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New Year's Day · Worksheet 1

Why Does the Year Start in Winter?

Read the story. 英文を読もう。

ClassNo.Name

🔊 音声を聞こう

1Why does the new year start on January 1, in the middle of winter? For a long time, it did not. In ancient Rome, the year started in March, when spring came. That is why September means "seventh month" in Latin, but today it is the ninth month.

2In 153 BC, there was a war in Spain. Rome needed its new consuls, the top leaders, to start work early. So they started their year on January 1. Later, Julius Caesar made a new calendar, and January 1 became New Year's Day. The name January comes from Janus, a Roman god with two faces. One face looks back at the old year, and the other looks forward.

3But the story did not end there. In the Middle Ages, many places in Europe started the year on other days, like Christmas or March 25. England moved its New Year to January 1 only in 1752. Because of this change, the year 1751 in England was very short. It had only 282 days.

4Today, people spend January 1 in many different ways. In California, crowds watch the Rose Parade, and every float is covered with flowers and seeds. In Vienna, a famous orchestra plays happy waltzes, and the audience claps along to the last march. In the Netherlands, thousands of people run into the cold North Sea.

5Food is important, too. In the southern United States, people eat black-eyed peas, because each pea looks like a coin. In Haiti, families eat soup joumou, a pumpkin soup. Long ago, enslaved people there were not allowed to eat it. On January 1, 1804, Haiti became free, and the soup became a symbol of freedom. So for many Haitians, the first meal of the year tastes like freedom.

Words 単語

calendar 暦、カレンダー
ancient 古代の、大昔の
consul （古代ローマの）執政官
god 神
forward 前へ、前方に
Middle Ages 中世
float （パレードの）山車
orchestra オーケストラ、管弦楽団
audience 観客、聴衆
clap along （音楽に）合わせて手拍子する
enslaved 奴隷にされた
symbol しるし、象徴

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 2

Reading Check

Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。

ClassNo.Name

What is the main topic of the reading?
A How Japanese people spend New Year's DayB How January 1 became New Year's Day and how people spend itC Why the Rose Parade never happens on SundayD How to cook soup joumou at home
In ancient Rome, when did the year start at first?
A In JanuaryB In SeptemberC In MarchD In December
Why did Rome start the consuls' year on January 1?
A Because of a war in SpainB Because January was warmC Because Janus was born that dayD Because the king said so in 1752
How many days did the year 1751 have in England?
A 365 daysB 445 daysC 153 daysD 282 days
In paragraph 4, what does "float" mean?
A A boat on the seaB A decorated car in a paradeC A kind of soupD A cold drink
Which sentence is true about the reading?
A Janus had three faces.B England used January 1 as New Year's Day before Rome did.C In Vienna, the audience claps along to the last march.D People in the Netherlands swim in a warm lake on January 1.
Why do Haitians feel the soup "tastes like freedom"?
A Because the soup is free at restaurantsB Because pumpkins grow only in free countriesC Because Julius Caesar loved the soupD Because people once could not eat it, and they eat it on Independence Day
In the dialogue, why does the parade move to Monday when January 1 is a Sunday?
A Because people did not want to scare horses outside churchesB Because everyone is too sleepy on SundayC Because flowers do not bloom on SundayD Because the TV station is closed on Sunday

True or False? 正しければ T、ちがえば F に○

In ancient Rome, the year once started in March.T / F
The name January comes from a Greek cake.T / F
England moved its New Year to January 1 in 1752.T / F
Every Rose Parade float is covered with plastic.T / F
In the southern United States, peas mean coins on New Year's Day.T / F
Haiti became free on December 25, 1804.T / F

