고2 능률(찬) 8과

학교: ____________________	이름: __________________

H2  Lesson 8.   Travel and Festivals

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⍒초강력분석⍒

“  A winner never quits

and A quitter never wins “

Words & Phrase Ⅰ

번호	단어 / 숙어	의미	번호	단어 / 숙어	의미
1	lively	활기에 넘친	21	remembrance	기억, 회상
2	aspect	면, 양상	22	fall asleep	잠이 들다
3	festive	축제의, 경축의	23	get together	모이다
4	costume	의상	24	originally	원래, 처음에는
5	decorate	장식하다	25	carve	조각하다
6	surrounding	환경, 주변	26	glow	빛을 내다, 빛나다
7	religious	종교적인	27	jack-o'-lantern	호박을 파서 만든 등
8	bloom	꽃이 피다	28	avenue	거리, 대로
9	nest	보금자리, 둥지	29	skeleton	해골, 골격
10	powder	가루, 분말	30	puppet	꼭두각시, 작은 인형
11	handmade	손으로 만든, 수제의	31	show off	자랑하다
12	chase away		32	dress up	…로 가장(변장) 하다
13	burst into activity	갑자기 활동을 시작하다	33	I went down to	나는…에잠시들렀다.
14	samba	삼바	34	background	배경
15	hold	(방 등이 사람을)수용하다	35	element	(구성) 요소, 성분
16	cheer	환호하다	36	Jewish	유대인의
17	beat	박자, 장단	37	legend	전설
18	definitely	분명히, 명확히	38	temple	신전, 사원
19	celebration	축전, 의식	39	famine	기아, 기근
20	ancestor	조상, 선조	40	crown	왕관

Words & Phrase Ⅱ

번호	단어 / 숙어	의미	번호	단어 / 숙어	의미
41	saint	성인, 성자 (St.)	61	involve	포함하다, 연관시키다
42	related to A	A와 관련된	62	recommend	추천하다, 권장하다
43	throughout the world	전 세계적으로	63	include	포함하다, 연관시키다
44	choir	합창단, 성가대	64	attend	참석하다, 출석하다
45	snowy	눈이 쌓인, 눈이 덮인	65	scary	무서운
46	bun	빵	66	pass by	지나가다
47	serve	시중들다, 음식을 내다	67	totally	완전히
48	cultural diversity	문화적 다양성	68	amusing	재미있는, 즐거운
49	characteristic	특징	69	brighten	밝게 하다
50	community	공동체	70	delight	기쁘게 만들다
51	make one's way	(애써) 나아가다	71	be marked by	~에 의해 특징지어 지다
52	take a step closer to	A로 더 가까이 가다	72	in one's honor	~에게 경의를 표하기 위해
53	event	행사	73	opportunity	기회
54	celebrate	축하하다	74	remind A of B	A에게 B를 생각나게 하다
55	tend to -v	~하는 경향이 있다	75
56	similar	비슷한, 유사한	76
57	have fun	즐겁게 보내다	77
58	particular	특정한	78
59	occasion	때, 행사	79
60	lay	(알등을) 낳다	80

Part-1 선택형 본문분석

festivals around the World

Festivals are exciting, (alive/lively) events that (usual/usually) celebrate some (unique/uniquely) aspect of the local culture.

(Despite/Although) each festival (is/are) (differ/different), people across the world (tend/tending) to celebrate in (similar/similarly) ways.

(For/During) the festive season, people have fun by wearing fancy costumes, decorating (its/their) surroundings, and sharing (spacious/special) meals.

Festivals are (holding/held) for many different reasons. Some (celebrations/celebrate) a particular time of year or religious occasion; (the others/others) celebrate special events in people’s lives.

Springtime Festivals

Spring is the time of year (which/when) warm weather returns after the cold winter; the first flowers bloom, and birds begin to (build/building) nests and (laid/lay) eggs.

With nature (bursting/bursted) into activity, it’s no (surprising/surprise) that people choose springtime more than any other (season/seasons) to celebrate new life and hope for the future.

Holi

축제는 일반적으로 그 지역 문화의 독특한 면을 기념하는 흥미롭고 활기찬 행사입니다.

각각의 축제가 다를지라도 전 세계 사람들은 비슷한 방식으로 기념하는 경향이 있습니다.

