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What do you
7 celebrate? 1 a fair / parade 2 an atmosphere /
a stall

VOCABULARY
Festivals

1 Look at the photos and circle 3 a costume / 4 a parade / float 5 a lantern / fireworks
the correct options. decoration

2 Complete the
article with the
correct form of
words in Exercise 1.
6 decorations / 7 a program / fair 8 a parade / 9 fireworks /
a float program a lantern

Celebrations 3 Circle the correct options.

Around the World 1 There was already a crowd / an atmosphere of
50,000 people at ten o’clock!
One of the biggest festivals in Japan is
the Gion Festival in Narita, a small town 2 The band marched in the ceremony / parade down
near Tokyo. It’s a celebration of the summer. Main Street.
There are colorful 1 decorations all over 3 Great music and a lot of people usually make a
the town, and people dress up in traditional
good program / atmosphere.
Japanese 2 . Visitors can enjoy food and drinks at
the many 3 in Narita’s narrow streets. The best part 4 A fair / ceremony is usually a formal event with a
of the festival is when decorated 4 with people long history.
on them are pulled through the streets to Narita’s main temple. The
streets of Narita are beautiful at night when they are lit up by
5
4 Underline the stressed syllable in each word.
on the sides of the buildings.
Two Syllables Three Syllables Four Syllables
New Year’s Eve is always special in Sydney, Australia. You can see costume atmosphere ceremony
a beautiful display of 6 in the night sky, with
thousands exploding over the Sydney Opera House. There are a lot
fireworks decoration
of things to do during the day, too. Children can enjoy fantastic rides lantern
at the 7 , like a 40–meter Ferris wheel or a super- parade
fast train. In the evening, people love the 8 of
boats traveling up and down the harbor with special lights on them!
Explore It!
Guess the correct answer.
The famous Japanese … ceremony
began around 700 years ago.
a tea b coffee c milk
Find another interesting fact about an ancient
ceremony. Write a question and send it to a
classmate in an email, or ask them in the
next class.

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The Wolf
READING and a Baby Boy Beddgelert
A Folktale Wales

1 Look at the pictures. What do you think I n the north of Wales, there
is a small village named
Beddgelert. According to an old
the folktale is about? Read the story and
circle the correct answer. story, many hundreds of years Great Britain
ago, a prince lived in the area.
a a prince who lost his son It was a place of forests and
b a very brave dog dangerous wild animals. The prince loved hunting, so he had
c a brave prince who killed a wolf many dogs. They spent a lot of time chasing animals through
the forests for sport. His favorite dog was named Gelert – a
faithful dog who the prince loved.
2 Match the words in bold in the
folktale with the meanings. One day, the prince decided
1 very shocked horrified to go hunting and called
for Gelert. To the prince’s
2 a long piece of metal used for fighting
surprise, the dog came with
blood around its mouth. The
3 chasing and trying to catch and kill an prince was horrified. Where
animal had the blood come from? He
4 a place in the ground where a dead body had a terrible thought. He
is put ran to his son’s bedroom and
saw an awful sight. His baby
5 strong and not changing in your
was missing and the floor
friendship with someone was covered in blood. The
6 put something into a hole in the ground prince realized what the dog
and covered it had done. With anger, he took
a sword and killed Gelert.
3 Read the folktale again. Circle the Seconds later, the prince heard
correct answers. a cry from behind the bed.
1 Why did the prince have dogs? There was his son, completely
safe. And next to his son was
a because he was lonely a wolf – killed by Gelert, just
b to take care of his castle a few minutes earlier. The
c to look for other animals prince felt very sad. He carried
his favorite dog outside and
2 What did the prince think when he saw
buried it under some stones.
blood on his dog?
Beddgelert means “Gelert’s
a His son was hurt.
grave” in the Welsh language,
b Something was missing. and you can see stones
c The dog was hurt. marking the grave in the village. However, the story might not
3 What did the dog do? be true. Some people say that a hotel owner placed the stones
there 200 years ago and, perhaps, invented the story to bring in
a He killed the prince’s son. more tourists. And it worked! Now there are many events in the
b He killed a dangerous animal. town, from music festivals to fireworks displays on New Year’s
c He hid behind a bed. Eve. In the summer, people in the town grow lots of flowers as
decorations, and Beddgelert has won competitions for being the
4 What happened at the end?
most beautiful town in the country!
a Everyone forgot about the dog.
b The village was given the dog’s name.
4 Think of a folktale from your country. Write a
c The prince found another dog. paragraph about it in your notebook.

