Great Expectations Chapter 3 Mr.

Mohamed El-Sheikh

Chapter 3
Vocabulary:
inn ‫حانة – فندق صغير‬ fair hair ‫شعر أشقر‬
coin ‫عملة معدن‬ send away ‫يطرد‬
take out ‫يخرج‬ on his knees ‫على ركبتيه‬
wrap ‫يلف – يغلف‬ the boy was my age ‫الولد كان فى نفس عمرى‬
immediately ‫فى الحال – مباشرة‬ got a black eye ‫أصيب بتورم فى العين‬
shelf ‫رف‬ visits ‫زيارات‬
remain ‫يبقى – يظل‬ dusty ‫مترب‬
gloomy ‫كئيب‬ apprentice ‫صبى – مبتدئ فى المهنة‬
relatives ‫أقارب‬ reward ‫مكافأة‬
dark-haired ‫ذو شعر داكن‬ pay for ‫يدفع ثمن‬
on the stairs ‫على درجات السلم‬ apprenticeship ‫تدريب مهنى‬
Behave yourself! ‫أحسن التصرف‬ that’s your lot ‫هذا هو نصيبك‬
walk up the stairs ‫يصعد السلم‬ boss ‫مدير‬
dining room ‫حجرة الطعام‬ thoughts ‫أفكار – معتقدات‬
table-cloth ‫مفرش المنضدة‬ thanks to ‫بفضل – بسبب‬
wedding celebration ‫احتفال بالزفاف‬ argument‫جدال – مناقشة حادة‬
covered with ‫مغطى بـ‬ could not put my fingers on
spiders’ web ‫شبكات العناكب‬ ‫لم استطع التعرف على‬
pale skin ‫جلد شاحب‬

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When I realised that the man in the inn had met the convict I helped on the
marshes, I wanted to take Joe away. Before we could go, however, the man took
out a new coin. He wrapped it in some paper and gave it to me.
‘This is yours,’ he said, ‘but be careful!’
Feeling frightened, I took the coin and left with Joe. When we got home, we
realised that the paper wrapped around the coin was a pound note. Joe went
back to the inn immediately to try to find the man and return his note to him.
However, the man had left. Mrs Joe put the pound note on a shelf where it would
be safe and there it remained.

On my next visit to Miss Havisham’s house, Estella took me into a gloomy room
where three ladies and a gentleman were waiting. They were Miss Havisham’s
relatives, Sarah, Georgiana, Camilla and Raymond Pocket, and they had also come
to see her that day. A bell rang far away. Miss Havisham was ready to see me.
Holding up her candle, Estella led me through the dark house.
‘Well, boy!’ she asked. ‘Am I pretty?’
‘Yes, you are very pretty.’
‘Why don’t you cry?’ she asked, looking unkindly at me.
‘I’ll never cry again,’ I said.
Just then, we met a large, dark-haired man on the stairs.
‘Ah, you are a neighbour, I think?’ he asked.
‘Yes, sir,’ I replied.
‘Why are you here, boy?’
‘Miss Havisham asked for me,’ I explained.
‘Well, behave yourself! This is not a place for children to play,’ he said, before
walking away.
I thought that he might be a doctor, and I continued walking up the stairs. I soon
found myself in Miss Havisham’s room again. Everything was the same as before.
‘So! Are you ready to play?’ she asked.
‘I don’t think I am, madam,’ I replied.
‘Well, do you want to work then?’
I said that I did, and she told me to wait for her in the dining room opposite.
When I entered the dark room, I could see a long table laid with a table-cloth and
plates, prepared for a wedding celebration, but now covered with spiders’ webs.

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The room looked like it had been exactly the same for many years. There were
spiders and mice everywhere. I was looking around the room and watching the
spiders when Miss Havisham came quietly into the room behind me.
‘What do you think that is?’ asked Miss Havisham, pointing at a tall shape in the
centre of the table. I went closer.
‘It’s a cake, Pip. A wedding cake! Mine!’ she went on. ‘And now, walk with me.’
She asked me to walk with her around the room, which we did for some minutes,
until Estella and the Pockets came in. They asked about Miss Havisham’s health
and wished her a happy birthday, but she sent them away.
‘That wedding cake was brought here, a long time before you were born,’ Miss
Havisham told me. ‘And everything is still here.’
She stood for a long time, looking at the table. Then we returned to her dressing
room and Miss Havisham told Estella and me to play. So we sat down to play
games in her dressing room but this time Estella refused to speak to me. Finally,
Miss Havisham asked me to return in a few days and allowed me to leave. Estella
led me out of the house, again put my food and drink on the ground and shut the
door.