축제 기간동안 사람들은 멋진 의상을 입고, 그들 주변을 장식하고 특별한 음식을 나눔으로써 재밌게 보내고 있습니다.

어떤 사람들은 일년중 특정 기간 또는 종교적인 의식을 기념합니다. 또 다른 사람들은 삶의 특별한 일들을 기념하기도 합니다.

봄축제

봄은 일년 중 추운 날씨후 따뜻한 날씨가 돌아오는 때입니다. 꽃이 처음 피고, 새들은 둥지를 만들고 알 낳기 시작하지요

자연이 갑자기 활동하기 시작하기 때문에 사람들이 미래에 대한 새로운 삶과 희망을 기념하기 위해 다른 어떤 계절보다 봄을 선택하는 것은 그리 놀랄 일이 아닙니다.

Holi

When: March

Where: India / Nepal

Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring. The night before, people (choose/chase) away evil spirits by (lighting/lightning) fires.

The next day, they dress in old clothes and (throw/throwing) colored powder at one another.

Carnival

When: February to March

Where: Brazil, Italy etc.

This festival usually involves (wild/wildly) street parades (which/in which) people dress up in handmade masks and fantastic (customs/costumes) to dance in the streets.

“You have to see this before you die!”

Date: February 22

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Reporter: Jenny, from the U.S.A.

It was so exciting to (arrive/arrive in) Rio — the city everyone talks about as (to be/being) the most wonderful party place.

I was (enough lucky/lucky enough) to be there for Carnival, one of the biggest (festival/festivals) in the world.

The best part of Carnival is the samba schools parade at the Sambadrome.

홀리

때 : 3월

지역 : 인도/네팔

홀리는 봄을 기념하는 힌두교 축제입니다. 전날 밤, 사람들은 불을 밝히면서 악령을 내쫓습니다.

다음날 그들은 오래된 옷을 입고서 서로에게 색가루를 던집니다.

카니발

때 : 2월에서 3월까지

지역 : 브라질, 이탈리아 등등..

이 축제는 일반적으로 길거리 행진을 포함하는데, 사람들이 손수 만든 가면과 멋진 의상을 입고서 길거리에서 춤을 춘답니다.

“여러분은 죽기전에 이것을 꼭 봐야만 합니다”

날짜 : 2월 22일

지역 : 브라질 리오데자네이로

리포터 : 제니 from the U.S.A

모든 사람들이 가장 멋진 파티 장소라 말하는 도시인 리오에 도착하는 것은 매우 흥분되는 일입니다.

전 세계에서 가장 큰 축제중 하나인 카니발을 위해 그 곳에 갔으니 참 운이 좋았습니다.

카니발 최고의 부분은 Sambadrome에서의 삼바 학교 퍼레이드였습니다.

The Sambadrome is a huge building that (holds/is held) 50,000 people.

The parade is a (contention/contest) between fourteen different samba schools, each with its own songs, traditions, and crazy fans!

The parade began at 9 p.m. and didn’t finish (by/until) 6 a.m.!

Each samba school had THOUSANDS of people, all (dressing/dressed) in the most fantastic, beautiful costumes and masks.

All around me, I saw fans dancing and cheering.

The beat of the samba made me (dancing/dance), too!

We watched the parade until about 3 a.m.,

when I felt really (tiring/tired) and started (felling/falling) asleep.

But it was a wonderful experience. I (definite/definitely) recommend the Rio Carnival!

Special Events in People’s Lives

There are many events to (celebrate/be celebrated) during a person’s life, and some of the more (common/commonly) celebrations around the world (include/includes) birthdays, marriages, and ancestor-remembrance.

Most of these festivals (is/are) happy events that (allow/allowing) family and friends (getting/to get) (together/altogether), but people mark these special days (different/differently) in different places.

Sambadrome은 5만명을 수용하는 거대한 건물입니다.

그 퍼레이드는 14개 다른 삼바학교들의 컨테스트였는데요, 각각 자신들만의 노래, 전통 그리고 광적인 팬들까지 가지고 있답니다.

이 퍼레이드는 저녁 9시에 시작해, 아침6시가 돼서야 끝납니다.

각각 삼바 학교들은 수천명의 사람들을 가지고 있는데요, 모두 가장 멋지고, 아름다운 의상과 가면을 착용하고 있답니다.

