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Exercise 3 
A 
2. We always have a party at our house on New Year s Eve.
3. Janice and Nick are getting married soon. They plan to 
have a small wedding with just a few family members.
4. Valentine s Day is on February 14th every year.
5. My friends and family gave me some very nice presents 
on my birthday.
6. People like to play tricks on each other on April Fools
Day.
7. On the Fourth of July, many people shoot fireworks into 
the sky at night.
8. Tomorrow is my parents 25th wedding anniversary. 
B
2. Spring is the season when the flowers start to bloom.
3. New Year s Eve is a night when people celebrate new 
beginnings.
4. The weekend is a time when people relax.
5. Father s Day is a day when children spend time with their 
fathers.
6. Winter is the season when we go skiing.
Exercise 4 
A 
Answers will vary.
B 
Americans 
give gifts on:
Americans don t 
give gifts on:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Valentine s Day
April Fools Day
Mother s Day
Father s Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Exercise 5 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. When someone has a birthday, friends and family go out 
to dinner.
3. After a couple moves into a new home, they have a 
housewarming party.
4. After a student graduates, he/she starts looking for a job.
5. When a woman gets engaged, she usually receives an 
engagement ring.
6. When a couple has their first child, their friends and family 
cook for them for the first few months.
Exercise 6 
Newly married couples often leave on their honeymoon 
before the wedding reception ends. When they go on their 
honeymoon, most couples like to be alone. After they come 
back from their honeymoon, many newlyweds have to live 
with relatives. They can only live in their own place when 
they have enough money to pay for it.
Exercise 7 
Answers will vary.
Exercise 8 
1. Wedding celebrations are often held in a restaurant or 
hotel.
2. Children s Day is a day when people in many countries 
honor their children.
3. Fall is the season when people in the U.S. celebrate 
Thanksgiving.
4. In Indonesia, on Nyepi Day, Balinese people observe a 
day of silence to begin the new year.
Exercise 9 
2. New Year s Eve is a night when many people have parties.
3. At the end of the year, Japanese people exchange 
oseibo presents to show their appreciation for the people 
in their lives.
4. Many Brazilians celebrate the Festa Junina in June.
5. In Sweden, Midsummer s Day occurs around June 21.
Exercise 10 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
2. What is going to happen at midnight?
3. Will there be fireworks?
4. Are people going to sing and dance?
5. What kind of clothes should I wear?
6. Are you going to make special food?
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Workbook answer key
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9 Only time will tell.
Exercise 1 
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
In many countries nowadays, food shopping takes very 
little time. In the past, people used to go to a different shop 
for each type of item. For example, you bought meat at a 
butcher s shop and fish at a fish market. A fruit market sold 
fruits and vegetables. For dry goods, like rice or beans, 
you had to go to grocery stores. Today, the supermarket 
or superstore sells all these things. Once every week or 
two, people drive in their cars to these huge stores to buy 
everything not only food, but also clothes, electronic 
goods, furniture, and medicine. But in the future, the way 
we shop is going to change again. Nowadays, people do a 
lot of their shopping online. Soon, maybe, no one will leave 
home to go shopping. People will use their computers to 
order everything online.