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GRAMMAR IN ACTION 3 Complete the sentences with the past perfect

Past Perfect form of the verbs in parentheses.
1 I hadn't bought (not buy) a costume, so I didn’t
1 Match sentences 1–6 with a–f. have anything special to wear to the parade.
1 I felt very tired. f 2 Talia (not hear) of the festival
2 I couldn’t go to the concert. before she went there.
3 I already knew the story of the movie. 3 He got to the concert 20 minutes after it
4 I said I was sorry for being late. (start).
5 I got lost when I went to Quito. 4 They went to Miami last year, and they were also
6 I didn’t know what time the concert started. there 30 years ago. It (change) a
lot.
a I hadn’t looked at the 5 We didn’t want to see the new Bond movie because
program. we (not see) the previous one yet.
b I hadn’t bought any tickets. 6 When I got home, I realized that I
c I had read the book. (leave) my phone at school.
d I hadn’t finished my work
on time. 4 Circle the correct options.
e I hadn’t been there before.
1
f I hadn’t slept enough. PAULA Did you go / Had you been anywhere interesting for
your vacation?
2 Read the sentences. MARCO Well, I 2visited / had visited my
Circle the action that happened grandparents in northern Italy
first, A or B. in September. They took me
1 She went to see the fireworks to a town named Marostica.
because her friends had invited her. I 3didn’t go / hadn’t been
A She went to see the fireworks. there before.
B Her friends invited her. PAULA Was it nice?
2 When I saw the program, I knew I’d MARCO Yes, they have a chess
seen the show before. festival there.
A I saw the program. PAULA Chess festival? That doesn’t
sound very interesting!
B I saw the show.
MARCO But it was! My grandparents
3 They’d arranged to meet at the food 4
told / had told me a lot about it before I
stall, but Tom couldn’t find Katy. 5
went / had been, and I’d thought the same as you.
A They arranged to meet. But there was a giant chess set in the middle of the
B Tom couldn’t find Katy. town! And people were dressed in costumes as chess
4 After he’d called his mom, he ordered pieces, and they 6moved / had moved around
a pizza. the board.
A He ordered a pizza. PAULA Oh, do they do that every year?
B He called his mom. MARCO Every two years. It’s to celebrate a famous chess
5 Megan felt a little upset after she’d match that two princes 7played / had played about
said goodbye to them. 600 years ago. They 8fell / had fallen in love with the
same woman, but instead of fighting, they decided to
A Megan said goodbye to them.
play chess!
B She felt a little upset.

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VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Music Festivals and Live Music A Conversation

1 Complete the lists with the words in the box.

7.01
3 Listen to the conversation. What is unusual
One word can go in more than one list. about the Secret Solstice Festival?

band member campsite encore

gig headliner stage supporting act 4 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or
7.01
tent track venue F (false)?

1 where you can see a band: 1 Antonio hasn’t been to the Secret Solstice
Festival. T

2 where you can stay the night: 2 The weather isn’t very cold at the festival.
3 Famous bands don’t play at the festival.
3 singers or musicians: band member 4 One of the venues is in a dangerous place.
5 Antonio’s brother didn’t have a ticket for the
4 ways to hear a song volcano gig.

5 Look at Exercise 6. What type of information

2 Complete the text with the correct form of (object, number, or place) is missing in 1−7? (See the
words in Exercise 1. Learn to Learn tip in the Student’s Book, page 86).