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 3

Word Work

Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。

ClassNo.Name

① Match the pictures and the words. 絵と単語を線で結ぼう。

📅cake

🌹coin

🐷violin

🪙calendar

🎃pumpkin

🎻sunrise

🌅rose

🎂pig

② Unscramble the words. 文字を並べ替えて単語にしよう。

C L D A A N E R
R E A D P A
C K Y L U
Z W L T A
M E D E R O F
C T I N E N A

③ Fill in the blanks. 語群から選んで（　）に入れよう。

houseoldestangrycoincakeshoutspocketspoonstartcarefullycutsluckysummer

The Coin in the Cake
On December 31, Eleni's family in Greece makes a round (1) . Her grandmother puts a small (2) inside it before baking. At midnight, her father (3) the cake into pieces. One piece is for the (4) . Then everyone gets a piece, from the (5) to the youngest. Eleni eats slowly and (6) . Suddenly, she feels something hard. "I found it!" she (7) . Everyone claps and laughs. Her grandmother says, "You will have a (8) year." Eleni puts the coin in her (9) and smiles. It is the best (10) of the year.

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 4

Crossword Puzzle

Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。

ClassNo.Name

Across →

2 A Roman god with two faces. (5)
3 The first month of the year. (7)
5 A red flower with a sweet smell. A famous parade has its name. (4)
8 It shows the days, weeks, and months. (8)
9 Round money made of metal. (4)
10 You make one when you hope something good will happen. (4)

Down ↓

1 A long line of people and floats moving down a street. (6)
4 A big orange vegetable. Haitians make soup with it. (7)
5 The capital city of Italy. Julius Caesar lived there. (4)
6 Small round green or black-eyed beans. (4)
7 The old Roman year started in this spring month. (5)
10 A dance with three beats. Vienna is famous for it. (5)

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 5

Word Search

Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。

ClassNo.Name

Find these words! 14

☐ CALENDAR
☐ COIN
☐ JANUARY
☐ JANUS
☐ LENTILS
☐ PARADE
☐ PEAS
☐ PIG
☐ ROME
☐ ROSE
☐ SOUP
☐ SUNRISE
☐ WALTZ
☐ WISH

Secret Code 暗号を解こう！記号を文字に直すと、メッセージが出てくるよ。

✿A☺E⚓H◎N☘P☾R◆W☎Y

⚓✿☘☘☎

◎☺◆

☎☺✿☾

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 6

Maze & Sentences

ClassNo.Name

Help Eleni find the lucky coin!

Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。

Secret word:

Put the words in order. 並べ替えて正しい文にしよう。

comes / from / January / Janus / name / The .
Roman / March / in / started / year / The / old .
covered / flowers / with / Every / float / is .
eat / People / peas / luck / for / good .
of / soup / became / a / freedom / symbol / The .

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New Year's Day · Worksheet 7

Class Activity & Writing

ClassNo.Name

Find Someone Who… クラスで聞いて回ろう！ Ask: "Do you …?" / "Have you …?"

Find someone who …	Name
… has seen the first sunrise of the year
… has eaten zoni on New Year's Day
… knows what September means in Latin
… likes waltz music
… has swum in the sea in winter
… can say Happy New Year in three languages
… has made a New Year's resolution this year
… likes beans or peas

Let's Write! 英語で書いてみよう。

Like Janus, I look back at last year. Last year, I ______.

This year, my New Year's resolution is to ______ because ______.

If I could spend New Year's Day in another country, I would go to ______ and ______.

Why Does the Year Start in Winter?

Reading Check

True or False? 正しければ T、ちがえば F に○

Word Work

① Match the pictures and the words. 絵と単語を線で結ぼう。

② Unscramble the words. 文字を並べ替えて単語にしよう。

③ Fill in the blanks. 語群から選んで（ ）に入れよう。

Crossword Puzzle

Across →

Down ↓

Word Search

Find these words! 14

Secret Code 暗号を解こう！ 記号を文字に直すと、メッセージが出てくるよ。

Maze & Sentences

Help Eleni find the lucky coin!

Put the words in order. 並べ替えて正しい文にしよう。

Class Activity & Writing

Find Someone Who… クラスで聞いて回ろう！ Ask: "Do you …?" / "Have you …?"

Let's Write! 英語で書いてみよう。

Trace & Color

③ Fill in the blanks. 語群から選んで（　）に入れよう。

Secret Code 暗号を解こう！記号を文字に直すと、メッセージが出てくるよ。