WARM-UP VIDEO FOR 'A' OR 'THE'

Instructions. To do this quiz, please switch off the sound on your device. 'a' or 'the'? Fill the gaps with the article that fits the context.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

Take 20,000 people, add 150,000 kilos of tomatoes, and this is what you get. It's (1) ………….. famous 'Tomatina' festival, held in (2) ………….. Spanish town of Bunol on (3) ………….. third Wednesday of August every year. (4) ………….. massive food fight dates back to 1945,and (5) ………….. apparently spontaneuos bust-up between villagers. (6) ………….. festival was banned for (7) ………….. time during (8) ………….. 1950s at (9) ………….. height of General Franco's dictatorship, but nowadays it draws (10) ………….. huge international crowd. This reveller said "It was (11………….. pretty intense experience - tomato, war, madness, it was out of control. It was good, really fun. It's my first time in (12) ………….. Tomatina and it was good, I will come back." And he's not (13) ………….. only one; at it's peak, (14) ………….. 'Tomatina' attracted around 45,000 people, though today it's (15) ………….. ticketed event with only 22,000 places. This year's food fight was completely sold out, but just how many people will stick around for clean-up is anyone's guess.

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

Take 20,000 people, add 150,000 kilos of tomatoes, and this is what you get. It's (1) (the) famous 'Tomatina' festival, held in (2) (the) Spanish town of Bunol on (3) (the) third Wednesday of August every year. (4) (The) massive food fight dates back to 1945,and (5) (an) apparently spontaneuos bust-up between villagers. (6) (The) festival was banned for (7) (a) time during (8) (the) 1950s at (9) (the) height of General Franco's dictatorship, but nowadays it draws (10) (a) huge international crowd. This reveller said "It was (11) (a) pretty intense experience - tomato, war, madness, it was out of control. It was good, really fun. It's my first time in (12) (the) Tomatina and it was good, I will come back." And he's not (13) (the) only one; at it's peak, (14) (the) 'Tomatina' attracted around 45,000 people, though today it's (15) (a) ticketed event with only 22,000 places. This year's food fight was completely sold out, but just how many people will stick around for clean-up is anyone's guess.

Sources: 

Channel: ODN. Thousands take part in Spain's annual tomato fight 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOiLvCPERzk

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