished, 3. labour, 4. harsh, 5. holes, 6. obey, 7. Sunday, 8. prison, 9. poor, 10. mended, 11. sweeping, 12. stick or be sent to a special camp.
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