New Year's listening 2022

This lesson you...

...learn more about the history of New Year's Eve by  watching videos

....learn about New Year's traditions in Britain whilst practicing listening

...learn about NYE in America

...think about your own New Year's resolutions 

Video about NYE in London during the pandemic

with few language questions

00:04

What does "subdued" mean?

1. feestelijk
2. ingetogen
3. raar
4. boos

00:25

What does "surge" mean in the sentence "despite a surge in covid rates"?

1. duik
2. ongeloof
3. meer "covidiots"
4. golf

New Years Eve on TV ik UK

Few cuts in fireworks

A few language questions in between

01:36

Let's relish the magnificent things we achieved in 2021.
What does "relish"mean?

1. vergeten
2. genieten van
3. herinneren
4. verdiepen

01:45

We stood beside our NHS heroes.
What does NHS mean?

1. National Heroes of Surgery
2. National Heritage Shelter
3. National Happiness Suckers
4. National Health Service

04:49

United in their stance against racism.
What does stance mean?

1. houding
2. actie
3. gedachten
4. positieviteit

What is this song the show ended with called?

1. Old acquaintance
2. New Year
3. Auld Lang Syne
4. A new year in the UK

Watch video

Take notes, because you will be asked about things afterwards

When was akitu (Babylonian New Year's celebration) celebrated?

1. winter
2. spring
3. summer
4. autumn

Who changed from a lunar to a solar calender making the first of January New Year's Day instead of spring?

1. Ceasar Augustus
2. Claudius Ceasar
3. Gregorius V
4. Julius Ceasar

What is the Jewish New Year called?

1. Rosh Hashasna
2. Diwali
3. Hijri
4. Vikram Sawant

Diwali = India

Hijri = Islamic

Vikram Sawant = Hindu

Since which year do people gather on Times Square for the "dropping of the ball"?

1. 1894
2. 1904
3. 1944
4. 1984

Watch video

Take notes, because you will be asked about things afterwards

What is the countdown?

Which song do the British (and lots of Americans) sing just after midnight in the New Year?

1. winter wonderland
2. happy New Year by ABBA
3. Auld lang Syne
4. Address to a haggis

winter wonderland = Christmas song

Address to a haggis = Burns' night = 25th of January

Which costum is part of the New Year traditions in Scotland (and small parts of the North of England?

1. leaving the door open for good luck
2. eating 12 grapes just before midnight
3. Playing footy
4. First Foot

Footy = Australian rules football = something in between soccer (Am, Am. football = rugby) and rugby

What kind of person would be the best to ask for the first foot?

1. tall, blonde-haired man
2. tall, ginger man
3. tall, dark-haired man
4. short, blonde child

blonde vikings

The person who does the first foot, brings gifts. What is bringing a coin and a piece of coal for?

1. good finances + warmth
2. good finances + a job
3. good luck + a job
4. good luck + warmth

warmth = housing

The person who does the first foot, brings gifts. What is bringing salt/seasoning and a drink for?

1. food + drink
2. tasty food + forgetting sad things
3. scaring ghosts + getting drunk
4. fun in your life + happiness/good cheer

Flavour in your life = fun

American/Scottish New Year's Eve custom

Auld Lang Syne

What do you think it means?

Watch video

Take notes, because you will be asked about things afterwards

00:40

Wanneer is 'Auld Lang Syne' onstaan?

01:35

Welk woord valt jou het meeste op? Waarom?

03:06

Waarom heeft Robert Burns Schotse gedichten verzameld?

05:08

Waar wordt het lied ook veel voor gebruikt?

1. Begravenissen
2. Emotionele momenten in films
3. Intro's
4. Aftiteling

06:11

Hoe komt het dat 'Auld Lang Syne' geassocieerd wordt met Nieuwjaarsavond in Amerika?

Am NYE

ball drop Times Square

Resolutions

What is/are your New
Year's Resolutions?