Te 8 ruscha indd

9

---

LESSON 5 New Year around the world
1 a W o rk in p a irs . T h in k and a n s w e r.
1) Is New Year a popular holiday in the world?
2) Do people always celebrate New Year on 1 January?
3) Do people in different countries have the same New Year traditions?
4) W hat do people usually wish each other on New Y ear’s Day?
W o rk in p a irs . L is te n and c h e c k y o u r id e a s .
W o rk in p a irs . M a tc h th e p h ra s a l v e rb s and w o rd s
w ith e x p la n a tio n s .
W o rk in p a irs . A s k and a n s w e r. C o m p le te th e te x ts .
P upil A : lo o k a t th is p a g e . A s k y o u r p a rtn e r a b o u t 
C o lo m b o , D e n m a rk, B e lg iu m and J a p a n .
P u p il B: lo o k a t p a g e 9 7 . A s k y o u r p a rtn e r a b o u t
E c u a d o r, A u s tra lia , P h ilip p in e s and V ie tn a m . -
A : What do people in Colom bo carry around the house?
B: ... .
A : What does this mean?
B: ... .
N e w Y e a r T r a d i t i o n s f o r G o o d L u c k
In Colombia, one of the favourite ways to celebrate New Year is to carry 
... (What) around the house. The tradition means to bring ... (What).
In Denmark, people ... (W hat/do) in unison at m idnight. This symbolizes 
jum ping forw ard into the new year and leaving ... (What) behind.
In Belgium, ... (Who) get up early on New Y ear’s Day and wish the cows 
and other dom estic animals ... (What).
In Japan, there is a tradition that takes place at m idnight on New Y ear’s 
Eve. It is ringing a bell exactly ... (How many) tim es. It symbolises getting 
rid of ... (What) of the old year.
In Ecuador, people make large s c a re c ro w s and set fire to them at 
m idnight in order to burn away th e b a d th in g s of last year. Making the 
scarecrow is a fam ily activity. People do it fo r fun and laughs.
In Sydney, there is one of the biggest New Y ear’s Eve celebrations in the 
world. It is sum m er in Australia, and thousands of people gather around 
th e O p e ra H ouse. A fam ily-friendly firew ork show starts at 9 p m , while the 
main attraction - the Harbour Light Parade - is at m idnight.
In the Philippines, at New Year people eat ro u n d fo o d s , carry coins in their 
pockets, and wear polka-dotted clothing. The round shape symbolises m oney, 
and makes people believe that they will have more money the next year.
The Vietnamese wear b ra n d n e w clothes to bring in the New Year w ith
a fre s h s ta rt. These clothes are not the modern Western styles that most 
people wear in their daily life. They wear a traditional kind of long dress 
with trousers.
3 b W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 / 5 . C h o o s e th re e m o s t in te r e s tin g / 
3 c R e p o rt.
u n u su a l tr a d itio n s . E xp la in y o u r c h o ic e .