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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pick [n] - a choice
• ☐ ☐ ☐ count down [phv] - count numbers backward (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ popularize [v] - make popular
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a vine grower [n] - a person who grows grapes (on vines)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ consume [v] - eat or drink
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coincide [v] - match, happen at the same time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an effigy [n] - a model of a person, often burned
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scarecrow [n] - a straw figure used to scare birds away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ yellow fever [n] - a serious infectious disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an epidemic [n] - a disease spreading to many people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take a toll [exp] - cause damage or harm
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a coffin [n] - a box for a dead body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the infected [n] - people who have a disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ purification [n] - making something clean
• ☐ ☐ ☐ leap [v] - jump
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a flame [n] - fire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a free pass [n] - permission to do something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a scoop [n] - a big spoonful (of ice cream)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a purist [n] - a person who follows strict rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ downright [adv] - very
• ☐ ☐ ☐ head to [v] - go to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pay respect [exp] - show honor or appreciation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an offering [n] - a gift given to please a god
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a household item [n] - an object used in the home
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unburden [v] - get rid of worries
• ☐ ☐ ☐ material possessions [n] - things that a person owns
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cathartic [adj] - giving emotional relief
• ☐ ☐ ☐ toss [v] - throw lightly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ usher out [phv] - remove, send away
• ☐ ☐ ☐ make way for [exp] - create space for something new
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wire [n] - thin metal thread
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a harbor [n] - a safe place for ships
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be extinguished [exp] - be put out (fire)

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. Eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve began in Spain in 1999.
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2. The tradition of eating 12 grapes was originally created for religious reasons.
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3. Each grape represents one month of the coming year.
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4. Burning effigies in Ecuador began as a response to a yellow fever epidemic.
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5. Today, burning effigies in Ecuador is mainly done to stop the spread of disease.
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6. People in Ecuador also jump over a fire to forget past lovers.
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7. In Switzerland, people make ice cream as part of a New Year’s tradition.
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8. The Swiss believe wasting ice cream brings bad luck.
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9. In Brazil, people jump over seven waves to honor the goddess of the sea.
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10. You can also make a wish after each jump.
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11. Italians throw their most loved possession out the window on New Year's.
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12. During Hogmanay in Scotland, people swing wire fireballs through the streets.
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13. People then throw their balls of fire into the harbor.
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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. Today we're [ 7, 6, 5, 4... ] our picks for the top 10 strangest and most interesting New Year's traditions.

   [ counting down ]

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2. It involves [ eating ] 12 grapes at midnight.

   [ consuming ]

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3. A yellow fever epidemic [ caused damage ] on the Ecuadorian town of Guayakil.

   [ took a toll ]

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4. Others try to [ jump ] over the flames 12 times, with each jump symbolizing another month left in the past.

   [ leap ]

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5. For ice cream purists, this could be viewed as a [ extremely ] unacceptable waste of delicious dessert.

   [ downright ]

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6. They head to the beach to [ show, give ] their proper respects.

   [ pay ]

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7. Then this [ therapeutic, healing ] and slightly dangerous New Year's tradition is for you.

   [ cathartic ]

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8. It is a way of ushering out the old to [ create room for ] the new.

   [ make way for ]

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

video / introduce / several / unusual / new / year / tradition / from / around / world

The video introduces several unusual New Year’s traditions from around the world.

in / Spain / people / eat / twelve / grape / midnight / bring / luck / health

In Spain, people eat twelve grapes at midnight (in order) to bring luck and health.

in / Ecuador / people / original / burn / effigy / and / scarecrow / protect / self / yellow / fever / epidemic

In Ecuador, people originally burned effigies and scarecrows (in order) to protect themselves from a yellow fever epidemic.

now / they / most / burn / effigy / famous / people / for / fun

Now they mostly burn effigies of famous people for fun.

people / Switzerland / celebrate / by / drop / scoop / ice / cream / floor

People in Switzerland celebrate by dropping a scoop of ice cream on the floor.

in / Brazil / people / go / beach / make / offering / goddess / sea

In Brazil, people go to the beach (in order) to make offerings to the goddess of the sea.

they / also / jump / over / seven / wave / while / make / wish

They also jump over seven waves while making wishes.

They also jump over seven waves while they make wishes.

in / Italy / some / people / throw / old / household / item / out / window / make / space / for / new / year

In Italy, some people throw old household items out the window (in order) to make space for the new year.

Scotland / celebrate / Hogmanay / by / swing / large / wire / fireball / through / street

Scotland celebrates Hogmanay by swinging large wire fireballs through the streets.

1. Which New Year’s tradition in the video surprised you the most? Why?
2. How do you usually celebrate New Year's Eve? How will you celebrate this year?
3. What do you usually eat on New Year's?
4. Jumping over seven waves involves making wishes. What would you wish for this year?
5. Can you think of three things in your home you would like to throw away?
6. This full video actually has 10 traditions. Can you guess what country or region these other traditions are from?
   
   9. Baking coins into bread - Greece
   
   7. Wearing colored underwear - Latin America
   
   4. Dancing in bear furs - Romania
   
   2. Lowering of the opossum - U.S.A.
   
   
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