Independent work I variant Reading task. Reading

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a) public holiday during which the banks are closed by law ______________

b) customs and beliefs continued from past generations ______________

c) move from one's own country to live in another ___________

d) group of musicians who play music on metal drums-often West Indian _______

e) in advance ______________

f) type of vehicle which is highly decorated, and often

carries people, especially for a carnival procession _____________

g) round, metal container for oil ________________

h) long ribbon of paper _______________

i) electrical equipment for making sound louder _______________

j) loud, deep sound ____________

k) group of musicians who play instruments such as trumpets and trombones ____