LISTENING Task 1. Listen to the presentation about unusual British festivals and circle the best phrase to complete these sentences. 1 The Clavie is...
a whisky container / a wooden cross / a bonfire made of things people don't need
2. In the Up Helly Aa festival, they burn...
a wooden man/a Viking boat/ a line in the grass 3. During a pancake race, you have to...
eat as many pancakes as possible/ run as fast as possible while tossing a pancakes in a pan/ run and jump over the ropes without dropping the pancake
4. Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling competition are usually
top athletes/ people from the village/ visitors from all over the world
5. The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is ... cooked with garlic and butter / rescued from the barbecue/ given a prize of extra lettuce
6. The Buming of the Clocks festival is ...
2 years old/ 20 years old / 200 years old.
A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest bus stop is?
B: Certainly, walk straight and turn right at the corner. You can't miss it.
A: Is it far from here?
B: Not at all. It's quite near.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You are welcome.
B.
A: Excuse me, can you help me, please?
B: Certainly. What's the matter?
A: Is there any shopping mall near here?
B: Yes, there is. Walk about one hundred metres straight ahead and then turn left at the traffic lights. You can`t take no notice of it.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: Not at all.