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New Year’s New Year’s observances around observances around
the worldthe worldPresenters: NGUYEN
HAI THUYDUONG NGUYEN HONG
MINHENGLISH 3B.04
WARM - UP
1.What is the 1st of January called?
2.In that day, what do people usually do?
3.How about your country?
WARM - UP
4. Now work in groups of four and list some activities that Westerners usually do in the New Year day.
5. To know exactly what people all around the world often do in the New Year day, let’s go to the text “New Year’s observances around the world”.
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
Cemetery ['semitri] (n) burial groundE.g They come to the cemetery to visit graves of their ancestors
Cleanse [klenz] (v) make clean or pure
Deem [di:m] (v) consider or judge E.g I deem it my duty.
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Gregorian calendar [gri'gɔ:riən] (adj) calendar introduced in 1582 by Pole Gregorian XIII
Horn [hɔ:n] (n) hard outgrowth, often curved and pointed on
the head of hoofed animal.
Islamic [iz'læmik] (adj) of the Muslim religion.
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Broth [brɔθ] (n) thin soup of meat or fish stock
Buffalo ['bʌfəlou] (n) large animal of the cow family
Fast [fɑ:st] (n) abstain from foodE.g She’s fasting because she wants to have a
beautiful body.
Repentance [ri'pentəns] (n) the fact of showing that you are sorry for the wrong.E.g She shows no sign of the repentance.
Shrine [∫riηk] (n) place special worship or
Solemn ['sɔləm] (adj) serious and dignified.
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Temple ['templ] (n) building for the worship.
Unicorn ['ju:nikɔ:n] (n) mythical horse with a single straight horn.
Wrestling ['resliη] (n) contest in which two opponents grapple and
toy to throw each other to the ground.
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Mourn ['mɔ:n] (v) feel or show deep sorrow or
regret for Observance [əb'zɜvəns] (n) the
act performed as a part of a religious or traditional ceremony.
Procession [prə'se∫ən] (n) people or vehicles advancing in orderly succession at a ceremony,
demonstration
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CHEKING COMPREHENSION
Read the text and answer the following questions What are the specialties in the Jewish and Islamic New Year’s observance? In Japan and Thailand, which activities happen in the New Year?
CHEKING COMPREHENSION
List some activities happening in the European New Year
In Vietnam, what are the symbols of Tet?
What traditional activities happen in Vietnamese Tet’s Day?
CHEKING COMPREHENSION
CHEKING COMPREHENSION
Divide into four groups and work in groups, discuss the activities happening in that day in Europe, Japan, China and Vietnam.
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