A Christmas Carol Worksheets

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1a. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

(Worksheet A)
Read and listen to the story of A Christmas Carol.
The story begins on Christmas Eve. Ebenezer Later that night, Scrooge meets The Ghost of
Scrooge, a mean, unkind old man, is working in Christmas Present. He takes Scrooge to see the
his office with Bob Cratchit, his clerk. His Crachit family’s Christmas. They are happy even
nephew Fred visits him and invites Ebenezer to
though they are poor. The only thing that makes
celebrate Christmas day at his house. Scrooge them sad is that the youngest son, Tiny Tim, is
refuses. He hates Christmas because he thinks ill. Tiny
it’s too expensive. Next a charity worker
Tim is likely to die without a doctor, something
collecting money for the poor arrives, but
the Cratchit family cannot afford to pay for.
Scrooge gives her nothing. When it is time to
Scrooge also visits the
finish work,
house of his nephew. The people are all
Scrooge is angry that he has to give Bob having fun and are happy.
Cratchit a day off work on Christmas day.
Finally, The Ghost of Christmas Future arrives.
After work Scrooge goes home to spend He doesn’t speak but shows Scrooge people
Christmas alone and unhappy. That night the talking about a man who has died. They speak
ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob about the man without affection and are not sad
Marley, visits him. He tells Scrooge that he must that he is dead.
change his way of life or face the
When Scrooge sees the grave of the man, he
consequences. He tells him that three ghosts
realises it has his name on it. It is his death the
will visit him. Scrooge is scared but he goes to
people are talking about! He is very sad.
sleep. He wakes up to see The Ghost of
Christmas Past, who takes him to re-visit his When he wakes up the next morning, Scrooge
own past. They go to his old school and see realises it is still Christmas morning and he is
Scrooge as a lonely and unhappy child. very happy. He wants to help everyone now and
They also visit him as a happy, young man become a better person. He buys a big Turkey
working for the Cratchit family and pays for the doctor for
in his first job, with a kind boss called Mr. Tiny Tim. Next, he goes to his nephew’s house
Fezziwig. Finally they see Scrooge’s girlfriend and joins in the celebrations. He is sorry for all
leave him because of his love of money. the bad things he has done and promises to
start a new life.
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1b. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

(Worksheet B)
Fill in the gaps in the story of, A Christmas Carol from the words below.
Now listen to the story. Were you correct?
poor office man help Eve nothing doctor hates ghos

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The story begins on Christmas . Later that night, Scrooge meets The Ghost of
Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean, unkind old man, is Christmas Present. He takes Scrooge to see
working in his with Bob Cratchit, his the Crachit family’s Christmas. They are
clerk. His nephew Fred visits him and invites happy even though they are . The only
Ebenezer to celebrate Christmas day at his thing that makes them sad is that the
house. Scrooge refuses. He youngest son,
Christmas because he
Tiny Tim, is ill. Tiny Tim is likely to die without a
thinks
it’s too expensive. Next a charity worker collecting , something the Cratchit family
money for the poor arrives, but Scrooge cannot afford to pay for. Scrooge also visits the
gives her
house of his nephew. The people are all having
When it is time to finish
fun and are
work,
Scrooge is angry that he has to give Bob Cratchit a day .
off work on Christmas day. and see Scrooge as a lonely and
unhappy child. They also visit him as a happy,
After work Scrooge goes home to spend
young man working in his first job, with a kind boss
Christmas alone and unhappy. That night the
called Mr. Fezziwig. Finally they see Scrooge’s
of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, visits
leave him because of his
him. He tells Scrooge that he must change his
love of money.
way of life or face the consequences. He tells
him that three ghosts will visit him. Scrooge is
scared but he goes to sleep. He wakes up to see
The Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him to
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Finally, The Ghost of Christmas Future
arrives. He doesn’t speak but shows
Scrooge people talking about a who has
died. They speak about the man without
affection and are not sad that he is dead.
When Scrooge sees the grave of the man,
he realises it has his on it. It
is his death the people are talking about!
He is very sad.
When he wakes up the next morning,

Scrooge realises it is still Christmas
morning and he is very happy.
He wants to everyone
now and become a better person. He
buys a big Turkey for the Cratchit family
and for the
doctor for Tiny Tim. Next, he goes to his
nephew’s house and joins in the
celebrations. He is sorry for all the bad
things he has done and promises to start
a new .

