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"Tonight is new year's eve. All of my family members gathered in the house. We talked, laughed at my grandparents' jokes, we drank juice and ate cookies. We waited for midnight and when it came, we wished for so many things. I wished my family health and happiness. We counted from 10 to 0 to see the fireworks. We blew out the candles, we ate cake and we had so much fun dancing and celebrating."
1. Where are the family celebrating New Year's Eve?
2. When do people celebrate New Year's Eve?
3. Why did the family count from 10 to 0?
Click each word to hear pronunciation:
Describe how you and your family celebrate New Year's Eve using these words:
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1. What do we celebrate on New Year’s Day?
2. True or False: On New Year’s Day, people make wishes for the new year.
3. What do people sometimes do on New Year’s?
4. True or False: A New Year’s wish is a promise to eat more candy.
5. What is one thing you can do on New Year’s?
Listen to the text:
"Every beginning of the year, people around the world celebrate the end of a year and a start for another. Families gather and have a small party. They drink juices and eat cake and sweets. They wait for the annual fireworks that announces the start of the new year. They countdown from 10 to 0 and shout: 'Happy New Year!'. It is a special occasion because people meet and have fun activities like dancing and recording the beautiful fireworks."
1. When do we celebrate New Year's Eve?
2. What do we do on New Year's Eve?
3. What do we say at midnight when fireworks start?
Answer these questions orally using full sentences:
1. How do you and your family celebrate New Year's Eve?
2. What do you like most about this celebration?
3. Where do you go on this day?
Pair Activity:
Ask your classmate about their New Year's Eve celebration and suggest activities they may want to do next year.
Student A: Ask questions
Student B: Suggest activities
Match each word with its meaning:
Fill in the blanks with: fireworks, celebration, New Year's Eve, resolution, colourful, midnight
1. On , we decided not to sleep to welcome the new year.
2. After , we received congratulations messages.
3. My sister made a to learn new things.
4. We watched at night. They were very .
5. The was fantastic.
Write a short paragraph about how you celebrate New Year's Eve:
Need ideas?
• Where do you celebrate?
• What special foods do you eat?
• Do you have any family traditions?
