Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 5 - D. Reading

8/24/2022 11:29:30 AM

Read the extracts from these travel brochures and do the tasks that follow.

Welcome to the Natchitoches Christmas Festival, Louisiana!
Don't miss the start of the festival – It's on the first Saturday of December. Come and enjoy the early afternoon parade, an arts show, and displays of the Louisiana cuisine. There is also a spectacular evening firework show with music and a laser show in addition to live entertainment. Most spectacularly, after the firework display is the lighting-up ceremony along the Cane River – a display of 300,000 lights. Enjoy the bright lights of the Cane River banks until after New Year's Day.
 
Nha Trang Carnival - Exciting Times in June!
Join the opening ceremony – an impressive show giving the history of Nha Trang, a city with a good climate provided by nature. Then comes the firework display, which lights up the whole city, followed by the street carnival the next morning. You will also like various traditional, musical performances by the Viet, the Cham, and other ethnic peoples, in addition to performances of songs about the sea. The following day brings the excitement of sea swimming, yachting, boating, and wind-surfing events. When the night falls, the public dances begin – you are welcome to join in! Don't miss this colourful mix of cultures!

Read the brochures then match the words which mean:

  • a public procession to celebrate an event
  • a style of cooking
  • very impressive
  • living, not recorded previously
  • weather
  • of particular cultural groups
  • sailing
  • a combination of different types

The Natchitoches Christmas Festival starts from the first Saturday of December.

There is a spectacular firework display only at the Natchitoches Christmas Festival.

Both festivals go on for a long time.

Both festivals have evening celebrations.

In both of the festivals there are displays of local cuisine.

Read the brochures again and complete the sentence.

The Natchitoches Christmas Festival is held in .

Read the brochures again and complete the sentence.

Visitors shouldn't miss the beginning of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival because there is an early , an arts show, and displays of the Louisiana cuisine.

Read the brochures again and complete the sentence.

Visitors can see various and performances of songs about the sea on the second day at the Nha Trang Festival.

Read the brochures again and complete the sentence.

Visitors are about the events on the third day in Nha Trang Carnival.

Read the brochures again and complete the sentence.

The Nha Trang Festival is a of many cultures.

Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.

Disadvantages of Festivals

Although people love festivals very much, there are also some disadvantages.

First, festivals are very costly. Because the general purpose of festivals is to cultural heritages, a nation is willing to spend a lot of money on this. Moreover, during a festival, most people do not work but spend money on gifts for their friends and relatives.

Second, festivals can be dangerous. People may drink a lot during a festival and cause road . In many festivals, there are races like cow-racing and elephant racing which may be , especially for children. Moreover, in some festivals, when people rush to see the events, they may also other people to get hurt.

Third, festivals may affect the environment. After a festival, the roads are full of colourful paper, flowers, cans or bottles that people throw away. Trees along the roadsides may be damaged by the . Furthermore, the noise from music and other also cause noise pollution.