내 주변 어디에나 팬들은 춤을 추고 환호했습니다. 삼바의 비트는 나 역시 춤을 만들었습니다! 우리는 새벽3시까지 퍼레이드를 지켜봤는데요,

그때쯤 피곤하고 잠이 오기 시작했습니다.

하지만 멋진 경험이였습니다. 강력히 리오 카니발을 추천합니다!

우리 삶의 특별한 일들.

한 사람의 삶동안 축하해야할 일들은 많습니다. 전세계적으로 더 흔한 몇몇 기념일은 생일,결혼,제사등 포함합니다.

이런 대부분의 행사들은 가족과 친구들을 함께 모이게 하는 기분 좋은 일들이지요. 하지만 사람들은 다양한 지역에서 다양하게 이 특별한 날들을 기념합니다.

Oktoberfest

When: September to October

Where: Germany

Oktoberfest began when the King of Bavaria had a big wedding that (lasted/was lasted) eight days and (attended/was attended) by many people. These days, it’s a big celebration (held/is held) every year in Munich, Germany.

Halloween

When: October

Where: U.S.A. / Europe

Halloween was (original/originally) a day when ancient Europeans remembered dead (offspring/ancestors). These days, people celebrate by (carving/being carved) pumpkins and dressing up in (scared/scary) costumes.

"Halloween is the perfect time to visit New York!"

Date: October 31

Location: New York, the U.S.A.

Reporter: Hyejin, from Korea

It’s Halloween in New York, and people here sure (know/known) (what/ how) to celebrate it! Costume parties are (throwing/thrown) all (month/months), and glowing jack-o’-lanterns can (see/be seen) everywhere.

On Halloween night, I went down to the parade on 6th Avenue. As I came out of the subway, I saw the parade (passing/passed) by.

First came the band, costumed musicians banging drums and blowing trumpets, (following /followed) by a sea of “flying bats” on sticks and skeleton puppets.

Oktoberfest

때 : 9월 또는 10월

지역 : 독일

Oktoberfest는 Bavaria왕이 8일 지속되었고 많은 사람이 참석한 성대한 결혼식을 했을 때 시작되었습니다. 요즘은 독일 Munich에서 매년 개최되어지는 큰 행사입니다.

Halloween

때 : 10월

지역 : 미국/유럽

Halloween은 원래 고대 유럽인들이 죽은 조상을 기리는 날이였습니다. 요즘에는, 사람들이 호박을 파고 무서운 복장을 입으면서 기념하고 있습니다.

Halloween은 뉴욕을 방문할 최고의 시간이야!

날짜 : 10월31일

지역 : 미국, 뉴욕

리포터 : 혜진 from Korea

뉴욕의 Halloween 기간입니다. 이 곳 사람들은 확실히 Halloween을 즐기는 법을 알고 있군요! 매달 변장 파티가 열리고 빛나는 호박초롱은 어디서나 보여 집니다.

저녁에, 6번가 퍼레이드로 갔습니다. 지하철에서 나올 때 지나가는 퍼레이드를 보았습니다.

처음에 북을 치고 트럼펫을 부는 악사 복장을 한 밴드가 왔고, 뒤이어 막대인형,해골인형 위에 박쥐 무리가 왔습니다.

Then came (thousand/thousands) of people (show/showing) off their costumes. The crowd had a great time as they cheered for their favorite ones.

I saw people (are dressed/dressed) up as popular movie characters, such as Shrek, Dracula, and Spiderman. It was (total/totally) fantastic and (amusing/amused).

I wished that I (dressed/had dressed) up, too. Halloween in New York was even more exciting (as/than) I had imagined!

Festivals of Light

Light has different meanings (related/are related) to the religious or cultural background of different countries.

It has come to (be/being) an important element in many festivals throughout the world.

During festivals (holding/held) in winter, people often celebrate by lighting candles and (brighten/brightening) their houses with (colorful/colorfully) decorations.

Hanukkah

When: December

Where: Around the world

Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. According to legend, after winning a battle, the Jews (lighting/lit) a temple lamp with a small (number/amount) of oil, which was enough for only one day.

The lamp, (however/therefore), burned for eight days. Today, a candle is lit for each of the festival’s eight days.

그 뒤를 수천명을 사람들이 그들의 복장을 뽐내며 따라왔습니다.

사람들은 그들의 가장 좋아하는 것들에게 환호를 보내며 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다.

나는 슈렉,드라큘라,스파이더맨과 같은 유명한 영화 캐릭터의 복장을 한 사람들도 보았습니다. 정말 환상적이고 즐거웠습니다.

