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.吝啬的
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 喜爱；照顾
in the race to do sth. 在做某事的竞赛中
put on 穿上
so far 至此
at this festive season of the year 在一年中喜庆的季节
close up （尤指暂时）关闭；使靠近
leave alone 不管；随…去
toast to 干杯
date back to 追溯到（过去的某个时间）
on the contrary 相反
have an eye for 关注；能判断；能欣赏
want/have a day off / ask for a day’s leave 请一天假
pick a man’s pocket掏某人口袋
leave sb alone别管他
do good to sb对某人有好处
bring in profit带来利润
be in want/need of急需
afford to do sth供得起
be badly off穷困
believe in信任某人
admit doing sth承认做了某事
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