Alone in the garden, I was surprised to see another boy looking at me out of a
window. He disappeared into the house, and then came out into the garden to
speak to me. He had very pale skin and short fair hair, so in my mind, I called him
‘the pale young gentleman’.
‘Hello, who let you in?’ he asked.
‘Estella,’ I replied.
‘Come and fight, then!’ he said, preparing to hit me.
The boy was my age, but much taller than me. I ran at him hard and he fell over.
He jumped up, prepared to fight again, so I ran at him again. This time he got a
black eye. He did not seem to be strong and never hit me hard. The fight
continued for several minutes until the boy was on his knees, saying, ‘You have
won!’ He was so brave that I felt sorry for him.
‘Can I help?’ I asked.
‘No, thank you. Goodbye,’ he answered.
I knew that it was time to leave. I did not see the pale young gentleman at Miss
Havisham’s again, although my visits continued.

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Nothing ever changed. Miss Havisham sat in her wedding dress, in her dusty
dressing room; Estella and I played games as she watched; and Miss Havisham
asked if I thought Estella was pretty. I always said yes, and Miss Havisham seemed
happy with this answer.
‘What will you be when you grow up, Pip?’ she asked one day.
Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook had been talking about the same thing ever
since I had started to visit Miss Havisham. They were sure that she wanted to give
me all her money, and they wanted my visits to continue.
‘I am going to become Joe’s apprentice and learn to be a blacksmith,’ I said.
‘Then tell Joe to come here at once,’ she replied.
When Joe came with me on my next visit, Miss Havisham gave him a large bag of
money.
‘Pip will become your apprentice now,’ she said. ‘He is a good boy and this is his
reward. The money is to pay for his apprenticeship. But that’s your lot! This is all
you will get from me, Mr Gargery!’
‘Shall I visit you again, Miss Havisham?’ I asked.
‘No,’ she replied, ‘Joe is your boss now. Estella, show them out!’

And so my apprenticeship with Joe began. But I had changed. I no longer wanted
to be a blacksmith; now, I was ashamed of my home and my family.
Estella was often in my thoughts, although I did not see her any more. I was sure
that she did not like my position in life, so I continued my education and worked
hard. This was largely thanks to Biddy, who gave me lessons and taught me as
much as she knew. Although she was older than me, Biddy was my friend.

About a year after my apprenticeship with Joe had begun, I asked Joe for an
afternoon’s holiday, so that I could visit Miss Havisham and thank her for helping
me. When Orlick, Joe’s workman, heard that I was going, he was very angry. He
did not think it was right that I should have an afternoon’s holiday, but he could
not. I did not like Orlick; he was large and slow, and he often tried to make my
life difficult at work. An argument began between Orlick and Mrs Joe, who
wanted me to see Miss Havisham again. In the end, Joe had to stop them. But
there was something strange about Orlick, but I could not put my finger on what
it was.

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Characters as they appeared in chapter:

1- The man in the inn: (The Pound Note Story)
- Pip realized the man in the inn had met the convict whom Pip had
helped on the marshes, so he wanted to take Joe away.
- The man gave Pip a new coin wrapped in some paper, which was really
a pound note, and asked Pip to be careful.
- This made Pip frightened.
- When Pip and Joe went home they realized that the paper wrapped
around the coin was a pound note, so Joe went back to the inn
immediately to try to find the man and return his note to him. However,
the man had left. Mrs Joe put the pound note on a shelf where it would be
safe and there it remained.
2- Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook: (Always ambitious)
- Both Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook appeared ambitious as usual.
- They were sure that she wanted to give Pip all her money, and they
wanted his visits to continue.
- They were always talking about that ever since he had started to visit
Miss Havisham.
3- Estella: (Still proud, pretty, and rude)
- She asked Pip if she was pretty and asked him why he didn’t cry.
- She continued to play games with Pip again, but she refused to speak to
him.
- Again, she put his food and drink on the ground again and shut the
door.
- She was often in Pip’s thought.
- Pip was sure that she did not like his position in life, so he continued
his education and worked hard.
4- Miss Havisham: (Still tries to make Estella break Pip’s heart,
but she helps Pip to be Mr Joe’s apprentice ‫بس خدوا بالكم مش عشان‬
‫ اقرأوا الجزء ده كويس وانتو تعرفوا أد إيه الست دى مؤذية‬... ‫)سواد عيون بيب‬
- She was still very sad and told Pip about her wedding cake.
- She asked Pip if Estella was pretty and seemed happy when he
answered in affirmative. She wanted to make sure that Pip loved Estella.

