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9 Guess the meaning of the following idioms and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.

a be a party to something

c have a festive mood

b dance till one drops

d our day will come

  1. The people could _____________ during the musical carnival.

  2. This day my relatives always ______________ as this holiday has a vital importance for them.

  3. Cheer up! Don’t be so pessimistic you should believe that ______________.

  4. All the guests were eager to ____________ to make fireworks.

10 Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

St Patrick’s festival has been in (0) existence since 1996. From a one-day (1) __________ it has developed into a 5-day carnival, the (2) __________ in Ireland. It takes place in March in Dublin. Following the tradition of the carnival, great emphasis is placed on (3) __________ costume displays and steel drum music. The carnival attracts a lot of (4) _________ and spectators. In addition to the lively (5) ____________ of costume, music, and folk dances there are hundreds of street stalls (6) ____________ exotic food and drinks. On the first day of the festival, bonfires have been lighted in the center of the town. On the (7) ___________ day of the festival people throw (8) ___________ water and powder on each other. It is a very important spring festival where people can meat each other, forgive (9) __________, have a good time, make up

(10) ____________, and wish each other good luck. Everyone would strongly recommend you to participate in St Patrick’s festival as it’s so unforgettable.

existed

celebrity

big

fantasy

participate

process

sold

two

colour

debtor

quarrelsome

11 Read the text. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word, which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (٧) in the space provided. If a line has a word, which should not be there, write it in the space provided.

The furry dance

Although it is on the same day as like the feast of 0__like

St Michael the Archangel, May 8, the Furry Dance, 00_٧_

held in the Helston, on England’s southwest tip, 1___

appeared before Christianity was brought to Britain. 2___

In fact, this dance is one of the world’s most oldest 3___

spring festivals the name “Furry” may has come from 4___

Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, or perhaps 5___

from the Celtic word for “fair”. The festival it preserves 6___

the important aspects of many spring ceremonies 7___

from the distant past. The Furry Dance ceremonies 8____

consist of series processions, which last the all day. 9____

The first is a parade of young men and women, 10___

be followed by one of children and finally there is 11___

a procession of the prominent citizens of whole the area. 12___

Led by a band, they go in and out of houses and 13___

gardens and weave on their own way through the streets 14___

of the town, bringing a good fortune wherever they pass. 15___