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Episode #011 - English Learning for Curious
Minds
The Book That Made Christmas, Christmas
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Today we take a look at the book that is fundamental to our
modern understanding of what makes Christmas, Christmas. No, it's
not the Bible. It was written in Victorian London, and tells the
story of an old miser who discovers the Christmas spirit.
In today's episode we cover:
The publication of A Christmas Carol
When and why the British stopped celebrating Christmas
Summary of the story of A Christmas Carol
Dickens' moral tale about the importance of Christmas
The cultural importance of A Christmas Carol
The linguistic importance of A Christmas Carol
How the Christmas card was invented
Merry Christmas
Key vocabulary: Dare say, Tables may be turned, Instrumental,
Enduring, Further afield, Consensus, Puritanical, Sabbath, Headed
off, Inherently, Sinful, Degenerate, Reluctant, Wholeheartedly,
Underlying, Vivid, Seized upon, Recap, Squeezing, Wrenching,
Grasping, Scraping, Clutching, Covetous, Sinner, Self-serving,
Fate, Befallen, Paralysed, Infamous, Alter, Resonated, Utterly,
Horrific, Rallying call, Stamped, Crippled, Vulnerable, Smash
hit, Inexorably, Frantically, Civil servant, Caught on, (give) a
shot, Deed
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Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website
www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/the-book-that-made-christmas-christmas
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