Abstract: Note for EP Lesson 19 (Christmas Chronicles)
Lesson 19
Dialogue Summary
I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think we’ve got ourselves a situation here.
License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir?
I had one or two glasses of eggnog, but nothing else.
Step out of the vehicle, please. Sir, what do you have in the back?
Just a few Christmas gifts, ’tis the season, after all!
Don’t take that tone with me. invoice for these items?
Umm…no…I make these in my workshop in the North Pole!
You are under arrest, sir. You have the right to remain silent. You better not pout, you better not cry. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney; if you cannot afford one, the state will appoint
You can’t take me to jail! What about my sleigh? It’s Christmas Eve! I have presents to deliver! Rudolph! Prancer! Dancer! Get help!
Vocabulary Preview
- Eggnog: popular Christmas drink, ramp.
Language Takeaway
- Vehicle: car, motorcycle, any machine take people from one
Antonyattorney: lawyer- Appoint: appoint someone.
Slaysleigh: large, open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice.drive like snail, travel slay and did slay.
Fluency builder
- Don’t take that tone: speak in that tone of voice
- Get a situation here.
Putting it Together
- Step out: go out of e.g. Step out your vehicle.
- Get a load of: look at. e.g. give a look of that house.
MUSIC
Santa claus is coming to town
12 Days of Christmas: 4 Best Versions of ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’
‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’: You choose the best version — POLL
I can not find the version in the class audio, but I think it is the best version with attractive woman’s voice.
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