Listen again and match the festivals with the statements (1-81 Warm clothes are recommended.2 The place changes completely.3 There's a lot of noise.4 There's a lot of dressing up.5 There's singing and dancing.6 It's better at night.7 It can get a little frightening.8 You can do a sport as well​

Phoenix is a mythological bird that has the ability to burn itself and then revive. Known in the mythologies of different cultures [1], it is often associated with the solar cult. It was believed that the phoenix has an appearance similar to an eagle with a bright red or golden-red plumage. Foreseeing death, he burns himself in his own nest, and a chick emerges from the ashes. According to other versions of the myth, the Phoenix itself is reborn from the ashes. It was commonly believed that the Phoenix is ​​the only, unique individual of its kind. In the metaphorical interpretation of the Phoenix - a symbol of eternal renewal, immortality.

1) I am writing an English exercise
now.

2) I was writing an English exercise
at this time yesterday.

3) My little sister is sleeping now.

4) My little sister was sleeping at
this time yesterday.

5) My friends are not doing their
homework now. They are playing volley-ball.

6) My friends were not doing their
homework at seven o’clock
yesterday. They were playing volley-ball.

7) Are you eating ice-cream now?

8) Were you eating ice-cream when I
rang you up yesterday?

9) What is your father doing now?

10) What was your father doing from
eight till nine yesterday?

11) Why is she crying now?