Should Old Acquaintance be forgot,
and never thought upon;
The flames of Love extinguished,
and fully past and gone:
Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold,
that loving Breast of thine;
That thou canst never once reflect
on Old long syne.
CHORUS:
On Old long syne my Jo,
in Old long syne,
That thou canst never once reflect,
on Old long syne.
My Heart is ravisht with delight,
when thee I think upon;
All Grief and Sorrow takes the flight,
and speedily is gone;
The bright resemblance of thy Face,
so fills this, Heart of mine;
That Force nor Fate can me displease,
for Old long syne.
CHORUS
Since thoughts of thee doth banish grief,
when from thee I am gone;
will not thy presence yield relief,
to this sad Heart of mine:
Why doth thy presence me defeat,
with excellence divine?
Especially when I reflect
on Old long syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne* ?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my jo (or my dear),
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pu’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,
frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin auld lang syne.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
and gie's a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,
for auld lang syne.
¿Deberían olvidarse las viejas amistades
y nunca recordarse?
¿Deberían olvidarse las viejas amistades
y los viejos tiempos?
CORO:
Por los viejos tiempos, amigo mío,
por los viejos tiempos:
tomaremos una copa de cordialidad
por los viejos tiempos.
Los dos hemos correteado por las laderas
y recogido las hermosas margaritas,
pero hemos errado mucho con los pies doloridos
desde los viejos tiempos.
CORO
Los dos hemos vadeado la corriente
desde el mediodía hasta la cena,
pero anchos mares han rugido entre nosotros
desde los viejos tiempos.
CORO
Y he aquí una mano, mi fiel amigo,
y danos una de tus manos,
y ¡echemos un cordial trago de cerveza
por los viejos tiempos!.
ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRITMAS?
PEOPLE OFTEN COMPLAIN THAT cHRISTMAS HAS BECOME
COMMERCIALIDED and lost all its charm. We are all obsessing about buying perfect
gifts for our families and friends instead of enjoying the smell of cinnamon
(canela) cookies spreading around the house. Of course, we must buy them
first-nobody bakes anymore.
I remember that when I was little we spent every Christmas
at my grandmother's place - surrounded by tons of food and the sound of carols.
Presents were always the same - a bag of nuts and mandarins accompanied by a
kinder surprise egg and a pair of socks. Thank god for my parents who always had
something a little bit special for me, like a perfumed diary with a lock on it
or a kids' cooking set. Simple and perfect. This year I wanted a designer watch
and perfumes. I specifically pointed out which ones I wanted, so there wouldn't
be a big surprise there. Calculated and sad.
An I killing Christmas or is it a natual transition? What
will Christmas look like in 20 years from now? Will we be taking loans in order
to buy our childern new technological devices? Will we be booking expensive
restaurants two months in advance because nobody will know how to cook a turkey?
I understand that the times change and we move forward but
why is tradition less and less important in our lives? We all have happy
memories of the christmas time, yet we do nothing to bring that charm back to
our lives, even without the grandma running around the kitchen and trying to
cook the 50 kilos of meet for 10 people on time.
Questions:
What is the author's general opinion about Christmas?
what are the author's positive memories of Christmas?
How does the author celebrate Christmas nowdays?
What are the author's fears about Christmas in the future?
How do you imagine Christmas in 20 years from now?
Vocabulary Practice
Match the English words from the text with their French
definitions
Commercialized d
to obsess
k
to spread
n
to bake
d
to surround
b
Carol
f
Nut
i
Mandarin
a
Accompanied
Lock
to point out
Calculated
to kill
Loan
Device
a small, sweet type of orange
to be everywhere around something
planned in order to produce a particular effect
to cook inside an oven without added liquid or fat
money that is borrowed and must be paid back
a happy or religious song, usually sang at Christmas
organized to make a profit
an object or a machine invented for a particular purpose
the dry fruit of particular trees that frows in a hard shell and can
often be eaten
to make a person notice someone or something
to think about something all the time
to cause someone or something to die
a device that prevents a door from being open and can only be open
with a key
to diffuse in many directions
served
diary d/ai/ary
life l/ai/fe lives l/ai/ves
devices dev/ai/ces
self selves wife wives
specífically
forward (back<-->forward)
surrounded
surr/au/nded
EXAMEN
READING Cloze text (huecos) or comprehension questions+
vocabulary
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.,
But do you recall?
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose (like a lightbulb)
And if you ever saw it (saw it)
You would even say it glows (like a flashlight)
And all of the other reindeer (reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names (like pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)
Join in any reindeer games( like monopoly)
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say, (ho ho ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him,(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee, (yippie)
Rudolph the red-nose Reindeer (reindeer)
You'll go down in history (like George Washington)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose (like a lightbulb)
And if you ever saw it,(saw it)
You would even say it glows,(like a flashlight)
And all of the other reindeer (reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names,(like pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph(roudolph)
Join in any reindeer games,(like monopoly)
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say,(ho ho ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then how the reindeer loved him,(loved him)
And shouted out with glee,(yippie)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,(reindeer)
You'll go down in history.(like Elvis)
Silent night
Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin , mother and child
Holy infant so, tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, Holy night
Shepherds quake, at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah.
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.
Silent night, Holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.
CONDITIONALS
If you saw it you would even say it glows
If Christmas were not a deepler religious holidays I'd
celebrate better
If people didn't spend so much in Christmas they would have
more money for the rest of the year, and January wouldn't be so difficult to get
to the end of the month