Silver Bells

• By: Dean Martin

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town or urban center
sidewalk /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ A2	noun - a paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A2	adjective - having a great deal to do
holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ A2	noun - a special day of celebration
style /staɪl/ B1	noun - a particular way of doing something
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make sounds showing amusement
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
passing /ˈpæsɪŋ/ A2	verb - going past someone or something
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression of happiness or amusement verb - to have or show a smile
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
corner /ˈkɔːrnər/ A2	noun - a place where two or more sides or edges meet
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ A2	noun - a precious shiny grayish-white metal adjective - of a color like silver
bells /belz/ A1	noun - a hollow metal object that makes a ringing sound when struck
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make a clear resonant sound noun - a sound made by something ringing
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
bright /braɪt/ B1	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
red /red/ A1	adjective - of a color like that of blood
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of a color like that of grass or leaves
shoppers /ˈʃɒpərz/ A2	noun - people who are shopping
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	verb - move with urgent speed.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
treasures /ˈtreʒərz/ B2	noun - valuable or precious objects
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - precipitation in the form of ice crystals
crush /krʌʃ/ B1	verb - to compress forcefully so as to break or injure noun - a dense crowd of people
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - a child or young person
scene /siːn/ B1	noun - the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred
big /bɪɡ/ A1	adjective - of considerable size, extent, or intensity
bustle /ˈbʌsl/ B2	noun - busy activity
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours

Grammar:

• City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style

  ➔ Adjectives used in a series

  ➔ The phrase uses multiple adjectives like "city" and "busy" to describe "sidewalks".

• In the air there's a feeling of Christmas

  ➔ Existential 'there' construction

  ➔ The phrase uses 'there' to indicate the existence of something, in this case, a feeling.

• Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile

  ➔ Present participles for simultaneous actions

  ➔ The use of present participles like 'laughing' and 'passing' indicates actions happening at the same time.

• It's Christmas time in the city

  ➔ Simple present tense for general truths

  ➔ The simple present tense 'is' indicates a general truth about the time of year.

• Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

  ➔ Imperative mood for commands

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative 'hear' to give a command or request.

• Soon it'll be Christmas Day

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will' to indicate an event that is expected to happen in the future.