Fill each blank with a word given in the box :

celebrate / seasonal / decorate / went / music / attend / performers / harvest / festival / prade .

1. Carnival is popular ...... in many countries in South America .

2. South America people ........ carnival in different ways .

3. At Carnival , people wear costumes and ........ through the streets , playing samba music and dancing .

4. She is going to Rio Carnival to watch ..... dance .

5. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to ...... the Rio Carnival .

6. I think nobody is at home now because they have gone to the ....... festival .

7. We ...... to the Flower Festival in Da Lat last year .

8. During Tet , the Vietnamese ...... their house with many beautiful flowers .

9. Thanksgiving is a .......... festival only held in the USA .

10. Do you have ......... festival in your country ?

Fill each blank with a word from the box.

celebrate, seasonal, decorate, went, music, attend, performers, harvest, festival, parade

1. Carnival is popular_____in many coutries in South America.

2. South American people_____ Carnival in different ways.

3. At Carnival, people wear costumes and_____ through the streets, playing samba music and dancing.

4. She is going to Rio Carnival to watch _____ dance.

5. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to_____ the Rio Carnival.

6. I think nobody is at home now because they have gone to the _____ festival.

7. We_____ to the Flower Festival in Da Lat last year.

8. During Tet, the Vietnamese _____ their house with many beautiful flowers.

9. Thanksgiving is a ______ festival only held in the USA.

10. Do you have _____ festival in your country?

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

Exercise 3: Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1.Summer ​ (really/ not begin) in Rio de Janeiro until late November. 2.What tends ​ (happen) is that the poorest families end up in the worst housing. 3.They told me they ​ (go) on a trip to Pattaya the previous summer. 4.The Statue of Liberty ​ (originally/ design) for the Suez Canal in Egypt 5.Many scientists ​ (still/ search) for life in other parts of the universe. 6.He ​ (visit) Paris three times this year. 7.The kids ​ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 8.As soon as Daddy and Jonathan finish ​ (get) dressed, we’ll go to the amusement park. Exercise 4: Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1.​“Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said. ................................................................................................................................................. 2.​“Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 3.​“Yesterday I couldn’t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said. ................................................................................................................................................. 4.​“Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 5.​“What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 6.​“Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me. ................................................................................................................................................. 7.​“I’ll come and help you on Saturday,” Joana told me. ................................................................................................................................................. 8.​“When will you come back home?” my mom asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 9.​“Do you need any help on this assignment?” the teacher asked me. ................................................................................................................................................. 10.​“My friend got engaged to a German last month,” Danny told Ann. .................................................................................................................................................

II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). 1. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the __________ holiday of the year in India. A. more important C. most important B. importance D. most importance 2. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _____________ the Rio Carnival. A. follow B. take C. attend D. play 3. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ________ the festival. A. remember B. celebrate C. set D. open 4. La Tomatina ____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year. A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held 5. The festival ________________ every year at the end of August. A. occur B. takes place C. takes D. held 6. The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba __ from various samba schools. A. performance B. perform C. performer D. performers 7. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their_. A. own B. owners C. owner D. owning 8. Everybody has gone to the _______ festival. A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians 9. The Academy Awards, commonly ____________ as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. A. know B. knew C. known D. be known 10. La Tomatina is a _____________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest. A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually 11. People put pumpkin ____________ outside the homes during Halloween. A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs 12. It is _____________ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival inDak Lak. A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement 13. A lot of cultural and ______ activities are held as part of the FlowerFestival in Da Lat. A. art B. artist C. artistic D. arts 14. The ____________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages. A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air

Give the correct form of the given words to complete the sentences

1 Vesak Day is a ____________ festival for those who follow Buddhism ( religion )

2 I think it is a good_____________ in this circumstance ( choose)

3 We are having an interview with Mr.Phong , one of the Elephant Race ______________( organise)

4. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is a very............................ festival ( fascinate )

5 Thanksgiving is a.....................festival held in the USA and some other countries ( season)

6 We have become regular.......................at Da Lat Flower Festival ( attend)

7 There are a lot of cultural and.................................activities held as part of this festival ( art)

8 Tet holiday is the most important...............................for Vietnamese people ( celebrate )

9 Hoi Mua Festival is held by people of ethnic...........................in Phu Yen Province ( minor )

10 It is very.......................... to participate in Songkran Water Festival ( joy)

V: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 10 points).

1. Birthday is one of my family ____celebration_____ .   CELEBRATE

2. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is a very___fascinated__ festival.   FASCINATE

3. There are many ______ differences between the two communities.   CULTURE

4. It is very______ to participate in Songkran Water Festival.              JOY

5. Everything has its____limited____.   LIMIT   

6. What forms of ______  do you participate in during the festival?     ENTERTAIN

7. Sleeping all day, eating too much and never going out are ________   HEALTH

8. Her eyes were wide with _________  when she heard the news.   EX CITE

9. He plays tennis well. He is very _________ .   ENERGY

10. It is _________  in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.    TRADITION