The 1 venue for the Coachella Festival is a polo 7.01

6 Complete the summary about the Secret
club in California. Thousands of music fans go Solstice festival. Then listen again and check.
there to see their favorite bands. 2
at Coachella have included some of the biggest
names in music, like Radiohead and Beyoncé.
There are also lots of interesting, less famous
3
to see. These bands play on
4
smaller in front of smaller
crowds. Visitors to the festival can stay at a big The Secret Solstice is a festival.
5
with a lot of 6 . It takes place each year in
1
There’s always a great atmosphere at Coachella, Iceland during the summer solstice.
and the bands always leave the fans shouting for Antonio says the festival feels like a
2
an 7 . - hour day. When
Antonio’s brother went, there were
about 3 bands. One
venue at the festival was inside a
volcano. You needed to fly in a
4
to get there and then
go down 5 meters to
6
reach the venue. Only
people could see the gig, and the
tickets cost about 7
dollars each.

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GRAMMAR IN ACTION 4 Read the conversation. Then complete the

Reported Statements reported speech below.

1 How do the tenses and verbs change in ME Hi, Dan!

reported speech? Complete the table. DAN Hi! I’m really happy to see you! I have some
Direct Speech Reported Speech exciting news. I’m thinking of going to a
1 festival in the summer. I want you to come
Simple Present Simple Past
2 with me.
Simple Past
3 ME Hmm, I’m not sure. Where is it? How much
Present Perfect is it?
4
Present Continuous DAN It’s not far away. It’s in the country. The
5
Will tickets are about $30. I’ve been there before.
6
Can I had a great time.
ME OK, but where would we stay?
2 Complete the sentences with said or told. DAN Well, there’s a campsite. We can stay in a tent.
1 My sister said she went to a really It won’t be expensive.
interesting music festival last year. ME OK, I’ll think about it.
2 George me that he had some new DAN Great!
tracks for me to listen to.
3 I everyone that I had a spare ticket
for the concert. I went to the café to meet Dan.
4 Sally that she couldn’t go to the He said that he 1 was happy to
campsite because she didn’t have a tent. see me and that he 2 some exciting
3
5 Laura us to meet her in front of news. He told me that he of going
the stage. to a festival in the summer, and then he told me that he
4
me to go with him. I said that I
6 I I didn’t know who the supporting 5
sure, and I asked where the
act was.
festival was and how much it was. Ashraf said that it
6
far away, in the country, and
3 Rewrite the reported speech as direct
the tickets 7
about $30.
speech.
He said that he 8 there before and
1 Ashraf said that he was in a café. 9
that he a great time. He also
“I’m in a café. ” said that we 10 in a tent, so it
2 He told me that he was having lunch. 11
very expensive. I said that I
12
“ ” about it.
3 He said he wanted to meet me.
“ ” 5 Think of a conversation you had with someone
recently. What did you talk about? Write at least five
4 He said that he had been in the café for an sentences using reported speech.
hour.
I was talking to Mom yesterday. She told me …
“ ”
5 He told me he would leave in about 30 minutes.
“ ”
6 He told me to come quickly.
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a b

WRITING
An Email to a Friend

1 Read the email quickly.

Circle the photo that matches it.

c
Home Inbox Sent New

From: Karen To: Matt

Hello Matt,
1
I just got your message, thanks. 2It was nice of you to write!
You said you wanted to know all about the festival. I’d never been to
anything like it before, but it was great! I only spent a day there, but I
saw so many amazing things. There were a lot of people dressed as
characters from movies and TV. I’m attaching a photo of some people I PL AN
met. They live near you! They told me to say hello to you! I think I was the
only one not wearing a costume! I felt strange walking around in
4 Write your own email about a
festival you have been to. Take notes.
normal clothes!
What kind of festival was it?
In the afternoon, there was an event with some really famous actors
from Star Wars. There were probably around 500 people in the audience,
asking questions. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to ask anything. What did people wear?
But one of the guests said that she had just filmed something really
exciting for the next movie. Then she told us! I can’t say anything – it’s
What did people do?
a spoiler!
OK, 3I have to go now. 4I hope to hear from you soon.
What did you see and do?
5
I’ll be in touch later,
Karen How did you feel?

