I think the Mountain Trout Ice Festival is a winter festival where people fish through holes in the ice. The Fairbanks Ice Festival is probably an event where artists make ice sculptures for people to go and see. The Sapporo Snow Festival looks like a winter event similar to the one in Alaska, except here they make sculptures from snow. The Quebec Winter Carnival looks like it has horse races in the snow.
1 C (When I arrived, the festival was already in full swing.)
2 В (The festival is a month-long event)
3 D (My favourite festival experience was sitting out in the open, among snow-covered pine trees, under a dark night sky in a hot spa.)
4 A (It’s hilarious! No one watching can keep a straight face.)
5 D (The mood is so friendly and the locals are the perfect hosts.)
6 C (I’d heard from friends that it was one of Japan’s most popular festivals so I decided to take a look.)
2 В (The festival is a month-long event)
3 D (My favourite festival experience was sitting out in the open, among snow-covered pine trees, under a dark night sky in a hot spa.)
4 A (It’s hilarious! No one watching can keep a straight face.)
5 D (The mood is so friendly and the locals are the perfect hosts.)
6 C (I’d heard from friends that it was one of Japan’s most popular festivals so I decided to take a look.)
released = set free
grab = catch
squirming = twisting
scattered = spread about
incredible = amazing
elaborate = complicated
banquets = formal dinners
put on = held
spa = bath
grab = catch
squirming = twisting
scattered = spread about
incredible = amazing
elaborate = complicated
banquets = formal dinners
put on = held
spa = bath
1 attraction
2 released
3 bare
4 scattered
5 cope
6 swing
2 released
3 bare
4 scattered
5 cope
6 swing
a)
A: are drilled, are released, is built, are put, are scattered
B: are taken
C: is located, are illuminated
D: are put on
The passive is formed with ‘to be + past participle of the verb’. Also, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject in a passive sentence, whereas the subject of an active sentence becomes the object in the passive sentence (or the object is omitted).
We use the passive form when we want to focus on the object of the sentence or when the subject is not known or obvious from the context.
b)
1 Winterlude is celebrated every year in Ottawa.
2 Sleighs are rented by people to go along the canal./ Sleighs can be rented to go along the canal.
3 Amazing ice sculptures have been created.
4 Fireworks will be set off in the evening.
5 An outdoor venue concert can be attended this year.
6 The festival was held over the first three weeks of February.
7 The festival should not be missed./lt’s a festival that should not be missed.
8 The parade will be attended by the Mayor.
A: are drilled, are released, is built, are put, are scattered
B: are taken
C: is located, are illuminated
D: are put on
The passive is formed with ‘to be + past participle of the verb’. Also, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject in a passive sentence, whereas the subject of an active sentence becomes the object in the passive sentence (or the object is omitted).
We use the passive form when we want to focus on the object of the sentence or when the subject is not known or obvious from the context.
b)
1 Winterlude is celebrated every year in Ottawa.
2 Sleighs are rented by people to go along the canal./ Sleighs can be rented to go along the canal.
3 Amazing ice sculptures have been created.
4 Fireworks will be set off in the evening.
5 An outdoor venue concert can be attended this year.
6 The festival was held over the first three weeks of February.
7 The festival should not be missed./lt’s a festival that should not be missed.
8 The parade will be attended by the Mayor.
Activities at each festival
Mountain Trout Ice Festival: sledging, ice soccer, ice fishing, bare hands fishing
Fairbanks Ice Festival: ice art competition takes place, sculptors create ice sculptures, visitors see the sculptures take shape
Sapporo Snow Festival: snow statues and ice sculptures are created, the statues are illuminated at night, music, ice maze, regional foods, ski jump, snowboarding
Quebec Winter Festival: snow rafting, horse-drawn sleigh rides, outdoor banquets, snow competitions, dancing, night parades, sit out in open in a hot spa
A: I’m here at the Mountain Trout Ice Festival in South Korea. There are over 40 different events taking place at the festival now. You can see people sledging or playing ice soccer, but the main attraction is the ice fishing. The most entertaining event is the bare hands fishing. As you can see here, it can be hilarious!
B: The temperature is freezing here at the Fairbanks Ice Festival in Alaska. This annual event is where the world’s largest ice art competition takes place. Hundreds of international sculptors have come here to create incredible sculptures from the ice. Visitors can only admire as they see the sculptures take shape before their eyes.
C: It’s extremely busy here at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This annual festival attracts as many as two million visitors to the area every February. Magnificent snow statues and ice sculptures are created. Now that it’s night, the statues are illuminated. There are other activities such as live music, an ice maze and lots of regional foods to try. There’s a ski jump, too, where people thrill the crowds with their snowboarding skills. D: Every year, the Quebec Winter Carnival offers a family-friendly atmosphere for winter festival-goers. There are all sorts of activities to do and see from snow rafting, horse-drawn sleigh rides and outdoor banquets to snow competitions, dancing, and night parades. Later on, I’m going to enjoy sitting out in the open in a hot spa like these people are doing under the snow-covered pine trees.
Mountain Trout Ice Festival: sledging, ice soccer, ice fishing, bare hands fishing
Fairbanks Ice Festival: ice art competition takes place, sculptors create ice sculptures, visitors see the sculptures take shape
Sapporo Snow Festival: snow statues and ice sculptures are created, the statues are illuminated at night, music, ice maze, regional foods, ski jump, snowboarding
Quebec Winter Festival: snow rafting, horse-drawn sleigh rides, outdoor banquets, snow competitions, dancing, night parades, sit out in open in a hot spa
A: I’m here at the Mountain Trout Ice Festival in South Korea. There are over 40 different events taking place at the festival now. You can see people sledging or playing ice soccer, but the main attraction is the ice fishing. The most entertaining event is the bare hands fishing. As you can see here, it can be hilarious!
B: The temperature is freezing here at the Fairbanks Ice Festival in Alaska. This annual event is where the world’s largest ice art competition takes place. Hundreds of international sculptors have come here to create incredible sculptures from the ice. Visitors can only admire as they see the sculptures take shape before their eyes.
C: It’s extremely busy here at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. This annual festival attracts as many as two million visitors to the area every February. Magnificent snow statues and ice sculptures are created. Now that it’s night, the statues are illuminated. There are other activities such as live music, an ice maze and lots of regional foods to try. There’s a ski jump, too, where people thrill the crowds with their snowboarding skills. D: Every year, the Quebec Winter Carnival offers a family-friendly atmosphere for winter festival-goers. There are all sorts of activities to do and see from snow rafting, horse-drawn sleigh rides and outdoor banquets to snow competitions, dancing, and night parades. Later on, I’m going to enjoy sitting out in the open in a hot spa like these people are doing under the snow-covered pine trees.
I ‘d most like to visit the Quebec Winter Carnival. It’s got so many different events available and it’d be impossible to get bored. If you’re tired with the snow events, there are lots of relaxing activities such as outdoor banquets or sitting out in the open in a hot spa. The fact that the locals are good, friendly hosts makes the festival more appealing.
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