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26 Unit 04 | It’s traditional Gerunds Complete the text with the words from the box in the correct form. bring  climb  do  eat  gulp  hear  light  manage  poison  spend  stand  tell  try  visit LANGUAGE 7 Talking about stories Match the expressions with their opposites. LANGUAGE 8 a to learn something b pagan c to cause trouble d resolution e peace f happy ending g boring h villains i antagonist j They all lived happily ever after 1 conflict 2 protagonist 3 Christian 4 entertaining 5 heroes 6 to resolve a dilemma 7 sinister beginning 8 Once upon a time 9 for entertainment 10 exposition Normally you should avoid (1) someone they’ve got a big mouth, but in Spain at New Year people probably wouldn’t mind (2) this. This is because the first 12 seconds of the Spaniards’ New Year are spent (3) 12 grapes that symbolise the twelve lucky months ahead. Hardly any Spaniard will risk (4) their fate for the coming year by failing to eat the grapes, one for each stroke of midnight, as they believe that (5) to swallow the grapes will enable them to start off the year in a positive way. (6) down the grapes in a big hurry is certainly a challenge as people often do this while laughing hysterically. So if you visit Spain at New Year, you can look forward to (7) out this tradition.  If you are easily scared, I don’t recommend (8) the small town in Chile where the local people enjoy (9) New Year’s Eve at their local graveyard. The idea is to be near their deceased relatives. (10) around a grave may seem a spooky way to celebrate New Year, but the locals insist that (11) this will bring peace to their souls and lead to a lucky new year. (12) food and drinks to the graveyard to share and (13) small fires next to the graves are all part of the celebration. This is a fairly new tradition which was introduced by a local family who admitted (14) over the fence of the graveyard to spend New Year’s Eve with their recently deceased father. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv