New Year's resolutions

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Happy New Year!

New Year Assignment

Do the new year reading and vocabulary assignment I handed out on paper, please.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/magazine-zone/new-year

What are New Year's resolutions?

Listening Practice

1. Watch the video about New Year's resolutions.

2. Listen to Nadia, Madeline, Jackson, Izzy, Avery, Katie, Serena, Sidney, Jane, Julia and Jayden talk about New Year's resolutions.

3. Answer the questions.

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Nadia's New Year's resolution is...

1. to focus on her grades more.
2. to study harder.
3. to go to bed earlier.
4. to get up earlier.

Madeline's New Year's resolution is...

1. to focus on her grades more.
2. to study harder.
3. to go to bed earlier.
4. to go to bed earlier.

Jackson's New Year's resolution is to...

1. eat healthier.
2. to have better sportsmanship.
3. be more organised.
4. to make new friends.

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Izzy's New Year's resolution is to...

1. eat healthier.
2. to have better sportsmanship.
3. eat dinner earlier.
4. to make new friends.

Avery's New Year's resolution is to...

1. eat healthier.
2. to have better sportsmanship.
3. eat dinner earlier.
4. to make new friends.

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Katie's New Year's resolution is to...

1. spend more time with friends.
2. visit her family every weekend.
3. be kind to her family every day.
4. spend more time with her family.

Sarina's New Year's resolution is to stop spending so much time on her _______ and have more _______ outside.

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Sydney's New Year's resolution is to...

1. be more organised
2. get a job
3. start saving up to go on holiday
4. to go to college

Jane's New Year's resolutions are to...
(2 are correct)

1. get straight hair
2. get straight A's
3. stop biting her nails
4. stop buying nails

Julia wants to try something _____.

Jayden's New Year's resolution is to do better in ________.

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Do you have to keep your New Year's resolutions?

What do you want to change in the New Year?

People can have different resolutions for different parts of their life. Lots of people decide to take up a sport or hobby. Other people vow to spend less time on their smartphones and more time with family or friends.

Let's have a look at 4 categories:

Health - Friends - Family - School

Need help? Go to slide 32 for tips....

In the category HEALTH: What do you want to change in the New Year?

In the category FRIENDS: What do you want to change in the New Year?

In the category FAMILY: What do you want to change in the New Year?

In the category SCHOOL: What do you want to change in the New Year?

From the four categories, what resolution do you think is the easiest to accomplish?

Why is it the easiest one?

Why would it be good to accomplish?

Need help finding good resolutions?

Go to this website and find resolutions that would be good to try out for you.

Place them in the right category...