B2. Christmas Carols

These are some of the videos of the Christmas carols from this morning:

Song: Stay Awake

This is a lullaby you can see in "Mary Poppins". Watch the video and fill in the gaps with vocabulary related to sleep:




Stay awake don't _____________ your head
Don't _________________ down upon your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake don't close your eyes

Though the world is ________________   __________________
Though your ___________________ soft and deep
You're not ___________________ as you seem
Stay awake don't _______________ and dream
Stay awake don't _____________ and dream

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NA1 - Christmas carols

These are the Christmas carols of yesterday's activity:


Jingle Bells

First year - A1. Song: Tom's diner

Listen to the song below and fill in the gaps with verbs in the present simple and continuous:

I ________________________In the morning

At the diner

On the corner

I _________________________

At the counter

For the man

To pour the coffee

And he fills it

Only halfway

And before

I even ________________

He _____________________

Out the window

At somebody

Coming in

It is always

Nice to see you

Says the man

Behind the counter

To the woman

Who has come in

She is shaking

Her umbrella

And I _____________________

The other way

As they ______________________

Their hellos

And I'm pretending

Not to see them

And Instead

I pour the milk

I _________________

Up the paper

There's a story

Of an actor

Who had died

While he was drinking

He was no one

I had heard of

And I'm turning

To the horoscope

And looking

For the funnies

When I'm ______________

Someone watching me

And so

I raise my head

There's a woman

On the outside

Looking inside

Does she _________________ me?

No she does not

Really see me

'Cause she sees

Her own reflection

And I'm trying

Not to notice

That she's hitching

Up her skirt

And while she's

Straightening her stockings

Her hair

Is getting wet

Oh, this rain

It will continue

Through the morning

As I'm ________________

To the bells

Of the cathedral

I am _________________

Of your voice

And of the midnight picnic

Once upon a time

Before the rain began

And I ___________________ up my coffee

And it's time to catch the train

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B2. Song: Nicest thing

This is a song which has lots of 'wish' structures. Just listen to it and read the lyrics for fun.

B2. Song: You and Me (Wish)

Watch the video below and complete the gaps:

You And Me (in My Pocket):

I wish you __________________a little funny
Not just funny really bad
We could ______________the streets forever
Just like cats but we'd never stray
I sometimes wish you were a _______________
I could ______________you in the tub at home
We could take a swim together
On weekly day trips to the bay

Oh you and me
It would be only you and me
Oh you and me
It would be only you and me

I wish you were a little bigger
Not just big but really fat
Doors you would no longer fit through
In my bed you would have to stay
I often wish that you had _______________
I'd keep you in a giant cage
All day long I'd sit and watch you
I'd sing for you and that would be okay

People say there are plenty of fish
In the sea, baby, all I do is wish

I wish you were a little slower
Not just slow but ___________________
Then I could plug you into a socket
So you could never run away
I really wish that you were smaller
Not just small but really really short
So I could put you in my __________________
And carry you around all day

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