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Chinese New Year

1) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the prepositions given in the box on the right. The biggest festival 1______ the Chinese calendar is the New Year. The date 2_____ the New Year depends 3______ the moon so it changes every year, but it is always 4_____ January or February. 5_____ Chinese culture, each year is named 6_______ an animal. There are twelve different animals. A traditional part 7______ the Chinese New Year celebrations is the Lion Dance. People dress 8_____ lion costumes and dance 9_____ the street. Red is the colour 10______ good luck 11____ Chinese people. Dancers usually perform the Lion Dance high 12_____ the air. The show ends 13_____ singing and dancing 14_____traditional costumes. The New Year celebrations normally finish 15_____ a beautiful and noisy fireworks display. Chinese people have used fireworks 16_____ 2. 000 years. They are a traditional part 17_____ any Chinese celebration.

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2) Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? 1. The Chinese New Year celebrations are on the 1^st January? ___ 2. It is traditional for people to wear lion costumes for the celebrations. ___ 3. In China, people think the colour red is lucky. ___ 4. The New Year celebrations can be very noisy. ___ 5. Fireworks are a traditional part of some of Chinese celebrations. ___ 6. Chinese people have used fireworks for 2. 500 years. ___

3) Complete the phrases with the words given in the box on the right. 1. _____________ animals 5. ________________ part 2. _____________ culture 6. ________________ calendar 3______________ costumes 7. ________________ celebrations 4. _____________ display 8. ________________ luck

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