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1c. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

(Worksheet C )
Fill in the gaps in the story of, A Christmas Carol.
Now listen to the story. Were you correct?
The story begins on Christmas . Later that night, Scrooge meets The Ghost of
Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean, unkind old man, is Christmas Present. He takes Scrooge to see
working in his with Bob Cratchit, his the Crachit family’s Christmas. They are
clerk. His nephew Fred visits him and invites happy even though they are . The only
Ebenezer to celebrate Christmas day at his thing that makes them sad is that the
house. Scrooge refuses. He youngest son,
Christmas because he
Tiny Tim, is ill. Tiny Tim is likely to die without a
thinks
it’s too expensive. Next a charity worker collecting , something the Cratchit family
money for the poor arrives, but Scrooge cannot afford to pay for. Scrooge also visits the
gives her
house of his nephew. The people are all having
When it is time to finish
fun and are
work,
Scrooge is angry that he has to give Bob Cratchit a day .
off work on Christmas day.
Finally, The Ghost of Christmas Future arrives.
After work Scrooge goes home to spend He doesn’t speak but shows Scrooge people
Christmas alone and unhappy. That night the talking about a who has died. They speak
of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, visits about the man without affection and are not
him. He tells Scrooge that he must change his sad that he is dead. When Scrooge sees the
way of life or face the consequences. He tells grave of the man, he realises it has his
him that three ghosts will visit him. Scrooge is on it. It is his death the
scared but he goes to sleep. He wakes up to see people are talking about! He is very sad.
The Ghost of Christmas past, who takes him to
When he wakes up the next morning, Scrooge
re-visit his own past. They go to his old
realises it is still Christmas morning and he is
and see Scrooge as a very happy.
lonely and unhappy child. They also visit him He wants to everyone now and
as a happy, young man working in his first become a better person. He buys a big Turkey
job, with a kind boss called Mr. Fezziwig. for the Cratchit family and for the
Finally they see Scrooge’s doctor for Tiny Tim. Next, he goes to his
leave him because of nephew’s house and joins in the celebrations.
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1. A Christmas Carol - T he Story
Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Easy/medium/difficult
Skills Focus
Vocabulary, reading, writing.
Aim
To familiarise the students with the story of A Christmas Carol and the vocabulary used in the story.
Instructions
Ask the students what they know about the Charles Dickens and the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’ (they
may have seen A Muppet Christmas Carol!) Now give the students worksheet A and ask them to read
through the text underlining any difficult vocabulary. Present the difficult vocabulary on the board and the
students can help each other with the meaning of the words. Then listen to the story of, A Christmas
Carol.
Alternative activity
For students of a higher level use worksheet B and give the students time to decide what the missing words
could be from the list. This activity could be done in pairs. Ask the students for suggestions to what the words
could be. Listen to see if they are correct. Use worksheet C for the highest level students.
Answers
1. eve 9. are
2. office 10. happy
3. hates 11. man
4. nothing 12. name
5. ghost 13. help
6. school 14. pays
7. girlfriend 15. life
8. poor

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2. True or False
Read and listen to the story (activity one). Decide if the
sentences are true or false. If they are false, correct
them.
1. Ebenezer Scrooge is a generous man. T F

2. Every year Scrooge spends Christmas day with his nephew Fred. T F
3. Ebenezer gives nothing to charity. T F
4. Jacob Marley has been dead for seven years. T F
5. The Ghost of Christmas Past is silent. T F
6. Scrooge and Belle got a divorce. T F
7. Bob Cratchit has a son called Tiny Tim. T F
8. The Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge his own grave. T F
9. On Christmas morning, Scrooge buys a chicken for the Cratchit family. T F
10. Scrooge promises to change his way of life and become a better person. T F
3. Story Order
Read and listen to the story (activity one). Put
the events of the story in the correct
order.
1. Scrooge sees his own grave.

