### Lesson 4. Happy New Year!

Getting ready for the task:
• Do you celebrate New Year in your country?How?
• What is the symbol of New Year?
• What holiday do we celebrate on the same day?
Key words:
a drum - a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic
to sparkle - to shine brightly with small flashes of light
to light - to make smth start to burn
artificial - not real, not happening naturally
to admire - to respect smb for what they are or for what they have done
huge - very big
a fir-tree - an evergreen tree with leaves like needles
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GW. Look and match these ornaments/symbols with the names of the countries and describe the New Year Tree.

• Do you know these ornaments(decorations)/symbols?
• What countries do these symbols belong to?

a) Turkey b) Russia c) England d) Japan e) Azerbaijan f) USA

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PW/IW. Read the facts and correct the punctuation mistakes.

♦ When it comes to celebrate the New Year it seems that everyone has their own special way of doing things in different cultures: some people throw bread, others burn scarecrows* and still others fist* fight for good luck these are some strangest New Year traditions from around the world
♦ In Denmark people climb on top of chairs and literally* “jump” into the New Year to bring good luck
♦ In Colombia people carry their suitcases around with them all day in hopes of having to travel all year round

*scarecrows - an object made to look like a human figure
*fist - the hand closed tightly
*literally - exactly