Jingle, Bells!
Vocabulary (make sure you know these words):
- Jingle, Bells! - Звените, бубенчики!
- a one horse open sleigh - открытые, запряженные одной лошадью сани;
- a bobtail [ˈbɒbteɪl] - лошадь с коротким, подстриженным хвостом;
- making spirits bright - поднимая настроение.
Task 1. Listen to the song "Jingle, Bells!", read and learn it by heart.
Jingle, Bells!
Jingle bells, jingle bells!
Jingle all the way!
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh, yeah.
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells!
Jingle all the way!
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells!
Jingle all the way!
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride.
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune was his lot.
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah.