Part 7 - The last of the three spirits | English Literature - A Christmas Carol

Suitable for teaching 9-11s. The seventh part of an abridgment of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story told in nine episodes. The Ghost of Christmas Future haunts Scrooge in order to prompt him to adopt a more caring attitude in life and avoid the horrid afterlife of Marley. 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: The last of the three spirits causes Scrooge the most fear, but he is now resolved to learn all that he can. The scenes that the ghost subsequently reveals to Scrooge are elusive, with Scrooge struggling to comprehend them. First the spirit takes Scrooge into the heart of the financial institution of the city, where Scrooge once worked. Four businessmen are mocking someone of their acquaintance who has just died. Immediately after two others refer to the death of ’Old Scratch’, but it is clearly a matter of little interest to them, barely more significant than the weather. Scrooge assumes that he will be shown himself in the future at some point and that this will solve the riddle of whom is being referred to. But the next scene is a dark an ominous episode in which the stolen possessions of a man who has died in solitude are brought to a pawnbroker. It becomes clear that these possessions include the bed curtains, linen and even the very shirt in which the man was dressed shortly after his death. Scrooge mistakes the purpose of the ghost: ’I see, I see. The case of this unhappy man might be my own.’ So the spirit takes Scrooge to another place – the very bedroom of the man who has died, where he lies, still uncared for... 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