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- Then she asked him what he would be when he grew up, to which Pip
replied that he was going to become Joe’s apprentice and learn to be a
blacksmith.
- She seized the opportunity and asked Pip to bring Joe to her at once.
- When Joe came with Pip to Miss Havisham’s house, she gave him a large
bag of money for Pip’s apprenticeship with him and told him that money
was all he would get from her.
- Then she told Pip that Joe was his new boss and that he will never visit
her again.
- This way Miss Havisham guaranteed that she could use Estella to break
Pip’s heart; she made sure that Pip loved Estella, and, at the same time,
she prepared for Pip to be an apprentice and learn to be a blacksmith,
which would make Pip not suitable for Estella. She also told Pip that he
would not visit her again, which means Pip would not see Estella again.

‫يالها من ست جباااااااااااااااااااااااااااارة‬
5- Biddy:
- Pip continued his education and worked hard. This was largely thanks
to Biddy, who gave him lessons and taught him as much as she knew.
Although she was older than him, Biddy was his friend.

)‫بيدى(بس دول مش هيملوا عينه وهيجيبه لنفسه‬ ‫ جو و‬:‫كدا بيب بقى عنده صديقين‬
6- The pale young gentleman: (Pale, weak, but brave, making
Pip feel sorry for him)
- Pip met this boy in the garden of Miss Havisham’s house. This boy had
very pale skin and short fair hair, so in his mind, Pip called him ‘the pale
young gentleman.’ The boy was Pip’s age, but much taller than him.
Although he did not seem to be strong, he was so brave that Pip felt sorry
for him.
A fight between the two young men:
- When the boy knew that Estella was the person who let Pip in, he asked
Pip to fight. (Perhaps he was jealous! Who knows!)
- The boy was preparing to hit Pip, so Pip ran at him hard, and the boy
fell over.
- The boy jumped up, prepared to fight again, so Pip ran at him again.

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This time the boy got a black eye. The boy did not seem to be strong and
never hit Pip hard.
- The fight continued for several minutes until the boy was on his knees,
saying that Pip had won.
- The boy was so brave that Pip felt sorry for him.
- Pip did not see the pale young gentleman at Miss Havisham’s again.
(But they would meet later in the story and become friends.)
7- Orlick: (Joe’s workman/Jealous of Pip)
- Orlick was Joe’s workman.
- Pip did not like Orlick as Orlick was large and slow, and he often tried
to make Pip’s life difficult at work.
- When Orlick heard that Pip was going on an afternoon’s holiday to visit
Miss Havisham to thank her, he was very angry. He did not think it was
right that Pip should have an afternoon’s holiday, but he could not.
An argument between Orlick and Miss Joe:
- An argument began between Orlick and Mrs Joe, who wanted Pip
to see Miss Havisham again.
- In the end, Joe had to stop them.
- But there was something strange about Orlick, but Pip could not put
his finger on what it was. ‫هنعرف بعد كدا حقد أورليك هيخليه يعمل إيه فى مسيز جو يا عينى‬
8- Pip:
- In this chapter Pip’s expectations became greater; although his
apprenticeship with Joe began, he changed and he no longer
wanted to be a blacksmith. He was ashamed of his home and his
family. Estella was often in his thoughts, and he was sure that she
didn’t like his position in life, so he continued his education and
worked hard.
- Pip seemed strong and brave when he fought the pale young
gentleman, but he was also kind as he felt sorry for the boy and
offered to help him.
- Pip seemed emotionally stronger than before as he told Estella that
he would never cry again.
- However, although Estella continued to offend him, he continued to
love her more and more that he changed for her sake.

