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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
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Jane Austen
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Mrs Bennet has five daughters and they’re all unmarried. When rich, single Mr Bingley comes to live in the area, she’s sure that he’ll be the perfect husband for Jane, the eldest. Then proud Mr Darcy comes to stay with Bingley. Will any of the Bennet daughters be good enough for him? Lively, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet doesn’t think so. She dislikes Mr Darcy immediately. Then Mr Collins comes to stay with the Bennets. Could he be the right man for Elizabeth?
Jane Austen
Jane Austen PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
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Book brief 1
Pride and Prejudice, a romantic novel of manners written by British writer, Jane Austen, and published in 1813, is one of the most popular novels in English literature.
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Through Austen’s often satirical descriptions, we learn about social classes during the Regency Period and their customs and values.
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Set in the English countryside in the early 19th century, it tells the story of the Bennet family and in particular of one of their five daughters, Elizabeth Bennet.
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Mr and Mrs Bennet have no sons so they must find at least one rich husband for one of their five daughters.
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Main themes include the importance of marrying for love and not for money, and what can happen if you judge people too quickly by what you first see in them.
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Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice Retold and Activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan Illustrated by Giovanni Da Re
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Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Retold and Activities Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan Language Level Consultant Silvana Sardi Illustrations Giovanni Da Re ELI Readers Founder and Series Editors Paola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director) Graphic Design Sergio Elisei, Carmen Fragnelli Production Manager Francesco Capitano
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Contents
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Main Characters Before you read Chapter One The Bennets, the Bingleys and Mr Darcy Activities Chapter Two Mr Collins Comes to Stay Activities Chapter Three Mr Wickham’s Story Activities Chapter Four Jane Goes to London Activities Chapter Five Lady Catherine de Bourgh Activities Chapter Six Mr Darcy’s Letter Activities Chapter Seven Pemberley Activities Chapter Eight The Scandal Activities Chapter Nine An Unexpected Visitor Activities Focus on… Jane Austen Focus on… Everyday Life in Jane Austen’s Times Focus on… Dangerous and Exciting Times Focus on… Travelling Test yourself Syllabus
Main Characters
Mr and Mrs Bennet live on the Longbourn estate with their five daughters. They are, in order of age, Jane (the eldest), Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. 6
Mr Bingley is a rich young man. He has two sisters, Caroline and Louisa.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh is Mr Darcy’s rich aunt. She has a daughter called Anne. Mr Collins is a clergyman. His patron is Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Mr Wickham is a handsome soldier from the militia. Charlotte Lucas is Elizabeth Bennet’s best friend.
Mr Darcy is a rich friend of Mr Bingley’s. He has a sister called Georgiana. 7
Before you Read
Vocabulary 1a Complete the table with words from the box. Check the meaning in a dictionary if necessary. noun
adjective happy
pride arrogance
arrogant
prejudice silly beauty excited delight fear intelligent
1b Choose the correct alternative in the sentences below. Use the table to check your answers. 1 Jane Bennet was a very happy/happiness girl. 2 Everyone agreed that Mr Darcy was very proud/pride. 3 People didn’t like his arrogant/arrogance. 4 The title of this book is ‘Pride and Prejudiced/Prejudice’. 5 The three younger Bennet sisters were very silly/silliness. 6 Everyone thought Jane Bennet was beautiful/beauty. 7 There was a lot of excited/excitement about the ball. 8 Mrs Bennet was delighted/delight that Mr Bingley was rich and single. 9 Elizabeth wasn’t afraid/fear of Mr Darcy. 10 Mr Darcy liked Elizabeth’s intelligent/intelligence. 8
Speaking 2a Use a dictionary if necessary. Are these adjectives positive (P) or negative (N), or both (B)? sensitive ............. good-looking ............. well-mannered ............. fashionable ............. lively ............. clever ............. sensible ............. noble .............
polite ............. kind ............. rude ............. rich .............
2b Work in pairs. Use the adjectives in exercise 2A to talk about people you know.
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Clues Across 1 Jane ............... a letter to Elizabeth. (5) 3 Mr Darcy ............... Mr Bingley in the distance. (3) 4 When Mr Darcy’s pen ..............., Caroline offered to mend it. (5) 5 Mr Collins ............... married. (3) 8 Mr Bingley ............... some flowers to Jane. (4) 9 Mary played the piano and Elizabeth ............... her book. (4) 11 Elizabeth ............... Mr Darcy on the road. He gave her a letter.(3) 12 Mr Bennet ............... Mary to stop playing the piano. (4) Clues Down 2 Mr Collins ............... Elizabeth was very beautiful. (7) 3 Mr Bingley ............... quietly to Jane. (5) 6 Lydia and Kitty ............... to see their aunt. (4) 7 Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy ............... to visit. (4) 9 Mr Darcy got on his horse and ............... away. (4) 10 Lady Catherine ............... a lot of vegetables at dinner. (3) 9
Chapter One
The Bennets, the Bingleys and Mr Darcy 2 There’s one thing that everybody knows is true. Everybody knows
In 19th century England, people were very interested in marriages that would give them a better position in society.
