Vocabulary: A Christmas Carol Flashcards
Scrooge is an _____ man.
Angry
The ___ is thick and the night is ____.
Fog, dark
Marley was lying dead in a ______ with two coins on his eyes.
Coffin
Christmas is a time of ______.
Giving
People should help the ________ and the poor
Homeless
Everyone should share in ___ and happiness.
Joy
Scrooge will not ______ his mind.
Change
People light _____ in the streets.
Fires
Singers were singing ______ in the streets.
Carols
______ is Scrooge’s typical response to “merry Christmas”.
Humbug
If the clerk doesn’t follow the rules at work, he may lose his ________.
Position
During the Christmas season, people think of others and become more __________.
Charitable
Fred always make the ______ to invite his uncle to his Xmas party.
Effort
Scrooge thinks that a Christmas dinner is a waste of _____.
Money
Scrooge’s nephew is disappointed to ses his uncle ____________.
Cold-hearted
Two gentlemen wanted Scrooge to give some money to the ____.
Poor
Christmas comes only ____ a year.
Once
Your voice is _________ - what is wrong? Are you afraid of ghosts?
Trembling
In England, Christmas dinner usually consists of roast ______ and Christmas _______ is the traditional dessert.
Turkey, pudding
The _______ that hung on the door was very large.
Knocker
His eyes were wide open with ____.
Fear
Darkness is _____, and Scrooge likes it.
Cheap
Scrooge quickly turned the ___ and pushed the door open.
Key
Making a lot of noise, someone was pulling a heavy _____.
Chain
Scrooge was so scared, he _____________ his own door.
Double-locked
You could see trough Marley because his body was ___________.
Transparent
Marley fixed his __________ eyes on Scrooge.
Death-cold
Marley _________ was really miserable; he wants to save his old partner from a similar ____.
Afterlife, fate
When the last bell rang out, a light flashed up in the room, and the ________ of the bed were drawn.
Curtains
The spirit held an ________________ in its hand.
Extinguisher-cap
The ghost put out his strong hand and took Ebenezer ______ by the arm.
Gently
A tear _________ down Scrooge’s left cheek.
Went down
The classroom was empty - only one ______ boy was sitting alone at one of the desks.
Lonely
Fezziwig, is hosting a Christmas ball in is large _________.
Warehouse
“Sir Roger de Coverly was a lively, popular dance in the 18th and 19th _______.
Century
Belle told Scrooge that another idol had replaced her: a ______ one.
Golden
Belle ________ Scrooge from their engagement since it was made when they were both poor and content; now that she is a _________ girl! he wouldn’t have chosen her for a wife.
Released, dowerless
Scrooge wanted to be prepared for the second of the three _______.
Spirits.
He was laying on his bed and thought he has been ________.
Dreaming
He got up and walked slowly to the door to see where the _____ was coming from.
Light
There was a jolly giant with a long _____ sitting on a mountain of festive ____ which had the appearance of a Christmas ____.
Beard, food, tree
Although the town looked sad, it was ________ at the same time.
Cheerful
When Bob made a _____ to Mr. Scrooge, his name cast a shadow on the party.
Toast
The Cratchits were poor, but they were happy and _______ with one another.
Pleased
Fred feels _____ for his uncle, but he has nothing to say against him.
Sorry
A dark ______ figure was coming towards Scrooge.
Hooded
The spirit was wearing a black _____.
Cloak.
The tall figure had ____ fingers.
Bony
“I ____ you more than any specter I’ve seen before” said Scrooge.
Fear
Nobody is ________ by the news of Scrooge’s death; no one wants to ______ his funerals unless a lunch is provided.
Saddened, attend
Scrooge realizes that he’s going to ___.
Die
He sees his _____ and regrets his ____.
Death, life
“I will honour Christmas in my _____ and keep it all year.
Heart
The Cratchits are ________ the death of Tiny Tim.
Mourning