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Themes in chapter 3:
1- Love:
- Pip’s love to Estella although he was sure she didn’t like his position in
life.
- Joe’s and Biddy’s love to Pip; they always support and help him.
2- Jealousy:
- The pale young gentleman’s jealousy of Pip.
- Orlick’s jealousy of Pip.
3- Wickedness and revenge:
- Miss Havisham’s towards Pip.
4- Great Expectations:
- Of Pip, Mrs. Joe, and Uncle Pumblechook.

Vocabulary MCQ questions:

1- Don’t be rude and _________ yourself.
a) deceive b) believe c) behave d) save
2- There was a bad storm and my flat was ________.
a) dusty b) sunny c) rainy d) snowy
3- Before being a famous mechanic, he was a/an ________.
a) painter b) apprentice c) reporter d) expert
4- The salesman _____ the present with colourful paper.
a) shared b) divided c) printed d) wrapped
5- I asked my friend to _______ me out of his neighbourhood.
a) bear b) tear c) lend d) lead
6- When they got engaged, the fiancée chose a nice ________.
a) floor b) roof c) ring d) circle
7- Qena is the governorate in which I lived and grew _______.
a) down b) up c) on d) off

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8- When we entered the old house, it was full of spiders’ ________.

a) webs b) sites c) links d) coats
9- Salwa is my cousin. This means that she is one of my ________.
a) classmates b) colleagues c) neighbours d) relatives
10- The old roof was ________ with huge wood poles.
a) led b) held c) taken d) given
11- A marriage ceremony and the meal or party that follows it is a/an ______.
a) battle b) bottle c) weeding d) wedding
12- To ________ means to give something to someone because they have done
something good or helpful or have worked for it.
a) prove b) reward c) improve d) award
13- A member of your family is called a/an ________.
a) owner b) organ c) relative d) classmate
14- ________ means having a skin colour that is very white or whiter than it
usually is.
a) Pale b) Pile c) Will d) Well
15- A number of people or things that is more than a few but not a lot means
_________.
a) similar b) formal c) several d) popular
16- _______ means dark, especially in a way that makes you feel sad.
a) Dirty b) Pretty c) Ugly d) Gloomy
17- Someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to
learn a particular sill is called a/an _________.
a) apprentice b) shopkeeper c) technician d) amateur
18- To ______ means to put paper or cloth over something to cover it.
a) creep b) wrap c) buy d) deliver
19- A/An ________ means work, duties, or social position that belongs to
someone, especially when they could do better.
a) opportunity b) amount c) plot d) lot

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20- A situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily, is a/an
_______.
a) replacement b) treatment c) argument d) treatment
21- Our headmaster at primary school was a ________ man who never smiled.
a) delighted b) glad c) cheerful d) gloomy
22- I certainly hope the children will ________ themselves at the party today.
a) misbehave b) behave c) dare d) scare
23- He couldn’t stay in the _______ room because of his allergies.
a) dusty b) lusty c) clean d) clear
24- He served as an _______ to the village carpenter for seven years.
a) appeal b) appraisal c) apprentice d) approach
25- I knew something he had said wasn’t true, but I couldn’t quite put my
_______ on it.
a) leg b) finger c) toe d) heart
26- My children had a/an ________ over who would get to see the television
programme they wanted.
a) consent b) agreement c) arrangement d) argument
27- Everything in the deserted room was covered with spider’ ________.
a) grips b) lips c) webs d) crisps
28- He bought tissue paper to ______ the gift.
a) wrap b) reveal c) uncover d) grab
29- Are you feeling well? You look _______.
a) lovely b) wealthy c) healthy d) pale
30- They couldn’t afford a big _______ in a famous hotel as their daughter, the
bride, wanted.
a) divorce b) ceremony c) wedding d) funeral
31- We’re having a small _______ for Dad’s birthday.
a) ceremony b) celebration c) funeral d) speech

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32- A ______ is someone who does physical work such as building and repairing
things.
a) workman b) boss c) specialist d) clerk
33- I inherited a small piece of land from a distant ________.
a) opponent b) enemy c) relative d) rival
34- Thanks ______ the efforts of the whole team, the project was completed on
time.
a) of b) at c) in d) to
35- The pride looked so ______ in her white dress. Everyone admired her.
a) sad b) pretty c) dirty d) gloomy

