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4. midnight

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Reading
1. Many people around the world ce)e9.rate the
beginning of the new year on December 31 and January 1.

2. The night of December 31 is New Year's Eve. People often go to

New Year's Eve parties. Some people get dressed up in formal clothing
f as tuxedos and dresses. They celebrate the start of the new year
by eating food andyrinking champagne with friends and family.
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3. It's time for the countdown! Aoout 1Oseconds before
midnight, people cou~ down to the new year by yelling 0>,i ~~-5ho~'I
,, out "10...9... 8...7...6.. .5...4 ... 3... 2...1! Happy New Year!" gJ
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4. At midnight, many ReORle toast one another with a glass of ,..
champagne. They ~'f&heir glasses together and say"Cheers!"&,u ~cfo
or "Happy New Year!" Sometimes people watch fireworks<;"~,-- /
at midnight too.

5. New Year's Day is on January 1. It is the start of a new calendar year.

Many people spend this holiday with family and friends. ltJs a popular--::> /br m, am le
day to make New Year's r,s~'4tions. People often set pir[c;nal goals_j ~'
such as "I will quit smoking~r "I will exercise more this year."
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comprehension
A. True or False?

Are these sentences true or false?

Write T if the answer is true and F if the answer is false.

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1. New Year's Eve is on January 1.
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:t 4. New Year's Day is on January 1.

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=r 5. "I will eat h/atthier food this year" is an example of a New Year's resol~tion.

B. Ask & Answer

Ask your partner these questions.

Then write the answers in complete sentences in the spaces below.

1. When do people celebrate New Year's Eve?

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2. What do people do on New Year's Eve?

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3. When do people celebrate New Year's Day?

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4. What do people do on New Year's Day?

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vocabulary Review
A. Unscramble the Words

Unscramble the words from the reading on page 2.

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2. serds 7. korifewsr ,re 't+or:ks
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5. aptry par1cJ 10. rehecs C h,e~r:G

B. Word Search

Find the words you unscrambled in Part A in the Word Search below.

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vocabulary Review cont.

c. Look at the Pictures
Circle the sentence that best describes the picture.

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1. a) She is writing her resolutions in a piece of paper.
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b) She is writing her resolutions uKder a piece of paper.
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b) They are glassing each other.
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c) They are breading each other.

d) They are dnn ing each other.

3. a) They are counting up/the seconds until midnight.

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c) They are counting on the seconds until midnight.

d) They are counting around the seconds until midnight.

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4. a) He will wear casual clothing to the New Year's Eve party.

T D b) He will wear a dress to the New Year's Eve party.

c) He will wear jeans to the New Year's Eve party.

@ He will wear a tuxedo to the New Year's Eve party.

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b) New Year's Day is at January.
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@ New Year's Day is in January.

d) New Year's Day is to January.

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Listening
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people count down to the new year
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4. At midnight, many people toast one another with a glass

of champagne. They clink their glasses together and
say" ,_b_ ff:.. ~c;,_ !" or "Happy New Year!" Sometimes
people watch .£.LL f:._ .it .IL r K at midnigh t too.

5. New Year's Day is on January 1. It is the start of a

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holiday with family and friends. ,It is a popular day to make
New Year's J:...'.e.. 2 fl£...g_ L _1 Q_ 21..S. . People often set personal
goals such as "I will quit smoking" or "I will exercise more this year."
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