A Christmas Carol (A2 level)

• Mejorar la comprensión lectora en inglés a través de una historia entrañable y accesible.
• Ampliar el vocabulario con palabras y expresiones de uso cotidiano en contexto.
• Reforzar estructuras gramaticales básicas, como el pasado simple, los adjetivos y los conectores.
• Fomentar el gusto por la lectura en otro idioma con un clásico adaptado.
• Ganar confianza al leer en inglés gracias a una narración sencilla y entretenida.
• Acercar la literatura en lengua inglesa a lectores de todas las edades.
• Favorecer la lectura guiada o compartida, en clase o en casa.

1. Priest: a man in the church who talks about God and does religious ceremonies.
2. Clerk: a person who works in an office or shop.
3. Partner: someone you share a business with.
4. Greedy: a person who always wants more money or things and doesn’t share them with others.
5. Poor: someone who doesn’t have a lot of money.
6. Foggy: when there is a lot of fog (a white cloud on the ground), and it is hard to see.
7. Tiny: very small.
8. Coal: a black rock we burn to produce heat or energy.
9. Humbug: something that is not true; a lie or a trick.
10. To bless: to ask God to make good things happen to a person.
11. To get married: when a couple gets united in marriage and they become husband or wife.
12. Chain: a line of metal rings joined together.
13. To warn: to tell someone that danger is coming.
14. To strike: to make a sound to tell the time, usually made by bells or clocks.
15. Holly: a green plant with red berries, often used at Christmas.
16. Branch: a part of the tree that grows from the trunk.
17. Pimple: a small red spot on the skin.
18. Tear: water from your eye when you cry.
19. Furniture: things in a house, usually made of wood, like chairs, tables, and beds.
20. Carol: a Christmas song.
21. Warehouse: a big building to store things.
22. Apprentice: a young person who learns a job from a master.
23. Wig: fake hair that you can put in your head.
24. Fiddler: a person who plays the violin.
25. Guest: a person you invite to visit your home or to go to your party.
26. To complain: to say you are not happy about something.
27. Poverty: the state of being poor.
28. Wise: someone who is very intelligent and makes good decisions.
29. To blame: to say someone did something wrong.
30. Ceiling: the top inside part of a room; above your head.
31. Ivy: a green plant that climbs tree trunks and walls.
32. Mistletoe: a green plant used at Christmas; people kiss under it.
33. Crutch: a stick that helps a person walk.
34. To behave: to act in a good or bad way.
35. Gravy: a sauce made from meat juice, often eaten with potatoes.
36. Toast: a few words said before drinking to honour a person.
37. To guess: to say an answer even if you are not sure it’s true.
38. To beware: to be cautious of danger.
39. Cloak: a long piece of clothing, like a cape.
40. Thief: (pl. thieves) a person who steals something from another.
41. Relief: a feeling of comfort when pain or worry ends.
42. Creditor: a person you must pay money to.
43. Debt: money that you must give to someone.
44. Sick: not healthy; feeling ill.
45. Graveyard: a place where dead people are buried.
46. Grave: the place in the ground where a dead person is buried.
47. Knock: to hit a door to make a sound.
48. To pretend: to act like something is true when it’s not.
49. To raise: to lift something.