Listening - Unique New Year's traditions around the world

Watch the video below and complete the activities:

VOCABULARY

• To deseed (0:10): To remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable (Prefix 'de-' = remove).
• You need to deseed the watermelon before making the juice.

• To come up with (2:14): To create, invent, or think of an idea or a plan.
• The students came up with a brilliant solution to the problem.

• To stare (2:22): To look at someone or something for a long time, often with eyes wide open (it can be rude).
• Don't stare at people on the bus; it makes them uncomfortable.

• To slurp (1:37): To make a loud noise with your mouth while drinking or eating soup/noodles.
• In some cultures, it is polite to slurp your tea to show you enjoy it.

• Enlightenment (3:28): The state of understanding something clearly, or a spiritual state of high knowledge (often associated with Buddhism or peace). 
• He went to India seeking spiritual enlightenment.

ACTIVITIES

1 - Complete the sentences using the words/expressions from the vocabulary list. Pay attention to the verb tenses!

2 - Choose the best option.

3 - True or False?

4 - Do you have any personal superstition that you know is silly, but you do it anyway? (e.g., avoiding ladders, knocking on wood). Write it in the comments.