Lead-in

Charles Dickens was the greatest representative of English critical novelist in the 19th century. He wrote 14 novels and many other short stories in his lifetime. His style was realistic and humors .He gave us a vivid picture of life of ordinary people. His works shows sympathy for the poor.

Scanning

1 When did this story happen?

2 How many people were mentioned?

3What was Ebenezer Scrooge? What kind of this man was?

4Who was Bob Cratchit? What did he want to do?

5 What did the gentlemen want Scrooge to do? Has he Promised ? What happened to Scrooge ?

Skimming

Analysis of the characters in stories by typical language.

Main heroes

What they say

characteristic

Scrooge

1”I have to pay you a whole day’s”

Wages for no work. He says Humbug”

2”That’s an excuse for picking a man’s Pocket”.

3 Leave it alone Much good may it do you.

1 cold, interested in money.

2 not care for his employee.

Bob

1”I’m too cold to write so I warm myself on the candle.”

2” I want a day off at Christmas”

3 Those who are badly off must go there

poor, modest and careful.

Fred

“There are many things that do me good without bringing in profit”

kind and helpful.

Santa

He always says “Ho,ho,ho.”

make others happy

Posting-reading

Choose the best answers

1.Christmas is traditionally celebrated on . 答案：B

A. December 24 B. December 25 C. December 30 D. December 31

2.Which of the following is not true according to the dialogue? 答案：A

A. The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner, Marley.

B. Marley died on December 24th.

C. The gentleman tried to persuade Mr Scrooge to do something good for the poor.

D .Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm.

3.Ebenezer Scrooge is . 答案：D

A. a warm-hearted boss B. a lazy kind boss

C. a hospitable boss D. a greedy ungenerous boss

4.According to the dialogue,which of the following sentences is right? 答案：C

A. Nothing happened when the clock struck one.

B. Scrooge’s eyes were wet because he had a cold.

C. The girl who used to love Scrooge has married another man.

D. Scrooge,a kind old man is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”.

5.In the sentence,“He is cold, mean and selfish old man ”,“mean” is . 答案：D

A.有技巧的 B.心情不好的 C.普通的 D.吝嗇的

6.From the dialogue, we can infer . 答案：C

A. Fred helps Scrooge become a helpful man

B. everyone does wish Ebenzer Scrooge a merry Christmas

C. Ebenzer scrooge corrects his mistakes and makes a fresh start

D. Scrooge’s partner, Marley died at Christmas

7.The main factor that makes Mr Scrooge change his mind is that . 答案：A

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 himself

8.What can’t be concluded from the passage? 答案：D

A. People usually have turkey for Christmas.

B. The place they live in is cold in winter.

C. Bob is quite astonished Scrooge’s generousness.

D. All the poor people can enjoy a merry Christmas now.

9.According to Fred,Christmas is the day of the year when people . 答案：D

A. think of the past and look forward to the future

B. put valuable things in their pockets

C. have dinner together

D. show kindness to people and help others

10.Mr Scrooge is reluctant to open his heart to the poor because . 答案：D

A. there are plenty of prisons in the world

B. he is poor himself

C. the union work houses can help the poor

D. he only cares about his own business and never shows kindness to others

Judge the following sentences True or false

1.It was cold in scrooge’s office and Bob had to warm himself over the candles. T

2. Scrooge was willing to let Bob have a day off because it would be Christmas the next day. F

3. Scrooge was invited by his niece and he accepted happily. F

4. A gentleman arrived at Scrooge’s office because he wanted to collected money for the poor. T

5. Scrooge didn’t want to give the poor any money because he was poor himself. F

6. According to the dialogue, in Scrooge’s dream he met his old friend ------Jacob Marley. F

Answer the following questions

1How does Ebenezer Scrooge treat people Working for him?

He was cold ,mean and only interested in profit and money. He didn’t care for his employers. He

often asked them to work without a rest, even at Christmas eve.

2 What is the typical of Ebenezer?

He was a mean, hard, selfish old business man. He often said “Humbug” He cared for nothing but money.

3 What was the true spirit of Christmas according to Fred?

He thought it is to do sth good to others and opened his heart to think of others.

4 Scrooge’s last visitor said he was connected with his welfare. What does this sentence mean?

He was raising money to help the poor. He hoped That Scrooge gave some money to help the poor.

Fill in the blanks according the passage

It was the day before Christmas and the weather was terrible . Bob wanted to have a day off in order to have a good Christmas dinner but his boss , Scrooge, who was cold , mean and only interested in making money didn’t allow him to do so at first. Scrooge’s nephew--- Fred wanted to invite Scrooge to attend their Christmas dinner but he was refused . A gentleman who wanted bo connect some money for the poor was also turned down by Scrooge. At last when all the others left Scrooge had a dream , in which he Santa Claus

Integrating Skills

Divide the play into 3 parts. Try to find out what caused Scrooge to turn over a new leaf.

Find out something about the first scene

Place:_ The place where Scrooge live once lived. The time when Scrooge was young.

Time: Young scrooge and his girlfriend. The girl wanted to be separated from Scrooge

Characters: Scrooge cared nothing except money

Event: He felt very uneasy.

Reasons:

In the second scene, Scrooge saw the Christmas party held in Bob Cratchit’s houses. Judge the following sentences True of False .

1.In the dream it was Christmas Eve and the Cratchits were having a Christmas dinner. T

2. In the dream Tiny was ill but his father couldn’t afford the medicine for him. T

3. These things really happened to the Cratchits. F

4. On seeing the scene Scrooge wanted to change his life. T

5. Scrooge ordered a big Christmas tree for the cratchits’. F

Scene 3

From here we say the Scrooge turned over a new leaf. How did Bob Cratchit feel when he saw Scrooge and his turkey ? D

A. Satisfied B. Interested C. Angry D. Surprised

He hadn’t expected that Scrooge would be so generous

Phrases

care for 喜愛(ài)；照顧

in the race to do sth. 在做某事的競(jìng)賽中

put on 穿上

so far 至此

at this festive season of the year 在一年中喜慶的季節(jié)

close up （尤指暫時(shí)）關(guān)閉；使靠近

leave alone 不管；隨…去

toast to 干杯

date back to 追溯到（過(guò)去的某個(gè)時(shí)間）

on the contrary 相反

have an eye for 關(guān)注；能判斷；能欣賞

want/have a day off / ask for a day’s leave 請(qǐng)一天假

pick a man’s pocket掏某人口袋

leave sb alone別管他

do good to sb對(duì)某人有好處

bring in profit帶來(lái)利潤(rùn)

be in want/need of急需

afford to do sth供得起

be badly off窮困

believe in信任某人

admit doing sth承認(rèn)做了某事

want all day off

open one’s hearts freely

this very night

be concerned with

display one’s deep sympathy

an immediate success

comment on everything

as follows

take one’s place

twice the size of

harmony with others