A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol
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( After Ch. Dickens)
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Part I
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Once upon a time old Ebenezer Scrooge ebiniz?
sat busy in his office. It was Christmas Eve. The
weather was cold and foggy.
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The door of Scrooges office was opened so that
he could keep an eye on his clerk, Cratchit, who
was writing letters. Scrooge paid him less than a
pound a week.
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Scrooge did not like to spend his money, that it
why the fire in his office was very small and Bob
Cratchits hands were so cold that he could not
write.
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Suddenly, a young and cheerful voice cried,
Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you! It was
his nephew.
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Humbug! said Scrooge, using his favourite
word. Merry Christmas! You have no right to be
merry. You are poor. Really, the nephew was poor
but happy, because had a family.
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Scrooge could not understand it. He thought that
love was even sillier than a Merry Christmas.
Scrooges nephew wanted to invite his uncle for
dinner with his family but Scrooge didnt want to
hear about it and the young man left wishing his
uncle a Merry Christmas.
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Match the numbers to the letters.

• 1.to keep an eye on the clerk a)?????????
• 2.A cheerful voice b)????????? ?? ????
• 3.A favourite word c)???????? ?????
• 4. Humbug d)???????? ???????? ??????
• 5. A nephew e)???????????
• 6.To invite for dinner f) ????????? ?????
• 7. To wish a Merry Christmas g)??????????

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Five minutes later Scrooge had two more visitors
with books and papers in their hands. They were
collecting money for charity. He said that poor
peoples place was in prison and work houses.
Seeing that it was useless to say anything more,
the two men left.
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It grew colder and colder outside. The fog and
darkness thickened so that the ancient church
tower was hardly seen. A boy sang a Christmas
carol outside the front door of Scrooges office.
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Scrooge got very angry. He picked up a big ruler
and opened the door so quickly that the
frightened small singer ran away as fast as he
could.
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Part II
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At last it was time to shut up the office. The
next day was twenty-fifth of December and the
office should be closed for Christmas. As soon as
Scrooge walked out, Bob Cratchit closed the
office and ran home to play Christmas games with
his children.
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Scrooge took his melancholy mel?nk?li dinner in
his melancholy tavern t?v?n read newspapers
and went home to bed. His house was dark and old.
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He was sitting alone before his small fire when
he had heard his doorbell ring. Then the heavy
door of Scrooges room opened and he saw a
ghost. It was the ghost of Marley mali , his
partner, who died several years ago.
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Why do you trouble me? he asked the ghost.
Marleys Ghost explained that he had been very
selfish when he was alive. He had been interested
only in money and had not cared about people
outside his office. Noe he was wearing a long and
heavy chain and he had no rest and no peace.
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Unscramble these sentences.

• was/25th/clothed/December/office/the/on.
• 2.loved/children/with/Cratchit/playing/his/
• was.
• 3. shocked/Scrooge/was/ghost/see/Marleys/
• to.
• 4.wear/a/heavy/long/chain/to/was.
• 5.partner/was /Marley/his.

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I am here tonight to tell you that you have yet
a chance and hope not to go my way. Tonight you
will see Three Spirits. The first will come
tomorrow at one in the morning.
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With these words the ghost walked to the window
and disappeared in the dark night.The next day
Ebenezer Scrooge had three visitors. The ghost of
Christmas past, the ghost of Christmas Present
and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
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With the first ghost Scrooge travelled to the
past and remembered how lonely and unhappy he was
once long ago when he was a schoolboy.
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He remembered his kind sister who brought him
home from school on Christmas Eve many years ago
and they were together, but she wasnt very
healthy and died soon after she had a child-
Scrooges nephew.
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Match the numbers with the letters.

• To wear the chain a)?????? ????????
• To see spirits b) ??????? ?
• ????????
• To travel to the past c)???? ????????
• To have a kind heart d)????? ??????
• To be healthy e) ???? ????? ?????

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Answer the questions.

