Learn about different New Year traditions with these engaging activities.

In this lesson, students will learn about Chinese New Year.

1. Hand out the first two pages of the worksheet. Ask students to work in pairs and talk to their partner about last New Year using the opening three questions in Exercise 1. If you have different nationalities in your class, ask them to explain any interesting New Year’s traditions in their country.
When they have finished, ask each pair to report their partner’s answers to the class. Tell the students that in China, New Year is celebrated in January or
February depending on the lunar calendar.

2. Tell students they are going to read and learn about Chinese New Year. Ask students to read questions a–e individually, then go through the questions as a
class to check their understanding. Ask students to read the short article and then answer the questions
in pairs.

Answer key:
a) on the first day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar (Feb 8th 2016, Jan 28th 2017, Feb 16th 2018)
b) to get rid of bad fortune and welcome some good
c) Kung hei fat choy
d) lucky money
e) 15 to 20 days

 

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