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READING

1 In pairs, describe what people are doing in each 2 Read the article and match the photos with the 3
photo. messages.

Birthday photo
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competition

In this month’s photo competition, we’re looking for the best photos of birthday
traditions. Write a message and explain what’s going on in your photo!
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There are different traditions in a lot of countries. For example, in Japan, the
b birthday person usually wears new clothes. And in India, school pupils give
chocolates to everyone in their class. Some traditions are messy. For example, in
Jamaica friends throw flour in your face!
Enter now!

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In my photo, my parents are holding my arms and legs. They’re
lifting me up in the air thirteen times and then ‘bumping’ me down
on the ground – once for each year of my age and one more time for
luck. It’s called ‘the bumps’. It’s fun, but it’s a bit dangerous!
Melissa, UK
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2 You can’t see me in my photo, but you can see a clown with a red
nose and an orange wig. Why is the clown holding a cake? He’s
coming to find the birthday boy – me! When the clown finds you he
gives you the cake – in your face! It’s a new craze in my town!
Tobi, Switzerland 6

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d I’m from Nova Scotia in Canada. My birthday’s on 21 February. In
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my photo, my mum is putting butter on my nose. It’s a tradition here
so we often do this to the birthday person. It’s messy, but we believe
it brings you luck. Angelina, Canada

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In my birthday photo, my brother isn’t hitting me, he’s pulling
my ear twelve times for my twelfth birthday. It looks painful,
but it doesn’t hurt. Ear-pulling is a tradition here, and they
do the same thing in other countries, too. My dad says that in
Hungary they add a special birthday wish: ‘Live so long that
your ears reach your ankles!’ Gonzalo, Argentina

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