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ords: no, not, never, neither, hardly, seldom, few, little, barely … a list of the most monly used negative expressions: on no account, in no circumstances, never before, nowhere, at no time, by no means … Group work: Please work in small groups to ment on this event, making as many negative statements as possible. Answers to Part A (page 9) 1. The main character, Oliver Twist, experiences a childhood without parents. 2. He is raised with other children who also have no parents. 3. He is then sent to a workhouse, where he has to work very hard and hardly has time to relax. 4. Oliver does not like anything about the workhouse. 5. The children are treated very badly and seldom have enough food or water. 6. Fagin is not a good character. 7. Oliver does not want to steal from anyone, but in order to survive Oliver is forced to bee a criminal. 8. Mr. Barnlow is a generous man without any of Fagin’s vices. 9. Unless Oliver can escape, he will never be reunited with Mr. Barnlow— he will have only bad luck, not a