new year flashcards
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
New Year
Produced by
Excellent ESL 4u
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 2: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
1st January
The first day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 3: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
31st December
The last day of the year when using the Gregorian calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 4: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Auld Lang Syne
A traditional Scottish folk song that is sung at midnight on the 31st
of December.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 5: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Bagpipes
Traditional Scottish musical instrument that are played a new year celebrations.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 6: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Balloons
Small inflatable decorations for parties.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 7: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Banquet
A large formal meal that many people attend as a party.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 8: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Big Ben
A big clock in London that signals the start of the new year in the UK.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 9: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Buffet
A meal where people select their own food while standing up.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 10: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Calendar
A written record of the days and months in each year.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 11: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Celebration
A happy gathering of people to mark a special occasion.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 12: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Champagne
A white wine with bubbles in it that is drunk a celebrations.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 13: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Clock
A device that measure the passing of time.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 14: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Confetti
Small pieces of colored paper that are thrown in the air during certain celebrations.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 15: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Countdown
To count backwards (from a higher number to a lower one) to the start of a specific event.
(verb)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 16: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Crowd
A large group of people.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 17: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Custom
A specific action that is always done in the same way and at the same time.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 18: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Dance
To move in time with music.
(verb)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 19: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Decorations
The items used to make something more beatify or nice to look at.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 20: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Eve
The day before another day on which something happens.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 21: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Family
The group of people that you are related to.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 22: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Fancy dress
The clothes worn at a party were people dress-up as something different.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 23: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Fireworks
A small explosive that produces bright colors that people use a celebrations.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 24: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Gathering
A group of people that come together for the same occasion.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 25: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Gregorian calendar
The most widely used dating system that started in Europe.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 26: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Hangover
The after effects of drinking too much alcohol.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 27: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Hogmanay
The traditional Scottish name for New Year.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 28: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Holiday
A time when you do not need to work.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 29: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Host/hostess
The person who gives and organizes a party.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 30: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Invitation
A request for someone to attend an event or party.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 31: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Invite
To ask someone to attended an event or party.
(verb)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 32: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Kilt
The traditional Scottish clothing that a piper would wear when playing the bagpipes.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 33: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Lunar New Year
The new year under the Chinese calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 34: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Midnight
The time in the middle of the night when one day ends and another day starts.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 35: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Music
The pleasant sound that people listen to for enjoyment.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 36: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
New Year
The time when the last year ends and the next one starts. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 37: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
New Year’s Day
The first day of the year. The 1st of January in the Gregorian calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 38: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
New Year’s Eve
The last day of the year. The 31st of December in the Gregorian calendar.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 39: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
Nightclub
A building where people go to dance and drink until very late at night.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 40: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
Noisemakers
An item that is used at a celebration to make happy noise.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 41: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Party
A group of people who are celebrating something.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 42: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
Piper
A person who plays the bagpipes.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 43: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Public holiday
A day when the whole country does not need to work.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 44: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
Resolution
A promise to do something or to change something during the following year.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 45: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
Reveler
A person who is attending a party.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 46: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
Sale
The act of selling items for a reduced price.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 47: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Songkran
The traditional Thai new year that is celebrated in April.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 48: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Stroke of midnight
The precise moment when a clock goes from 11.59pm to 12.00am.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 49: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
Toast
To celebrate an occasion or person by drinking something.
(verb)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 50: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
Tradition
The actions and situations that are always done the same way each year.
(noun)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 51: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Vow
To promise to do something.
(verb)
www.excellentesl4u.com
![Page 52: New year flashcards](https://reader031.vdocument.in/reader031/viewer/2022011723/587887021a28ab466c8b7599/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
Excellent ESL 4U
www.excellentesl4u.com
Jolyon Dodgson copyright © 2016Image © Graphics Factory.com