In episode 1, you'll get to know Ebenezer Scrooge. Nobody seems to be able to get a kind word or even a smile out of him.

Listen to what he has to say and, after that, test your skills with our quiz.

Transcript

Narrator
This is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a man who loved money and didn't like Christmas. There he was, on Christmas Eve, in his office. He was keeping an eye on his clerk Bob Cratchit. Scrooge wanted to get every little bit of work from Cratchit before allowing him to spend Christmas Day at home. Scrooge thought Christmas was a waste of time! Even his nephew couldn't convince him that it wasn't.

IN SCROOGE'S OFFICE

Scrooge's Nephew
A Merry Christmas, uncle!

Scrooge
Bah! Humbug!

Scrooge's Nephew
You don't mean that, I'm sure!

Scrooge
What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money? You find yourself a year older, but not an hour richer! What good has it ever done you?

Scrooge's Nephew
I've always thought of Christmas as a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. A time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely. It's never put money in my pocket, but I believe that it's done me good!

Scrooge
Humbug!

Scrooge's Nephew
Come on, uncle, come and have dinner with us tomorrow.

Narrator
Scrooge's nephew was persistent but the old man wouldn't change his mind. He was in his usual bad mood when two gentlemen came to his office to ask for a donation to offer Christmas dinner to the poor. Scrooge worked in the money-lending business. No donation from him...

Scrooge
Gentlemen, are there no prisons and workhouses, where the poor receive food and accommodation in return for some work?

Gentleman
We wish we could say there aren't any, Mr Scrooge. Many poor people would rather die than go to prison or the...

Scrooge
They should die and decrease the surplus population. And... well, it's none of my business anyway. They cost a lot of money, and the poor should go there. Goodbye, sir.

Narrator
Typical Scrooge! He feels sorry for no-one, helps no-one. With him, it's all about money. He thought of nothing else. His partner, Jacob Marley, had died seven years before, at Christmas. Marley was like Scrooge when he was alive. But now he was gone. Or was he?

AT SCROOGE'S HOUSE

Scrooge
Who's there? I'm finally home and I want some peace!

Marley
Scroooge... Scrooooooge...

Scrooge
What is this? A ghost?! It's not possible! I must be having indigestion and seeing things that aren't there!

Marley
Scrooge. In life I was your partner, Jacob Marley.

Scrooge
Marley, is it really you?! And what is this strange metal chain you are wearing? It's made of cash-boxes, keys, locks, heavy purses...

Marley
I wear the chain I made in life. Of my own free will I wore it when I was alive. Is its pattern strange to you? Or do you wish to know the weight and length of the heavy chain you are carrying yourself?

Scrooge
Don't say that, Jacob. And why is this happening to you? You were always a good man of business…

Marley
Business!? Mankind was my business. Charity, kindness - were all my business. Why did I walk through crowds of people with my eyes turned down? I'm here to warn you, that you still have a chance of escaping my fate. You'll be visited by three spirits. Expect the first spirit tomorrow at one o'clock in the morning. And remember what I've told you.

Narrator
Marley disappeared into the night, flying out of an open window with other ghosts which looked as miserable as him. Scrooge was shocked. I'll tell you about the visit of the first spirit next time.

Vocabulary

keeping an eye
watching closely

clerk
office worker

humbug
old expression meaning 'fake' which came to be closely associated with this story by Charles Dickens

persistent
someone who does not give up on things easily

donation
article or money that you give to somebody when you don't expect to get anything back

workhouses
(singular: workhouse) places where people got food and accommodation in return for some work

surplus
excess; too much of something

indigestion
discomfort in the stomach after eating too much food or bad food

Quiz

Question 1: Who is Bob Cratchit?

a) Scrooge's nephew

b) Scrooge's clerk

c) Scrooge's partner

Question 2: Why did Scrooge refuse to donate money to the poor?

a) He didn't have much money for himself

b) He thought they were robbing him and should be in prison

c) He said he paid taxes to support places where the poor could go to and he didn't need to give more

Question 3: Why did Marley's ghost pay Scrooge a visit?

a) To wish him Merry Christmas

b) To give him indigestion

c) To tell him he was going to be visited by three spirits

Answers

Question 1: The correct answer is (b)

Question 2: The correct answer is (c)

Question 3: The correct answer is (c)

Credits

Adapted and produced by Graciela Damiano

Cast: Sophie Napleton, Darren Benedict, Rob Carter, Matt Howells, Harry Haynes.

Illustration: Carolina Thwaites-Lastra

English Language Teaching consultant: Nicola Prentis

Studio Manager and Post Production: Neva Missirian

Studio Manager: Anna Veale

Sound research: Vera Harte

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Ebenezer Scrooge seems to be changing his ways. He has learnt a lesson from a ghost which took him to the past and now is ready to be visited by the Spirit of Christmas Present.
A Christmas Carol - Part 2: The first of three spirits
Episode 02 / 23 Dec 2014
Selfish businessman Ebenezer Scrooge receives a visit from the first of three spirits. This is the Spirit of Christmas Past.
A Christmas Carol - Part 1: Marley's ghost
Episode 01 / 22 Dec 2014
In this episode, you'll get to know Ebenezer Scrooge. Nobody seems to be able to get a kind word or even a smile out of him.