THE CHRISTMAS SONG - NAT KING COLE

1.- Historia

Compuesta por los norteamericanos MEL TORMÉ y ROBERT WELLS, "The Christmas Song", narra el ambiente festivo de la navidad. MEL TORMÉ, grabó este tema en 1946, pero, una década después, la versión de NAT KING COLE, obtuvo un éxito mayor.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2009/06/christmas-song.html

2.- Lyrics

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

Help to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way

He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh

And every mother's child is gonna spy

To see if reindeers really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you

3.- Vocabulary

- Chestnuts = Castañas

- Roast = Tostar, asar

- Nip = Dañar algo

- Yuletide = Navidad

- Choir = Coro

- Folks = Gente

- Eskimo = Esquimal

- Turkey = Pavo

- Mistletoe = Muérdago

- Bright = Brillante

- Tot = Nene

- Aglow = Resplandeciente (de algo)

- Loaded = Cargado

- Goodies = Golosinas

- Sleigh = Trineo

- Reindeer = Reno

4.- Grammar

a) Present Simple Tense

Ejemplo:

- Everybody knows a turkey ....

b) Present Continuous Tense

Ejemplo:

- I'm offering this simple phrase.

c) Present Perfect Tense

Ejemplo:

- It's been said many times many ways. (It's = It has)

5.- Videoclip

READING COMPREHENSION TEST

El siguiente es un nuevo test con frases incompletas. el ejercicio consiste en colocar la opción correcta de las dos posibles.

NOTA.- Puede solicitar las respuestas mediante un mensaje vía email.

1.- The hotel is there. You ___ miss it.

a) can

b) can't

2.- ___, how do I get to the station?

a) Excuse

b) Excuse me

3.- I ___ to work late last night.

a) have

b) had

4.- The bank is ___ the right in George Street.

a) at

b) on

5.- She ___ to work very hard.

a) hasn't

b) doesn't

6.- My mother is arriving today ___ I'm going to meet her.

a) so

b) because

7.- This is the street ___ I was born.

a) which

b) where

8.- Can you close the car window because it ___ on me.

a) rains

b) is raining

9.- This is a "No Smoking" area. You ___ smoke here.

a) mustn't

b) don't have to

10.- ___ right at the bank into the High Street.

a) Turn

b) Turn to

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: CHILDHOOD

 

Las preguntas de este nuevo artículo, están dirigidas al tema de la niñez.

1.- Where were you born?

2.- When were you born?

3.- What was your favorite game?

4.- Did you have a lot of friends?

5.- Can you tell us about your best friend?

6.- Were your parents super protective?

7.- Did you play outside?

8.- What kind of food you didn't like?

9.- What was your favorite toy when you were a child?

10.- What were your favorite cartoons and TV shows?