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BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

22 February 2012 

Carnival climax 

Transcript: 

Billed as the biggest street party in the world, Rio de Janeiro's annual 

carnival has drawn to a colourful conclusion. 

The city's best samba schools paraded amid Brazil's carnival festivities.  

The venue for this event was the newly-renovated Sambadrome. 

Thousands of dancers and musicians showed off their costumes and 

artistic skills to entertain the crowds that gathered to enjoy the spectacle.  

Vocabulary: 

billed as  

regarded as 

paraded  

to walk as a group as part of a public celebration 

festivities  

celebrations 

renovated  

repaired and improved an old building or structure 

spectacle  

show 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these 

sentences from BBC news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the 

sentence correctly. 

billed as / paraded / festivities / renovated / spectacle 

1. But, apart from concerns over potential increased rent in social housing, 

she was against the current proposals to move long-term residents into 

different __________ homes on site. 

2. Mr Barros says: 'The Carnival of the samba schools of Rio is a global 

__________, which sustains the tourism industry.' 

3. Not only will there be the usual __________ to mark the start of a new 

year, but excitement is also growing with the knowledge that the entire 

Chinese Olympic team will descend on the city in almost exactly six 

months' time.  

4. More than 100,000 people are then expected to take to the streets of 

the capital on Hogmanay for what is __________ the world's best New 

Year celebration.  

5. On Sunday 16 July around 250 famous cars will __________ through 

London to mark the return to the city of the British International Motor 

Show. 

Answers: 

1. But, apart from concerns over potential increased rent in social housing, 

she was against the current proposals to move long-term residents into 

different renovated homes on site. 

Source: Heyford Park open days to discuss school and homes plans 

2. Mr Barros says: 'The Carnival of the samba schools of Rio is a global 

spectacle, which sustains the tourism industry.' 

Source: Brazil's illegal numbers game under pressure 

3. Not only will there be the usual festivities to mark the start of a new 

year, but excitement is also growing with the knowledge that the entire 

Chinese Olympic team will descend on the city in almost exactly six 

months' time.  

Source: Leeds' Chinese new year toast ahead of China Olympic team 

arrival 

4. More than 100,000 people are then expected to take to the streets of 

the capital on Hogmanay for what is billed as the world's best New Year 

celebration.  

Source: Capital launches New Year party  

5. On Sunday 16 July around 250 famous cars will parade through 

London to mark the return to the city of the British International Motor 

Show. 

Source:  Famous cars in ￡10m London parade