2. A charity worker asks Scrooge to give money to the poor.
3. The Ghost of Christmas Past arrives.
4. Scrooge buys a turkey for the Cratchit family.
5. The Ghost of Christmas Present meets Scrooge.
6. Scrooge sees himself at school.
7. Jacob Marley warns Scrooge to change his way of life.
8. Scrooge sees his girlfriend leave him.
9. Fred invites his uncle to his house for Christmas.

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10. Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning and is very happy.

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2. True or False
Teaching notes
Time
20–30 minutes
Level
Easy
Skills Focus
Writing and reading (possibly speaking).
Aim
To test the student’s comprehension of the synopsis of the play. It could be used as an opportunity for the
students to work in pairs to discuss the correct answers.
Pre/post activity
Ask the students, as a group, to decide if sentence one is correct. Then correct the sentence together on the
board. After the activity let the students take turns to write corrected sentences on the board. If there are any
errors in the work allow their class-mates to correct them.
Answer key
1. False. Ebeneezer Scrooge is a mean man.
2. False. Scrooge never spends Christmas with his nephew, Fred.
3. True.
4. True.
5. False. The Ghost of Christmas Past speaks to Scrooge.
6. False. Scrooge and Belle never got married.
7. False. Bob Crachit’s son is called Tiny Tim.
8. True.
9. False. Scrooge buys a turkey for the Crachit family.
10. True.

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3. Story Order
Teaching notes
Time
15–20 minutes
Level
Easy
Skills Focus
Reading (possibly speaking).
Aim
Comprehension. To make students consider the sequence of events in the play in a logical order.
Variation
This activity could be made into a competition for small groups. Before the class, cut the sentences into
ten strips of paper, each containing one of the sentences from activity three. Give each small group a set
of the ten sentences and ask them to put them in the correct order. The teacher should move around the
classroom checking to see who gets the correct order first. This activity is great as a fun group activity.
Answer key
9. Fred invites his uncle to his house for Christmas.
2. A charity worker asks Scrooge to give money to the poor.
7. Jacob Marley warns Scrooge to change his way of life.
3. The Ghost of Christmas Past arrives.
6. Scrooge sees himself at school.
8. Scrooge sees his girlfriend leave him.
5. The Ghost of Christmas Present meets Scrooge.
1. Scrooge sees his own grave.
10. Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning and is very happy.
4. Scrooge buys a turkey for the Crachit family

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4a. The C haracters

Read and listen to the descriptions of the characters in the play. Use the information to
help you with the exercise on the next page, and then listen to see if your answers are
correct.
1. Ebenezer Scrooge is about 60 years old. He Scrooge to change his way of life. He wears grey
works in an office for many hours every day and ghostly clothes and carries a long chain.
return home, where he lives alone, in the
5. The Ghost of Christmas Past seems young but
evenings. His business is
has an old woman’s face. She has a light that shines out
called Scrooge and Marley, but his business partner
of her head. The ghost takes Scrooge to re-visit his past
died seven years before. He is an unkind and
life.
ungenerous man. He thinks Christmas is a waste of
time and money. He has grey hair, brown eyes and
is quite thin. He wears a dark suit to work and a
dressing gown at night. He doesn’t be- lieve in
ghosts but is scared when he sees them.
2. Bob Cratchit works for Scrooge in his office

and is very poor. He is 32 years old and is
married with five children. Hi youngest son, Tiny
Tim, is very ill and is dying. Bob cannot afford to
pay for a doctor to cure his son. Despite this, Bob
is a happy person and tries to like everyone. He
is quite tall and slim with brown hair and eyes. He
wears old and scruffy clothes.
3. Fred is Scrooge’s nephew. His mother was

Scrooge’s sister, who died just after Fred was
born. He is a very happy person and is alway
trying to cheer Scrooge up. He is married and
lives in a big house in the centre of London.
They are quite rich and give a lot of money to
the poor. He is of average height and bald. He is
28 years old.
4. Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s business partner

and has been dead for seven years. Now he is a
ghost that must travel around the world seeing
things he didn’t see in life. He is very sad because
he knows that he wasted
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6. The Ghost of Christmas Present is
green and covered in leaves. He is very
jolly and quite large. He has 2000 brothers
and sisters — one for every year. He shows
Scrooge his present life and people’s opinion
of him.
7. The Ghost of Christmas Future

