Liceo A-66 Hroes de la Concepcin

Departamento de Ingls
Miss Constanza Muoz

UNIT 0: Festival around the world A

1 Medio
Name:___________________________Date:___________ Class: 1___ Score:_____/47
Mark:

Objectives: To comprehend general information in an informative text about

festivals.
To apply comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
Reading Comprehension

A. Night of the Radishes

People in Mexico celebrate radishes. Yes,
radishes! A radish is a small, red
vegetable. It is very spicy! Farmers carve
radishes into different shapes. They make
art with it. The festival lasts only a few
hours. People come to enjoy the radish
art. They also buy a lot of vegetables.
Farmers make a lot of money at this
festival, and people have a great time!
Night of the Radishes is a new festival. It
was started not too long ago.

B. International Balloon Festival

This Balloon festival is held in New
Mexico, in America. People and
companies make all kinds of hot air
balloons. A hot air balloon is filled with
heated air. The air in the balloon is hotter
than the air around it. This makes the
balloon rise. There is a basket attached
to the balloon. People ride in the basket.
The hot air balloons at the Balloon
Festival are different shapes and sizes.
People pay to ride in these balloons.
Thousands of people come to watch
them float in the air. They have picnics
while they watch. Others buy fun snacks
to each while they watch. People film
the balloons with their cameras. People
also buy T-shirts and other things to
remind them of the festival.

1.- Take a look at the texts and answer the following questions. What type of
text is it? ___/1
a)
b)
c)
d)

A letter
A website
An article
A poem

2.- Read the texts again and correct the mistakes. ____/8
a) A radish is a big tree. (A)
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b) The Night of the Radishes is a very old festival. (A)
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c) A hot air balloon is filled with hot water. (B)
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d) People cant ride in these balloons. (B)
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3.- Read the texts once more and answer the following questions. ____/8

a) Where is the Night of the Radishes celebrated? (A)

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b) What do people make with radishes?(A)
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c) How many people come to watch the balloons float? (B)
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d) Name two things people buy in the festival. (B)
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Grammar
1.- Write the Comparative and Superlative form of the following
adjectives. Then, choose one of them and write a sentence. _______/20
a) Intelligent - Comparative: ____________ ________Superlative:_____________________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________________________
b) Fat - Comparative:_________________________ Superlative:_______________________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________________________
c) Good - Comparative: ____________ __________Superlative:_______________________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________________________
d) Cute - Comparative: ____________ ________Superlative:_____________________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________________________
e) Terrible - Comparative: ____________ ________Superlative:_____________________
Sentence:_____________________________________________________________________
2.- Write the Comparative or the Superlative as it corresponds. ____/10
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Joe is _________________________________ than Ed. (short)

Al has the ________________________________ clothes. (colorful)
Joe is _________________________________ than Ed. (energetic)
The Pacific Ocean is the __________________________ ocean in the world. (big)
My brother is ______________________ than my sister. (old)
"Mission: Impossible" is ____________________ than "Mission: Impossible

2"(exciting)
g. The red T-shirt is ___________________ than the blue T-shirt. (nice)
h. Jupiter is the _____________________ planet in the Solar System. (large)
i. For me, English is _____________________ than Maths. (easy)
j. James is the _________________________ of all my friends. (funny)