Rich Children and Poor Children

Beginner ⅼ Conversation Lesson 56
Lesson 56: Rich Children and Poor Children
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Today’s lesson is about “Rich Children and Poor Children.”
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Lección 56: Niños Ricos y Niños Pobres
Exercise 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions (Vocabulario y Expresiones)
Directions: Listen and repeat.
(Instrucciones: Escucha y repite después de tu profesor.)
Vocabulary and Expressions
Examples
throughout the year（a lo largo del año）
We have all four seasons throughout the year.
wealthy（adinerado）
Mr. William is very wealthy.
successor（sucesor）
I want to be the successor of this company.
cram school（academia de acceso a la
I teach English in cram school.
universidad）
live in luxury（vivir en lujo）
They live in luxury in France.
point of view（punto de vista）
From an educational point of view, this book is very
nice.
It is common sense that...（Es de sentido
It is common sense that eating vegetables keeps you
común que...）
healthy.
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Exercise 2 | Dialogue Practice (Turno de Dialogar)
Directions: Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
(Instrucciones: Lee el diálogo en voz alta con tu profesor.)
Stella and Lisa are discussing if Santa Claus should give presents equally to all children.
Stella: Lisa, don’t you find it strange that Santa Claus brings the presents equally to all children however
rich or poor they are?
Lisa: Of course not. It is common sense that he is kind of a father for all children.
Stella: Well, maybe you’re right. In my opinion, generally rich children must get more toys throughout
the year than poor children. So then, shouldn’t Santa give more toys to poor children on
Christmas?
Lisa: You have a point there. But I don’t think all of the rich kids are that happy, even though they are
wealthy and live in luxury.
Stella: What do you mean?
Lisa: Some of the rich kids don’t have enough time to play with other kids. They have to study a lot in
cram school, they need to know manners, etc. You know, their parents raise them to let them
become the successors of their family business.
Stella: I see. From that point of view, they might not be very happy. Maybe Santa should be equal to
every kid.
Lisa: Yes, and I don’t think I was unhappy during my childhood. I enjoyed playing with toys so much when
I was a poor child!
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Check your understanding: Answer the following questions.
1. What was Stella’s idea about Santa’s distributing the presents?
2. What was Lisa’s opinion about Stella’s way of thinking?
3. Why did Lisa tell Stella that rich children are not so happy?
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Exercise 3 | Lyrics (Letras de Canciones)
Directions: Listen to the song, and fill out the blanks.
(Instrucciones: Escucha la canción, y rellena los espacios.)
YouTube - Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus,
by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman(1947)
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
__________ down Santa Claus Lane
lane（carril）
Vixen and Blitzen and all his __________
Vixen（Vixen）
Pullin' on the reins
Blitzen（Blitzen）
rein（reno）
Bells are ringin', __________ singin',
All is merry and __________
stocking（calcetines）
So hang your stockings and __________ your prayers,
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight
prayer（rezo）
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
__________ down Santa Claus Lane
He's got a bag that's __________ with toys
__________ boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh __________ jingle jangle,
jangle（tintineo）
Oh __________ a beautiful sight,
So jump in bed, and __________ your head,
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight.
(...to the next page)
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Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
__________ down Santa Claus Lane
He doesn't __________ if you're a rich or poor, boy
He __________ you just the same
just the same（solo lo mismo）
Santa __________ that we're God's children
That makes everything __________
So fill your hearts __________ Christmas cheer
cheer（ánimo）
'Cause Santa Claus __________ tonight
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus
__________ down Santa Claus Lane
He'll come __________ when the chimes ring out
chimes（campanilla）
It's Christmas morn __________
morn（mañana）
Peace on Earth will __________ to all
If we __________ follow the light
So let's give thanks to the Lord __________
Lord（Señor）
'Cause Santa Claus __________ tonight
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Exercise 4 | Conversation Questions (Preguntas para Conversar)
Directions: Take turns with your teacher in answering the questions.
(Instrucciones: Haz turnos con tu profesor para responder las preguntas.)
1. Do you think rich children are happier than poor children? Why?
2. Do you think Santa should give more presents to poor children than rich children? Why?
3. If you could choose, would you rather be a child in a rich or a poor family?
4. Did you get a lot of Christmas presents during your childhood?
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