doesn’t speak and is very scary. It wears
a dark cape with a hood, and it’s
impossible to see its face. It is very tall
and thin. It shows Scrooge what will
happen in the future if he doesn’t change
his way of life.
8. Belle was Scrooge’s girlfriend when he

was a young apprentice. She is short, with
brown hair and blue eyes. She is pretty, but
a little shy. She loved Scrooge but believed
that he loved money more than her, and so
she left him.
9. Mr Fezziwig is about 50 years old and

is a very jolly man. He is also very
generous and loves parties. He was
Scrooge’s boss when he was an apprentice
clerk and was very kind to him. He is
married with three daughters. On a
Christmas Eve in the past he had a big
party with musicians and dancing.
10. Martha Cratchit is Bob’s wife. She is

short and round. She is always happy even
though she is very poor. and has very little
to feed her five children. She does all the
work in the Cratchit house and is often tired.
11.Tiny Tim is the youngest son in the

Cratchit family. He is seven years old but
small for his age. He tries to be happy but
is often weak, because he is dying. He
loves his family very much and wants to
get better so that he can work and earn
money to help the family.

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4b. Who Said T hat?

Use the information from Activity 4a to help you decide which character said the
sentences below. Then listen to see if you were correct. Three characters will
not be used.
Ebenezer Scrooge Bob Cratchit Fred Jacob Marley The Ghost of Christmas
Past The Ghost of Christmas Present The Ghost of Christmas Future
Belle Mr Fezziwig Martha Cratchit Tiny Tim
1. Don’t be angry, uncle!
2. A man who says happy Christmas is an idiot.
3. No sir, I don’t want to work tomorrow, sir.
4. When I was alive I never travelled. I stayed in the office all the time making money.
5. I think you love money too much. I think you love money more than me.
6. I have many brothers and sisters. About 2000: one for every year.
7. Come. Let’s see another Christmas in your past life.
8. Come on Ebenezer, no more work tonight. It’s Christmas!

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4. T he Characters &
Who Said T hat?
Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Easy/medium
Skills Focus
Reading and listening (possibly speaking).
Aim
To familiarize the students with the characters in ‘A Christmas Carol’.
Pre/post activity
Ask the students what they already know about the characters in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Ask them what they
think they look like or what clothes they wear. After the activity, ask them who their favourite character was and
why. Ask them who they didn’t like and why.
Answer key
1. Fred
2. Scrooge
3. Bob Cratchit
4. Jacob Marley
5. Belle
6. The Ghost of Christmas Present
7. The Ghost of Christmas Past
8. Mr. Fezziwig

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5. Text Comprehension
Is Bob Cratchit well-off?

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5. Text Comprehension
Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Vocabulary, listening, writing.
Aim
To familiarise the students with scenes from A Christmas Carol and the vocabulary used in them. Also, the
activity helps them to understand what is happening within the scene and to be able to choose the relevant
information to answer the question.
Answer key
1. Scrooge uses, ‘Humbug’ as an expression of disbelief or distaste for something.
2. Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s business partner.
3. No, Bob Cratchit is poor.
4. Scrooge hates Christmas because he sees it as a waste of money.
5. Bob Cratchit gets one day holiday every year – Christmas day.
6. He thinks that poor people should go to poor houses or prisons.
7. Jacob Marley’s chains signify his unkindness and bad acts in life.
8. He visits Scrooge to warn him to be a better person.
9. She is collecting money to feed, clothe and give shelter to the poor.
10. The visitors are ghosts of the past, present and future.

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6. Questions
Teaching notes
Time
30 minutes
Level
Easy/medium
Skills Focus
Question forms, writing.
Aim
To familiarise the students with different question forms and the word order of questions.
Extended activity
Ask the students to write 5 more questions about A Christmas Carol. Now put the words in the questions in
an incorrect order (as in the activity above) and ask the students to exchange their questions with another
classmate. The students then re-order the questions and answer them.
Answer key
1. When does the story begin? The story begins on Christmas Eve.
2. Who is Fred? Fred is Scrooge’s nephew.
3. Why does Jacob Marley visit Scrooge? He visits Scrooge to warn him to be a better person.
4. Why did Belle leave Scrooge? Belle left Scrooge because he loved money more than her.
5. Why are the Crachit family sad? They are sad because they are too poor for a doctor and Tiny Tim is very ill.
6. What does Scrooge buy for them? Scrooge buys them a large Turkey and he gives them money for
Tiny Tim’s medicine.
7. Who is Mr. Fezziwig? Mr. Fezziwig is Scrooge’s first boss.
8. What does the Ghost of Christmas Past look like? The ghost is dressed in white with a covered face.

