Mud­larks Then and Now

Read the sec­tions C and D of the story I'm a Mud­lark. Then fill in the table below. Fill in the mis­sing in­for­ma­ti­on about the role of the mud­larks in the past and the pre­sent. You can use the phra­ses below for help.

-Find things like bot­t­les, coins or pipes

-Look for things to sell and make money

-​Dirty and dan­ge­rous job

-​Search ob­jects for fun and in­te­rest in his­to­ry

-​Often child­ren or old people who were poor

-Find things that fell from ships into the Tha­mes

-Use what they find to learn things about the past

-​People who are in­te­res­ted in his­to­ry

Bonus Task: Why was the job of a mud­lark dirty and dan­ge­rous? You can talk with your

part­ner when you are both fi­nis­hed.