Question 1: Match the New Year activities with the countries in the box. Make a guess if you don't know.
Scotland the USA Chile Denmark Thailand Korea
In which country do people ...?
Answer:
1. Thailand 2. Denmark 3. Scotland
4. Korea 5. Chile 6. The USA
Question 2: Read about strange New Year's practices in some countries. Then tick (✓) T (True) or F (False).
Denmark - Some people have a loud way of celebrating the New Year. They throw plates on their friends' doors. The people with many dishes outside their doors feel proud because they have a lot of friends.
The USA - It's a tradition in America to share a midnight kiss with someone you love. This will make the coming year beautiful and full of love for you.
Chile - In Chile people participate in a mass on New Year's Eve. Then they go to the graveyard, sit on their chairs and wait for the New Year with the dead.
Korea - On New Year's days, children wear a Hanbok, a traditional Korean dress, make one bow to their elders and wish them a long and healthy life. In return, they receive advice and some money.
Answer:
1. T 2. F 3.T 4. F 5. F
Question 3: Read the passages again and complete the sentences with the words / phrases given in the box.
midnight kiss children Chileans break Hanbok
1. The ______ go to the graveyard on New Year's Eve.
2. A _____ will bring a New Year full of love.
3. The Danish ______ plates on their friends' doors at the New Year.
4. Korean children wear a _____ at the New Year.
5. The Korean elders give_____ their advice and some money.
Answer:
1. Chileans 2. midnight kiss 3. break 4. Hanbok 5. children