ESL A Christmas Carol
Across
- 3. Metal links used to bind something, often used as a punishment.
- 4. The quality of being kind, giving, and sharing with others.
- 6. A feeling of deep sadness or regret.
- 7. The feeling of kindness, love, and joy that people associate with Christmas.
- 9. The act of pardoning someone for their mistakes.
- 10. An expression of disbelief or disdain, often used to reject Christmas or anything joyful.
- 12. A place where a dead person is buried.
- 13. Sympathy and concern for the suffering of others.
- 17. A poor family in the story, represented by Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s employee.
- 18. The act of saving or being saved from bad actions or mistakes.
- 19. A person who is unwilling to spend money.
- 20. Caring only about yourself, not about others.
- 23. To feel sorry or sad about something you have done or failed to do.
- 24. To feel or show great happiness.
- 27. Dark, sad, or without hope.
- 28. Unwilling to spend money; very cheap.
- 29. The time that comes after the present; events that have not yet happened.
Down
- 1. Lacking compassion or kindness; emotionally distant.
- 2. The main character of the story; a greedy, cold-hearted man.
- 3. Happy, full of joy.
- 5. The current time; what is happening now.
- 8. A character in the story who was Scrooge’s kind and generous old boss.
- 11. Feeling thankful and appreciative.
- 14. Lacking money, resources, or necessities of life.
- 15. In a very poor or bad condition; miserable.
- 16. The spirit of a dead person that can appear to the living.
- 21. Feeling sad because of being alone or without friends.
- 22. A major change in character or appearance.
- 25. Giving money or help to those in need.
- 26. The time before the present; events that happened earlier in life.