1. Did you celebrate New Year's Eve? What did you do?

2. Did you have a special meal during the holidays? What did you eat?
3. Was last year a good year for you? In what way or why not?
4. Can you think of two things you were happy about from last year?
5. Do you have a good feeling about 2021? Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
6. What was the most-played song of 2020?
7. Did you see your family this holiday? Who did you see?
8. What are you looking forward to this year? If you aren't looking forward to
this year, why aren't you?
9. What were the best books you read this year?
10.Did you read anything in English, or see an English film? Which one?
11.What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
12.What are you and your family planning to do this year?

New Year Vocabulary. Английские слова по теме «Новый год»

Happy New Year – С Новым Годом!
on New Year’s Day (Eve) – в новогоднюю ночь
New Year’s tree – новогодняя елка
Christmas tree — рождественская елка
in the morning – утром
late at night – поздно ночью
when the clock strikes 12 – когда часы пробьют 12
New Year’s Party – новогодняя вечеринка
Snow Maiden – Снегурочка
Jack Frost – Дед Мороз
Father Christmas — Дед Мороз (который приходит на Рождество)
to see (welcome) New Year in – встречать Новый год
to look forward to New Year – с нетерпением ждать Нового Года
coloured lights – фонарики
glass balls, toys – шары, новогодние игрушки
a tinsel – гирлянда
to hang up – вешать
to be hung with – увешана
a candle – свеча
to light (lit) – зажигать
to decorate with – украшать
special decorations – специальные украшения
to celebrate (all over the country) – отмечать по всей стране
to congratulate – поздравлять
to wish each other – желать друг другу
a wish — желание
to make a wish – загадать желание
to come true – сбываться
to tell fortune – предсказать судьбу
to explode crackers – хлопать хлопушки
to make fireworks – устраивать фейерверки
to send greeting cards – отправлять поздравительные открытки
a holiday meal – праздничный ужин
a treat – угощение
merry – веселый
midnight – полночь
a guest – гость
to invite – приглашать
to visit smb; to go to see — идти в гости
popular – популярный
popular gifts – обычные подарки (a box of chocolate, flowers, books,
records, a photo album, A CD, computer games, perfume)
hand-made gifts – самодельные подарки
to prepare – готовить(ся)
to put up – ставить, устанавливать
to put up a New Year Tree – ставить елку
to represent – представлять, символизировать
to listen to the speech of the president – слушать речь президента
relative – родственник
to stay up late – засиживаться допоздна

Text «New Year Celebrations»

Every country has its national holidays, but there are also holidays that are
common for many countries. New Year’s Day is the first holiday of each
New Year. In Russia it is the most popular holiday, but in the West people
pay more attention to Christmas.
New Year is always connected with our new hopes and dreams. Everyone
hopes that next new year will be better than the last one. As usual people
make New Year Resolutions, they promise to start doing morning exercises,
to eat healthier food. Unfortunately people don’t always keep them.
The celebration of this holiday begins on New Year’s Eve, that is, on the
31st of December. At home people stay up until midnight and much later.
They light coloured lamps on New Year Tree and have late dinner with
champagne. Sometimes they just watch TV or go out for late walk.
Everybody gets presents.
In Scotland New Year’s Eve is called Hogmanay. Also the Scottish have the
custom of First-Footing.
Most differences in celebrating New Year are connected with a meal or
special food. For example, in Switzerland special bread, rich in butter, eggs
and raisin is baked and a roasted goose is cooked. In Spain there is a custom
to eat 12 grapes at midnight. In Greece some people play cards believing
that they will be lucky the whole year if they win. In Russia the traditional
dish for the holiday is “Russian salad”(оливье).