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Robert Burns

During Reading Strategy
Recognize Dialect

Guided Reading Question 1
What questions are posed in the opening stanza?
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	Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
		And never brought to min’?
	Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
		And days o’ lang syne?

	Chorus
5		For auld lang syne, my dear,
		For auld lang syne,
	We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
		For auld lang syne.

	We twa hae run about the braes²,
10		And pu’d the gowans³ fine,
	But we’ve wandered mony a weary foot,
		Sin’ auld lang syne.
	(Chorus)

	We twa hae paidled i’ the burn⁴,
		From morning sun till dine⁵,
15	But seas between us braid⁶ hae roared,
		Sin’ auld lang syne.
	(Chorus)

	And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere⁷,
		And gie’s a hand o’ thine;
	And we’ll tak a right gude-willie waught⁸,
20		For auld lang syne.
	(Chorus)

	And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp⁹,
		And surely I’ll be mine;
	And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
		For auld lang syne.
	(Chorus)

Guided Reading Question 2
What three things does the speaker remember doing with his friend?
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