1. Why did Marleys ghost visit Scrooge?
2. Who else was to visit Scrooge in the nearest
   future?
3. What did Scrooge remember with the ghost of
   Christmas Past?
4. Who did Scrooge say about his sister?
5. Why did his sister die?

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The ghost of Christmas Present changed scrooges
home completely. He hung the walls with
evergreens holly, mistletoe mislt?u, and ivy
aivi.
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He made a bright fire in the fireplace, filled
the room with turkeys, geese, meat, pies,
puddings, cakes and fruit. Then the ghost took
Scrooge to Bob Cratchits poor house.
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Bob, his wife and their six children were at
home. They could not see Scrooge, but he could
see and hear everything. The smallest boy called
Tiny Tim was a very weak child and it was clear
that he would not live long.
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Mrs.Cratchit cut up the goose and then brought
the pudding in. There were not enough food fot
such a large family, but nobody noticed that. A
Merry Christmas! said Tiny Tim.
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God bless us, everyone, said everyone. Suddenly
Scrooge heard his own name. Lets drink to Mr.
Scrooge who gave us this dinner, Bob Cratchit
said. Long life to him! A Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
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They were not a rich family they were not
well-dressed they had cheap shoes. But they were
happy, grateful and pleased with one another.
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Unscramble these words.

1. tirfu---
2. orpo ---
3. egoso ------
4. relga ------
5. ryemr ----
6. iendrn ----
7. hegnuo ---

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Find the English equivelents.

• ?????
• ????
• ,,???????, ?????????? ???!,,
• ????? ?????????
• ???????
• ???????????

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The ghost showed Scrooge his nephews home too.
They were talking about him. He is a funny old
man, said his nephew, and he isnt very
pleasant either. His money is of no use to him.
He cant do any good with it . Id like to drink
for his health.
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The Ghost disappeared and Scrooge saw the Ghost
Yet to Come, the Ghost of the Future. This was
very silent, he just took Scrooge to the centre
of London. Then spirit showed him a group of
businessmen, and Scrooge came up to them to
listen to their talk.
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They were also talking about him. The ghost
showed him a grave with his name on it. There
were no flowers there. Nobody came to remember
him. No, Spirit! Oh, no, no! he cried upon his
knees.
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I am not the man I was, good Spirit, Ill start
a new life! I will keep Christmas in my heart all
the year. I will remember this lesson Yes, the
ghost taught him a lesson.
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Suddenly the ghost disappeared and Scrooge was in
his room again. Scrooge felt very happy the time
before him was his own. A Merry Christmas to
everybody! A Happy New Year to all the world!,
said Scrooge.
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Ebenezer Scrooge kept his word The very first
thing he did was to send a huge turkey to Bob
Cratchits house. Then he put on his best clothes
and got out into the street. He smiled at
everyone he met.
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He met the gentleman who had walked into his
office the day before, asking money for poor.
Scrooge gave him a lot of money. In the
afternoon Scrooge went to his nephews house. And
that was wonderful.
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He felt at home in 5 minutes. Everybody was as
happy as could be.
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Put sentences in the right order. Part 1.

• Marleys Ghost was wearing a long and heavy
  chain.
• Suddenly, a young and cheerful voice cried,
  Merry Christmas.
• As soon as scrooge walked out, Bob Cratchit
  closed the office and ran home.
• I wear the chain I made in life link by link.
• He was sitting alone before his smal fire when he
  heard his doorbell ring.
• It was Christmas Eve.

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Part II

1. Then the ghost took Scrooge to Bob Cratchits
   poor house.
2. On the next day Scrooge had three visitors.
3. The ghost showed Scrooge his nephews home too.
4. Scrooge gave him a lot of money.
5. I will always remember this lesson.
6. With the first ghost Scrooge travelled to the
   past.

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Write a mini-composition about the moral of this
story.

• (5-7 sentences)

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Describe your favorite character from this story.

• (about 7 sentences).