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                 BIrthday TREATS
                 Celebrating birthdays is an important tradition all over the
                 world. In many countries, people enjoy blowing out the
                 candles while they are making wishes. But every culture has
                 different traditions to celebrate their birthdays. Here are some
                 around the world.

                 Australia- In Australia, children eat Fairy Bread on their
                 birthdays. This is a popular snack. There is butter and small
                 sugar sprinkles on the slices of white bread.
                 England- Children like drinking squash at birthday parties.
                 It’s a type of fruit juice. Some families enjoy putting objects
                 into the birthday cake. If the birthday person f nds a gold coin,
                 it symbolizes wealth in the coming year.
                 Mexico- Mexican kids have great fun at birthday parties.
                 They f ll a pinata with candies. Kids close their eyes and
                 try to hit it with a stick until it opens and the candies spill
                 everywhere.
                 China- They usually celebrate their birthdays with their
                 families. The birthday boy or girl eats a bowl of long noodles.
                 They do not bite the noodles slowly, but slurp as soon as
                 possible. Slurping noodles symbolizes a long life.
                 Canada- The birthday child greases their nose with butter for
                 good luck. They believe that the greasy nose will protect the
                 birthday child from bad luck.
                 Jamaica- Family members or friends throw f our at the
                 birthday person to express their good wishes. Sometimes
                 they wet the skin f rst, just to make sure the f our sticks and
                 becomes more diff cult to remove!


                 A.  Read the text and write true (T) or false (F).

                          1.  Fairy Bread is a slice of sweet bread.
                          2.  In England, if your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you’ll be rich.
                          3.  A piñata is a kind of candy.
                          4.  Slurping means eating or drinking with a loud noise.
                          5.  In Canada, on birthdays they believe putting butter on the nose brings bad luck.
                          6.  They throw f our at the birthday person as they get angry with him or her.

                 B.  Answer the questions.
                     1.  Which tradition above do you like most / least? Why?
                     2.  How do people usually celebrate birthdays in your country?



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