Comprehension questions:
1- What did Pip want to do when he realized that the man in the inn had met
the convict that Pip helped on the marshes? How did pip realized that? OR What
made Pip realize that?
2- Why did Pip want to take Joe way from the inn?
3- What did the man in the inn give Pip? What did he tell him? Why do you think
he did so?
4- How did Pip feel when the man in the inn gave him a coin wrapped in some
paper and told him to be careful? Why do you think Pip felt so?
5- What did they realize when they got home?
6- What did Joe do when they realized that the paper wrapped around the coin
was a pound note?
7- Where did the pound note remain safe?
8- Who did Pip meet on his next visit to Miss Havisham’s house?
9- What did Pip tell Estella when she asked him if she was pretty?
10- What did Pip tell Estella when she asked him why he didn’t cry? Why do you
think Pip replied so?
11- Whom did Pip meet on the stairs at Miss Havisham’s house?

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12- What did the large, dark-haired man tell Pip?

13- What/Who did Pip think the large, dark-haired man might be?
14- Where did Miss Havisham ask Pip to wait for her?
15- Describe Miss Havisham’s dining room.
16- What was the tall shape in the centre of the table in the dining room? What
did Miss Havisham tell Pip about it?
17- Why did Miss Havisham’s relatives visit her?
18- What did Miss Havisham tell Estella and Pip to do?
19- What did Estella refuse to do while playing games with Pip?
20- What did Miss Havisham ask Pip to do in a few days?
21- Who led Pip out of the house? What did she do again that offended Pip?
22- Why was Pip surprised when he was alone in the garden?
23- What did Pip call in his mind the other boy? Why?
24- What did the pale young gentleman ask Pip to do? Why do you think so?
25- Describe the pale young gentleman.
26- What happened during the fight between the pale young gentleman and
Pip?
27- Why did Pip feel sorry for the pale young gentleman?
28- Did Pip see the pale young gentleman again in Miss Havisham’s house?
29- What question did Miss Havisham always ask Pip? What was Pip’s answer?
How did Miss Havisham feel when Pip answered? Why do you think she felt so?
30- What was Pip’s response when Miss Havisham asked him what he would be
when he grew up?
31- What were Mrs. Joe and Uncle Pumblechook sure Miss Havisham wanted to
do for Pip? OR Why did Mrs Joe and Uncle Pumblechook want Pip’s visits to
Miss Havisham’s house to continue?

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32- What did Pip tell Miss Havisham he was going to become?
33- Why did Miss Havisham ask Pip to tell Joe to visit her at once?
34- What did Miss Havisham give Joe? Why?
35- What did Miss Havisham tell Pip when he asked if he would visit her again?
How do you think Pip felt then?
36- When did Pip’s apprenticeship with Joe begin?
37- Who was always in Pip’s thought? What did Pip think she did not like? What
did this cause Pip to do?
38- Who helped Pip with his lessons?
39- Who was Biddy? Show how she helped Pip.
40- What did Pip ask Joe for about a year after his apprenticeship with Joe
began? Why did he ask Joe for that?
41- Who was Orlick?
42- Why was Orlick angry?
43- Why didn’t Pip like Orlick?
44- Why did an argument begin between Orlick and Mrs. Joe?
45- What do you think is strange about Orlick?

Critical thinking questions:

1- Do you think the man in the inn met Pip and Joe by chance? Why? Why not?
2- Why do you think Pip was frightened of the man in the inn?
3- Write about the story of the pound note. What did it reveal about the
characters involved in it?
4- Pip, Mrs. Joe, and Uncle Pumblechook had great expectations. Write about
their great expectations and support your answer with evidence from the story.
5- Do you think that Estella deserved Pip’s love? Why? Why not?

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6- Miss Havisham helped Pip to be Joe’s apprentice and gave Pip a big bag of
money for Pip’s apprenticeship. Do you think she was a kind woman who
wanted to help a poor boy? Why? Why not?
7- Write about Biddy’s role in Pip’s great expectations.
8- In Miss Havisham’s house the was a fight between two boys. Why do you
think the fight began? What happened in the fight?
9- Orlick was jealous and wicked. Comment.
10- Why was there an argument between Orlick and Mrs. Joe? Who do you
think was right?
11- Do you think Pip wanted to visit Miss Havisham only to thank her for helping
him? Why do you think so?
12- Write about a character you liked in chapter 3 of Great Expectations.
13- Write about a character you didn’t like in chapter 3 of Great Expectations.

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