Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly & mean-spirited old man He treats family coworkers & strangers alike with distaste But on Christmas Eve he receives a visit from the ghost of his dead business partner Jacob Marley Marley warns Scrooge that unless he learns to be less greedy & self-serving that Scrooge will be condemned to wander Earth weighed down with heavy chains as Marley has been Marley tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him First the Ghost of Christmas Past visits & shows Scrooge his own Christmases past including the Christmas when his fiance left him for being obsessed with money Second the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge all the happiness occurring at the various Christmas festivities around the city Finally The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge what will happen after his own death & Scrooge is horrified to find that everyone will celebrate it Distraught Scrooge begs for another chance & suddenly wakes in his own bed Forever after he honours the spirit of Christmas with kindness generosity & warmth ...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean & lonely businessman who despises the meaning of Christmas until one Christmas Eve when he is visited by the ghosts of his past present & future… What are the themes? Relationships individual vs society & responsibility Teaching points Many excellent passages which are good models for students& writing ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play George C Scott plays the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in this version of the Dickens Christmas classic Scrooge is a misanthrope unimpressed by the fuss everyone makes during the festive season That is until his sleep is disturbed one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past present & future each of which takes him on a journey which helps him to open his heart to his fellow man & to thereby learn the joy of Christmas Filmed entirely on location in the historic town of Shrewsbury ...

To accompany the "A Christmas Carol" graphic novels from " Classical Comics" & to help with their application in the classroom this book is spiral-bound making the pages easy to photocopy &

Includes:: a CD-ROM with the pages in PDF format ideal for whole-class teaching on whiteboards laptops etc or for direct digital printing Written by a teacher for teachers helping to engage & involve students in the novel Suitable for teaching ages 10-17 this book provides exercises that cover structure understanding & character as well as key words themes & literary techniques The tasks focus on the use of language & comprehension there are also many cross-curriculum topics covering areas within history ICT drama reading speaking writing & art An extensive Educational Links section provides further study opportunities Devised to encompass a broad range of skill levels this book provides many opportunities for differentiated teaching & the tailoring of lessons to meet individual needs It

Includes:: a CD-ROM This resource can be used alongside the Classical Comics adaptation of A Christmas Carol as well as any traditional text In fact many of the activities can stand on their own as introductions to the works of Charles Dickens



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When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success A celebration of Christmas a tale of redemption & a critique on Victorian society Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug' It is only through a series of eerie life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley & the spirits of Christmas past present & future that he begins to see the error of his ways With heart-rending characters rich imagery & evocative language the hopeful message of A Christmas Carol remains as significant today as when it was first published Original illustrations by John Leech with an afterword by Anna South Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure ...

Bah Humbug! That&s how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past Present & Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways Together they travel through time revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge&s life & as their journey concludes Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have love in his heart & what the true spirit of Christmas is all about A timeless story the whole family will enjoy! ...

A fully revised exam section expert guidance on understanding the question planning an answer writing about effects & using"ations plus tips on spelling punctuation & grammar All the key skills covered ' Exam focus' model answer extracts with annotations & ' Progress & Revision Checks' will guide students' learning help them test their progress & reach their potential The most in-depth analysis from text summaries to characters themes contexts form structure & language all designed to help students reach their potential ...

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A delicious Christmas feast of short stories from the Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author of A French Affair & The Perfect Match Add some extra sparkle to your Christmas by joining Katie Fforde for a perfect romantic Christmas feast of short stories Collected together for the first time & including one brand new story Make your Christmas wishes come true

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Exactly one year ago on Christmas Eve in the small isolated town of Baileys Down two high school students were slaughtered in a sadistic blood-soaked ritual in the basement of their school With the crime remaining unsolved three friends decide to get to the bottom of the mystery However what they uncover is proof of the existence of Krampus a mythological demon & the Anti-Santa who hunts down the wicked to give them what they deserve & now he has his sights set on them ...