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= 'Father Christmas' (or 'Santa Claus'). He is the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. He brings children presents the night before Christmas (or in some countries on December 6th - St. Nicholas' Day), and many children 7 or 8 really believe this is true. =
 * He lives near the North Pole, and arrives through the sky on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. He comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and puts presents for the children in stockings or bags by their beds or in front of the family Christmas tree. **

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 * Every year Santa makes a list to see who is ** naughty **and who is nice**. **Santa leaves presents for the nice kids under the tree and gives the naughty kids** coal.
 * Help Santa decide who is ** naughty ** __and__ ** nice


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 * **Jenny** kicks ** her little brother. ** || = ||  ||
 * ** Ben ** st EALS** some sweets from the shop ** ||  ||
 * ** Gurjot helped his sister with her homework. ** ||  ||
 * ** Tomoko cleaned the blackboards at school. ** ||  ||
 * ** Rosa copied on her test at school. ** ||  ||
 * ** Fred ** throws **a rock at another boy**. ||  ||
 * Minsu helped his friends steal a bike. ||  ||
 * ** Watt did his homework every day. ** ||  ||
 * ** George gives money to help poor children. ** ||  ||
 * ** Eddie smokes at school. ** ||  ||
 * I**van** teases ** the younger kids at school. ** ||  ||
 * **Heidi** shares ** her snacks with her friends. ** ||  ||
 * **Jose** fights ** with his classmates. ** ||  ||
 * ** Maria plays with her brother after school. ** ||  ||
 * ** Stephen ** bullies ** children at school. ** ||  ||
 * ** Dana teaches her little brother to read. ** ||  ||

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.In which country do they eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight (one each time the clock chimes) in New Year's Eve? a.Canada b.Vietnam c.Spain Answer: Spain--Spanish people have had a traditional custom to celebrate New Year's Eve. On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, they wait until twelve p.m. Everybody has to have twelve grapes ready to eat when the clock starts to chime.

2.In which country do some people eat long noodles to wish for a long life? a.Italy b.Japan c.Argentina Answer: Japan

3.In which country do people go to the beach to jump seven waves and throw flowers in the sea while making a wish? a.Italy b.Spain c.Brazil Answer: Brazil--If they are in a beach city, after midnight, people go to the beach, jump seven waves and throw flowers in the sea while making a wish. This will bring them good luck and fortune. They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true.

4.In which country is a bell struck 33 times? a.Korea b.Switzerland c.Colombia Answer: Korea--The bell is struck 33 times. This is in memory of 33 fighters who died for the restoration of Korea.

5.In which country do people eat noodles while listening to a bell start ringing and strike 108 times? a.Germany b.Japan c.Greece Answer: Japan-- New Year celebration begins on December 31st because we enjoy talking, watching TV, and eating soba which is a Japanese noodle eaten that night. The reason why we eat sobasoba. Just at midnight, some famous temples ring 108 sounds with a temple bell. This meaning is from a traditional legend. It says that there are 108 desires regarding sense, feeling, and time in every person. In order to erase these desires, we ring 108 sounds because people used to believe that these sounds were effective for them.

6.In which country do people want to travel take a suitcase and carry it around the house on New Year's Eve? :wink: a.The United States b.Venezuela c.The Philippines Answer: Venezuela-- Most people also eat twelve grapes at midnight for good luck. People who want to travel take a suitcase and carry it around the house.

7.In which country do people wear white clothes in order to have good luck during the new year? a.France b.Papua New Guinea c.Brazil Answer: Brazil--In Brazil, most New Year's Eve customs are related to good luck or fortune. Most people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve to bring good luck and peace for the year that will follow.

8.In which country do families dress a stuffed male doll with old clothes from each member of the families and then burn it, symbolizing forgetting all the bad things of the old year? a.Hungary b.Angola c.Colombia Answer: Colombia--Burning "Mr. Old Year" is a New Year's tradition in some cities of Colombia. It requires the participation of the entire family. It is a lot of fun; they fabricate a big stuffed male doll that represents the old year. Then they stuff the doll with different materials

9.In which country do they pound rice into a glutinous from using a huge hammer? a.Thailand b.Japan c.Indonesia Answer: Japan--This is a Japanese tradition that is frequently played for making rice cakes (Mochi) at New Year. Glutinous rice becomes mochi after it is steamed and pounded with a Kine and Usu.

10.In which country do people wear masks to burn on December 31 to drive away bad luck? a.Spain b.Ecuador c.Nigeria Answer: Ecuador

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[] Do the quizz and look up the vocabulary. Make a list. The answers are at the end