Dickens, Charles 1812-1870
A Christmas Carol / Charles Dickens ; retold by Clare West. - Simplified ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Oxford Bookworms Library 3 Oxford Bookworms Library. Classics, stage 3 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
"Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says -- just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him. They take him travelling on the wings of the night to see the shadows of Christmas past, present, and future -- and Scrooge learns a lesson that he will never forget." (Book Cover)
CONTENTS: Story Introduction 1. Marley's Ghost
2. The first of the three spirits
3. The second of the three spirits
4. The last of the spirits
5. The end of the story
Glossary
Activities: Before Reading
Activities: While Reading
Activities: After Reading
About the Author
About the Bookworms Library
Intermediate students
Level 3 (B1-CEFR).
9780194791137 (pbk)
Graded Readers.
Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Social life and customs-- Fiction.--England
England--19th century--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
A Christmas Carol / Charles Dickens ; retold by Clare West. - Simplified ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Oxford Bookworms Library 3 Oxford Bookworms Library. Classics, stage 3 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
"Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says -- just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him. They take him travelling on the wings of the night to see the shadows of Christmas past, present, and future -- and Scrooge learns a lesson that he will never forget." (Book Cover)
CONTENTS: Story Introduction 1. Marley's Ghost
2. The first of the three spirits
3. The second of the three spirits
4. The last of the spirits
5. The end of the story
Glossary
Activities: Before Reading
Activities: While Reading
Activities: After Reading
About the Author
About the Bookworms Library
Intermediate students
Level 3 (B1-CEFR).
9780194791137 (pbk)
Graded Readers.
Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Social life and customs-- Fiction.--England
England--19th century--Fiction.
Graded Readers.