Answer — Exercise 2
1c - Skills·Spark 4 - Student's Book
Question
Read the text again and answer the questions. Label the pictures with words from the text.
- How long do Chinese New Year celebrations last?
- Which colour do the Chinese think is lucky?
- Why do the Chinese eat a lot of sweets at New Year?
- Why don't people sweep their houses on New Year's Day?
- What else don't Chinese people do during the celebrations?
Answer
- The celebrations last for 15 days.
- Red keeps away bad spirits.
- They believe it will make the following year "sweet".
- Because it brushes away good luck.
- They avoid using knives or scissors.