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1. What is the story A Christmas Carol about? Read the biography to find out.

Charles Dickens

(1812-1870) is considered to be one of the greatest English novelists. When his father was unable to pay his debts, Dickens had to go and work in a factory at the age of 12. He never forgot this experience and a lot of his books dealt with the terrible lives of poor working people in Britain at the time. One of his best-known books is 'A Christmas Carol'. This book, published in 1843, tells the story of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who only thinks of money and mistreats his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, until he meets some unusual visitors and his life changes.

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

After a long day, it was time to close the office. Bad-tempered, Scrooge got down from his stool and told the clerk in the small office, who instantly blew out his candle and put on his hat.

"You'll want the whole day off tomorrow, I suppose?" asked Scrooge.

"If it's convenient, sir."

"It's not convenient," moaned Scrooge, "and it's not fair! And if you don't get your half-crown* for it, you'll think I'm treating you badly."

The clerk smiled a little.

"And yet," said Scrooge, "you don't think I'm treated badly when I pay someone a day's wages for no work."

The clerk pointed out that Christmas was only once a year. "That's still not a good excuse for taking my money every 25th December!" muttered Scrooge, doing up the buttons on his coat to his chin. "I suppose you must have the whole day, but be here very early the next morning."

The clerk promised that he would, and Scrooge walked out angrily. The office closed shortly afterwards, and the clerk went down a slide on Cornhill with a group of boys twenty times, in honour of it being Christmas Eve, and then ran home to Camden Town as fast as he could, to be with his family.

* an old British coin

1. О чем история «Рождественская песнь»? Прочтите биографию, чтобы узнать.

Ответ:

'A Christmas Carol' tells the story of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who only thinks of money and mistreats his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, until he meets some unusual visitors and his life changes.

(«Рождественская песнь» рассказывает историю старого и озлобленного скупца, Эбенезера Скруджа, который думает только о деньгах и плохо обращается со своим бедным сотрудником, Бобом Крэтчитом, до тех пор, пока он не встречает нескольких необычных посетителей и его жизнь не меняется.)