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Read the four paragraphs below. Use the
Match the fl ags with the countries. Then match pictures in to help you decide which group

the countries with their nationalities. of people celebrates New Year that way.
Japanese Scottish Thai H’Mong
New Year People

a. On New Year’s Eve, each family
Viet Nam, Holland, kills a rooster. They take some
Japan, the USA, red feathers from the rooster
Scotland, Thailand, and stick them to the drawings
Korea, Australia of the Sun in their house. This
will start the New Year.

b. Their New Year is in April, the

hottest time of the year. One
tradition is to throw water over
Japanese, American, Scottish, Vietnamese, people. They believe that this
Australian, Dutch, Thai, Korean activity will bring a lot of rain in
the New Year.
Game
c. At midnight on December 31,
Prepare pictures of fl ags. Walk around and meet
temples all over their country
people. Tell them where you are from. They will ring their bells 108 times. They
tell you your nationality. believe that the ringing bells
Example: can remove their bad actions
from the previous year.
A: Hi, I’m from England. A: I’m from America.
B: You’re English. B: You’re American. d. To welcome the New Year, they
clean their houses. The fi rst footer
is very important. They believe
People in different countries celebrate that the fi rst footer on New Year’s
New Year differently. Match the four groups Day decides the family’s luck for
of people with the pictures. the rest of the year.

The H’Mong, Viet Nam The Japanese, Japan Find and check the meaning of some new words
The Scottish, Scotland The Thai, Thailand as they are used in the text by matching them
with the defi nitions.
1 3 text word defi nition
a feathers an adult male chicken

a rooster the covers of a rooster,
chicken or bird
c remove the fi rst person to enter your
home after New Year’s Eve
d fi rst footer take away
2 4
Group work
Each student chooses two facts from the four
paragraphs he/she is most interested in. Write
them down and take turns to read them aloud to
his/her group. The group decides which group of
people he/she is talking about.

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