나도 옷을 입을 걸 그랬습니다. 뉴욕에서의 Halloween은 내가 상상했던 것보다 훨씬 더 흥미로웠습니다!

빛의 축제

빛은 여러 나라에서 종교적 또는 문화적 배경과 관련된 서로 다른 의미를 가지고 있다.

그것은 전 세계의 여러 축제에서 중요한 요소가 되었다.

겨울에 열리는 축제 기간에 사람들은 종종 촛불을 켜고 화려한 장식으로 집을 밝힘으로써 기념한다.

Hanukkah

때 : 12월

지역 : 전 세계

Hanukkah는 빛의 유대교 축제입니다. 전설에 따르면, 전쟁에서 승리한 후, 유대인은 단지 하루만 지속될 만큼의 적은 양의 기름으로 사원 등불을 밝혔다고 합니다.

그러나 그 등불은 8일동안 타올랐습니다. 오늘날, 촛불 하나가 축제의 8일동안 밝혀집니다.

St. Lucia’s Day

When: December

Where: Sweden

According to legend, St. Lucia (appeared/was appeared) during a famine on the longest night of the year to bring food.

These days, young girls wear white dresses and crowns of candles, (taking/took) food to friends and neighbors.

“A Fantastic Night in Sweden!”

Date: December 13

Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Reporter: Mark, from the U.K.

I’m delighted to (spend/spending) the Christmas season here in Sweden. Today was St. Lucia’s Day, a very popular occasion.

The whole day, people celebrate St. Lucia, the saint of light.

During the day, the youngest girl of each family (wear/wears) a white dress and crown of candles before (delivering/being delivered) festive food to friends and neighbors.

The St. Lucia evening is (marking/marked) by street performances (leading/led) by a (beautiful/beautifully) costumed St. Lucia and her choir, as (good/well) as the traditional Lucia concert.

As I made my way through the snowy streets to the concert hall, Lucia buns were (serving/being served) in the crowded town square.

St. Lucia’s Day

때 : 12월

지역 : 스웨덴

전설에 따르면, 일년 중 가장 저녁이 긴 날의 기근에 성 루시아 음식을 주기 위해 나타났다고들 합니다.

요즘에는 어린 소녀들이 흰색 드레스와 촛불 왕관을 쓰고서 친구들과 이웃들에게 음식을 가져다 줍니다.

“스웨덴의 환상적인 밤이에여”

날짜 : 12월 13일

지역 : 스웨덴 스톡홀름

리포터: 마크 from the U.K.

난 여기 스웨덴에서 크리스마스 시즌을 보내게 되어서 기쁩니다.

오늘은 매우 유명한 행사인 St. Lucia’s Day입니다.

하루 종일 사람들은 빛의 성인인 St. Lucia를 기념하고 있습니다.

하루 동안, 친구들과 이웃들에게 축제 음식을 전달하기 전에 각 가정의 막내 딸이 흰 드레스와 촛불 왕관을 착용합니다.

St. Lucia 저녁은 전통적인 Lucia 콘서트 뿐만 아니라 멋지게 옷을 입은 St. Lucia와 성가대가 이끄는 거리 공연에 의해 기념되어 집니다.

내가 눈덮인 길을 따라 콘서트홀로 가고 있을 때, Lucia 빵이 붐비는 타운광장에서 제공되어 지고 있었습니다.

During the concert, St. Lucia entered with candles, a (sign/signature) of hope during the dark winter. One and a half hours of songs were (reformed/performed) in her honor.

Now, three hours after the concert, the beautiful music is still playing in my mind. I’ll never forget this (perfect/perfectly) night.

From Holi to Halloween to Hanukkah, festivals (providing/provide) opportunities for visitors to gain and (develop/developing) a better understanding of the world and (its/their) cultural diversity.

As celebrations of the important seasons and events that (shape/shapes) human lives, festivals (remain/remind) us of those characteristics which (share/are shared) across all cultures.

By celebrating these common characteristics, we take a step closer to (become/becoming) a true global community.

콘서트 동안, St. Lucia가 촛불을 들고 입장했는데요, 촛불은 어두운 겨울동안 희망의 신호를 의미합니다. 한시간 반동안의 노래가 그녀를 기리며 불려졌습니다.

