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At Christmas, people decorate the Christmas tree and their houses, they often send cards to each other and children sing carols in the street to collect money for charities . Father Christmas (Santa Claus) puts big presents  under the tree and small ones in the stockings. They always open their presents on Christmas Day.

A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens and tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old stingy man who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, of Christmas Present, of Christmas Yet to come. After their visit Scrooge is transformed into a kind and generous man

“The Little Match Girl” (meaning “The little girl with the matchsticks”) is a short story by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child’s dreams and hope, was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media, including an animated short film, a television musical, and an animated virtual reality story called “Allumette”

Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. Who wrote “The little match girl”?
2. When does the story take place?
3. What is the girl trying to sell?
4. How does the girl try to warm up?
5. What happens when the girl lights the matches?
6. Who was the only person who loved her?
7. What did the girl’s grandma tell her about shooting stars?
8. What happens to the girl at the end of the story?