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    Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English novelists. Some of his most famous works include Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, who succeed in showing him he must change his miserly ways and embrace the Christmas spirit of generosity, kindness, and goodwill toward others.

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    December 2011

    LITERATURE

    1. Match the sentence halves and then read the text quickly to check your
    answers.

    1. Charles Dickens … A … is a character in ‘A Christmas Carol’.


    2. Oliver Twist … B … is a famous writer.
    3. Ebenezer Scrooge … C … is the title of a novel.

    Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens is one of most famous novelists in the world. Lots of his stories have been
    made into plays, films, TV serials and even musicals. Some of his most famous novels are
    Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol (See below).

    Facts about Charles Dickens

    1. He was born in Portsmouth in 1812.

    2. When he was 12 years old, his father went to prison for not paying his debts. Charles
    had to work in a factory to help his family survive. This experience probably influenced
    all his later work.

    3. Charles Dickens revived Christmas traditions in the UK and the USA. Christmas traditions
    almost disappeared in the UK, but Dickens helped to revive customs like the family
    Christmas dinner, giving presents, sending Christmas cards and decorating the Christmas
    tree. His novel A Christmas Carol had the most profound effect on Victorian society. Its
    message was that Christmas time is a time for people to get together and think about
    things that really matter, like family and friends.

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    A brief summary of A Christmas Carol

    Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who doesn’t care about the people around him. People exist for
    him only for the money that he can make from them. He hates Christmas because it is 'a
    time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer'.
    The ghost of Scrooge’s former partner, who died seven years before, visits him on Christmas
    Eve. The ghost, a miser like Scrooge, wants to help Scrooge see that money is not
    important.
    He tells Scrooge that three ghosts will visited him: the
    ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. They succeed
    in showing Scrooge that he must change his miserly ways.
    On the next day (Christmas morning) he sends a Christmas
    turkey to his poor clerk, Bob Cratchit, who earns so little
    that he can’t afford to buy special food for Christmas.

    Scrooge promises to give Cratchit's a better salary and to help his family, which includes
    Bob's son, Tiny Tim, who is very ill. In the end Scrooge became 'as good a friend, as good a
    master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew'
    Adapted from a text at:

    http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/christmas.html

    2. Read the text again and answer the questions.

    1. Why did Charles Dickens have to work in a factory when he was twelve?
    2. What did Dickens want to give in ‘A Christmas Carol’?

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    3. What is Ebenezer Scrooge obsessed with?


    4. What do the three ghosts want Scrooge to do?
    5. Why can’t Cratchit buy a turkey?
    6. Who is Tiny Tim?

    ANSWERS

    LITERATURE

    1.

    1. B
    2. C
    3. A

    2.

    1. Because his father was sent to prison.


    2. That Christmas time is a time for people to get together and think about things that
    really matter.
    3. Money.
    4. They want him to change his ways and stop being a miser.
    5. Because he is too poor. Scrooge pays him too little.
    6. He is Bo Cratchit’s son.

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