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Unit 2
A Christmas Carol
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2a What do you know about Christmas?
Discuss in groups and create a mind map.
Date
Symbols
Activities
Stories
Christmas
It’s on December 25.
Santa
Claus
gifts
a Christmas
card
a Christmas
tree
Symbols
Activities
We sing and dance on the Christmas Eve.
The Christmas party usually ends up with a song Jingle Bells.
Santa Claus gives gifts to kids and put them in the sock.
Kids and parents decorate Christmas tree. A lot of gifts lie on the tree.
2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens.
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past?
the Ghost of Christmas Present?
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
What does Scrooge see when he’s with...
his happier days as a child
how others are spending
Christmas this year
he is dead, but nobody cares
2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
Because he just cares about whether he can make more money.
2.Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t. Because he is mean and only thinks about himself and he doesn’t treat others nicely.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
Because Marley used to be just like Scrooge.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
He feels so scared that he wakes up in his bed.
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives and gives gifts to people in need.
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