Kitabı oku: «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. A2», sayfa 2

Before-reading questions:

1. Lewis Carroll lived in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era. What do you know about England of that time?

2. Wonderland is a world made up by Lewis Carroll. What other imagined worlds have you seen or read about? Describe them.

3. Englishmen love their puns andAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is full of them. Do you know what a pun is? Find the definition of it and try to invent a pun yourself.

Chapter 1
Down the Rabbit Hole

Alice was tired of sitting near her sister. Her sister was reading a book and didn't want to play with her. It was boring. Once or twice Alice looked into the book. But it had no pictures or conversations in it. “How can a book be good,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations!”

She wanted to pick up some flowers, but the day was hot, and she felt very sleepy and lazy. Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran past her.

The Rabbit said to itself, “Oh! Oh, I will be late!” Then it took a watch out of his pocket and looked at it, and ran faster. She wanted to know where the rabbit was running! She stood up and ran after it. The Rabbit jumped down a large rabbit hole, and Alice went after it. Soon she was falling down a very deep tunnel, so she had time to look around. She saw books, pictures on the walls, cups, plates, and jelly in the cupboards.