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7. Verbs in the Past Simple

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7. Verbs in the Past Simple

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Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Vocabulary.
Aim
To practise the past simple of irregular and regular verbs.
Suggested Post Activity

Ask the students to pick out the regular verbs in the list below and to put the -ed endings into three lists
depending on the sound: /-t/, /-d/ and /-id/. Remember /-ed/ is never an option!
/-t/ /-d/ /-id/
worked lived hated
danced married
loved
Answer key
Irregular - Text
was/were Irregular Answers 11. was
– bought Regular 1. was 12. danced
– danced Irregular 2. loved 13. married
- went Irregular – 3. hated 14. bought
had Regular – 4. worked 15. went
hated Regular – 5. lived
lived Regular – 6. was
loved Irregular – 7. was
married Regular – 8. had
worked 9. had
10. was

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Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Vocabulary.
Aim
To extend the students’ vocabulary and consider the position of adjectives in the sentences.
Extended activity
Ask the students to work in pairs to choose another ten adjectives from anywhere in the script. The
students then put the adjectives into column A. Now the students find out the opposite adjectives and put
them into column B, in a random order. The students then exchange papers and try to match each
adjective to its opposite adjective.
Answer key
happy – sad Text Key
angry – calm quiet
good – bad cold
generous – happy
mean quiet – poor
loud good
kind – unkind kind
right – wrong angry
stupid – sensible stupid
cold – hot generous
poor – rich right

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9. T he L ife and Works

of Charles Dickens
Separate the text into two parts and with a partner practise asking
questions and giving answers about the life and work of Charles
Dickens.
PArT A
Charles Dickens was born in Landport, (1) , on February 7, 1812. John

Dickens, his father, worked as a clerk in a naval payroll office in Portsmouth. He
was posted to several places like London, then to Chatham, and finally, in 1822,
back to London,
where the family lived in Camden Town. Dickens’s father was sent to prison for debt in (3)
.
Due to their increasing poverty, Charles left school at the age of twelve and
joined a boot polish factory to support his family. There he came to know how
the oppressed are used brutally by the factory owners for work purposes, they
were ill-fed, shabbily clothed and diseased. That’s what also inspired him to write
(5) “ .”
Later on, Dickens became a reporter. In December 1833, The Monthly Magazine,
published his first work. Dickens’s got married to (7) , the daughter of his
colleague at, The Morning Chronicle newspaper. They had ten children together
but they separated in 1858.
Dickens’s huge success continued with, “Pickwick Papers”. It

was all about social injustice, the plight of the lower class and
deprivation of basic needs. Following this serialized novel,
there was “Oliver Twist”. After these serious works, Dickens
made his next novel “Nicholas Nickleby” more (9) but with a
moral too.
One of Dickens’s short stories “A Christmas Carol” too

became very famous. Later on in 1850, he wrote “David
Copperfield” which was largely (11) . He helped many

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He fell ill and died afterwards on June 9, 1870 and was put to rest
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PArT B
Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth, on February 7,(2) . John

Dickens, his father, worked as a clerk in a naval payroll office in Portsmouth. He
was posted to several places like London, then to Chatham, and finally, in 1822,
back to London, where the family lived in Camden Town. Dickens’s father was
sent to prison for debt in 1824.
Due to their increasing poverty, Charles left school at the age of (4)
and joined a boot polish factory to support his family. There he came to know
how the oppressed are used brutally by the factory owners for work
purposes, they were ill-fed, shabbily clothed and diseased. That’s what also
inspired him to write “Oliver Twist.”
Later on, Dickens became a (6) . In December 1833, The Monthly

Magazine, published his first work. Dickens’s got married to Catherine Hogarth,
the daughter of his colleague at, The Morning Chronicle newspaper. They had (8)
children together but they separated
in 1858.
Dickens’s huge success continued with, “Pickwick Papers”. It was all about social
injustice, the plight of the lower class and deprivation of basic needs. Following
this serialized novel, there was “Oliver Twist”. After these serious works, Dickens
made his next novel “Nicholas Nickleby” more humorous but with a moral too.
One of Dickens’s short stories (10) “ too” became very famous. Later on in
1850, he wrote “David Copperfield” which was largely autobiographical. He
helped many poor people, like struggling artists through The Guild of Literature
and Arts foundation.

