Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). The Battle of Flowers is a great parade which is lots of fun. Et takes place every year on the second Thursday in August on Jersey Island in the English Charinel. It is a flower festival famous round the world. Local people wear colourful costumes. There are flower floats and music bands playing happy music. Lots of visitors come to watch the parade every year because it is different from other festivals. People in the parade throw flowers at the spectators and the spectators throw the flowers back at the people in the parade. That's why the festival's name is 'The Battle of Flowers'. The local people think it is a lucky festival because it is always sunny and never rainy on Battle Day'. So, see you in Jersey! 1 The Battle of Flowers happens in the third week in August. 2 The Battle of Flowers isn't very popular. 3 Local people wear colourful clothes. 4 Lots of people watch the parade. 5 People in the parade throw flower floats at the spectators. 6 The visitors say that it is never rainy on 'Battle Day'.

Решение:

Давай разберем каждое утверждение по порядку, опираясь на текст:

1. 1. The Battle of Flowers happens in the third week in August.
   Текст говорит: 'It takes place every year on the second Thursday in August'. Четверг — это один день, а не вся неделя. Поэтому это утверждение Неверно (F).
2. 2. The Battle of Flowers isn't very popular.
   В тексте сказано: 'Lots of visitors come to watch the parade every year because it is different from other festivals.' Слово 'lots' означает 'много', что указывает на популярность. Значит, утверждение Неверно (F).
3. 3. Local people wear colourful clothes.
   Текст: 'Local people wear colourful costumes.' Это прямое подтверждение. Утверждение Верно (T).
4. 4. Lots of people watch the parade.
   Текст: 'Lots of visitors come to watch the parade every year'. Слово 'lots' опять указывает на большое количество. Утверждение Верно (T).
5. 5. People in the parade throw flower floats at the spectators.
   В тексте говорится: 'People in the parade throw flowers at the spectators and the spectators throw the flowers back...' Здесь сказано, что кидают цветы, а не цветочные платформы (floats). Значит, утверждение Неверно (F).
6. 6. The visitors say that it is never rainy on 'Battle Day'.
   В тексте есть фраза: 'The local people think it is a lucky festival because it is always sunny and never rainy on Battle Day'. Утверждение Верно (T).

Ответ:

• 1. F
• 2. F
• 3. T
• 4. T
• 5. F
• 6. T