Charles DIckens

🔐 Escape Room:  

The Lost Manuscript of Dickens

Story:
Charles Dickens has hidden a page from one of his manuscripts in his house. To recover it, you must explore the house, find objects, answer questions, and solve clues. Each room contains multiple tasks.

Interactive tour:
Charles Dickens Museum Interactive Tour

 

                  

  

 0. Before start:

  1. Who was Charles Dickens?

  2. When was he born ? And when did he die? 

  3. Name at least five of his books:

  4. Have you read any of his books?  Which one?

  5. Have you seen a film based on his books? Which one(s)? 

🏠 Room 1: Entrance Hall / Hallway

Tasks:

  1. Find an object used to light the hall. What is it called in English?

  2. Find two decorative items on display. Name them.

  3. Find an object used to store coats or hats. What is it?

  4. Bonus puzzle: Count the number of steps in the hallway

🍽 Room 2: Dining Room

Tasks:

  1. Find three objects on the table. Write their names.

  2. Find two pieces of furniture used to serve or store food.

  3. Find an object used to keep the room warm.

🍳 Room 3: Kitchen

Tasks:

  1. Cooking-related objects (true/false): 

    • There isn't a pan
    • There is a chopping board
    • There is a pot.
    • There isn't a kettle. 

  2. Find two storage items for food.

  3. Identify one cleaning object in the kitchen.

✍️ Room 4: Study / Writing Desk

Tasks:

  1. Identify three writing tools Dickens might have used.

  2. Find one book and describe it in English (title or appearance).

  3. Find an object used to light the desk.

🛏 Room 5: Bedroom

Tasks:

  1. Find three objects related to sleeping.

  2. Find two objects for storing clothes.

🔎 Room 6: Drawing Room / Sitting Room

Tasks:

  1. Find three objects for sitting or comfort.

  2. Find two decorative items on display.

  3. Identify an object used to entertain guests.

🔍 Final Challenge

  1. Go to any room and find one object that you cannot name in English.Look it up and write the English word. 

  2.  In a piece of paper, write a famous quote by Dickens.

  3. Give it to the teacher and say it aloud to “unlock” the lost manuscript!

Dickens Bonus Task:

 
1. Charles Dickens quote: “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.” Explain in 1–2 sentences its meaning.


2. Write five facts about Charles Dickens’ life ( https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Charles-Dickens/353052)


3. Match the following description to the correct Dickens novel below:

 

Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield.


A young orphan boy asks for more food and later becomes involved with a group of pickpockets in London.

 
4. Choose one Dickens character and describe their personality in three adjectives.


5. In pairs, discuss: “What social problems did Dickens write about?” Write two ideas.


6. Creative task: Imagine you could visit Dickens’ London. Describe what you would see, hear, and smell.

 

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