지금, 콘서트가 끝난지 3시간 후, 멋진 음악이 여전히 제 마음속에 연주되고 있습니다. 난 이 멋진 밤을 절대 잊지 못할 것입니다.

Holi에서 Halloween, 그리고 Hanukkah까지, 축제는 방문객들에게 전 세계와 그 문화적 다양성의 더 나은 이해를 얻고, 발전시키는 기회를 제공합니다.

사람들의 삶을 구성하는 중요한 기간과 일들의 기념으로써, 축제는 우리에게 모든 문화를 통틀어 함께할 수 있는 그런 특징들을 상기시켜 줍니다.

이렇게 공통적인 특징들을 기념함으로써, 우리는 진정한 지구촌 사회가 되는 것에 한 걸음 더 가까이 다가설 수 있습니다.

Words & Phrase TESTⅠ

번호	단어 / 숙어	의미	번호	단어 / 숙어	의미
1	lively		21	remembrance
2	aspect		22	fall asleep
3	festive		23	get together
4	costume		24	originally
5	decorate		25	carve
6	surrounding		26	glow
7	religious		27	jack-o'-lantern
8	bloom		28	avenue
9	nest		29	skeleton
10	powder		30	puppet
11	handmade		31	show off
12	chase away		32	dress up
13	burst into activity		33	I went down to
14	samba		34	background
15	hold		35	element
16	cheer		36	Jewish
17	beat		37	legend
18	definitely		38	temple
19	celebration		39	famine
20	ancestor		40	crown

Words & Phrase TESTⅡ

번호	단어 / 숙어	의미	번호	단어 / 숙어	의미
41	saint		61	involve
42	related to A		62	recommend
43	throughout the world		63	include
44	choir		64	attend
45	snowy		65	scary
46	bun		66	pass by
47	serve		67	totally
48	cultural diversity		68	amusing
49	characteristic		69	brighten
50	community		70	delight
51	make one's way		71	be marked by
52	take a step closer to		72	in one's honor
53	event		73	opportunity
54	celebrate		74	remind A of B
55	tend to -v		75
56	similar		76
57	have fun		77
58	particular		78
59	occasion		79
60	lay		80

Part-2 선택형 본문 해석 TEST

festivals around the World

Festivals are exciting, (alive/lively) events that (usual/usually) celebrate some (unique/uniquely) aspect of the local culture.

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(Despite/Although) each festival (is/are) (differ/different), people across the world (tend/tending) to celebrate in (similar/similarly) ways.

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(For/During) the festive season, people have fun by wearing fancy costumes, decorating (its/their) surroundings, and sharing (spacious/special) meals.

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Festivals are (holding/held) for many different reasons. Some (celebrations/celebrate) a particular time of year or religious occasion; (the others/others) celebrate special events in people’s lives.

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Springtime Festivals

Spring is the time of year (which/when) warm weather returns after the cold winter; the first flowers bloom, and birds begin to (build/building) nests and (laid/lay) eggs.

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With nature (bursting/bursted) into activity, it’s no (surprising/surprise) that people choose springtime more than any other (season/seasons) to celebrate new life and hope for the future.

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Holi

When: March

Where: India / Nepal

Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring. The night before, people (choose/chase) away evil spirits by (lighting/lightning) fires.

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The next day, they dress in old clothes and (throw/throwing) colored powder at one another.

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Carnival

When: February to March

Where: Brazil, Italy etc.

This festival usually involves (wild/wildly) street parades (which/in which) people dress up in handmade masks and fantastic (customs/costumes) to dance in the streets.

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“You have to see this before you die!”

Date: February 22

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Reporter: Jenny, from the U.S.A.

It was so exciting to (arrive/arrive in) Rio — the city everyone talks about as (to be/being) the most wonderful party place.

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I was (enough lucky/lucky enough) to be there for Carnival, one of the biggest (festival/festivals) in the world.

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The best part of Carnival is the samba schools parade at the Sambadrome.

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The Sambadrome is a huge building that (holds/is held) 50,000 people.

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The parade is a (contention/contest) between fourteen different samba schools, each with its own songs, traditions, and crazy fans!

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The parade began at 9 p.m. and didn’t finish (by/until) 6 a.m.!

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Each samba school had THOUSANDS of people, all (dressing/dressed) in the most fantastic, beautiful costumes and masks.

