A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol

Enjoy the movie with thinking Enjoy the movie with thinking about the question: about the question:

What does Scrooge do to What does Scrooge do to other people (including Bob, other people (including Bob, the charity man and Fred) to the charity man and Fred) to

show he has changed?show he has changed?

Whom does Scrooge say to?Whom does Scrooge say to?

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What’s Christmas time to you but a What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer; …older, and not an hour richer; …

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Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas on his lips, should be boiled Christmas on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He a stake of holly through his heart. He should!should!

Whom does Scrooge say to?Whom does Scrooge say to?

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If they would rather die, … they had If they would rather die, … they had better do it, and decrease the surplus better do it, and decrease the surplus population.population.

Whom does Scrooge say to?Whom does Scrooge say to?

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It’s not convenient, …and it’s not fair. It’s not convenient, …and it’s not fair. If I was to stop half a crown for it, If I was to stop half a crown for it, you’d think yourself ill-used. you’d think yourself ill-used.

Whom does Scrooge say to?Whom does Scrooge say to?

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I don’t make merry myself at I don’t make merry myself at Christmas, and I can’t afford to make Christmas, and I can’t afford to make idle people merry.idle people merry.

Whom does Scrooge say to?Whom does Scrooge say to?

Group workGroup work

Please discuss the following question Please discuss the following question in groups:in groups:

Why does Scrooge realize such a Why does Scrooge realize such a complete change? complete change?

Writing practiceWriting practice

Topic:Topic:

How and why does realize a complete How and why does realize a complete transformation in the end in A transformation in the end in A Christmas Carol?Christmas Carol?

Introduction Introduction

general description of the novel.general description of the novel.general description of Scrooge at the general description of Scrooge at the

beginning of the novel.beginning of the novel.general description of Scrooge at the general description of Scrooge at the

end of the novel.end of the novel.why the transformation happens?why the transformation happens?

Homework Homework

Complete the introduction and hand Complete the introduction and hand it in next Monday to Brigitte.it in next Monday to Brigitte.