New-Year-New-Year’resolution

Doyouknowtheword‘resolution’?Haveyouevermadeanyresolutions?Talkaboutthem.BeforeyoureadFindwordsorphrasesinthetextwiththesemeanings.•thedaybefore1January_____________•12o’clockatnight____________•thetimewhenitstartstogetlightinthemorning__________Readthetextandanswerthequestions.•HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateNewYear?•WhichsongdopeoplesingtocelebratetheNewYear?•What’sresolutionaccordingtothetext?•What’syourNewYear’sresolutionof2015?Theyhavepartiesintheirhomesorinthestreetsandsingsongs.TheoldScottishsongAuldLangSyne.Thechangesthey’regoingtomakeandthethingsthey’regoingtodointheNewYear.•Matcheachwordwithitsmeaning•afirmdecisiontodoornottodosth•aplanorpurpose•thedayoreveningbeforeanimportantevent•theearlymorning•awrittenorspokenstatementthatyouwillorwillnotdosth•todosthspecialandenjoyableonanimportantday•tocontinuewithsthandnotchangetoanythingelse•tostartdoingsthregularly•tocontinuedoingsthaswellasyouaredoingitnow.•tostoptryingtodosth•togetridofsththatyoudonotwant,egbyputtingitinadustbin•tofindtheanswertosth;tosolvesthA.celebrateB.resolutionC.EveD.promiseE.workoutF.giveupG.throwawayH.dawnI.keepupJ.takeupK.sticktoL.intention•Wearegoingto___________mom’sbirthdaynextweek.•Pleasepromisemeyouwillnever______________.•Mysister________________allheroldtoys.•Nancywokeat_______________.It’sonly5o’clock.•_______________meyouwillneverwasteyourtime.•Hemadea_______________tolosesomeweightthisyear.•Ittookmesometimeto______________thecauseoftheproblem.ReadthearticleaboutChineseNewYear.Choosethecorrectwordtofillthespaces.ChineseNewYear__________withtheNewMoononthefirstdayoftheNewYearandendsonthefullmoon15dayslater.ChineseNewYearisonadifferentdate______year.NewYear’sEveandNewYear’sDayarewhenfamiliescelebratetogether.People___________largeamountsoffoodfor___________familyandfriends.OnNewYear’sdaythey___________adishofvegetables,calledjai.Otherfoodsincludeawholefish,chickenandnoodles.InSouthChina,for___________peoplethefavoritedishissweetrice.PeoplecleantheirhousesbeforeNewYear’sDay.OnNewYear’sEvethreearefireworksand___________midnighteveryoneopenseverydoorandwindowintheirhousetosaygoodbyetotheoldyear.___________people__________redclothesatNewYearbecauseit___________lucky.Childrenaregivenlittleredenvelopeswithmoneyinside.QuestionAnswer1)WhydotheychoosegrapesfortheNewYear?1)Whatdograpesstandforinthestory?Previewandpredict:Readthetitleandlookattheillustration.Answerthequestions:CharactersSetting•Asyoureadthepassage,completetheCharacterandSettingChart.BeginningMiddleEnd•Whathappensinthebeginning,middleandendofthestory?Readthestoryandanswerthequestions1.WhatdoesBenitodojustbeforemidnight?2.WhatwillBenitoandhisgrandfatherdowiththegrapes?Whatkindofatraditionisthis?3.WhatdoeseatingtwelvegrapesfortheNewYearmeantoGrandfather?4.DoesBenitolikeeatinggrapesattheNewYear?5.DoyouthinkhewilleatgrapesnextyearfortheNewYear?6.Whatarethenamesofthetwelvemonths?Writethemdown.7.DoesyourfamilyhaveatraditionthatyouliketofollowwhenyoucelebratetheNewYear?Whatdoyouusuallydo?ReadanddrawRead‘TwelveGrapesfortheNewYear’again.DrawapicturethatshowswhatBenitoandhisfamilydointhestory.Labelthethingsinyourpicture.WriteasentencethattellswhatBenitoisdoing.Writeasentencethattellswhyheisdoingit.CDFIREWORKSFCLOCKOEKFLTUBABQAHAMTNUCLPQAYFATHERTIMENERESOLUTIONREDEWTMBHBALLOONOHMNEYDBNAFRHQNOIUYXIAEOEAOBJANUARYHRGDAWRJAIYWTNPAYFAHCRNDQNUSQOEXJPARTYMEMINUTEIZUREHORNBNewYearWordSearch