It s Christmas Time! Worksheet 1

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1 Identificação da unidade orgânica It s Christmas Time! Worksheet 1 December 2012 Name 9 th grade Class: This is Scrooge, Ebenezer Scrooge. 1. Have you ever heard of him? Try to describe him, using some of the adjectives / / expressions below. cheerful grumpy warm angry eyes full of rage miserable rich harsh thin cold thin lips straight grey hair bad tempered smiling pointed nose bitter inviting smile lonely agreeable unpleasant lovable wrinkled face 2. Let s meet him! Watch the movie trailer and find out if you were right!

2 3. Answer the questions about the movie trailer. a. How often does Christmas come? 1. One a year. 2. Once a year. 3. Twice a year. b. Does Mr. Scrooge like Christmas? 1. Yes, he does. 2. Yes, it should be more than once a year. 3. No, he doesn t. He thinks it is really stupid. c. Who visits Mr. Scrooge at night? 1. Three spirits. 2. Three angels. 3. Three friends. d. Why do they visit Mr. Scrooge? 1. They visit Mr. Scrooge to take him to hell. 2. They visit Mr. Scrooge to give him a second chance. 3. They visit Mr. Scrooge to praise him. e. What s the meaning of the word chance? 1. Opportunity. 2. Change. 3. Life 4. What do you think has happened to Scrooge, then?

3 5. Order the story of A Christmas Carol. A C The Ghost of Christmas Past visits Scrooge first and takes him to see his time as a schoolboy many years earlier. Young Scrooge was abandoned at a boarding school by his father, even during Christmas. Later the ghost shows his success in business and a workaholic tendency. Scrooge hates Christmas because most of the negative events that affected Scrooge occurred during Christmas, even the loss his love, Belle. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge the final consequences of his actions one year later. Tiny Tim has died from his illness, leaving the entire Cratchit family in mourning. In contrast to Tim Cratchit s death, no one will mourn Scrooge s passing solitary life. His money and possessions will be stolen. Scrooge weeps over his own grave, begging the ghost for a chance to change his ways and re-embrace life, before awakening to find it is Christmas morning. He has been given an opportunity to repent after all. Scrooge does so and becomes a model of generosity and kindness, towards his nephew, his neighbours, and the Cratchits. B D E Scrooge is at his residence, spending Christmas Eve alone. While he is preparing to go to bed, he is visited by the ghost of his business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley spent his life exploiting the poor and as a result is damned to walk the Earth for eternity bound in the chains. Marley warns Scrooge that he risks meeting the same fate, and that as a final chance of escape he will be visited by three spirits: Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The story of A Christmas Carol starts on Christmas Eve with Scrooge at his place of business, in London. Although he is a money lender, Scrooge prefers to save his money, living a lifestyle of poverty. His nephew likes Christmas and invites Scrooge to go to his Christmas dinner party. However, Scrooge refuses, as usual. Scrooge hates the poor and thinks the world would be better off without them. Scrooge is then visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present. The ghost shows him the happiness of his nephew s middle-class social circle and the Cratchit family, his clerk s family. The latter have a young son (Tiny Tim) who is lame, yet the family still manages to live happily on the pittance Scrooge pays his clerk. x 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6. What do you think is the message of the movie? _ 7. In your opinion, what does Scrooge regret most in his greedy life?

4 8. Imagine Scrooge lived today. How would he feel about losing the love of his life, Belle? Listen to the song and: a. Fill in the gaps with the words on the right: 1. night Another 2. Tears we cried, a flood Got all kinds of poison in Of poison in my 3. I took my feet to Oxford 4. Trying to right a wrong Just walk away, those windows 5. But I can t believe she s 6. Street say Christmas gone fight blood fall When you re still waiting for the snow to 7. b. Choose the right option: A cup of candles, oh they flicker / bitter Oh, they flicker and they coat / float And I m up here holding onto all those chandeliers of soap / hope Like some drunkard Elvis singing / swinging I go singing out of June / tune Saying how I always loved you, starling / darling And I always will / fill Oh when you re still waiting for the snow to fall You re still waiting for the snow to fall c. Order the verses: May all your troubles soon be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on Down where the sea and city meet Those Christmas lights d. Correct the mistakes: Oh Christmas white Light up the sky Light up the fireworks in my May all your troubles sun be gone Those Christmas lights, keep chain on Then all my troubles will be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on Maybe they ll bring her back to me Those Christmas lights Coldplay, Christmas Lights

5 9. Now it s your turn! Finish the verses: Those Christmas lights Maybe they ll bring Oh Christmas lights Light up the fireworks in me May all T@rget Cândida Neves Couto and Cristina Parente, 2012

6 Soluções: 1. Free answers. 3. a. 2; b. 3; c. 1; d. 2; e Free answer st D; 2 nd B; 3 rd A; 4 th E; 5 th C. 6. Free answer (suggestions: Do not be attached to Money / Don t live to work / Learn from others and own mistakes / Be grateful for what you have and what you are ). 7. Free answer (suggestion: The loss of Belle, the love of his life). 8. Coldplay, Christmas lights (lyrics) Christmas night Another fight Tears we cried, a flood Got all kinds of poison in Of poison in my blood I took my feet to Oxford Street Trying to right a wrong Just walk away, those windows say But I can t believe she s gone When you re still waiting for the snow to fall A cup of candles, oh they flicker Oh, they flicker and they float And I m up here holding onto all those chandeliers of hope Like some drunkard Elvis singing I go singing out of tune Saying how I always loved you, darling And I always will Oh when you re still waiting for the snow to fall You re still waiting for the snow to fall Those Christmas lights Down where the sea and city meet May all your troubles soon be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on Those Christmas lights Maybe they ll bring her back to me Then all my troubles will be gone Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on Oh Christmas lights Light up the fireworks in me May all your troubles soon be gone Those Christmas lights, keep shining on