Adapted from ESL site; Samuel Hernández

Released 1958 Genre Christian, rock & roll

Length 2:12

Writer(s) Joe Beal and Jim Boothe

BEFORE YOU LISTEN 1. Use your dictionary and match the following words and definitions; “Macmillan English dictionary” IC2 M03

a. Rock 1. very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything:

b. Swing 2. to move easily and without interruption from one side to the other

c.Bushel 3. a type of popular music

d. Fun 4. a unit of measurement equal to approximately 36.4 litres in Britain or 35.2 litres in the US

e. Frosty 5. to walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary

f. Prance 6. pleasure, enjoyment, amusement.

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2. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the blanks with the words in the box:

swing, rock (2), air, time, fun, dancing, snowing, ring, square

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell ______

Jingle bells ______ and jingle bells ______

______ and blowing up bushels of ______

Now the jingle hop has begun.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell ______

Mediateca, E.N.P. 9

Inglés

Área audiovisual Canción: Jingle bells rock

Clasificación ICA0 J464

Adapted from ESL site; Samuel Hernández

Jingle bells chime in jingle bell ______

______ and prancing in jingle bell ______

In the frosty ______.

3. Listen to the rest of the song and unscramble the verses. Write them in order:

a) To *rock the night away b) What a bright time, it’s the right time c) Jingle bell time is a swell time d) Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet e) Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet f) To go *gliding in a *one-horse sleigh g) Jingle around the clock

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___

4. The following expressions have the same meaning more or less. What is it? Use dictionary when necessary “Macmillan English dictionary” IC2 M03

bright time: ____________________

right time:_____________________

swell time: ____________________

5. Write synonyms of these words. You can check “A dictionary of synonyms” IC2 O933

1. Swing

2.Bushel

3. Fun

4. Frosty

5. Prance