ingilizce 9 unit 9 / 119
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Listen to the reading passage

A. Basant Panchami means the purity of spring. The festival celebrations take place in North India every year. Most Indians look forward to this colourful festival. Preparations usually start months before the celebrations. a)___________________. Indians are going to celebrate it at the end of January this year.

B. Yellow is the colour of this festival. Each Indian citizen is going to rush to the shops to buy something yellow and get ready for the festival. Shops are going to sell bouquets of yellow flowers.
b)___________________. Farmers are going to harvest mustard flowers. Fathers are going to purchase dozens of kites to make their kids happy. And mothers are going to get kilos of saffron and packets of nuts to cook traditional dishes like saffron rice or laddu. Everybody is going to decorate their doors with yellow flowers to welcome spring.

C. Indians are going to get up early because the festival activities are going to start in the morning. They are going to wear their yellow costumes and go to the festival areas. Most Indians are going to visit the colourful fairs full of clothes, scarves, accessories and kites. Children are going to fly their kites and you can see lots of yellow kites in the sky. They are going to enjoy plates of sweet dishes and have boxes of candies. c)___________________. They are going to feel on top of the world.

D. This festival is also important for Indian economy. d)___________________. So, India can gain millions of rupees in this period.