that it’s true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daughters. Mr and Mrs Bennet had five daughters and none of them was married, so when rich Mr Bingley came to live at Netherfield Hall, Mrs Bennet was very, very excited. ‘Mr Bennet,’ she said to her husband one day, ‘have you heard? Netherfield Park has been rented at last to a man called Bingley. This is such good news for our girls.’ ‘Why is that good news for our girls?’ replied her husband calmly. ‘Oh, Mr Bennet. He’s single, he’s rich and he’s rented Netherfield. He’ll definitely marry one of our girls. You must go and visit him as soon as you can.’ ‘No, you go,’ he answered, ‘Take the girls with you. Then he can choose the girl he likes best.’ Mr Bennet enjoyed teasing* his wife. He knew it was important for him to visit their new neighbour. If he didn’t visit, it’d be impossible for his wife and daughters to meet Mr Bingley. ‘Oh, Mr Bennet, you’re so unkind to your family,’ said his wife, tease make fun of
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‘Now they’ll never get married.’ *** A few days later, Mr and Mrs Bennet and their daughters were in their sitting room. Elizabeth, their second daughter, was putting a ribbon* on a hat. ‘That’s a beautiful hat, Lizzy,’ said her father, ‘I hope Mr Bingley will like it.’ ‘We’ll never know what Mr Bingley likes,’ said Mrs Bennet crossly*. ‘We can’t visit him.’ Her husband continued speaking. ‘When’s the next ball in Meryton, Lizzy?’ he asked. Meryton was the local village. ‘Two weeks tomorrow,’ replied Elizabeth happily. ‘Oh no! In two weeks!’ cried Mrs Bennet, ‘Our girls won’t be able to dance with Mr Bingley. All the other girls in the village will dance with him. They have kind fathers who have visited Mr Bingley.’ She paused* and looked at Mr Bennet crossly. ‘Then he’ll marry one of them. He’ll marry a girl from the village. I hate the name Bingley already.’ Mr Bennet paused. His eyes were smiling. ‘I’m sorry that you hate the name Bingley, my dear, because I visited Mr Charles Bingley today.’ ‘Oh girls, you have such a kind father! I knew you would visit him! Now you can all dance with Mr Bingley. Oh Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty and Lydia, you have a very kind father!’ Mrs Bennet was overjoyed*. Her husband went into his study to read in peace and quiet. Mrs Bennet and her daughters spent the evening talking about Mr Bingley, Netherfield and the village ball. *** ribbon crossly angrily
pause stop speaking for a moment overjoyed very, very happy
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Mr Darcy is looking at Elizabeth but he doesn’t want to dance with her.
The Bennet girls spent the next few days trying to find out about Mr Bingley. Their father had nothing to say about his looks or his personality*. In the end, they had to ask their neighbour, Lady Lucas. She described Mr Bingley as young, very good-looking, very pleasant and he liked dancing very much. She had some other exciting news; Mr Bingley was definitely coming to the ball and he was bringing a large group of friends. Lady Lucas’s daughter, Charlotte, was Elizabeth’s best friend and she was very excited about meeting Mr Bingley and his friends. Mrs Bennet was also very excited. She wasn’t a very intelligent woman and she spent a lot of her life thinking about her daughters and their future marriages. *** On the night of the Meryton ball, everyone was already dancing when Mr Bingley arrived. He came with his two sisters, who were very fashionable young women; Caroline, who was single and Louisa, who was married. Louisa’s husband was also with them. Another young man was in the group. He was tall and very good-looking. The ladies from the village discovered that his name was Mr Darcy and that he was even richer than Mr Bingley. He had a large estate* in Derbyshire called Pemberley. Mr Bingley was very popular, he danced with lots of young ladies and he was very kind to everyone. Mr Darcy wasn’t as popular. He only danced with Mr Bingley’s sisters and spent a lot of the evening walking around the room. The ladies of Meryton soon agreed that Mr Darcy was very rich, but he was also proud and arrogant. Mr Bingley was dancing with Jane. He saw his friend watching the dancing. ‘Come, Darcy, dance with one of these pretty girls,’ he called. ‘I hate dancing,’ Mr Darcy replied, ‘Except for your sisters, you’re dancing with the only pretty girl in the room.’ personality character
estate a park with a large house, other small houses and land
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