Answer — Exercise 7
2 - A carnival atmosphere·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Decide if these sentences about the email are true (T) or false (F). Then look back at the email and underline the sentences that support your decisions.
Answer
- T (I stayed with Nina, who I’m sure you remember from uni.)
- F (prices really shoot up – so they’re a lot more expensive)
- F (my favourite costume is called the Plague Doctor costume, ... it’s based on real doctors who used to look after the dying when the plague hit Venice.)
- F (Traditionally, the carnival took place in the week leading up to Lent, the 40 days before Easter)
- T (... Lent, the 40 days before Easter, during which time people fasted.)
- T (Mind you, we ended up buying a few cans and joining in ourselves!)
- F (People also set off fireworks all the time, which can give you a real shock)
- F (I was going to send more, but I didn’t want to make your computer crash)