Match the photo with the festivals.

The Tomatina festivals takes place on the last Wednesday in August in Bunol, Spain.The ‘tomato battle’ starts at 11 o’clock in the morning, and continues for two hours. During the Tomatina 35,000 people throw 125,000 kilos of tomatoes!

In January (the exact date changes every year) you can go to Ivrea in Italy and take part in the Carnevale d’Ivrea, where people throw oranges at each other. If you don’t want people to throw an orange at you, you have to wear a red hat!

Thailand has a Water Festival (Songkran) every April to celebrate the New Year. It starts on 13th April and lasts for to days. People throw water each other all day and also at night.

 

Exercise 5. Answer about the festivals.

1 Where is the Tomatina festival?

2 How many people take part during the Tomatina festival?

3 What do people throw during theCarnevale d’Ivrea?

4 When do people celebrate a Water Festival in Thailand?

5Which festival would you like to go?

 

Exercise 6. Read the poem.

We're having a Halloween party at school.

I'm dressed up like Dracula. Man, I look cool!

I dyed my hair black and I cut off my bangs.

I'm wearing a cape and some fake plastic fangs.

 

Exercise 7. What is important to you in a place to live? Put the items in order from very important (1) to not important (6).

good public transport

shopping center

friendly people

nice weather

green spaces

good schools

work in pairs.