2 Put a−e in the order they appear in the email (1–5).

a request for a reply 5 Decide what information to include.
Use the structure in Exercise 2 to
b goodbye help you.
c description of the festival
WRITE
d 1 greeting
e thanks for writing
6 Write your email. Remember
to include the past perfect, reported
speech, and phrases from the Useful
3 Match the underlined phrases in the email (1−5)
Language box (see Student’s Book,
with the Useful Language phrases (a−e).
p89).
a Write back soon. 4
b Anyway, that’s all from me. CHECK
c Bye for now. 7 Do you …
• have a greeting and a goodbye?
d It was great to hear from you.
• describe the festival?
e Thanks for your email. • request a reply?

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7 REVIEW

VOCABULARY

1 Match the definitions with the

words in the box.

costume decoration
fair fireworks float
lantern parade 2 Complete the sentences with words for live music and festivals.
program stall 1 There were three b m in Clean
Bandit: Grace Chatto, and Jack and Luke Patterson.
1 something you use to make
things look more interesting 2 At the end of the concert, the audience shouted for more, and the band
or beautiful came back for an e .
3 It was a terrible v for a concert. I couldn’t see the
2 a plan of all the activities stage because it was really far away.
and events at a festival 4 I don’t think this year’s festival will be very good. The
h is a band from the 1990s that no one
3 a big table on the street has heard of.
where people can buy things 5 We went to a small g last night − it was one of the
best live events I’ve been to.
4 a big decorated truck that 6 Did you know that there is a bonus t at the end of
moves through the streets at the album? Most people don’t know about it.
festivals 7 Sometimes, the s a is better
than the main performer.
5 a light that people can hold 8 The festival has a big c with space for nearly
or hang up in public places 500 tents.

6 the clothes you wear GRAMMAR IN ACTION

for a special activity
3 Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in
the box.
7 something that makes
beautiful lights and
be buy decorate hear not see sell
noises in the night sky
1 I didn’t go to the festival because I that it was
8 a large number of people going to rain.
walking together, usually 2 I’m glad that we the tickets early because they
to celebrate something became really expensive later.
3 By the time the headliners appeared, the supporting acts
9 a place with games and on stage for an hour.
machines you can ride on
4 My sister loved the concert. She anything like it
before.
5 When you checked the tickets online, they them all?
6 People the street with lanterns and it looked
beautiful.

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4 What did Mike say? Change the direct speech into reported speech.
1 “I want to go home.” 4 “I’ll take a taxi home.”
Mike said that . Mike said that .
2 “I don’t feel well.” 5 “I can’t find a taxi number!”
Mike said that . Mike said that .
3 “I’ve taken some medicine.” 6 “I’ll ask my mom to come get me.”
Mike said that . Mike said that .

CUMULATIVE GRAMMAR

5 Complete the text with the missing words. Circle the correct options.

1 a happens b had happened c is happening

I live in a small town. It’s nice, but 2 a said b asked c told
nothing interesting ever 1 . 3 a is being b would be c should be
So I was really surprised when my
4 a have been b had c was
dad 2 me that there would be
a big celebration. He said that the 5 a not want b didn’t want to c didn’t wanted
bridge in the town 3 200 years 6 a come b will come c came
old this summer, and there would be a 7 a looks b looking c looked
huge party. At first, I said that I wasn’t 8 a was b were c had been
interested. I 4 over that bridge
9 a was learning b had learned c have learned
thousands of times going to school
and I 5 see it during my summer 10 a is built b built c was built
vacation. But then my dad said, “If 11 a was thinking b used to think c don’t think
you 6 to the festival, you’ll have 12 a festivals enough b too festivals c enough festivals
a great time.” So I went. And it really
was great! Everyone was dressed up
in costumes, and they had a parade
through the center of town. The whole
town 7 like a big history lesson!
And in the evening, there 8 a big
fireworks display. Earlier that day,
I9 that the bridge was really
important in history. It 10 by a
famous architect. I 11 it was just a
boring bridge! It was a great day, but
I still don’t think there are 12 in
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