"Who are you?" asked Scrooge, calmy.
"Ask me who I was."
"Who were you then?" said Scrooge.
"In life I was your partner, Jacob Marley." (P.29)
First of this story, Merely was dead. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Scrooge and he were business partners for years. Scrooge was his only friend and his only mourner. Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man! Nobody ever stopped Scrooge in the street to say, “My dear Scrooge, how are you?” And dogs ran away from him. Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. He didn't celebrate Christmas and he was invited to a Christmas party by his nephew, but he didn’t want to go. Scrooge lived in Jacob Marley’s old apartment. When Scrooge put his key in the lock, he saw Marley’s face instead of the knocker. And it became a knocker again. He went to his door. Then, there was Marley, dragging a chain. Scrooge asked him why he was carrying that chain. He answered it’s that I made in life. And more he said that I’m here tonight to warn you. You can still escape my fate. I’m giving you a chance. And three ghosts will come and haunt you. After that, Scrooge was very tired so he went straight to bed. When Scrooge woke up, it was very dark. Scrooge suddenly remembered the ghost come. He decided to lie awake until after one o’clock. The first ghost came to him, the ghost of Christmas past took his hand and flew with him over London. It first showed Scrooge his old boarding school, where he stayed alone, but for his books, while his schoolmates returned to their homes for the Christmas holidays. The second one came to him; he is the ghost of Christmas present. It showed Scrooge visions of the world on Christmas Day, including heart-warming scenes of celebration at the homes of Bob Crotchet and Scrooge’s nephew. The third one came to him. It showed Scrooge a vision of his unmourned death in the near future, as well as the death of Tiny Tim. He was really scared to see things shown by the three ghosts. Finally, he changed his actions to everyone and raised Bob’s payment and helped pay for Tim’s care. He became a good man, and everyone came like to him. Many people said, “Mr Scrooge knows how to celebrate Christmas, better than any other man on earth.” He is a really good man, at last.
We focused about the main character of this story, Scrooge.
At first, he is a very bad man; he is mean to everyone. However, since his only friend, Marley, died, that started to change. After his dead, Marley came up to Scrooge as a ghost. He was dragging a chain. He said it’s a thing to make his life. He was scared to hear that. And also Marley said, “Three ghost will come here.” It made him more scared.
As he said, three ghosts came. The first ghost showed him the old memories. The second one showed him someone’s happy Christmas Day. The third one showed him his future if he keeps going like this. All of them told him of the importance of connecting with many people kindly. He thought his past actions are so bad. And he wanted to change by now.
Finally, he changed his actions to everyone and raised Bob’s payment and helped Tim’s care. He became a good man, and everyone came to like him. Many people said, “Mr Scrooge knows how to celebrate Christmas, better than any other man on earth.” He is a really good man, at last.
I thought Scrooge is a really kind man in actual, but nobody cared about him, and he became so. He has a heart to celebrate Christmas with everyone at the first. He was stubborn over about little thing as nobody is his place and no invitation card was given him. From here, I think that I always should be honest. Because saying nothing is same as no thinking. If I have something what I want to say, I should say without fear. I feel that it’s the best way to live happy with everyone.
VOCABULARY
p6~7
carol: a song sung at Christmas time
relevant: important
oppressed: people who are not free or who haven't got the same rights as others
p13
chief mourner: friend or relative of the dead person
clergyman: religious leader
frost: covering of ice
froze: stop moving because of the cold
thaw: make ice melt
p14
cell: very small room, like a prison
poured in: a lot came in quickly
p16~p17
humbug: hypocrite
charitable: when you help others
stake: wooden stick with a sharped like a knife
p20~p21
frowned: looked angry
in operation: working; in use
to raise money: collect money for a person or thing
p22
grew thicker: there was more fog
shivering shaking with cold
p24~25
at long last: finally
rundown: old and in bad condition
feel his way: touch in order to be sure of the way
knocker: metal object on a door
p26~27
echoed: heard again and again
cravat: neck tie men wore in the past
dressing-gown: long piece of clothing worn over night clothes
gruel: food which poor people ate
barrels: large round containers for food or liquid
clanking: when two metal objects hit each other
p29
jaws: bones
mercy: forgiveness and understanding
to his horror: he was shocked
p30~31
shadowy: like a ghost
welfare: good health and happiness
p32~33
flung:threw
floated: moved slowly through air
strikes: sound of a clock
wide open: completely open
pleaded: asked in a strong and serious way
p34~35
waistcoat: jacket without sleeves
beamed: shone; came out of
flew open: opened quickly and suddenly
jet: strong, thin line
wrinkles: lines on people’s faces showing age
p39
rubbed his hands: moved his hands together
p40
clear away: make space; tidy up
fiddler: person who plays the violin
p49
bordered with: at the borders/ends
shoveling away: clearing
wreath: circle of flowers worn in the head
p50~51
bless: ask for God’s protection, happiness or good fortune
threadbare: thin and old clothes
p55
for your sake: for you; for your good
rebuke: criticism
indignantly: shocked and angrily
p59
campaigned: worked to make people aware of something
p60
solemn: serious and unhappy-looking
