Part 5 - The second of the three spirits | English Literature - A Christmas Carol

Suitable for teaching 9-11s. The fifth part of an abridgement of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story told in nine episodes. Scrooge wakes again in bed on the strike of one, but no ghost appears. He opens the door to find the room draped with holly, ivy and mistletoe; a heap of festive food including turkeys, hams, geese; and sitting on top of it all a jolly, green giant of a ghost. It is the Spirit of Christmas Present. Subscribe for more English Literature clips from BBC Teach on Friday when we have them in: If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. Follow us on Twitter: ===================== Synopsis: Scrooge wakes again in bed on the strike of one, but no ghost appears. When he gets out of bed he notices a light under the door from the next room. So he goes towards the door, to find the room draped with holly, ivy and mistletoe; a heap of festive food including turkeys, hams, geese; and sitting on top of it all a jolly, green giant of a ghost. It is the Spirit of Christmas Present. First the Ghost takes Scrooge through the streets of London, until they stand outside the window of a modest house in a poor area of the city. It is the home of the Cratchitt family. There is hustle and bustle as the Cratchitts prepare for Christmas dinner. Bob enters with a poorly Tiny Tim upon his shoulders and the Cratchits sit down to a scanty meal which is nevertheless a kind of feast to them. The mood darkens though when Cratchitt suggests they toast Mr Scrooge as the ’founder of the feast’ and Mrs Cratchitt replies that only on Christmas Day should such an ’odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man’ as Scrooge be toasted. Scrooge asks the Ghost if Tiny Tim will recover and the Ghost replies ’...if these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die.’ This clip is from the BBC School Radio series A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The classic Christmas ghost story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his haunting by three spirits is read by Alan Smith in an abridgment that is faithful to the original text. For our A Christmas Carol playlist: For our Primary English Literature playlist: For our Primary Drama playlist: For more resources from BBC School Radio: ===================== Teaching English Literature or Drama? You can find all the supporting resources for A Christmas Carol by visiting: This clip is suitable for teaching the Key Stage 2/2nd Level English and Drama curriculum. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: More resources for teachers from the BBC: More from BBC Learning Zone: More resources from BBC Bitesize: ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature, Early Years