British customs and traditions

1. Fill in the gaps with active words:

1. The _________ of the festival is firework display.

2. Last year I forgot to __________ my best friend on her birthday.

3. People who are __________ believe that one event causes another, even though there is no physical process that links the two events. Such people ___________ walking under ladders. But I find it ­­­­­­­­­­_____________.

4. On 1 April I often try to _________________ on my son, but he _______ out and never ___________ for it.

1. Add the suitable negative prefix:

__lucky, __lock, __polite, __formal, __different, __safe, __patient, __interesting, __known, __correct, __pleasant.

1. Fill in the articles where necessary:

1. As ___ matter of fact, I was on ___ cloud nine when I opened ___ present he gave me.

2. Touching ___ wood for ___ luck is ___ common superstition.

3. To tell ___ truth, sending ___ postcards is ___ popular custom.

4. By ___ way, I dressed up like ___ princess.

5. As ___ whole, ___ rich should do more to help ___ poor.

1. Fill in the correct tense form:

1. The festival _____________ (overshadow) everything that they ____________ (hold) before.

2. The festival ___________________ (greatly/ change) since then and it ___________ (last) 4 days now.

3. I ____________ (have) a chat when my mum ___________ (enter) the room.

4. I hope I ____________ escape bad luck at the exam tomorrow.

5. The parade ___________________ (usually/ watch) by thousands of spectators.