HS2 2019 unit7 p135 act3

Listening
Part 1

Listen to the speakers and

a) match the speaker with the celebration. There are three extra celebrations inthe list that you don't need.

Speaker A    [1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8)]

Speaker B    [1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8)]

Speaker C    [1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8)]

Speaker D    [1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8)]

Speaker E    [1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7), 8)]

1) 50th wedding anniversary
2) a rock concert
3) Notting Hill Carnival
4) end of term party at school
5) grandparents' birthday
6) the wedding of a royal family member
7) London police parade
8) a secretly planned birthday party

b) complete the sentences with the correct speaker.

1.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]will see people dressed in amazing costumes.

2.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to decorate the venue with Chinese lanterns and have projections on the wall.

3.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is worried about someone on Facebook spoiling the surprise.

4.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to be careful of people stealing things.

5.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to listen to old-fashioned music played on an old-fashioned machine.

6.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is in one of the bands that are playing.

7.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to taste food from all over the world.

8.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to celebrate with the whole family.

9.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is organising a party for her two best friends.

10.           [Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, Speaker D, Speaker E]is going to make sure there is no traffic on her street.

Listening
Part 2
Listen to the presentation about unusual British festivals and answer the questions.

1. The Burning of the Clavie is an ancient tradition when people:    [a), b), c)]
   a) drink whiskey
   b) burn the woods and forests
   c) set a barel with an alcohol drink on fire

2. The Up Helly Aa is:    [a), b), c)]
   a) an ancient tradition
   b) a modern tradition
   c) the tradition that was invented in the previous decade

3. On Pancake Day people have pancake races where they run with a frying pan:    [a), b), c)]
   a) while flipping a pan cake
   b) while jumping over the rope
   c) while 15 people try to catch you

4. Who usually are the winners in the cheese rolling competition in Gloucestershire?    [a), b), c)]
   a) steep people
   b) tourists
   c) local villagers

5. What is the prize of the snail, that wins in World Championship Snail Racing?    [a), b), c)]
   a) tasty snack
   b) it can eat another snail
   c) it is fried on barbecue

6. In the onion-eating contest the contestants must eat:    [a), b), c)]
   a) fresh onion
   b) fried onion
   c) boiled onion

7. The Black Pudding Throwing Championship uses:
   a) sausages made of blood
   b) cakes made of meat
   c) salads made of fat

8. What did the man, who won the biggest number of times at The World Gurning Championship, do to be the winner?    [a), b), c)]
   a) ate disgusting food
   b) brushed his teeth with crab meat
   c) removed his teeth

9. Burning the Clocks Festival is:    [a), b), c)]
   a) the custom when people celebrate the beginning of winter
   b) the most popular custom of all above mentioned
   c) the custom that was made up a couple of decades ago

Reading
Part 1

Match choices (A - Ж) to (1 -5). There are three choices you don't need to use.