A Christmas Carol: Activities and notes

Exercises on A Christmas Carol

Match.

                                                  He loves Christmas.

1.Scrooge                                     He has one coal.                               

2.Bob Cratchit                              He does not love Christmas

3.nephew                                     He has a family life.

                                                 He wants to have a big career.

Match.

1.Scrooge                   E,C               A.He loves Christmas. 

2.Bob Cratchit             B               B.He has one coal.

3.nephew                     A,D             C.He does not love Christmas.

                                                   D.He has a family life.     

                                                   E.He wants to have a big carrer.

More activities on the Christmas Carol

True OR False


Scrooge is a miser........
Scrooge is a very happy person..........
Scrooge is solemn.........



♦-----♠ Match the names with the correct phrase.

*Ebenezer Scrooge
*Charles Dickens
*Scrooge says his nephew
*Bob Cratchit

☺is a miser                           ☻is Scrooge's clerk
☺is a fool                             ☻ ☻☺wrote this book

Exercise for Charles' Dickens story

1. What was the first name of Scrooge?
2. Who was Tiny Tim's father?
3. When did the story take place?





ANSWERS:
1. Ebenezer
2. Bob Cratchit
3. 1843

Activities from Charles Dickens story ''A Christmas Carol''

Activities from Charles Dickens story; A Christmas Carol

 Exercise 1: Write the names of the characters.

1. He hates Christmas and he has lot of money.                     

2.He was horrible and nasty, until he died.                    

3.He's Scrooge's clerk, he's very poor and he has a large family.                

4.He's always in chains because he's damned for eternity.                   

Exercise 2: Circle the correct answer

1. Charles Dickens is a writer/director.

2. The first ghost took Scrooge to the past/future.

3.  The 2nd spirit is the ghost of Christmas present/Christmas past.

4. The 3rd spirit is kind and sweet/scary and he never talks.

Exercise 3: Write a description of the first ghost.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Reading Competition: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Story activities made by our students: 

Example 1 http://bitsandpieces-english.blogspot.com/2012/12/exercise-for-christmas-carol.html

Example 2 http://friends-eng.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20Carol%20activities


1) Watch this video to get a general idea of the story. 

2) Students can now read about the main characters of the story.

❄ Scrooge is a horrible, nasty and mean man. He loves money more than his life. He always counts his money but he never gives any to the poor people, even for Christmas.

❄ Fred - Scrooge's nephew is a very kind man. He loves Christmas. And he always invites Scrooge to his Christmas but his grumpy uncle never accepts the invitation.

❄ Bob Cratchit - Scrooge’s clerk is a very poor man with a large family. He generally works hard and he does his best to be a good clerk. But he sometimes gets into trouble because Scrooge is very strict.

❄ Tiny Tim - Bob Cratchit's young son is handicapped from birth. He always walks with a crutch. Tiny Tim is always cheerful. He never sits or plays alone because everybody loves him. His father Bob always looks after him after work.

❄ Marley’s ghost is always in chains because Marley is damned for eternity. Marley was horrible and nasty when he was alive. Now he is punished so he is very miserable.

❄ The 1st spirit is the ghost of Christmas past. He takes Scrooge back to his childhood. He always carries a light.

❄ The 2nd spirit is the ghost of Christmas present. He takes Scrooge to Cratchit’s house and to his nephew’s house where everyone is celebrating Christmas. This spirit is often sarcastic and ironical.

❄ The 3rd spirit is the ghost of the future. He takes Scrooge to his own tomb. He never talks or answers a question, he is so scary!

3) Some pictures illustrating the story can be found here.

llustrations :

http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/carol/gallery.html 

http://charlesdickenspage.com/illustrations-carol.html 

http://www.printspast.com/christmas-carol-prints-rackham.htm 

4) Students can now read the whole story on their handout and simultaneously listen to it by clicking here.

Activities on the "Christmas Carol"

 

 

 

 

Christmas Carol: message

What is the message of the story?

The story's message is that we mustn't be misers and egocentric people. We must help the needy and the homeless.

 

Mary's activity on the Christmas Carol

 

Christmas Carol

1. Write the correct name.
a) ____________ hates Christmas.
b) ____________has a small fire and his office is cold.
c) ____________of Scrooge loves Christmas.
d) ____________is a miser and selfish.
e) ____________lives in a poor family, works all day and takes little money.


2. Write the answers.
a) Who is Bob Crachit?
b) Does Scrooge love Christmas?
c) Is Bob Crachit poor or rich?

A Christmas Carol story exercise

Answer the questions:

1) What do you think about Scrooge? Has he really changed in the end?

2) What did the Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come  reply to Scrooge's question?

3) What is Bob Crachit's job?