Collocations
She is going to _____a speech at her sister's wedding.
give (give a speech)
The festival starts on May 15th and is spread___over three weeks.
out (spread out over-happening over a period time)
In this event, people wear costumes and walk down the street in groups:
parade
Karen______(wear) her flamenco dress since 2020.
hasn't worn
USED TO/WOULD
My Dad ____be in charge of the museum before he retired.
used to
Dancing and singing____an important role in many cultural events.
play (play a role)
The "Hollyhock Festival" is an annual Japanese festival that dates___to the 6th century.
back (date back-exist since a particular time in the past)
These are our relatives from a very long time ago:
ancestors
While I______(watch) the parade, a spectator pushed past me.
was watching
BE USED TO/GET USED TO
She _____speaking in front of people. She's done it hundreds of times, so it doesn't bother her.
is used to
Veronica organises lots of ceremonies. She's trying to____a reputation as an events planner.
build (build a reputation)
People today hold the ceremony as a way of looking back____the challenges their ancestors faced.
at (look back at-to remember/think about the past)
If you saw an event happen you are this:
spectator
________(attend) the Rockway Festival last week?
Did you/he/she/they
I ______have a mask that I would wear to the yearly parade.
used to
Hip hop music ___roots in the struggles of young South Bronx musicians in the 1970s.
has (have roots)
Over the hundreds of years since the festival began, it has rarely been called ___.
off (call of-cancel)
This is a formal event where people honor a date in history, joint two people in marriage etc.
Ceremony
The festival is soon but, we________(not make) hotel reservations yet.
haven't made
BE USED TO/GET USED TO
My legs ached after the long parade. I______to walking for so long!
am not used
The Louvre in Paris is widely_____as one of the greatest musuems in the world.
known (widely known)
What phrasal verb means: to persuade someone to do something.
talk into
This is something a group of people have believed or done in the same way for a very long time:
tradition
It was a terrible day for an outdoor concert. ____(rain) heavily and the stage was getting very wet.
It was raining
BE USED TO/GET USED TO
It was was uncomfortable a t first, but we_____to sleeping in tents during the the month-long desert festival.
got used