L Workbook answers 2 V - Skills in English

1 OooOadultagainafterbecomebirthdayeventch ildreninvitepartyinvolvepeoplereceiveper sonspecialwomenTheme 1: Culture and civilization a. She gave me a present for my We had a big celebration for my I made him a chocolate cake for his John opened the card and a 20 note fell My mother received lots of flowers and cards in Please send my congratulations to your The celebrations will take place on March Did you go to Mandy s 18thbirthday party?i. I didn t go because I didn t receive an AExercise BExercise C Workbook answers : Level 2 1 workbook answers 2birthdaycakecardcelebrationinvitationpa rtypresentcongratulationsgive33333go to33have3333333make3333open333receive333 3send33333take place33 LEVEL1.

2 3. lighting 16 candles, the girl sits on a After putting on special dresses, the girls go to the town After opening all his cards, John opened his After leaving school at 18, I went to After doing the research for my assignment, I discussed it with my After completing the application form, I went for an a. Before sitting on a chair, the girl lights 16 Before organizing some of his files, he tidied his Before starting work for a national paper, he worked on a local Before giving the reasons, I will give some Before starting the essay, organize the information into Before changing the fuse, switch off the EExercise FExercise D2 Workbook answers : Level 2I am going to talk (1) about / fora festival in Malaysia called Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

3 Ittakes place (2) on / inthe first of Shawwal every year. It lasts (3) with / forthreedays. It is called Hari Raya(4) because / andit is the king of days . It is the day wegive thanks to God for the end of Ramadan. My family prepares for weeks (5) after / beforethe festival. My father paints thehouse and puts money (6) in / in theenvelopes for the little children. My mothercooks ketupat (7) in / athome. There (8) are / islots of different events to celebrate Hari Raya. First, we go to themosque early (9) in / onthe morning. We say prayers (10) to / to theGod. (11)After / nextthat, we all visit my grandmother s grave.

4 My father always says aprayer. Then, we go to my uncle s house. (12) There / Itis money in colourfulenvelopes for me and my brothers and m going to talk to you today about a festival in (1) _____. The festival is called Seijin-no-hi, whichmeans the coming of (2) _____ . It is a very old (3) _____. It started at least 800years (4) _____. Coming of age is celebrated all around the (5) _____. Coming of age means a child becomesan (6) _____. In some countries, it is only for boys or only for (7) _____. But inJapan, the festival is for (8) _____. In some countries, children come of age at 18 or 16 oreven (9) _____.

5 In Japan, coming of age happens at 20 years (10) _____. Coming of age means different things in different (11) _____. In some countries, it meansyou can drive a (12) _____. In other countries, it means you can get (13) _____. In Japan, it means you can vote .. and (14) _____!Japanagefestivalagoworldadultgirls both14oldcountriescarsmokemarriednounsad jectivesa. 'colour'colourfulb. 'culture'culturalc. 'death'deadd. e'vente'ventfule. 'luck'luckyf. 'marriage'marriedg. 'origino'riginalh. tra'ditiontra'ditionalTheme 1: Culture and civilization Tell me where you live me exactly where you The party went on for nearly six I m not sure about how many people were there.

6 I think there were about Thanks for inviting me. I really enjoyed The lesson actually starts at , the lesson starts at The tickets are 10 Originally, the building was a hotel but now it s a block of building was originally a hotel,but now it s a block of I completely agreed/I agreed completely with all the points in the Susie and I went to the lecture I think all the guests/the guests all enjoyed the party very think theevery guestsenjoyed the party very AExercise BExercise C Workbook answers : Level 2 31. luck8original2. birth7name3.

7 Special5pass4. sign6adult5. card9each6. candle4die7. occasion2 Thursday8. symbol3present9. exercise isn t very We aren t from the same You don t need to bring your book to the next Students can t bring laptops to the There isn t a bus from the station to the I don t send my aunt a birthday card every This lecturer doesn t usually give handouts at the end of the The student accommodation doesn t have Internet 1: Culture and civilization ReadingExercise EExercise AExercise D4 Workbook answers : Level 2echocomment / question8 Too big?Yes, you re month?That s quite father?

8 What kind of car has he got?7 You don t enjoy it?Why not?9 Nervous?Well, go in your mother s car 18thbirthday?What did you get?2A car?I didn t know you could failed?Oh, I m new Mercedes?Wow!nounsverbsa. attractionattractb. competitioncompetec. connectionconnectd. decorationdecoratee. exhibitionexhibitf. congratulationscongratulateg. recoveryrecoverh. marriagemarryi. procedureproceedThe townnameSienaNegaracountryItalyBalilocat ionsouth of Florencewestern coastdistance from capital200 kms50 kmspopulation56,00034,000industrybanking /artagricultureThe festivalnamethe Paliononetypehorse racebull raceage3,000 years100 yearsdate2ndJuly16thAugustevery 2 weeksSept Octequipmentnonea chariotnumber of jockeys 40distance3 times aroundthe piazza2 kmsspeed50 seconds Workbook answers : Level 2 51.

9 Depend on BExercise Cverbprepositiona. Would you _____ to come to a party on Saturday? 3b. What s your flat like? 3c. Do you likevegetarian food? 3d. Do you look likeyour mother or your father? 3e. How do you likeyour coffee? 3f. Who does your favourite singer sound like? 3g. What did your first day at university feel like? 3h. Can you play music as loud as you likein your room? 3i. Is your mobile phone still likenew? 3like6 Workbook answers : Level 2 Theme 1: Culture and civilization WritingMissing letter is u .1. around2. costume3. during4. mosque5. congratulate6. tourist7. influence8.

10 Procedure9. victorious10. throughoutExercise DExercise AExercise BThe traditional events in Siena and Negara are very similar in some ways. They are both races and theyboth use (1) animals. Both events are very colourful and (2) exciting. But some people say they aresimilar in another way. They say these events are (3) cruelto the animals. However, there are also quite a lot of differences. In the Palio, the race is short and (4) fastand uses onlyten horses and (5) riders. In this small space in the centre of the town, the horses sometimes reach (6) 65kph. The whole race only takes (7) 90 seconds.