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Saying New Year's wishes
Listen and read the New Year's
wish.
Practise saying New Year's wishes
to your friends, using the
suggestions below or creating
your own.

New Year practices in the world
Match the sentences with
the pictures. Then match them with
the countries.
Read how people in different countries
celebrate their New Year. Then match the
countries with the activities.
Work in groups. Each student chooses
one activity from 4. Take turns to say them
aloud. The group says which country he /
she is talking about.

Listen and read the New Year's wish.

Wishing you joy
& laughter … from January to
December!

Practise saying New Year's wishes to your friends,
using the suggestions below or creating your own.

- happy days from january to december
- a year full of fun
- happiness and cheers
- a life full of happy moments
- success in your studies

Match the sentences with the picture.
Then match them with the countries.
1. They go to Times Square to watch 3. They eat mochi rice cakes.
the New Year's Eve Ball drop.
2. They bathe in an ice hole.

4. They throw water on other people.

a

b

c

d

1. They go to Times Square
to watch the New Year's
Eve Ball drop.

ab
Thailand
The USA
cb

2. They bathe in an ice
hole.

3. They eat mochi rice
cakes.

4. They throw water on
other people.

Russia
Japan
ac
Japan
The
USA
d
Thailand
Russia

Read how people in different countries celebrate
their New Year. Then match the countries with the
activities.

In Japan, temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight
on December 31. By doing so, people believe the bad
things of the past year will leave.
In Spain, people try to put 12 grapes in their mouth at
midnight for good luck.
In Switzerland, they drop ice cream on the floor to
celebrate the New Year.
In Romania, they throw coins into a river for good luck.
In Thailand, they throw water on other people to wash
away bad luck.

Countries

Activities

1. Japan

b. put
ring12
bells
108 times
a.
grapes
in the mouth

2. Spain

b.
ring12
bells
108 times
a. put
grapes
in the mouth

3. Switzerland

e. throw
drop ice
cream
the floor
c.
coins
intoon
a river

5. Thailand

c. throw
a riverpeople
d.
Throwcoins
waterinto
on other

4. Romania

e.
cream
the people
floor
d. drop
throwice
water
onon
other

Work in groups. Each student chooses one activity
from 4. Take turns to say them aloud. The group
says which country he / she is talking about.

Example:
- They throw water on other people.
- It's in Thailand.