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Page 77 - Exercise 12

Reading - What are you going to do on your birthday?

Alayna Buenaventura - Madrid “My Twenty-first birthday is on Saturday and I’m going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday. They’re going to pull in my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional!”

Ka-mei shi - Taipei

“Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. It’s a special birthday. So were going to have a family ceremony. I’m probably going to get some money in lucky envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles - noodles are for a long life.”

Mr. and Mrs. Aoki - Kyoto

“My husband is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the 60th birthday is called Kanreki - it’s the beginning of a new life. The color red represents a new life, so children often give something red as a present. What are all children going to give him? A red hat and vest!”

Philippe Joly - Paris

“I’m going to be 30 next week, so I’m going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday. You often invite people out. In some countries, I know it’s the opposite - people take you out.”