Learn vocabulary - 5 ways to use the word ’light’ - Oliver Twist part one - BBC Learning English

For more on this: Sit back, relax and learn some vocabulary as BBC Learning English brings you our version of Charles Dickens’ classic novel ’Oliver Twist’, while using the word ’light’ in seven different ways. There are five uses in part one. To see more watch part two and test your understanding of the word ’light’. You can see it here TRANSCRIPT Hello, I’m Mariam – and today I’ve got a story about a young orphan - he has a tough life but with hope, spirit and a little bit of luck, all that could change. This young orphan is called Oliver. At the age of nine he ends up in a miserable, grim workhouse. All the children who work there are always cold and light fires to keep warm. They are also badly treated and are always so hungry. One day, Oliver bravely goes up to the manager to ask him for more food, but he is thrown out because of his insolence. And so begins Oliver’s new life. I’ll ju