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Despite the danger to both runners and (©) injuries Me elt common} tis event atrac (7) inconrasttheUp Hel Aa festival n Shetland (an lan eon na inviking costumes ivough the see and re to adonol Ving ong. tough hs ook he “ing agin, twas i fact started Festivals and traditions cniolar someone who watches a9 se ctherviseina erent wa ss paricbantvraone who aks fer inks Sen toed pars Fads pace) = opus pce s pricy eprsive ‘ecorchalarg ck hari burnt Seiperend ss crac bac fnd hao Sete upmarket ah ly a experi | Words & Phrases plays hostto patlpants torches more than tsar share traced back ovens ove thei otsin ‘onlookers9, Read this article, Poy attention tothe words and Phrases in bol, Carnival in In Beate carnal is one ofthe most eagety antipated ‘vent ofthe year andl nowhere celebrated more em ‘thesasticaly than a Ro de Janeiro, ‘The word cari s probably delved from the Latin ‘a nelevare which means the Temoval of meat’ because of the Catholic tradition of having a fear before the period of Lent, during which no meat would be eaten Carnivale Certainly atime of excess, eventhough fewer people these ‘days flow it with aperled af educed consumption! ‘The samba musi he dancing and the flamboyant costumes attract over 500,000 frelgn vistors a year. you faney Joining them, remember to book ahead, a5 tickets go fst, ‘especially forthe main Carnival Parade, otherwise known the Sambs Parade, Many visitors choose to stay inthe Southern Rio zone, which isboth beau and relatively safe. The upmarket areas sch as Copacabana and Ipanema are extremely attract, though rather pry, But other, ss expensive areas are til well connected to the main cava res. oaeeushieclstaas 2. Use the words again to complete these sentences. Make sure you use the correct form of the words 4 The marchers leary von tight the route, 2, Theorigins ofthis eustom canbe sve Roman tes 3. This area has. of strange customs al vn lhe 88 must Wear an animal costume. 5. large crowd of gathered to watch the parade, 16 Thiscustom an ld harvest radon 7. During the festa ns f people tr ers the nk in old bath tbs 8. Many people wear. local costumes. 9, 12006, Rd the Olympic Games 10. Inthe parade are encouraged to sing pay inetuments. 4: Replace the parts ofthe sentences in ‘brackets with the correc form of, words from the article. 1 fle ting on brad and water fora day fortwo ater» weet of [eating and drinking very large amounts) 2. The name ofthis festa is [comes trom] alocl word mering ‘celebration After the dancing, here willbe a Targemeat, 4 He took us fra mean a very [expensive] restauant 5. The whole ty is becoming exted ait looks forward to] he start of this years festival. 6. They didnt attend the ceremony because they were (aire) secupied. 7. They were ail dressed in extremely Ubrghtand ively] costumes, 8. The ceremony endsWith he nn [eating ofan extremly large amount of food 9 Thats for the show were bit too «expensive or us. | 20.tfyou want a hotel 2am, you need to | laerange iin advance).|i the gops inthe following sentences with the corect answer (0, bor crowd of ‘Teanterants ‘onlookers 2 very yarn ly, the town of Portland onthe south coast haces backto Shas roots |. tls hee command a great le ofthe esis, but they tend to be wT amboyant |The celebration probably “hast oats in Spry ‘vanlpates 5 Motels here are booked wel in advance af these well attended an eagerly ‘S drives "traced back son the parade wea fortasic ostumes. Torches Participants | Choose the best ending for each sentence. 1. Theadctve upmarket is used to describe ‘people who are wealth. ‘goods and series intended for wealthy people 2. somethings otherwise known 3s another thing, it {hea known as tht thing was previously known 35 that thing +9. Donens means ot, vasualy more than 100, but usuai les than 100, had gathered and were watching the extraordinary dancing with considerable interest ‘partipants this fest pls host to _sharging over $200 aight. “authentic bre-Chvitian raditions based onthe seasons. celebrations. Canticpsted «© Onlookers 4. Apartcipant takes port in an event find is always competing against someone but need not be competing against aryone. 5. Afeast isa ae, publi ceetration. ‘lng, Speci meal hat forms par ofa elbration 6. yu say that something hast roots in another ‘thing, you mean that 1 itcame fom patcular place or thing. [tis now practivedin a prtular place 1. Use the word glen in capitls at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the gop. “tne wes adng upto the carnival theresa great sens Of nnn anmicPATE 2 Some have questoned he onan Of the festa AUTHENTIC 25. These thre day see the —.