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He fell ill and died afterwards on June 9, 1870 and was put to rest in “Poets Corner” at (12)
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Pair Work
9. T he L ife and
Works of Charles
Dickens
Teaching notes
Time
30–40 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Writing, speaking.
Aim
To allow students to use a variety of question forms.
Instructions
Separate the text into two parts. Give students part A or part B equally. Give the students ten minutes to
work on the questions either individually or in groups. Then put students into pairs (one part A, one part
B) and let them ask and answer the questions to complete the information.
Variation
To make the activity easier give the students the question word needed to form each
question. e.g.
1. Where ……?
2. When ……?
3. Why ……? 7. Who did Dickens get married to? He got married
Answer key to Catherine Hogarth.
4. How old……?
1. Where was Charles Dickens born?
5. What ……? He was born in Landport,
6. What ……? Portsmouth.
7. Who ……? 2. When was he born? He was born
on February 7th, 1812.
8. How many ……? 3. Why was Dickens’ father sent to
9. What ……? prison? He was sent to prison for debt.
10. What/which ……? 4. How old was Dickens when he left
school? He was 12 when he left school.
11. What …..? 5. What did the boot polish factory
12. Where …..? inspire him to write? It inspired him to
write ‘Oliver Twist’.
6. What did Dickens become, later on? He
became a reporter.

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8. How
many
childr
en did
they
have
toget
her?
They
had
ten
childr
en
toget
her.
9. What
type of
novel
was
Nichola
s
Nickleb
y? It
was a
humoro
us
novel.
10. What/
which
short
story
became
famous
?A
Christm
as
Carol
became
famous.
11. What
was
David
Copperf
ield?
David
Copperf
ield was
autobio
graphic
al.
12. Where
was he
buried?
He was
buried at
Westmins
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Teaching notes
Time
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Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Listening, reading (possibly speaking).
Aim
To increase vocabulary by not only learning the words used within the play but also to encourage students to
think about new words related to them.
Suggested Post Activity

Ask the students, in pairs, to find five new words from the scene. Then, write the synonym/antonym
of the word. Next, the students exchange words with another pair or present them on the board to
the other students. This could be done as a game with students scoring points for correct answers.
Answer key
1. Mean – generous(A) Fred: Christmas is a time to love, to enjoy and to be generous.
2. Polite – rude (A) Charity Worker: Oh! How rude!
3. Come here – go away (A) Scrooge: Boo! Go away you horrible little boy!
4. Horrible – terrible (S) Charity Worker: No! Those places are terrible.
5. Crazy – mad (S) Scrooge: I think the world is going mad!
6. Cruel – kind (A) Fred: People are kind at Christmas.
7. Start – stop (A) Scrooge: What’s that noise of bells..bells.. everywhere bells…it’s probably
some stupid children …stop that noise!
8. Assist – help (S) Marley: I am here to help you.
9. Very tasty – delicious (S) Fred: It will be delicious. Please come!
10. Intelligent – clever (S) Scrooge: The way you talk is quite clever sir, you should be a politician!

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Teaching notes
Time
20–30 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Listening, reading (possibly speaking).
Aim
To test the students understanding of the scene and the complexities of what is happening within it.
Notes
This activity could be done individually as a simple listening activity or in pairs with students discussing
the answer. Encourage students to give as much information as possible to support their answer.
Answer key
1. False. Scrooge has a nephew – Fred.
2. True.
3. False. Fred loves Christmas.
4. True.
5. True.
6. False. Scrooge has never believed in ghosts.
7. True.
8. False. Jacob Marley was a mean man.
9. True.
10. False. Scrooge doesn’t tell Bob he has to work on Christmas day.

