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Today we talk about the word “resolution.” Resolution is a word with more than one meaning. However, when talking about a New Year, a resolution is a promise people make to themselves to be better.
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Some people may make a New Year’s resolution to improve only one area of their life.Others may feel they need to completely change everything.
(1)What moments from 2021 have been memorable for you?
(2)What are you looking forward to about next year?
3.[responsivevoice voice = "US English Female" buttontext = ""]These people may use the New Year as a time to turn over a new leaf!Turning over a new leaf means to make a change and behave in a more responsible way.
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At the start of a New Year, you can wipe the slate clean.This means you can simply wash away all the mistakes you made from the past year, as one would remove chalk from a school blackboard.
(1)What is your favorite New Year tradition? Why?
(2)How do people in your country celebrate New Year?
(3)Do you believe that people should always be trying to improve themselves? Why? Why not?
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If your plans for the New Year are not working out at all, you may have to go back to the drawing board.This means that your plan or method is not working.So, you have to go back and develop a new solution to the problem.
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Still, many people do not make New Year’s resolutions.They do not want to put more pressure on themselves.Or they are happy with what they are doing and how their lives are progressing.
