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    This document provides instructions for a self-directed learning activity. Students are asked to listen to a 6-minute English podcast about Christmas kindness, watch two videos analyzing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and look up vocabulary words. They then answer questions in writing about how buying toys instead of presents can benefit others and suggest five random acts of Christmas kindness.

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    This document provides instructions for a self-directed learning activity. Students are asked to listen to a 6-minute English podcast about Christmas kindness, watch two videos analyzing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and look up vocabulary words. They then answer questions in writing about how buying toys instead of presents can benefit others and suggest five random acts of Christmas kindness.

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    HUI WAI TING 6D09
    This document provides instructions for a self-directed learning activity. Students are asked to listen to a 6-minute English podcast about Christmas kindness, watch two videos analyzing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and look up vocabulary words. They then answer questions in writing about how buying toys instead of presents can benefit others and suggest five random acts of Christmas kindness.

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    Name :______________________________

    Class:___________ ( )

    Self-directed learning:

    BBC Learning English – 6-minute English


    Christmas kindness
    Listen to the recording on this website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-
    english/ep-151224 (*The tapescript provided can help you follow what the speakers said in the
    conversation.)

    Other videos:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0-sahfQZFM Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" made the


    holiday what it is today (4:18)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xRonangfz0&t=101s Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol In


    Context (7:24)

    Dictionary skills and vocabulary building

    Expression Part of speech Meaning Example sentence


    a small fortune

    grumpy

    miser

    demographics

    exotic

    Writing: After listening to the recording, share your views by answering the questions below. Write at
    least 120 words.

    1. According to Beatrice Cadell, how does the act of buying toys instead of presents for her benefit
    others? Explain.  
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    2. What is the deeper meaning of “Christmas kindness” to you? Suggest five random acts of
    Christmas kindness that all of us can do.

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