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All around me, I saw fans dancing and cheering. The beat of the samba made me (dancing/dance), too! We watched the parade until about 3 a.m.,

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when I felt really (tiring/tired) and started (felling/falling) asleep.

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But it was a wonderful experience. I (definite/definitely) recommend the Rio Carnival!

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Special Events in People’s Lives

There are many events to (celebrate/be celebrated) during a person’s life, and some of the more (common/commonly) celebrations around the world (include/includes) birthdays, marriages, and ancestor-remembrance.

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Most of these festivals (is/are) happy events that (allow/allowing) family and friends (getting/to get) (together/altogether), but people mark these special days (different/differently) in different places.

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Oktoberfest

When: September to October

Where: Germany

Oktoberfest began when the King of Bavaria had a big wedding that (lasted/was lasted) eight days and (attended/was attended) by many people. These days, it’s a big celebration (held/is held) every year in Munich, Germany.

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Halloween

When: October

Where: U.S.A. / Europe

Halloween was (original/originally) a day when ancient Europeans remembered dead (offspring/ancestors). These days, people celebrate by (carving/being carved) pumpkins and dressing up in (scared/scary) costumes.

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"Halloween is the perfect time to visit New York!"

Date: October 31

Location: New York, the U.S.A.

Reporter: Hyejin, from Korea

It’s Halloween in New York, and people here sure (know/known) (what/ how) to celebrate it! Costume parties are (throwing/thrown) all (month/months), and glowing jack-o’-lanterns can (see/be seen) everywhere.

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On Halloween night, I went down to the parade on 6th Avenue. As I came out of the subway, I saw the parade (passing/passed) by.

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First came the band, costumed musicians banging drums and blowing trumpets, (following /followed) by a sea of “flying bats” on sticks and skeleton puppets.

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Then came (thousand/thousands) of people (show/showing) off their costumes. The crowd had a great time as they cheered for their favorite ones.

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I saw people (are dressed/dressed) up as popular movie characters, such as Shrek, Dracula, and Spiderman. It was (total/totally) fantastic and (amusing/amused).

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I wished that I (dressed/had dressed) up, too. Halloween in New York was even more exciting (as/than) I had imagined!

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Festivals of Light

Light has different meanings (related/are related) to the religious or cultural background of different countries.

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It has come to (be/being) an important element in many festivals throughout the world.

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During festivals (holding/held) in winter, people often celebrate by lighting candles and (brighten/brightening) their houses with (colorful/colorfully) decorations.

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Hanukkah

When: December

Where: Around the world

Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights. According to legend, after winning a battle, the Jews (lighting/lit) a temple lamp with a small (number/amount) of oil, which was enough for only one day.

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The lamp, (however/therefore), burned for eight days. Today, a candle is lit for each of the festival’s eight days.

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St. Lucia’s Day

When: December

Where: Sweden

According to legend, St. Lucia (appeared/was appeared) during a famine on the longest night of the year to bring food.

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These days, young girls wear white dresses and crowns of candles, (taking/took) food to friends and neighbors.

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“A Fantastic Night in Sweden!”

Date: December 13

Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Reporter: Mark, from the U.K.

I’m delighted to (spend/spending) the Christmas season here in Sweden. Today was St. Lucia’s Day, a very popular occasion.

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The whole day, people celebrate St. Lucia, the saint of light.

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During the day, the youngest girl of each family (wear/wears) a white dress and crown of candles before (delivering/being delivered) festive food to friends and neighbors.

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The St. Lucia evening is (marking/marked) by street performances (leading/led) by a (beautiful/beautifully) costumed St. Lucia and her choir, as (good/well) as the traditional Lucia concert.

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As I made my way through the snowy streets to the concert hall, Lucia buns were (serving/being served) in the crowded town square.

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During the concert, St. Lucia entered with candles, a (sign/signature) of hope during the dark winter. One and a half hours of songs were (reformed/performed) in her honor.

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Now, three hours after the concert, the beautiful music is still playing in my mind. I’ll never forget this (perfect/perfectly) night.

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From Holi to Halloween to Hanukkah, festivals (providing/provide) opportunities for visitors to gain and (develop/developing) a better understanding of the world and (its/their) cultural diversity.

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As celebrations of the important seasons and events that (shape/shapes) human lives, festivals (remain/remind) us of those characteristics which (share/are shared) across all cultures.

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By celebrating these common characteristics, we take a step closer to (become/becoming) a true global community.

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