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Unit 3
Festivals and customs
B Building your language
B1 Alex is going to visit Spain soon. He is reading an introduction to La Tomatina online. Complete the introduction with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
occasion impression decorate in the air
tradition entrance merry be caught up in
西班牙
介绍
在先的
形式
短语;词组
场合;时机
印象
装饰;装修
在空中;流行中
传统
入口(处)
愉快
被卷入;牵涉
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La Tomatina is an annual tomato fight festival celebrated in the small town of Bunol in eastern Spain, where it has been a (n) (1) _______ since the 1940s. On the last Wednesday of August, people from all over the world fill this small town for this special (2) _______. In the morning, thousands of (3) _____ tourists start to line the narrow streets. There is a sense of excitement (4) ________. At around 11 a.m., the tomato trucks make their (5) __________ and stop in the town centre. Once the fight begins, the crowd rush to the trucks to pick up tomatoes and throw them at each other. People (6) __________ the fight for about an hour, and by the time it finishes, around 150,000 kilograms of tomatoes cover Bunol. No wonder fire engines are needed to wash the streets after the fight—the town looks like it has
一年一度的西红柿大战节
庆祝
tradition
来自全世界的
occasion
merry
在狭窄的街道排队
in the air
entrance
人群
丢,扔
are caught in
结束
覆盖
难得怪
消防发动机
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been (7) __________ with red paint! Luckily, the acid in the tomato helps make everything really clean.
If you plan to visit Spain in August, you should definitely take the opportunity to join in this crazy festival. It is sure to leave a deep (8) __________ on you. Keep your stuff close and stay away from vehicles. Also, be sure to wear old clothes—let's just say you will not wear them again!
decorated
酸(性物质)
肯定
抓住这个机会
疯狂的
impression
东西
躲着
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B2 The travel journal uses some country names and related adjectives. Look at the examples and complete the table below. Then think of more words of this type.
Countries Related adj. Countries Related adj. Countries Related adj.