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A Christmas Carol

The document provides an overview of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. It discusses the story, including that Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve - the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future - who show him how his greedy ways have negatively impacted others and that he can change his life. It also summarizes the main characters, including the mistreated but kind-hearted Bob Cratchit; his hopeful son Tiny Tim; and Scrooge's cheerful nephew Fred. The document concludes with advertising a video and game related to the classic story.

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A Christmas Carol

The document provides an overview of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. It discusses the story, including that Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve - the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future - who show him how his greedy ways have negatively impacted others and that he can change his life. It also summarizes the main characters, including the mistreated but kind-hearted Bob Cratchit; his hopeful son Tiny Tim; and Scrooge's cheerful nephew Fred. The document concludes with advertising a video and game related to the classic story.

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Daniela Kostadinova VIII A English language school

OFFICIAL TRAILER OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL


In this presentation we learn
about :

 Charles Dickens and his novella

 The story of A Christmas Carol

 The Characters

 Game
Charles Dickens and his novella
• Charles John Huffam Dickens

• 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870

• The most popular English novelist of


the Victorian era

• Dickens almost became an actor not


a writer. Having a bad cold stopped
him getting his first acting job.

• Dickens was always writing. He


wrote thousands of letters.
Charles Dickens and his novella

• A Christmas Carol is a
novella by Charles Dickens

• First published in London by


Chapman & Hall in 1843

• The first edition was


illustrated by John Leech
The story of A Christmas Carol
• The story begins of Christmas Eve

• The ghost of his dead business partner –


Jacob Marley

• The Ghost of Christmas Past – Scrooge as a


lonely and unhappy child, they also visit
Scrooge as a young man working in his first
job

• The Ghost of Christmas Present – the


Cratchit family’s Christmas , Scrooge also
visits the house of his nephew

• The Ghost of Christmas Future – people


talking about a man who has died

• Scrooge start a new life


The Characters
Ebenezer Scrooge
The cheap owner of a London
busıness.He hates Christmas, and
only cares about himself and
making money.

Bob Cratchit
A loyal employee of Mr.
Scrooge, he acts as a clerk.
He’s kind and laid back, despite
being extremely poor and
having a large family. He
struggles to take care of
his family, and their needs.
Fred
Scrooge’s nephew, he loves
Christmas and is a happy person.
He invites his uncle to a
Christmas party every year,
even though he never comes.
He’s middle class living fairly
comfortably, and didn’t have to
worry about money.

Jacob Marley
Scrooge’s deceased business partner.
He was just as mean and greedy
as Scrooge. As a result, he’s forced to
carry around chains for the
rest of eternity, and wishes to save
Scrooge from that fate.
Tiny Tim
He’s Bob’s hopeful, yet crippled
son. He manages to stay upbeat
despite everything, (being poor,
cripples, etc.)and he’s used to
gain sympathy from readers.

The First Ghost


The Ghost of Christmas
Past takes Scrooge to his
days as a child in school,
as an apprentice and
when his love leaves him.
The Second Ghost
The Ghost of Christmas
Present takes Scrooge to
see two family gatherings,
Fred's and Bob's. Then the
Ghost shows him
Ignorance and Want.
The Third Ghost
The final Ghost shows
Scrooge many scenes
detailing an unknown
mans death. The
unknown man turns out
to be Scrooge himself.
A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT A CHRISTMAS CAROL
GAME
ORDER THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS CAROL ( 5 POINTS )
THE
END

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