Great Expectations – Teacher Answers

1. Warm-up: answers will vary.
2. Vocabulary: 1-e, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a, 5-f, 6-c.
3. Comprehension: 1) Pip. 2) In a churchyard. 3) Miss Havisham is a wealthy woman who lives in the past; Estella is her beautiful, proud adopted daughter. 4) He wants Estella to respect him and wants a higher social position. 5) He learns that money and class do not automatically make a person good or happy.
4. Language focus: 1) feels 2) meets 3) wants 4) learns 5) becomes.
5. Speaking: answers will vary. Encourage students to support opinions with details from the reading.
6. Character match: A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4, E-5. Adjectives will vary.
7. Expectation Tracker: answers will vary. Look for a clear expectation, disappointment and later lesson.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Look for relevant story details, clear organisation and accurate use of lesson vocabulary.

Puzzle/Game: clues should accurately identify one of the five characters without using the name.

Success criteria: student self-check; no single answer is required.

Teacher note: This is a simplified B1 overview of Charles Dickens’s novel. It focuses on Pip’s ambitions, relationships and personal growth rather than every event and subplot.