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December 2012
It’s Christmas Time! – Worksheet 1
Name ___________________________________________________________ 9th grade
Class: _______
This is Scrooge, Ebenezer Scrooge.
1. Have you ever heard of him? Try to describe him, using some of the adjectives /
/ expressions below.
cheerful
rich
grumpy
harsh
bad tempered
lonely
warm
thin
smiling
agreeable
angry
cold
eyes full of rage
thin lips
pointed nose
unpleasant
miserable
straight grey hair
bitter
lovable
inviting smile
wrinkled face
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2. Let’s meet him!
Watch the movie trailer and find out if you were right! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxtuLKSmNYs&feature=fvwp
3. Answer the questions about the movie trailer.
a. How often does Christmas come?
1. One a year.
2. Once a year.
3. Twice a year.
b. Does Mr. Scrooge like Christmas?
1. Yes, he does.
2. Yes, it should be more than once a year.
3. No, he doesn’t. He thinks it is really stupid.
c. Who visits Mr. Scrooge at night?
1. Three spirits.
2. Three angels.
3. Three friends.
d. Why do they visit Mr. Scrooge?
1. They visit Mr. Scrooge to take him to hell.
2. They visit Mr. Scrooge to give him a second chance.
3. They visit Mr. Scrooge to praise him.
e. What’s the meaning of the word “chance”?
1. Opportunity.
2. Change.
3. Life
4. What do you think has happened to Scrooge, then?
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5. Order the story of A Christmas Carol.
Scrooge is at his residence, spending
Christmas Eve alone. While he is
preparing to go to bed, he is visited by the
ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley.
Marley spent his life exploiting the poor and
as a result is damned to walk the Earth for
eternity bound in the chains. Marley warns
Scrooge that he risks meeting the same fate,
and that as a final chance of escape he will
be visited by three spirits: Past, Present, and
Yet to Come.
B
The Ghost of Christmas Past visits
Scrooge first and takes him to see his time
as a schoolboy many years earlier. Young
Scrooge was abandoned at a boarding school
by his father, even during Christmas. Later
the ghost shows his success in business
and a workaholic tendency. Scrooge hates
Christmas because most of the negative
events that affected Scrooge occurred during
Christmas, even the loss his love, Belle.
A
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
shows Scrooge the final consequences
of his actions one year later. Tiny Tim
has died from his illness, leaving the entire
Cratchit family in mourning.
In contrast to Tim Cratchit’s death, no one
will mourn Scrooge’s passing solitary life.
His money and possessions will be stolen.
Scrooge weeps over his own grave, begging
the ghost for a chance to change his ways
and re-embrace life, before awakening to find
it is Christmas morning. He has been given
an opportunity to repent after all. Scrooge
does so and becomes a model of generosity
and kindness, towards his nephew, his
neighbours, and the Cratchits.
C
The story of A Christmas Carol starts on
Christmas Eve with Scrooge at his place
of business, in London. Although he is
a money lender, Scrooge prefers to save
his money, living a lifestyle of poverty. His
nephew likes Christmas and invites Scrooge
to go to his Christmas dinner party. However,
Scrooge refuses, as usual. Scrooge hates the
poor and thinks the world would be better off
without them.
D
E
Scrooge is then visited by the Ghost of
Christmas Present. The ghost shows him
the happiness of his nephew’s middle-class
social circle and the Cratchit family, his clerk’s
family. The latter have a young son (Tiny Tim)
who is lame, yet the family still manages to
live happily on the pittance Scrooge pays his
clerk.
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2nd __________________________________
3rd __________________________________
4th __________________________________
5th __________________________________
6. What do you think is the message of the movie?
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7. In your opinion, what does Scrooge regret most in his greedy life?
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8. Imagine Scrooge lived today. How would he feel about
losing the love of his life, Belle? Listen to the song and:
a. Fill in the gaps with the words on the right:
1. _________ night
Another 2. ________
Tears we cried, a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my 3. ________
I took my feet to Oxford 4. ________ Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away, those windows 5. ______
But I can’t believe she’s 6. ______
Street
say
Christmas
gone
fight
blood
fall
When you’re still waiting for the snow to 7. ______
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
b. Choose the right option:
A cup of candles, oh they flicker / bitter
Oh, they flicker and they coat / float
And I’m up here holding onto all those chandeliers of soap / hope
Like some drunkard Elvis singing / swinging
I go singing out of June / tune
Saying how I always loved you, starling / darling
And I always will / fill
Oh when you’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
You’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
c. Order the verses:
d. Correct the mistakes:
_____ May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas white
_____ Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
Light up the sky
_____ Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in my
_____ Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles sun be gone
_____ Those Christmas lights
Those Christmas lights, keep chain on
_____ Then all my troubles will be gone
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_____ Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
_____ Light up the street
_____ Maybe they’ll bring her back to me
_____ Those Christmas lights
Coldplay, Christmas Lights
9. Now it’s your turn! Finish the verses:
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they’ll bring ____________
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Oh Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all _______________________
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T@rget Cândida Neves Couto and Cristina Parente, 2012
Soluções:
1. Free answers.
3. a. 2; b. 3; c. 1; d. 2; e. 1
4. Free answer.
5. 1st D; 2nd B; 3rd A; 4th E; 5th C.
6. Free answer (suggestions: “Do not be attached to Money / Don’t live to work / Learn from others and own
mistakes / Be grateful for what you have and what you are”).
7. Free answer (suggestion: The loss of Belle, the love of his life).
8. Coldplay, Christmas lights (lyrics)
Christmas night
Another fight
Tears we cried, a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my blood
I took my feet to Oxford Street
Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away, those windows say
But I can’t believe she’s gone
When you’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
A cup of candles, oh they flicker
Oh, they flicker and they float
And I’m up here holding onto all those chandeliers of hope
Like some drunkard Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Saying how I always loved you, darling
And I always will
Oh when you’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
You’re still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they’ll bring her back to me
Then all my troubles will be gone
Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
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Oh Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas lights, keep shining on