3.1 New Year's Resolutions

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Happy New Year!

What are we going to do today?

Discuss new year's resolutions

Write your own new year's resolutions

What do you think are the most common new year's resolutions?

What was the name of the Babylonian religious festival mentioned in the passage?

1. Babylonius
2. Janus
3. Akitu
4. Cesarius

why did the Romans make resolutions for the new year?

1. To mark the beginning of January
2. To celebrate Caesar
3. To honour the Babylonians
4. To celebrate the god Janus

What did the Romans typically include in their New Year's resolutions?

1. Repaying debts and returning borrowed items
2. Setting goals for personal development and moral behaviour
3. Seeking good fortune from Julius Caesar
4. Seeking good fortune from the gods

During the ancient Babylonian festival 'akitu,' what were the Babylonians specifically pledging or promising?

1. to repay debts and return borrowed items
2. to honour the gods during the new year
3. to lead a good and healty life
4. to honour the Roman Empire

Practice: Future

Write your new year's resolution

New year's resolution: I am going to exercise more

Step 1: Why? Because I want to be fit/feel fit.

Step 2: How? I will run every morning.

Step 3: When? I will start this week and will run 5 minutes a day.

Share your New Year's resolution.