Brochure language

Complete the sentences with words from the box.

steep extinct rolling sandy snow-capped dense stunning

18. It’s impossible to climb up the ……… cliffs.

19. Most of the island is covered with ……… forest.

20. Children will just love the ……… beaches.

21. In the distance you can see the ……… mountain peaks.

22. The volcano is ……… and hasn’t erupted for more than a thousand years.

23. The train journey takes you through a long valley surrounded by gentle, ……… hills.

24. If you climb to the summit there are some ……… views.

Vocabulary

Traditions. Match the verbs with the nouns.

18. celebrate a) traditional costume

19. say b) a victory

20. give c) flags

21. decorate d) prayers

22. wave e) fireworks

23. drink f) floats

24. let off g) the dead

25. light h) thanks

26. honour i) a toast

27. wear j) candles

Grammar

Complete the text with the present continuous (future meaning), present perfect continuous or past simple passive of the verbs.

Annual Alcan Dragon Boat Festival.

Vancouver, Canada.

This year’s Dragon Boat Festival 35) ……… (take place) on 16 and 17 June and over 189 teams from around the world 36) ……… (compete).

People 37) ……… (race) dragon boats for over 2000 years. They began in south central China and the boats were colourful and decorated with a dragon’s head at the front. They 38) ……… (make) of three tree trunks, which were tied together. The boats came in all sizes. They 39) ……… (row) by up to 50 men and the ancient races could be extremely competitive and aggressive.

Modern dragon boat racing began in 1976 with the first Hong Kong International Boat Races, and the International Dragon Boat Federation 40) ……… (set up) in 1991. Since then, the number of dragon boat festivals worldwide 41) ……… (increase) and interest 42) ……… (go up) steadily each year. The first races outside south-east Asia 43) ……… (hold) in Canada, at the 1986 Vancouver World Fair, and they 44) ……… (take place) regularly since then. Racing now tends to be in colourful boats made from wood, with about twenty rowers and a drummer at the front, who sets the pace for the rowing. Of course, it’s no longer aggressive, but it’s great fun for all the family.

Complete the sentences with a preposition.

45 Sorry, I can’t stop now. I’m ……… a hurry.

46 Have you sent in your application ……… the job?

47 There are long delays at the airport because the pilots are ……… strike.

48 Prices have dropped because of a fall ……… demand.

49 Did you walk or did you come ……… car?

50 Do you have any experience ……… working abroad?

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