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Vocabulary Listening Part 4

Describing festivals and celebrations

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Don’t get stuck on one question if it’s
diicult. Move on to the next question.
celebrate commemorate dress up gather round You will be able to go back to diicult
hold let of march play perform wear questions the second time you listen.

1 Last year for his birthday party, each guest had to
as a famous historical person and 15 You will hear an interview with Margaret Blake, a
clothes from the time he or she had lived in. teacher who organises a poetry festival for young
2 When Americans Thanksgiving, it is to people. For questions 1–7, choose the best answer
a harvest feast that settlers had in 1621. (A, B or C).
3 At the Autumn Festival in my town, the local children 1 What surprised Margaret the most about her
from school into the town square and then group of students?
a big statue to sing songs together. A They were writing poetry for the internet.
4 At New Year, New Yorkers a street party in B They were performing their poetry in person.
Times Square and ireworks at midnight.
5 Both my children are involved in the Arts Festival this C They were sharing their poetry anonymously.
year. My son is going to in a musical and my 2 Margaret started the poetry festival because
daughter will the violin in the orchestra.
A she was asked to by her students.
B she hoped to get other people interested
Sufixes in poetry.
C she wanted to ind other young poets.
2 Add sufixes to the words to make nouns for people, then
underline the diferent word in each group. 3 How did Margaret feel about the response she got?
A grateful that so many young poets wanted
1 motor tour
economy refuge to take part
B amaze tha lo o th youn poet
lived nearby
2 research collect
C pleased that several young poets wanted
survive investigate
to help her
3 consult conduct 4 What made Margaret realise that the irst festival
assist contest was going to be special?
A the media attention the event received
4 sales sports B the distances that were travelled
business manage
C the appreciative audiences
5 special novel 5 When talking about the future of the festival,
comedy pharmacy Margaret suggests that she would like to
A expand it to other types of writing.
6 wait sail B have larger locations for the performances.
farm mine
C make it longer to include more poets.
6 Margaret says that a book of poems from this
year’s festival
A has just become available.
B can be downloaded from the website.
C has already sold out.
7 What does Margaret say about the students that
irst inspired the festival?
A They are all helping her now.
B They are too old to participate.
C They no longer read poetry aloud
to each other.
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