-.—--n.ss- foe ive thousand pls baked expecially for the festival consume + ‘come from al over the country to take partin the event. contest 5, We were Both truck the -nn-ennnu Ofthe dancers! costumes. FLAMBOYANT “.tnal, over twenty thousand people nnn inthe annual eebraiors PARTICIPANT FT nnn |Our consumption f cakes an pastries during the festival was quite oo 8. Complete each sentence with the correct word. ofthe festivals name has been the subject of considerate escussion, DERIVE excess {The hatelsin the city cere were lull but luckily we had thought to book 2 As with most holiday, Chinese New eat has more than its 5 ver yar during the summer months, the Eastecn Region Culurl Centre play the dogwood tees foundin much ofthe southeastern state its roots inthe 14° century. | The rame forthe festvals derived 5-The San Fermin Festival 6-The origins of hs tration canbe traced. ‘are of elated traditions. to this festival. te Medieval Engant and France [aos elbeucherclstoass 9. Citele the incorrect sentence in each group. 4 4: There were several onlookers around the panting. 6.3.1 as ooking fra nce, pric hotel to stayin 1, Wevwere at the festa though thistime as on-_. General the food you get fom the stalls at looker rather than particpants. festivals quite pricy. «The cool, damp weather ain't keep away aarge Tika fr the event can be» bit pricy expecially ‘crowd of onlookers and supporters. you buy ther on the dy. |The female partlpants wore brightly coloured 5, 2, We both ate to excess ovr the festive perio. dresses and flamboyant has 5. Contig you an excess of essa? b. Hamboyant costumes and palated faces were.on © With big far eal ss teu, this five-day ‘show at 5,000 festival goer packed the park holiday is generally 2 time of excess. th morning. «We were feeling very flamboyant a5 we appro ‘ached the crowd, 8 They'd booked into a very upmarket hte for the duration ofthe festival Marais very upmarket ~I can't imagine her wanting to tay ina budget hotel «The procession goes through one ofthe most ‘upmarket dstrietsin he capt 10. Complete the crossword. own 1, OF ours, the wn fsa and fats goes up dre cross ratealy during fetal ie theee “Tis smaltown once again played... tOaworld- 2 The ma at the font of the procession was carrying famous iterary festa ablang 7. hire throw coloured powder at each other a they 9. The caryng ofthe ag roUg) the Square 3M ne celebrate the annual Hing Festival of Hol Medkevaltxdtion, ‘owe a5 The Festal Colour. 5 Ofcourse, this whole region his more than 8. Inthis game which cn be traced back tothe Middle share of suange customs and welts, ‘Ages nn ave to climb ther way to the topofa_«, We knew tat t would be herdto get» hotel during very easy poe. the cami 0 Wes ahead 10, Police were lastnight investigating the cause ofan 8, The period ends witha special celebration which explosion ata reworks festa which eft of nals tune with omy arenes. pooner a a o(jm Tene) Mtns | Sectior USTENING Part 4 Inthetaskyou wl stent 2 conersatonSetwcen 2 people, than stewer elated questions in male cole format wth ‘Toptone per question The questions wi ays follow the Step One ‘ou wil hve some no rend rough the questions fore ‘he conversations ployed Fs urderne ally words inthe {uestons, These wil hep gue yout the cred answers Sten te recording lye since very often te Sar wor ‘rsynonslomonym prses le hardin the omer, Fry sooo etertion to dste, yor, names people ‘atone there nl remain unchangod the recording took at sme sample questions below with tera norms ‘Sample questions 1. 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"= What fies might someone have working na foreign county? = How might someone change a3 person by sticying or working abroad? * How would you fel about doing voluntary werk na foreign country? “Travel and transport * Isthere place tat you woul realy ike to travel to? * Whats your favour form of transport and why? © How do yu think ranspre wil hangs nthe fur? * Do you think people's lay choles are changing? CCntine social interaction * Have you made fends through sci media? * How can socal media elp us to maintain Fendehipe? “= Would you hestate to meet someone that you met on the inert? * How ean socal mada exch the ves of older people? Festivals and traditions Why do you thnk tis important o keep up adtone? * How important is eration for tour? * What kindof festival do you jy going to and why? * ls ehere an ineratonal festival that you would keto 9 0?