Auld Lang Syne
Great
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And the days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
And surely you will buy your cup
And surely I'll buy mine!
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
We two have paddled in the stream
From morning sun till night
The seas between us Lord and swell
Since the days of auld lang syne
For old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
For the sake of auld lang syne?
For old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
In the days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
TASK 3: COMPREHENSION CHECK
A. Reading Text 1:
1. When ―Auld Lang Syne‖ is usually sung?
2. Who is being referred to in the song?
3. What makes the persona‘s friends
unforgettable?
4. What experiences have they gone through?
5. Do Filipinos love to sing this song during a
New Year‘s celebration?
I Think Continually Of Those Who Were Truly
by Stephen Spender
I think continually of those who were truly great.
Who, from the womb, remembered the soul's
history Through corridors of light where the hours
are suns Endless and singing. Whose lovely
ambition
Was that their lips, still touched with fire,
Should tell of the Spirit clothed from head to foot
in song.
And who hoarded from the Spring branches
The desires falling across their bodies like
blossoms.
What is precious is never to forget
The essential delight of the blood drawn from
ageless springs
Breaking through rocks in worlds before our
earth. Never to deny its pleasure in the morning
simple light Nor its grave evening demand for
love.
Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother
With noise and fog the flowering of the spirit.
Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest
fields See how these names are fêted by the
waving grass
And by the streamers of white cloud And
whispers of wind in the listening sky.
The names of those who in their lives fought for
life Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.
Born of the sun they traveled a short while
towards the sun,
And left the vivid air signed with their honor.
TASK 3: COMPREHENSION CHECK
A. Reading Text 2:
1. What distinct quality of those who
are great does the persona mention in
the first stanza?
2. Based on the 2nd stanza, what should not be
forgotten?
3. What is the legacy of those who are great?