1. In China people eat an even / odd number of dishes of food. 2. In China knives are good / bad luck. 3. In Spain people eat twelve grapes before / after the clock strikes midnight. 4. In Italy sugared almonds are given to / fora baby at weddings. 5. In the Middle Ages people came / didn't come to your house to stop bad spirits. 6. In Mexico children hit a paper animal with their eyes open/closed. 2.2 Match the words with their definitions. 1.dish A. the noise a clock makes to tell you what time it is 2.seaweed B. the most important woman at a wedding 3.chime C.12 o'clock at night 4.bride D. the most important man at a wedding 5.groom E. a plate of food which people share 6.midnight F. green sea plant
1. Bill has been away from work all this week. 2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student. 3. Pippa __has been__rather unfriendly recently. 4. Eric ___had opened___the door before I rang the bell. 5. How long __hasNeil ___had___his present job? 6. ___Has___Tina__visited___her parents since she got married? 7. Why ___didyou putyour coat on? It’s not cold. 8. Jock __complained___to me about his problems last night. 9. Fred ___forgot___his map. We’ll have to go back for it. 10. Jane __ernedmore money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.
The celebration was nearly over when the guests were offered tea. But it turned out that host had run out of it as the company had been having tea the whole day through. To put things in order the host used all available cans of coffee. Standing upright among the guests he offered them to compete who would try and sell out the greatest number of cans. The competition took place in the garden and became a great adventure demonstrating the crowd's creativity in trying to sell the greatest quantity of can though that was not exactly what the host had had initially in mind.
2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student.
3. Pippa __has been__rather unfriendly recently.
4. Eric ___had opened___the door before I rang the bell.
5. How long __hasNeil ___had___his present job?
6. ___Has___Tina__visited___her parents since she got married?
7. Why ___didyou putyour coat on? It’s not cold.
8. Jock __complained___to me about his problems last night.
9. Fred ___forgot___his map. We’ll have to go back for it.
10. Jane __ernedmore money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.