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Unit 10 A Debt to Dickens I. Main idea 1. What does this narrative text tell us? This text first tells us about the most indelible experiences the writer went through when she lived an isolated life as a child in the remote Chinese countryside. Next, the text describes and relates how she discovered and read and digested Dickens’ novels. Then, it highlights the ways in which the writer benefited immensely from Dickens. 2. What is the main purpose of the writer? The writer’s main purpose is to emphasize that she is immensely grateful to Charles Dickens, for she has been enlightened a great deal by him, and that Dickens’ novels, which deal with real life and real people and explore significant and permanent topics, constitute a rewarding heritage of mankind, and therefore are well worth reading and studying. II. Structural analysis 1. How is the first paragraph associated with the last one? In the first paragraph the writer makes it clear that she has owed Charles Dickens a heavy debt by reading his novels. And the only way to honor her obligation is to write down what Charles Dickens did for her. In the last paragraph, the writer says she was deeply influences by him.Thus, the concluding part of the narrative text is naturally connected with the beginning part. 2. Work out the structure of the text by completing the table. Paragraph(s) Main idea 1 It introduces the setting and the relationship between the writer and Charles Dickens. 2-3 The writer recalls her isolated childhood life in a remote Chinese countryside, her unpleasant experiences and the painful feeling she had because she was a foreigner. 4-6 The writer narrates and describes her experiences as a voracious reader. 7 The writer highlights Dickens’ great influence upon her. Key to the Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing. A II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F