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Unit 12 In the near future

Before you watch

1 Work in groups to find out how much you know about New
Year’s celebrations in each of these countries.
Scotland Brazil Spain

2 Tell the rest of your group

about how you celebrate New
Year’s in your country or
another country that you know well.

While you watch

1 Watch the video. What two questions are each of these people answering?
1 ?
2 ?

2 Watch the first part of the video again. What do the people say
about New Year’s in their country? Write the words from the box in the
correct place in the chart below.
family fireworks food music
party weather

Brazil

Scotland Spain

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3 Complete the sentences with words from the video.
1 Edinburgh has a famous street .
2 Auld Lang Syne is a song about .
3 It’s very on New Year’s Eve in Brazil.
4 People watch the at the beach.
5 In Spain, they eat grapes at .
6 They eat one grape for each of the clock.

4 Watch the second part of the video again. Then answer the
questions with Person A, B, or C.
1 Who is going to do more exercise?
2 Who is going to eat more healthily?
3 Who is going to read more?
4 Who is going to spend less money?
5 Who is going to spend more time with
family?
6 Who is going to watch less TV?
7 Who is going to work harder?

5 Ask and answer questions with your partner about each person’s resolutions.
Student A: Why is the first man going to work harder?
Student B: Because he wants to pass all of his exams in the summer.

After you watch

Find out how your partner celebrates New Year’s. Complete the diagram
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Over to you
Work with your partner to make a questionnaire to find out how your
classmates are going to improve their English. Write ten questions with going
to, for example, Are you going to watch DVDs in English? Swap partners with
another pair and ask them your questions.