This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 30 стр.

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3. Modern American fairs developed from fairs that began in the early 18th

century.

4. People of all ages can find something interesting to do at the fair.

5. Food is as important as animals at these fairs.

6. The New York State Fair in Syracuse is the biggest fair in the USA.

7. Businesses use fairs to make money whereas non-profit organizations use fairs

to raise money for charity.

4 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1) Match the beginning of the phrases with their endings to make expressions from

the text

1. go a. for the best farm animals

2. depend b. many kinds of information

3. popular c. on rides

4. provide d. agricultural fairs

5. visit e. on animals for many things

6. do f. games of skill

7. play g. many things at an agricultural fair

8. competition h. with children

2) Fill in the gaps with suitable words

Today, the New York State Fair in Syracuse is the biggest 1) ____ in the

northeastern part of ____ United States. Last year, more than one-million people

visited 2) ____ fair. This summer, 3) ____ fair showed 4) ____ best of New York

state’s agriculture, education, industry, technology 5) ____ entertainment. There 6)

_____ also water shows with sea lions and sharks. And 7)_____ were car races. The

New York State Fair also had an Iroquois Indian village 8)_____ show how Native

Americans lived in the state long 9)_____. 10) ____ the evenings, there were

performances 11) ____ famous singers and groups. 12) ______, the largest state 13)

_____ the United States also has the largest state fair. The Texas State Fair in Dallas

starts next week and continues 14) ______ more than three weeks. There will be

more 15) _____ sixty rides for adults and children. There will 16) _____ be a small

farm for children. Visitors will be 17) ______ to watch a college football game.