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The last day of the year, New Year’s Eve, is on 31 December.

In America and Great Britain many people go to ……, restaurants or nightclubs.
For some parties people wear costumes and …... At midnight it is traditional to
sing the old Scottish song ‘Auld Lang Syne”. This song celebrates friendship. In
London lots of people go to Trafalgar Square and wait for the famous bell ………
to strike midnight. Some people jump into the ….!
In New York City lots of people go to Times Square. At midnight the words
…… appear on an electronic sign. People cheer and there is a lot of noise. In
some American cities office workers throw their old … out of the windows on 31
December. They are throwing the old year away. By the evening there is lots of
paper in the streets!
In Scotland New Year’s Eve is called Hogmanay. It is the most important
celebration of the year for Scottish people. In Edinburgh and other cities people
celebrate in the streets, and there are concerts and ….
This is the time of year when people make ‘New Year’s Resolutions’.
Resolutions are promises to change habits during the new year. Some typical
resolutions are: I’m going to clean my …… regularly’ or ‘I’m going to do more …...
Most people don’t keep their resolutions, but some do!

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 Read the text and answer the questions.
When is New Year’s Eve?
What do people usually do on New Year’s Eve?
Where do people go in London to celebrate New Year?
Where do people go in New York to celebrate New Year?
What do some American office workers do?
What is Hogmanay?
What do people usually write on New Year’s Eve?

Look at the pictures and say. What are their New Year’s Resolutions? Use “be
going to”

He is going to …

Write your New Year’s Resolutions.

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