2. Chinese New Ye a r Chinese New Ye a r

3. lion d a nce

4. firecr a ckers

5. red envelope (lucky money) 平安平安 健康健康

6. Gong-Xi-F a -Ci a

7. couplet

8. firecrackerlion dancelucky moneyred envelopecouplet

9. There once lived a monster named “Year”. He was big and fierce. He liked eating people.

10. Villager A Oh, no! Year is coming! Villager B Villager A Villager B Why? Don’t be afraid! We can chase him away!

11. Monster Hungry! Hungry! I’m so hungry! Villagers Oh, no! I hate firecrackers! Let’s set off the firecrackers!! 3-2-1! B-O-O-M! YES! Year is gone! Happy New Year! Gong-Xi-Fa-Cia! Monster

14. couplet lion d a nce firecr a ckers red envelope (lucky money) 平安平安 ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹

15. 1.Do people like the monster? ( Yes/ No ) 2. Wh a t’s the monster’s n a me? ( Ye a r / E a r ) 3. How do people ch a se the monster a w a y? ( sing and d a nce / set off firecr a ckers ) 4. Wh a t d a y do kids get the red envelopes? ( Chinese New Year / Moon Festival )

16. I hope you had fun. Goodbye for now.