A Christmas Carol
泉州市泉港二中 陈振金
Charles Dickens
An English writer
7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870
The greatest novelist of the
Victorian period
works: Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Hard Times
A Tale of Two Cities
A Christmas Carol
Great Expectations …
Four Basic Elements of English Novel
(英语小说四要素)
character
plot
setting
theme
(人物)
(情节)
(环境)
(主题)
Make a guess according to the title before
reading.
What is the main idea of the story？
It’s a story of Christmas，of love.
Look at the pictures in the story.What do
you think happens to the main character?
a)He has some bad dreams on
Christmas Eve but when he wakes
up he feels the same as before.
b)He meets some eccentric
people,but in the end he has a
good Christmas.
c)He is visited by four ghosts on
Christmas Eve,who make him
change his attitudes to life.
character relationship structure
Scrooge’s nephew
_____________
Scrooge’s clerk
____________
_
Scrooge’s partner
_____________
Ebenezer
Scrooge
ghost
two
gentleme
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Video One:
True or False:
1.Two gentlemen arrived at Scrooge’s office, as they
wanted to collect some money for the poor.
T
2. Scrooge didn’t want to give the poor any money
because he was poor himself.
F
3. At the beginning of the story Scrooge is rich but
ungenerous, selfish and cold.
T
The main characters
Ebenezer Scrooge
•A greedy,
stingy and old
businessman
•Doesn’t like
Christmas
•He likes money.
Video Two:
1.Ebenezer Scrooge is
.
A. warm-hearted
B. lazy
C. helpful
D. greedy
2.Why did the girl who used to love Ebenezer Scrooge
release him?
A.Because she had loved another man.
B.Because she was too poor and knew Scrooge
didn’t love her again.
C.Because Ebenezer had loved another girl.
D. Because Ebenezer was too busy to be in love with
her.
Video Three:
True or False:
1.Bob Crachit was poor,modest and careful.
T
2. The Crachit's ate a turkey on Christmas
Eve.
F
3.Tiny Tim was a healthy and strong boy. .
F
Bob Cratchit
•Scrooge’s accountant
•A hard-working man
•Gets 15 shillings every
week
•His family is very
poor.
Video Four and Video Five:
1.The main factor that makes Mr. Scrooge change his
mind is that
.
A. he feels afraid the bad thing will happen to him in
the future
B. he regrets what he did in the past
C. he is moved by what Santa Claus says
D. he loses his fortune and becomes a poor man
2. At the end of the story Mr. Scrooge became
a________man.
A. kind-hearted
B. generous
C. helpful
D. all of the above
Moral
The spirit of the Christmas
God bless us, everyone!
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Ghostof
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Christmas
Present
The Ghost
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Christmas
Past
Christmas
Future
summary
What’s the main plot of this novel?
What can we learn from it?
The story describes Scrooge’s actions
on Christmas Eve. From his words and
deeds we can see that he was a very
cold and selfish person. The writer —
Dickens wanted to tell us that such a
person like Scrooge wouldn’t be happy
and be looked up to by others because
he didn’t know “give”.
Novel Reading Strategies
1.predicting（预测）
2.recognizing foreshadowing（发现伏笔）
3.finding clues（寻找线索）
4.comparing&contrast（比较）
5.summarizing（总结）
6.making inferences（推理）
7.drawing conclusions （下结论）
1.predicting（预测）
What is the main idea of the story？
4.comparing&contrast（比较）
hated Christmas,celebtrate Christmas
feel sadder and sadder
the happiest man
5.summarizing（总结）
What’s the main plot of this novel?
6.making inferences（推理）
At the end of the story Mr. Scrooge became a
kind-hearted、generous、helpful man.
7.drawing conclusions （下结论）
From his words and deeds we can see that he
was a very cold and selfish person.
正如狄更斯所指出，不论我们多么盲
目，怀有多深的偏见，只要我们有勇
气去重新选择，我们就有彻底改变自
己的力量。
New words:
In life, I was Jacob Marley, your partner. I
am wearing these chains and I can never
be in peace, because when I lived, I only
thought about money. But I am here to
help you. You have a chance to escape
my terrible destiny.
I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look
at me!” said the second ghost, laughing.
He was a large man with a beard,
wearing a green robe.
Scrooge was very happy. He gave money to
the boy to buy an enormous turkey for
the Cratchit family.
Homework:
1. Check the meaning of new words in a
dictionary and write them in your vocabulary
books.
2. Try to retell the novel in about 8 sentences
according to the information given in class.
Thank you!