completing the character scheme

Hand out (example)

1. Student’s Name: Ivanov Ivan, Group 231.

2. Author’s Name. Charles Dickens.

3. Book Title. A Christmas Carol in Prose.

Book Introduction

Genre	Short novel / novella Fairy tale Ghost story Story with social significance
Plot type	Close-ended
Point of View	3^rd person limited narration
Theme(s)	Attitude to Christmas and Christian values; Christmas traditions, celebrations; Generosity and charity; Money as the main goal;
Problem(s)	What is more important for a person: family or financial well-being? The values of the rich and the poor. Can a greedy and money-hungry person get transformed into a kind and generous fellow?
Idea(s)	If money becomes the main goal in a person’s life, it ruins his soul Money does not bring happiness
General mood	sinister, tragic, sentimental, optimistic, etc.

Character Scheme of the Story

Character Mindmap

6. Plot structure, plan of retelling. Ordering events activity

Exposition	London, XIX century. Ebenezer Scrooge, the owner of a London counting-house hates Christmas, happiness, generosity
Complication	Scrooge quarrels with his miserable clerk, his nephew and a man soliciting charity on Christmas Eve
Rising action	1. Marley's ghost shows up to tell him to change and warns of three more ghosts 2. Scrooge travels with the Ghost of Christmas Past 3. Scrooge travels with the Ghost of Christmas Present 4. Scrooge travels with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Climax	in a graveyard, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his own grave.
Falling action	Scrooge begs for another chance to change his life and himself
Resolution / dénouement	Scrooge wakes up in his own bed on Christmas Day, orders a giant turkey for the Cratchits, donates money to charity, and goes off to Fred's house for the party.

Vocabulary picked up from the book

· Short story: 25 and more items

· Novel: 50 and more items

	Expression	Transcription, explanation, translation (if necessary)	Example sentence
1.	(be) dead as a doornail	· /’ded ǝz ǝ ‘do:neil/ · obviously dead	You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a doornail.
2.	Humbug!	· /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ · Nonsense!	“A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” cried a cheerful voice. “Bah!” said Scrooge, “Humbug!”
3.	snuff sth out	· /snʌf/ · to stop a small flame from burning, especially by pressing it between your fingers or covering it with something	The clerk instantly snuffed his candle out, and put on his hat.
4.	be in want of common necessaries	· feel the need in common comforts	We should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries
5.	not to care a button for sth.	· not to care at all about something	Up Scrooge went, not caring a button for that. Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it.
6.	…	·

Other Comprehension Check Tasks.

Task examples:

True or false task

Finishing statements

Matching

Gap-filling

completing the character scheme

6) questions of different types:

Types of questions	explanation	example
"Right There"	Questions found right in the text that ask students to find the one right answer located in one place as a word or a sentence in the passage.	Who is Bob Cratchit? Answer: Scrooge’s clerk
"Think and Search"	Questions based on the recall of facts that can be found directly in the text. Answers are typically found in more than one place, thus requiring students to "think" and "search" through the passage to find the answer.	Why did Marley haunt Scrooge on Christmas Eve? Answer: He wanted to warn him.
"Author and You"	Questions require students to use what they already know, with what they have learned from reading the text. Student's must understand the text and relate it to their prior knowledge before answering the question.	Why does the author show us Scrooge’s past life?
"On Your Own"	Questions are answered based on a students’ prior knowledge and experiences. Reading the text may not be helpful to them when answering this type of question.	Do you know any examples of a person’s sudden change from bad to good? Do you believe in such transformations?

Ordering events

8) ordering events: completing the story pyramid

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