1. New Year’s Resolutions Level 3

2. How would you define the term “New Year’s resolution”?

3. “a decision to start a good habit or to stop doing something bad in the New Year” Is this definition close to yours?

4. Are any of these part of your New Year’s resolutions list? Tell us about them. Which ones do you think are the most common?

5. Match the expressions to an appropriate definition make up take up brush up give up quit improve start invent

6. Check your answers make up take up brush up give up quit improve start invent

7. Complete the questions with one of the expressions from previous page. 1.Do you ever give up your New Year’s resolutions? 2.Do you intend to take up any new activities next year? 3. Do you think people make up excuses to escape from their resolutions? 4. What are you going to do to brush up your English next year?

8. Did you get them right? Now answer the questions. 1.Do you ever give up your New Year’s resolutions? 2.Do you intend to take up any new activities next year? 3.Do you think people make up excuses to escape from their resolutions? 4.What are you going to do to brush up on your English next year?

9. What should the person who wrote the list do to achieve their goals?

10. What New Year’s resolutions should the following people choose? to improve their social skills? to be healthier? to buy a house or apartment? to meet new people? Someone who wants...

11. What are men and women’s most common New Year’s resolutions? Do you think it is important to make resolutions? Is it a good idea to tell everybody about your resolutions? Why? Are there any New Year’s resolutions that everybody should make?

12. What New Year's resolutions have you made in the past? What are the New Year's resolutions that people break most quickly? How can New Year's resolutions help us change? Have you ever kept a resolution? Which one(s)?