yet to come:in the future
FAMILY TREE
First of this story, Merely was dead. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Scrooge and he were business partners for years. Scrooge was his only friend and his only mourner. Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man! Nobody ever stopped Scrooge in the street to say, “My dear Scrooge, how are you?” And dogs ran away from him. Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. He didn't celebrate Christmas and he was invited to a Christmas party by his nephew, but he didn’t want to go. Scrooge lived in Jacob Marley’s old apartment. When Scrooge put his key in the lock, he saw Marley’s face instead of the knocker. And it became a knocker again. He went to his door. Then, there was Marley, dragging a chain. Scrooge asked him why he was carrying that chain. He answered it’s that I made in life. And more he said that I’m here tonight to warn you. You can still escape my fate. I’m giving you a chance. And three ghosts will come and haunt you. After that, Scrooge was very tired so he went straight to bed. When Scrooge woke up, it was very dark. Scrooge suddenly remembered the ghost come. He decided to lie awake until after one o’clock. The first ghost came to him, the ghost of Christmas past took his hand and flew with him over London. It first showed Scrooge his old boarding school, where he stayed alone, but for his books, while his schoolmates returned to their homes for the Christmas holidays. The second one came to him; he is the ghost of Christmas present. It showed Scrooge visions of the world on Christmas Day, including heart-warming scenes of celebration at the homes of Bob Crotchet and Scrooge’s nephew. The third one came to him. It showed Scrooge a vision of his unmourned death in the near future, as well as the death of Tiny Tim. He was really scared to see things shown by the three ghosts. Finally, he changed his actions to everyone and raised Bob’s payment and helped pay for Tim’s care. He became a good man, and everyone came like to him. Many people said, “Mr Scrooge knows how to celebrate Christmas, better than any other man on earth.” He is a really good man, at last.
We focused about the main character of this story, Scrooge.
At first, he is a very bad man; he is mean to everyone. However, since his only friend, Marley, died, that started to change. After his dead, Marley came up to Scrooge as a ghost. He was dragging a chain. He said it’s a thing to make his life. He was scared to hear that. And also Marley said, “Three ghost will come here.” It made him more scared.
As he said, three ghosts came. The first ghost showed him the old memories. The second one showed him someone’s happy Christmas Day. The third one showed him his future if he keeps going like this. All of them told him of the importance of connecting with many people kindly. He thought his past actions are so bad. And he wanted to change by now.
Finally, he changed his actions to everyone and raised Bob’s payment and helped Tim’s care. He became a good man, and everyone came to like him. Many people said, “Mr Scrooge knows how to celebrate Christmas, better than any other man on earth.” He is a really good man, at last.
I thought Scrooge is a really kind man in actual, but nobody cared about him, and he became so. He has a heart to celebrate Christmas with everyone at the first. He was stubborn over about little thing as nobody is his place and no invitation card was given him. From here, I think that I always should be honest. Because saying nothing is same as no thinking. If I have something what I want to say, I should say without fear. I feel that it’s the best way to live happy with everyone.
VOCABULARY
p6~7
carol: a song sung at Christmas time
relevant: important
oppressed: people who are not free or who haven't got the same rights as others
p13
chief mourner: friend or relative of the dead person
clergyman: religious leader
frost: covering of ice
froze: stop moving because of the cold
thaw: make ice melt
p14
cell: very small room, like a prison
poured in: a lot came in quickly
p16~p17
humbug: hypocrite
charitable: when you help others
stake: wooden stick with a sharped like a knife
p20~p21
frowned: looked angry
in operation: working; in use
to raise money: collect money for a person or thing
p22
grew thicker: there was more fog
shivering shaking with cold
p24~25
at long last: finally
rundown: old and in bad condition
feel his way: touch in order to be sure of the way
knocker: metal object on a door
p26~27
echoed: heard again and again
cravat: neck tie men wore in the past
dressing-gown: long piece of clothing worn over night clothes
gruel: food which poor people ate
barrels: large round containers for food or liquid
clanking: when two metal objects hit each other
p29
jaws: bones
mercy: forgiveness and understanding
to his horror: he was shocked
p30~31
shadowy: like a ghost
welfare: good health and happiness
p32~33
flung:threw
floated: moved slowly through air
strikes: sound of a clock
wide open: completely open
pleaded: asked in a strong and serious way
p34~35
waistcoat: jacket without sleeves
beamed: shone; came out of
flew open: opened quickly and suddenly
jet: strong, thin line
wrinkles: lines on people’s faces showing age
p39
rubbed his hands: moved his hands together
p40
clear away: make space; tidy up
fiddler: person who plays the violin
p49
bordered with: at the borders/ends
shoveling away: clearing
wreath: circle of flowers worn in the head
p50~51
bless: ask for God’s protection, happiness or good fortune
threadbare: thin and old clothes
p55
for your sake: for you; for your good
rebuke: criticism
indignantly: shocked and angrily
p59
campaigned: worked to make people aware of something
p60
solemn: serious and unhappy-looking
yet to come:in the future
FAMILY TREE
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