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New Year's Party

New Year's Party English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Jan 01 2008

Themes: Holidays, Party

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New Year’s Eve is a great holiday for young people. First of all, it’s not really associated with a particular religion, so everyone can celebrate it. Second, there isn’t really a ritual associated with New Year’s Eve except for partying. There’s no one to buy gifts for, no family members you may or may not want to see. Your only worry is finding someone to be your midnight kiss, and who doesn’t like a kiss, right?

Marni and Mason are planning a New Year’s Eve party. Watch them check out a downtown rooftop as a possible location.

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Marni

Marni

Mason

Mason

Marni:  So what do you think?

Mason:  I think it’s awesome.

Marni:  Yeah I think this would be a great spot for our party.

Mason:  We could totally throw the best New Year’s party here. We can see the fireworks that are going to happen over the river.

Marni:  Yeah, totally.

Mason:  And we’ll be able to hear all the stuff that’s going on in the center of the city.

Marni:  Downtown celebrations, but we’ll be above it all.

Mason:  It’s going to be cold. We’ll have to tell people to bundle up.

Marni:  Warm jackets. But we can get those little space heaters and stuff. You can rent those.

Mason:  Yeah, totally.

Marni:  Yeah. It’ll be great.

Mason:  Usually my New Year’s…it’s pretty mellow. I like to go out of town and get a cabin with a couple of friends or something.

Marni:  Really?

Mason:  Yeah.

Marni:  I love a rager. Just a huge party to ring in the New Year. It’s like my annual night of just partying.

Mason:  The one night?

Marni:  There’s some holidays I don’t really like to have a big party and drink a lot and get crazy, but New Year’s Eve, you know?

Mason:  Yeah, woo!

Marni:  A new year. We made it! One more year.

Mason:  Yeah. Some other countries New Year’s is like a way bigger deal here though. Japan, China, a lot of Asian countries, it’s like seriously huge.

Marni:  Well and they have a different New Year’s celebration, I mean they celebrate, you know…

Mason:  True, true.

Marni:  ...the year of the rat, the new Chinese year.

Mason:  I ought to go there for New Year’s sometime.

Marni:  That would be really fun. You should.

Mason:  They put ours to shame.

Marni:  Yeah, we should see it.

 

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Discussion

Marni and Mason agree that they’ve found a good place to have a New Year’s Eve party. They’ll be able to see the fireworks and everything going on downtown.

The only drawback is that a rooftop in the middle of the winter might be a little cold. They’ll just tell people to wear jackets and rent some heaters.

Mason is excited for the party because he usually spends New Year’s Eve with just a few friends. Marni always likes a big party on New Year’s Eve.

Of course, the biggest New Year’s party is in China on the Chinese New Year. Mason says he’d like to visit China for their new year sometime.

How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve? Is there a special custom in your country?

 

Comments

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sisifeifei

China

a little late.but still happy new year!i am a chinese girl,so the really new year's part is just on the way. just anticipating!Laughing

09:06 AM Jan 02 2008 |

frank3017

frank3017

China

happy 2008

08:26 AM Jan 02 2008 |

Christina guo

China

warm greetings and best wishes for everybody in the coming year!Smile

06:21 AM Jan 02 2008 |

Bensen

China

Wish everyone to be happy .

06:14 AM Jan 02 2008 |

Jannywa1

China

Happy!

06:00 AM Jan 02 2008 |

100-year egg

China

very good

05:59 AM Jan 02 2008 |

郑赞辉

China

   good luck to you

04:11 AM Jan 02 2008 |

Jessie hu

China

Happy new year!we've ringed in the new year,and we're ringing in the chinese lunar new year.2008 is a rat year in chinese 12 animals circle,and it also will receive Olympic games.that's exciting!

02:09 AM Jan 02 2008 |

sky&blue

China

happy new year!

01:02 AM Jan 02 2008 |

xfxy117

xfxy117

United States

the chinese new year’s celebration is underway. but i think it’s less and less interesting nowsdays. i would rather say that those in my chindhood memory were way exciting.

12:59 AM Jan 02 2008 |

xfxy117

xfxy117

United States

i am really looking forward to a brand new year now. some good improvement may happen in my life. i really got to start my career over. i need a new beginning to make myself feel like living again. the current work just makes me dull. so work hard babe.

12:53 AM Jan 02 2008 |

zxt83

zxt83

China

Happy new year !sir,medam,boy and girl.Yell

09:54 PM Jan 01 2008 |

sainor

China

Have a happy new year

09:36 PM Jan 01 2008 |

hesham99

Yemen

Happy new year

09:20 PM Jan 01 2008 |

gold girl

gold girl

Saudi Arabia

hiiiii

happy new year everybody..

08:32 PM Jan 01 2008 |

gunslinger

gunslinger

Brazil

I hope this new year could be very happy for everyone, and the most sincerily wishs of your hearts realize.

06:35 PM Jan 01 2008 |

alina-malina

Kazakhstan

I want to wish everyone to have a fun not only on the new year eve!!

 

06:13 PM Jan 01 2008 |

marta10

marta10

Croatia

hello everyone, an happy new year

05:55 PM Jan 01 2008 |

jamal_301104

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

that's nice

05:12 PM Jan 01 2008 |

jamal_301104

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

it’s very nice

05:11 PM Jan 01 2008 |

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