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12. Reported Speech

Put the text below into reported speech. Remember to think
about how this affects tense, situation and subject/object.
E.g. “I dont like roast turkey and roast potatoes....”
He said that he didn’t like roast turkey and roast potatoes.
1. “Be quiet, I can’t count.”
2. “Christmas is a waste of time.”
3. “…you should be a politician.”
4. “It will be delicious.”
5. “I am very sorry that you won’t come tommorrow.”
6. “Mr Marley has been dead for seven years.”
7. “You don’t want to work tommorrow, do you?”
8. “Who were you then?”
9. “Tonight at 1 o’clock.”
10. “I am here to show you how to change your life.”

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Teaching notes
Time
45 minutes
Level
Difficult
Skills Focus
Grammar, writing.
Aim
To practise the change in tense and certain words of time when they are used in reported speech.
Extended activity
Ask students to choose five more sentences from the scene and change them to reported speech. This
could be done either individually or as a team activity presented on the board.
Answer key
1. He told him to be quiet as he couldn’t count/ He said to be quiet because he couldn’t count.
2. He said that Christmas was a waste of time.
3. He told him that he should be a politician.
4. He said that it would be delicious.
5. He said that he was very sorry that he wouldn’t come the next day.
6. He told her that Mr. Marley had been dead for seven years.
7. He asked him if he wanted to work the next day or not.
8. He asked him who he had been.
9. He told him that night at 1 o’clock.
10. He told him that he was there to show him how to change his life.

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13. Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently
and have a different meaning. Look at the words and then listen to
scenes one and two.
Find the word which has the same sound. Check your answers by reading the text.
1. hear
2. shore
3. paw
4. waist
5. piece
6. two
7. dye
8. eye

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Teaching notes
Time
15–20 minutes
Level
Easy
Skills Focus
Reading, listening and spelling.
Aim
To familiarise the students with the sound of words and to encourage them to use the context of the text
to work out the meaning of the word.
Notes
This activity could be done individually as a simple vocabulary exercise or in pairs with students
discussing the answer.
Suggested post activity

Ask the students (individually or in pairs) to choose five more words from the list of homophones and write
their own sentences. Then let them take turns to present them on the board for their class-mates to solve. This
could be made into a game with points!
Answer key
1. hear – here Bob: Sorry, Mr Scrooge, but it’s very cold in here.
2. shore – sure Fred: You are not serious, I’m sure!
3. paw – poor Scrooge: The poor people can die, for all I care!
4. waist – waste Scrooge: Christmas is a waste of time!
5. piece – peace Scrooge: Now I am very busy, so please, leave me in peace.
6. two – too Bob: And to you too, Fred!
7. dye – die Scrooge: The poor people can die, for all I care!
8. eye – I Fred: I am sorry.

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Teaching notes
Time
20–30 minutes
Level
Medium
Skills Focus
Writing, vocabulary.
Aim
To reinforce the vocabulary of the play and its meaning.
Notes
Give the students the list of vocabulary from the play to look at whilst doing the crossword. All the
vocabulary needed can be found within the list. It is a good idea to do the crossword in pairs giving
students a chance to discuss their ideas. Alternatively the crossword could be used as a homework
activity.
Variation
The students could be split into two groups with one group given the answers to the ‘across’ clues and
one group given the answers to the ‘down’ clues. The students should then individually or in groups write
the clues to match their answers. When they are finished they pair up with someone from the other group
to trade clues and then they complete the crossword.
Answer key
Down Across
1. Ebenezer 3. Marley
2. England 5. grave
3. mean 7. end
4. earn 8. nephew
5. Past 11. zed
10. warn 12. star
14. dinner 13. roast

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15. T he Question Game
In groups of 3 or 4 take turns to choose an answer and then say the question.
For example the answer, “Fred”, might lead to the question, “Who is Scrooge’s
nephew?” or “Who invited Scrooge to Christmas dinner?” There are different
possibilities for the questions, but they must be grammatically and factually
correct to receive the points.
POINT CharaCTE TIMES/ GENEr

S rS PLaCES aL
1 Scroo Christmas Humbu

ge Eve g!
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2 Jacob Poor A waste of

Marley houses time
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5 Bob Seven Thre

Cratchit years e
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10 Charity Fred’s Chain

