1. Ebenezer Scrooge is 60 years old. He works in an office for many hours every day and he lives alone. He is an unkind and ungenerous man. He thinks Christmas is a waste of time and money. He has grey hair, brown eyes and is quite thin.

2. Bob Cratchit works for Scrooge in his office and is very poor. He is 32 years old and he has five children. His youngest son, Tiny Tim, is very ill, but Bob cannot

afford to pay for a doctor to cure his son. Despite this, Bob is a happy person and tries to like everyone. He is quite tall with brown hair and eyes.

3. Fred is Scrooge’s nephew. He is a very happy person and he is alway trying to cheer Scrooge up. He is married and lives in a big house in the centre of London. They are rich and give a lot of money to the poor.

4. Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s business partner and he is dead. Now he is a ghost and he is very sad because he knows that he wasted his life making money. He warns

Scrooge to change his way of life. He wears grey ghostly clothes and carries a long chain.

5. Tiny Tim is the youngest son in the Cratchit family. He is seven years old. He tries to be happy but is often weak, because he is dying. He loves his family very much and wants to get better so that he can work and earn money to help the family.