Entry test. Let's Party

Fill in the correct word. Three words are extra. 1. Everyone's coming here for a family . 2. There's a special celebration tonight to mark the school's 50th . 3. Some football fans were arrested during the celebrations. 4. The flag flies for a celebration. 5. They held a to mark the soldiers' return. 6. The New Orleans Jazz is held every year in the spring. 7. Amy has planned a surprise for his birthday. 8. I got lots of lovely for Christmas, but yours was the nicest!

Read the text and choose the correct words to fill in the gaps. The first of May is called May Day in Britain. This is a very old held to the first day of summer. Many towns and villages still hold traditional May Day celebrations. Some towns and villages the streets and houses with flowers. In others, there is dancing and the people a Maypole. This is a tall pole with coloured ribbons hanging from the top. The dancers a ribbon each and dance around the pole. As they dance, the ribbons make a colourful pattern around the Maypole. It is also to choose a May Queen and crown her. She wears a white dress and a crown of flowers and walks at the front of a procession through the streets.

Read about festivals from around the world and match the paragraphs and the headings. 1. Carnival Of Venice, Italy 2. Swedish Midsummer, Sweden 3. Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, Morocco 4. Rio Carnival, Brazil 5. Naadam Festival, Mongolia 6. Glastonbury, England 7. La Tomatina, Spain A. This is a two week-long grand event. People put on masks and throw perfumed eggs at each other. There are also concerts, different types of street performances and candle-lit boat parade. B. This massive festival was started in 1994 and designed to bridge the gaps between cultures and bring people from different religions together. While this won’t be a festival on everyone’s list, if you’re interested in religion and music, then this is one of the biggest festivals on the continent. C. Thousands upon thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. D. This festival is an ancient cultural spectacle that combines colourful costumes and performances with an exciting tournament of the traditional sports of archery, wrestling and bareback horse riding. This biggest festival of the year is held in the country's capital Ulaanbaatar, and presents visitors with an incredible opportunity to experience the culture and people of this amazing land. E. This is the most famous festival in the world and attracts thousands of people with its dancing, parades, floats and music. F. People often begin the day by picking flowers and making wreaths to place on the maypole, which is a key component in the celebrations. Locals head out into nature, dance around a maypole, eat lots of fish, drinks lots of beer, and stay up to enjoy the longest day of the year. After all, the sun doesn’t set until about midnight. One of the traditional foods eaten during the festival is pickled herring. G. This is one of the largest music festivals in the world. Though best known for its contemporary music, it also features dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and many other arts. About 150,000 people come to this area for a few days of music, mud, and mayhem. The fields turn into giant tent cities as everyone camps out looking to have some fun! Even with 150,000 tickets and 900 acres of land, the event still sells out in under an hour!