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b. Match the topics with the paragraphs.
1. preparations and shopping IdIom of the week
2. economic importance
3. time and place
4. celebrations

feel on top of the world
4 Read the text and match the sentences (1-4) with the gaps (a-d).

1. People are going to sing and dance all together in the streets.
2. The festival is usually in January or February.
3. Every year thousands of tourists visit India and do shopping during the festival.
4. Young girls and boys are going to buy yellow clothes.

5 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1. How long does it take to prepare for Basant Panchami?
2. When are the Indians going to celebrate the festival this year?
3. Why do the people in India buy things in yellow?
4. What can you buy from a fair in the festival?
5. Why are the Indians going to feel on top of the world?
6. How do the tourists help Indian economy?

6 Guess the meanings of the highlighted words in the text. Then, use them to complete the
sentences below.
1. The villagers are going to ________ the mustard f owers and sell them.
2. Dancers are going to __________ just before the celebrations.
3. Local people are going to sell traditional products in the fair to ________ money.
4. We are going to ________ to the shops to catch the sale before the festival.
5. He is going to ________ a tin of pineapple and some packets of nuts to make laddu.

C. Indians are going to get
up early because the festival D. This festival is also important for Indian
activities are going to start in the economy. d)___________________. So, India
morning. They are going to wear can gain millions of rupees in this period.
their yellow costumes and go to
the festival areas. Most Indians
are going to visit the colourful
fairs full of clothes, scarves,
accessories and kites. Children
are going to f y their kites and
you can see lots of yellow kites
in the sky. They are going to
enjoy plates of sweet dishes
and have boxes of candies.
c)___________________. They
are going to feel on top of the
world.

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