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1248Language use: listening to a news reportAListen to the start of a news report. Circle the correct options.1 Buñol is near the city of ...a) Valencia. b) Murcia.2 La Tomatina festival happens in ...a) September. b) August.BListen to the rest of the report. Circle the correct options.1 Mary speaks to a man from …a) Spain. b) Britain. c) Germany.2 All the people go to … to have breakfast.a) the main square b) the park c) their houses3 At eleven o’clock, everyone …a) goes home. b) throws tomatoes. c) eats tomatoes.4 The festival continues for …a) two weeks. b) two days. c) two hours.CGive your opinion. What do you think about the Tomatina festival?Do you like festivals in general?Grammar: there is/there are with some, any, several, a lot, manyA Language in context Read about the Caribana festival. Answer the questions.Helen asks “Are there any interesting festivals in Canada this year?Is there one in eastern Canada? I live in New York.”Jan answers “There is a cool festival in Toronto every year. It’s calledCaribana and it’s all about Caribbean culture. There are a lot of visitorsto the city. They all come to dance, eat, and have fun! The carnival paradestarts in the afternoon in the main square. There’s a big picnic in the parkand there are several calypso music competitions. There are also someother competitions, including a food competition. There aren’t manytickets for the festival left. It’s a good idea to buy them soon!”1 Where is the Caribana festival? 2 When does the parade start?Toronto (Canada)in the afternoonB Notice Read the examples from Exercise A in the table. Circle the correct options in thesentences on the next page.AffirmativeNegativeQuestionsThere is a cool festival in Toronto every year.There are several calypso music competitions.There are also some other competitions.There aren’t many tickets for the festival left.Are there any interesting festivals in Canada this year?Is there one in eastern Canada?This material is copyright and unauthorized copying is illegal.How to say itIt sounds interesting/fun.I love/hate festivals.FREE SAMPLE FREE SAMPLE