are made?
What happens on the actual day?
What do people sing?
How do people feel on Guy Fawkes Day?
VI. Work in groups.
SS divide into 4 groups, read the information about celebrating of New Year in China, England, Scotland and Australia. Then they fill the table below and looking at the notes compare the events. Use: but, similarly, however, whereas, both, while, ets.
e. g. In England , New Years Eve is a celebration to welcome the new year, whereas the , Chinese New Year is a celebration of the end of the winter season.
China
England
Scotland
Australia
Date
end of January/ beginning of February
Reason
to celebrate the end of the winter season
Preparation
buy gifts, new shoes
Activities
gather at home, cover doors with strips of red paper, children receive coins in red envelopes, gifts are exchanged, lanterns hung outside homes, dragon parade
Superstitions
old shoes on New Years Eve will bring bad luck
Comments/Feelings
rich in tradition, full of happiness
New Year in England
New Years Eve is celebrated on December 31st. It is a time for people to welcome the coming of the new year.
In London, for example, preparations for New Years Eve begin weeks in advance. Everything is decorated in the traditional way - tinsel, streamers and balloons are hung and "Happy New Year" signs are placed in windows. Party hats are bought.
On New Years Eve, some people attend parties while others choose to go to a pub or disco. Food and drinks are served and lively music is played while party-goers chat or dance the night away. Many people s
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