Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Posted by: Jaksyn Peacock

A children’s book about a magical world that became one of the most famous classic novels of all time.

Pre-listening vocabulary

iconic: very famous, influential, and well-known
behead: to kill someone by cutting their head off
moral: a lesson included in a story
contrast: a difference between two things
adaptation: a movie or television show that is based on a book

Listening activity

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Gapfill exercise

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an iconic children’s novel by British Lewis Carroll. The story follows a young girl named Alice, who dreams about jumping down a rabbit hole and discovering a land. In this strange world, there are talking animals, cakes that can make Alice grow or shrink, and an evil queen who wants to behead her. The of Alice was based on a real girl named Alice Liddell, who Carroll originally told the story to. The book was published in 1865, and while children at the time loved the story, many adults were confused by it. At the time that the novel was published, most children’s books included morals. In contrast to this, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was a fun story that had no clear , and that was why children it. Many adaptations of this book have been made, and the story is still loved by both children and adults today.

Comprehension questions

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Discussion/essay questions

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was published over a century ago. Why do you think that the themes and characters of this book are still so widely known today?

Transcript

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an iconic children’s novel by British author Lewis Carroll. The story follows a young girl named Alice, who dreams about jumping down a rabbit hole and discovering a magical land. In this strange world, there are talking animals, cakes that can make Alice grow or shrink, and an evil queen who wants to behead her. The character of Alice was based on a real girl named Alice Liddell, who Carroll originally told the story to. The book was published in 1865, and while children at the time loved the story, many adults were confused by it. At the time that the novel was published, most children’s books included morals. In contrast to this, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was a fun story that had no clear meaning, and that was why children enjoyed it. Many adaptations of this book have been made, and the story is still loved by both children and adults today.

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29 comments

mayuresh says:

Good 👍
English Club Indonesia says:

The book is still widely known today because of its purely fun story. People love fun things, and that is why.
hailay says:

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Nafay Abid says:

Such a lovely book
Quỳnh Anh says:

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Noush says:

i like magical story and i can learn and undersatand to listen Alice story .
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Theviya says:

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Shaarean says:

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Neresh a/l Ramesh says:

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lan says:

I’m beginer, i am just right one word in the paragraph, wrong one sentence in choose the true answer. And this is a good story 👍
vishal 96 says:

IT WAS NICE AND AMAZING
THANISSAH says:

THE STORY IS AMAZING AND NICE TO HEAR
sheleena says:

the story is nice to hear.
MOHAMMAD NAZRUL BIN MOHD NAZARUDIN says:

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Kesavan says:

Super
XINGANG BAI says:

let’s that make me remeber my childhood…
Maya says:

It’s great way to learn my listening skill and pronounciation. Thank you so much
Dat Nguyen Thanh says:

Because it is really good story, and everyone want to enjoy life
Lily says:

In my opinion, there are 3 reasons why the book is still well-known today:
-First, because of the theme and the content:”adventure”, “wonderland” , it’s not about a love story between a princess and a prince. Its content is about going and discovering, which stimulates children’s imagination and leads them to read the book.
-Second, the story has no moral , children can think in their own ways, no principles, no rules, just free to think.
-Third, the story was transferred into film and i was gradually immersed by the color, the character.It’s imaginary, but, you know, kids love it and i also fancy it.
Kim Kim says:

I think the story Alice’s in wonderland have characteristics of magical, urge imagination of children and adult, so it is everyone like and still widely known today.
PHAM THI THANH HUYEN says:

very good I see very good.
Sang Phan says:

I think Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a famous novel at that time because it is a legendary story that might meet children’s interest. They love this type of story so much.
Thank you.
Thanh Nguyen says:

This is so good. I can learn about listening so much
Kim Oanh says:

Thanks so much!
Daisy says:

Great!
Nguyen Bui Phuong Thao says:

Well
Kostia chrustalev says:

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Luong Thanh Tung says:

good