• Are any of the things similar to New Year's celebrations in your country?
• What traditional ways of welcoming the New Year do you have in your family or in your region?
• How old are your New Year traditions? Did your grandparents celebrate in the same way?
• Are children allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve in your country?
• Are there any special meals or activities for New Year's day?
• What are you and your family planning to do this year?
• Did you speak English over the holidays? Who with?
• Did you read anything in English, or see an English film? Which one?
• Did you celebrate New Year's Eve? What did you do?
• Were these holidays 'typical' holidays? Did you do anything different? What?
• Did you see your family this holiday? Who did you see?
• Did you have a special meal during the holidays? What did you eat?
• Can you think of two things you were happy about from last year?
• What are you looking forward to this year? If you aren't looking forward to this year, why aren't you?
• Have you ever made any of these popular New Year's resolutions?
• Would you like to do make any of them?
• Quit smoking?
•Eat more healthily?
• Do more exercise?
• Lose weight?
• Learn a language?
• Are you going to take a holiday this year?
• Where are you going to go?
• Have you ever made a New Year's resolution?
• What was it?
• Were you successful?
• If you had another week of holidays, what would you do?
• What two things would you like to see or do this year?
• Can you think of funny or serious resolutions for the following people.
• Barak Obama?
•The Queen?
• A famous pop star you like?
• Was last year a good year for you? In what way or why not?