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Teaching notes
Time
50–60 minutes
Level
Difficult
Skills Focus
Speaking.
Aim
To allow students to practise a variety of question forms.
Notes
This is a fun activity based on the game Jeopardy. At the beginning of the class draw the grid with answers
on the white/blackboard. Separate the class into groups of five or six and tell them to look at the answers.
Give the groups 10 – 15 minutes to prepare questions for the answers. Each team then takes turns to
choose an answer. The question they give must be factually and grammatically correct to win the points.
There may be a variety of correct answers, e.g. the answer Scrooge could produce:
Who is Bob Cratchit’s boss?
Or
Who is visited by ghosts?
Or
Who hates Christmas?
Possible answers
Scrooge: (see above)
Jacob Marley: Who was Scrooge’s business partner?
Bob Cratchit: Who worked for Scrooge?
Charity worker: Who asked Scrooge to give money to the poor?
Christmas Eve: When does A Christmas Carol take place?
Poor houses: Where does Scrooge think the poor people should go?
Seven years: How long has Jacob Marley been dead?
Fred’s house: Where is Scrooge invited to eat Christmas dinner?
Humbug: What does Scrooge often say?
A waste of time: What does Scrooge think Christmas is?
Three: How many ghosts visit Scrooge after Jacob Marley?
Chains: What does Jacob Marley wear?

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How much do you know about Christmas in Britain? Test
yourself with this quiz. Be careful—sometimes there is
more than one correct answer!
1. a Christmas carol is… 6. Complete this phrase:

A. A song sung at Christmas ………… Christmas and a
B. A mean man ………… New Year!
C. A ghost A. Merry, happy
B. Nice, pleasant
2. What is usually found C. Good, better
under the Christmas tree?
A. Christmas cards 7. What would you find on the top
B. Presents of a Christmas tree?
C. Shoes A. A star
B. A fairy
3. rudolph the reindeer is C. An angel
famous for his shiny red…
A. Eyes 8. What is traditionally
B. Ears eaten for Christmas
C. Nose dinner?
A. Chicken
4. Father Christmas B. Turkey
traditionally arrives C. roast beef
through the…
A. Door 9. What is Father
B. Windows Christmas also known as?
C. The chimney A. Santa Claus
B. Papa Claus
5. If someone holds mistletoe C. Mister Claus
above your head you must…
A. Clap your hands 10. When is Boxing Day?
B. Kiss them A. December 24th
C. Turn around three times B. December 26th
C. December 31st

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Teaching notes
Time
15–20 minutes
Level
Easy
Skills Focus
Speaking.
Aim
A fun activity to open or close the class.
Extension activity
If the students are interested in the idea of writing a quiz, get them to choose their own topic and write 5-
10 questions to present to the class.
Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A, B, or C
8. B
9. A
10. B

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1a. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

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1b. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

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When he wakes up the next morning,

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1c. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

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1. A Christmas Carol - T he Story

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1. Ebenezer Scrooge is a generous man. T F

1. Scrooge sees his own grave.

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4a. The C haracters

2. Bob Cratchit works for Scrooge in his office

3. Fred is Scrooge’s nephew. His mother was

4. Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s business partner

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7. The Ghost of Christmas Future

8. Belle was Scrooge’s girlfriend when he

9. Mr Fezziwig is about 50 years old and

10. Martha Cratchit is Bob’s wife. She is

11.Tiny Tim is the youngest son in the

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4b. Who Said T hat?

1. Don’t be angry, uncle!

2. A man who says happy Christmas is an idiot.

3. No sir, I don’t want to work tomorrow, sir.

7. Come. Let’s see another Christmas in your past life.

8. Come on Ebenezer, no more work tonight. It’s Christmas!

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Is Bob Cratchit well-off?

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7. Verbs in the Past Simple

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7. Verbs in the Past Simple

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8. Adjectives and Gap-f ill

8. Adjectives and Gap-f ill

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9. T he L ife and Works

Charles Dickens was born in Landport, (1) , on February 7, 1812. John

Dickens’s huge success continued with, “Pickwick Papers”. It

One of Dickens’s short stories “A Christmas Carol” too

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Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth, on February 7,(2) . John

Later on, Dickens became a (6) . In December 1833, The Monthly