Happy New Year

1. Happy New Year!

2. New Year Together

• What family values mean to you?
• Do you believe people become more family-oriented
around New Year’s Eve?
• Can New Year’s Eve time bring conflicted family members
closer together or does it separate them further?
• Is New Year’s Eve a good time for family reunion?

3. New Year Decorations

over-the-top
classy
elaborate
modest
tacky

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9. New Year Decorations

• What is your opinion about elaborate New Year’s
decorations?
• How important are New Year’s decorations in Russia?
• Does seeing decorated shop windows help you feel the
holiday spirit? How?
• How do you feel about buying Christmas-themed items
like clothes or jewelry?

10. Christmas spirit

• What are the negative stereotypes about the police these
days?
• dress up
• outside of police cars
• put someone in the Christmas spirit
• Can you predict what the video is about?

11. Christmas Spirit

• What do Adrian Acosta and his fellow officers do
during the holiday season in Los Angeles?
• What is the message they want to send?

12. Christmas Spirit

A
• dress up
• outside of the police cars
• negative stereotype
• the season of giving
B
• a sleigh
• put someone in Christmas
spirit
• give something back to the
community

13. Christmas Spirit

• Can you imagine a similar initiative in your city?
Why? Why not?
• Can the power of Christmas and the sentiment
behind it be used to promote other good causes?
How?