VIII. Write full sentences to make a letter, using the suggested the words and phrases given. (1pt):

Dear Lucy,

How are you?

1.In/ your/ email/ you/ said/ that/ you/ wanted/ know/ about/ popular/ festival/ in VietNam/.

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2. There/ a lot of/ festivals/ my/ country/ such as/ boat racing/ buffalo-fighting/ fork song/ singing/ ect/but/ i/going/ tell/ you/ about/ the Mid-Atumn Festival/.

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3. The Mid-Autumn Festival/like/ your/ Thanksgiving/./ Families/ get/ together./

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4. It/ usually/ comes/ September/ or/ October/./ This year/ it/ going/ to be/ on September 15th

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5. On/ that/ day/ families/ eat/ big/ dinner/.
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6. A/ lot/ families/ eat/ their/ dinner/outside/ in/ the/open/ air/ and/they/ eat/ mooncakes/ after/ dinner/.

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7. There/ many/ different/ kinds/ mooncakes/./ They/ are/ small/ round/ cakes/ with/ meat/ eggs/ nuts/ or/ something/ sweet/ inside/ ./ They/ really/ delicous/.

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8. They/ also/ parades/ along/ the streets/ with/ dancing/ and/ drumming/ on/ that /day/.

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9. All/ children/ excited/ see/ these/ performances/.

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10. I/love/ the Mid-Autumn Festival/./ I like/ look/ at/the moon/ on/ that/ day/ because/ the moon/ looks/ brighter/ and/ rounder/ .

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VI. Match the first halves in culumn A with the second ones in column B to make sentences. (1pt):

III. Read the passage and tick True (T) or False (F) for each sentence. (1P):

The Vietnamese people celebrate the New Year (TET) on the first three days of the January according to the lunarcalendar. To prepare for Tet, these days, they often paint and decorate their houses. They buy a lot of fruit, flowers and make many delicous dishes. They make sticky rice cakes because they are their traditional cakes. People who work a long distance away try to get home on these days. On the first day of Tet, people often offer these good fruit and food to their ancestors and after that the whole families enjoy the food. They also visit pagodas, temples, their relatives and friends. Children are very happy to get lucky money from the adults. There are a lot of traditional games and contestsat Tet such as rice-cooking, fire-making, water-fetching, buffalo-fighting, ect. They are really interesting. People are playing and enjoying themselves very much on this occasion.

I. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each line (1pt):

VI. Write sentences with the cues given. Use the correct form of the verbs.

1. Christmas / be / one / most famous / religious festivals / the world.

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2. Easter / hold / celebrate / the resurrection from the dead / Jesus Chris.

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3. Japanese Girls’ Day / celebrate / March 3rd / pray / the health and happiness / young girls / Japan.

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4. My family and I / go / Thailand / last April / take part / the Songkran Festival.

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5. Elephants / spray / water / tourists / during / the Songkran festival / Ayutthaya, Bangkok.

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6. The highest prize / award / the Cannes Film Festival / be / the Palme d’Or / which / give / best film.

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7. Vietnamese people / prepare / Tet / clean / their houses / cook / traditional special foods.

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8. Thanksgiving / be / seasonal holiday/ hold / annually / give thanks / God /successful harvest.

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V. Choose the correct word to fill In the blanks.

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the biggest carnival in the world which (1)__________for five days. Every year in the month of February the festivities start. Hundreds of people are (2) __________​on the streets enjoying the street bands, singers and orchestras.

The main (3) __________​of the carnival is the Samba Parade in which 200 schools participate.

The schools have elaborate costumes, floats and dancing styles. It is an (4) __________experience!

Come August and it’s (5) __________ to have fun in Bunol, Spain. La Tomatina - a fun filled battle - begins on the last Wednesday of August. Thousands of people come from all over the world to participate in a grand tomato fight. Puzzled! (6) __________​does it happen?

To have fun. Actually a week long festival goes on before the tomato fight. The festival has dancing, music, parades, fireworks and food. However, the (7) __________​have to take a few precautions. They are asked to squish the tomatoes (8) __________​throwing so that it does not hurt the other people. They are also advised to wear safety gloves and goggles.

1. a. gets​​b. lasts​​c. makes​​d. longs

2. a. down​​b. along​​c. into​​​d. out

3. a. theme​​b. notice​​c. highlight​​d. guide

4. a. amazing​b. unpleasant​c. obvious​​d. actual

5. a. tradition​b. mean​​c. time​​d. celebration

6. a. Where​​b. Why​​c. When​​d. How

7. a. participants​b. viewers​​c. competitors​d. partners

8. a. during​​b. after​​c. before​​d. by

IV. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Last month I___________ (join) a course to learn how to make Christmas decorations.

2. Right now, the stars _______________(parade) on the red carpet at the CannesFilm Festival.

3. The Songkran Festival _______________ (mark) the beginning of the Thai New Year.

4. The first Oktoberfest Festival ________________ (hold) on October 12,1810 in Munich.

5. The biggest prize, the Palme d’Or, ___________ (award) to the best film.

6. Next year, the festival ___________​(take place) from June 26th to July 1st.

7. The Elephant Racing Festival ___________ (be) the village’s most Importantand interesting event for years.

8. _________________ (you/ ever/ attend) any food festivals?

9. I’d like you ___________ (write) up your reports on festivals around the world.

10. He suggested ______________ (take) part in the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll competition.

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Day of the Dead is celebrated_______ November 1st in Mexico.

a. on​​​b. in​​​c. at​​​d. during

2. People throw tomatoes ________each other at La Tomatina in Bunol.

a. on​​​b. to​​​c. at​​​d. for

3. The festival starts with an opening ________ where people walk through the streets.

a. party​​b. ritual​​c. feast​​d. parade

4. Summerfest is the world’s largest_________festival. It features more than 700 bands performing on 11 stages.

a. arts​​​b. music​​c. religious​​d. seasonal

5. In the UK and US, people give coloured chocolate eggs to each other at ___________.

a. New Year​​b. Halloween​​c. Christmas​​d. Easter

6. ________do people celebrate Diwali? - They celebrate it with music, lights, fireworks and traditional sweets.

a. How​​b. What​​c. Why​​d. Where

7. Bon Jovi will ___________ at the 2019 Rock in Rio music festival in Brazil.

a. display​​b. perform​​c. gather​​d. attend

8. _________, the hard rock Louder Than Life festival was cancelled.

a. After raining heavily​​​b. When it rains heavily

c. Due to heavy rain​​​​d. Despite heavy rain

9. What is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival?

a. Palme d’Or ​b. Oscar​​c. Golden Globe ​d. Black Lady

10. “In the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival, people attempt to chase a rolling cheese wheel down the hill.” “____________​”

a. That’s a great idea. b. Oh, I totally agree. c. It sounds crazy. d. OK, that’s interesting

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.​

1. a. carnival​​b. festival​​c. holiday​​d. Thanksgiving

2. a. enjoy​​​b. special​​c. culture​​d. worship

3. wonderful ​​b. performer​​c. seasonal​​d. celebrate

4. a. lantern ​​​b. costume ​​c. parade ​​d. stuffing

5. a. creative ​​b. religious ​​c. musician ​​d. superstitious