At Christmas, as you know, it is customary to give and receive gifts, sharing with others the joy and expectation of a miracle. That's just the old man Scrooge, all this fun fuss does not cause anything but irritation and anger. But perhaps on the eve of the great holiday and for the hardened soul of a heartless miser there will be a means that will turn it to goodness and mercy?One of the most famous works of Charles Dickens is adapted in this edition according to the method of Ilya Frank: literal translation into Russian and the necessary lexical and grammatical commentary (without simplifying the original text). The uniqueness of the method lies in the fact that the memorization of words and expressions occurs due to their repetition, without memorization and the need to use a dictionary.The manual contributes to the effective learning of the language, can serve as an addition to the curriculum. Designed for a wide range of English learners and people interested in English culture.