Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You’d better watch out! 1.
You’d better not cry.
Better not pout.
I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
He's making a list,
and checking it twice;
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. 2.
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping.
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
so be good for goodness sake! 3.

O! You’d better watch out!
You’d better not cry.
Better not pout. 4.
I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

VOCABULARY

1. “watch out” means a. be careful b. tell the time c. walk outside
2. What does “gonna” mean? _____________________________

3. “for goodness sake” is a nice way to say “for God’s/Christ/Pete’s sake meaning
“I am surprised” or “annoyed” or in this case “for a good reason –
For example, A: I just won the lottery.
B: For goodness sake.

C: I lost my keys again.
D: You lost your keys again? For goodness sake!

E: Don’t lose your keys again.
F: I know. It’s a bad idea.
E: For goodness sake, put them in your pocket.

4. “pout” (verb) means a. to shout b. to pound your fists on the table
c. to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips
GRAMMAR

A. Use a command with BETTER, meaning MUST or SHOULD.
For example, I’m tired. I’d better go home now.
I’m going to school. I’d better not be late.
She had better do her homework or the teacher will be angry.
You’d better not drive without insurance.

You try your own sentence with HAD BETTER.
1. __________________________________________________________________

B. Present Progressive tense is used to say what is happening NOW. It is also used to tell what is happening in the FUTURE.
For example, a. “Santa Claus is coming to town.” [This will happen soon.]
Can you find any other Present Progressive tense verbs?
b.
c.
d.
e.

Now you write your own present progressive sentences
f. (NOW) ____________________________________________________
g. (FUTURE) ____________________________________________________

C. Present Perfect tense tells about something that started in the past and continues to the present (and may even continue on into the future). It’s a past tense and gives you the feeling of SINCE or ALREADY or NOT YET or FOR (a certain period of time.
For example, You have been bad for a whole week.
You have been a good girl since yesterday.
I have not eaten lunch yet.
He has taken level 5 already.
Now you try to writing a present perfect sentence.
1. (has/have been) _______________________________________________
2. (has/have + another verb’s past participle)
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CONVERSATION
1. Who is Santa Claus?

2. What kind of list is he making?

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3. What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas?

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